The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-11
WOMAN OF FASHION.
Wonderful and Awe-Inspiring
Combinations i'm Dress.
4 PATRIARcH's BALL COSTUME.
Pearl Trimmings Popuiar-Black and
Purple tho Favorits Colors-De-
scription Of New Gowns.

NEW YORK, Dec. Especial Core
spondence We'll, we've about grown
tired of being sensible. We did give up
some of our eccentricities of last winter.
and tried real hard all summer to be con-
tent. We lingeringiy discarded the ridic-
uiously long waist line and alarmingly
high shoulder puff. the combination of
which made us look so queer in the back.
We even renounced, at the beginning OF
this season, the trains which swept so ma
jesticalIy over our streets and added such
dignity to our appearance-so long as they
were clean. This last sacrifice was so great
that we Immediately consoled ourselves
by doubling the length OF our house trains.
This was soothing and inspiring likewise.
1t melted US to further action. We sud-
denly decided that the summer girl
had been too modest, too unassum-
ing in her robing. No wonder the
male sex had failed to pay sufficient atten-
ton. She had been simply pretty and
sweet, with her rufIies her ribbons and
laces. But that had not been enough. The
winter girl must be magnificent. startling,
gorgeous, unique--a thing apart, differ
emit being from the girl of any other sea-
son. How to accomplish this difficult task
the winter girl had to decide.
And the results of her cogitations we sec
before us--that wonderful commingiing
of so many styles and periods and reigns.
The immense panniers. the long-sweep-
ing. fat trains, the fiaring skirt, the low
bodice, the high waist. the queer hour
glass sleeves. and the magnificence of
these when appearing in rich velvet pile
and priceless old lace. all proclaim that
he WI Mt iri m tho laurel with a
consciousness of victory won.
On the evening gown. of course, she has
bestowed her most careful thought, for it
is in the evening that she expects to score
her greatest triumphs. She has planned
one, for instance, for that great event of
the season, the Patriarchs' ball, and it
will be success. For its material is
delicate green satin, to be generously orna-
mented with American beauties. The
dress of princesse cut will fasten invisibiy
at the left, and will be closely covered at
the foot with the deep-hearted roses, put
on in points Over the closely fitting, plain
satin gown will fall rich tunic of beauti-
full lace, plated on the low-cut bodice,
back and 'front.' with an ample beading
above Then the tuuic will fall perfectly
loose to the feet, standing apart altogether
nj LIE ieit siUS, anu Will the ldCc cuSeS
forming pretty cascades as they fall
Across the bodice there will be a single
row of roses, and another row around
each of the sleeves. which will be short
large puffs of green velvet. Her feet will
be shod in pink, her gloves will match the
satin gown. the plumes in her hair will be
like the pink beauties that lie in waiting,
ready to be fastened on the lovely dress.
Noevening dresses must be made with
out sleeves 1t is emphatically not CONNIE
IL faut to appear without some sort of
puff or gauze on the arm; the puff may be
very short, or the gauze may be thin and
float altogether away from the arm, but
sleeves there must be. Pearl IS visible
everywhere--in girdles, in bodices, in
shoulder pieces, in long fringes. Some
dresses are almost completely covered
with rich pearl trimmings. A very wide
belt encircles the waist or the hips, from
which fall long pendants, close together
far down the skirt. Then two more bands
go around the bodice under the arms,
almost meeting in front, with shorter
pendants hanging therefrom. Large
epaulets, with fringes, all of pearl, cover
the shoulders. and pearl collar sur
mounts the whole. The effect is peculiarly
rich over heavy corded white silk.
At reception the other evening l saw a
particularly attractive dress. 1t was made