The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-29

Will be there in our SWEETEST gowns and
choicest hats or bonnets; but that affair
is Tor grown-up people, as the children
say, and at this holiday season they de-
mand the first attention. Some of the
very sweetest and prettiest frocks ever
seen here are to be donned shortly for the
y Club dance, and last year the girls
made 1t such success that many of the
debutantes wished they could have been
present, and more than one of the men on
that occasion declared they had never had
better time, as one remarked to me:
'Au the girls were so pretty and bright.
Such relief from the fashionable blase
maiden, don't you know" So, girls, keep
bright and pretty and be in no haste to
ape the airs and graces of older bellies, for
you now have a charm which is all the
more irresistible, because you have no
idea of what it consists of, and it will be
gone forever before you can once realize it.
All, me, here am almost beginning to
talk seriously, and we should only be
thinking about bonbons and dances, snow
and dances, snow and ice, ruffies and
frills, presents and every delightful tn ing
in the world, so here let me give you
picture of a bodice worn by one of the
daintiest young women imaginable. 1t
Is Of a delicate pink velvet, covered with
punches Of choice flowers. AS you see, it
ripples all around the hips and at the
waist line has four handsome ieweled
buttons.
The lace is swathed over the fullness of
the bodice in a novel manner, and that re-
minds me that many presents of handsome
buttons are being made, as our jewellers
can testify. One set which saw was al
most as large as quarter-dolIar pieces. In
the center of each was choice opal, and
they were surrounded with alternate dia-
monds and emeralds. l should like to
have just one of them as a brooch, for
brooches great-grandmother affairs. and
dainty pretty ones, are all to be worn
agalni and let me confess [ am awfully
weary OF buttons and pendants and stick
pins, adorned with miniatures, unless
they are real works of art for now that
we can have coat buttons the size of
dollar, with copies of famous beauties
smiling at US for So a dozen, they have
become too ordinary for those blessed with
even the smallest amount of taste, and
rhinestone or glass ornaments are almost
equally tiresome.
Such love OF Christmas dress! have
Just gaZed upon 1t. This frock is for
somebody Just sweet Is, who has creamy
skin, great lustrous brown ewes and hair
adequate, so you must let your vivid
imaginations help you out. The skirt is
of a dark-green taffeta-iust the shade of q
holly leaf-and around the bottom, by the
full, perfectly hung godetted skirt, is
double rUche of Guaranteed chiffon, and
the low-cut waist is of the chiffon, with
sleeves of the green silk. The lining is Of
crimson glace silk and there are several
pinhead ruffles around the bottom. The
success OF the gown consists in selecting
Just exactly the right shades. Holly
should be worn in the hair. Another
equally pretty dress l have recently heard
about 1t should be called a mistletoe
gown, for it is also green; but as this is for
a real blonde the green is scft and silvery,
the sleeves being of silvery mousseline
de sole, caught here and there with velvet
sprays of mistletoe, and similar sprays sur
round the square-cut neck. The skirt is
absolutely plain and very full.
A married beauty is a rare sweet picture
in costume OF which give a sketch.
at is of pale green satin embroidered in
mauve pink and yellow, buttoped with
diamonds, showing full sleeves of lace;
lace also appears on either side of the
bodice, which turns back with revers and
hangs to the waist in points," The plain
skirt is of the richest satin.
This little maid is charming in a dancing
frock of white crepon embroidered in
pleated. The yoke is of white satin with
white perforated embroidery showing red
beneath Lace is made into ruche for
around the neck and extends over the
sleeves as epaulettes. 1t also makes
pretty, cute cuffs.
A very gorgeous cape of Lyons velvet
edged with rich fur is not a gift to be
scorned especially when the velvet is
black and the lining the most beautiful
blending of shades | have ever seen in
silk. The one l am especially abiding to
Is of a greenish gold, shot with violet and
rose. but oh what cape to wear to nice
CROWDED, packed tea. 1t only takes
the room anv three women would oc-
cupy. and shows a tendency to dip into
the Jnnncb and frappe, and brush all the
.cTeamed oysters and chicken salad off
every nlate within three yards. Yet we
every one of us would put on just such
garment for the very next tea, II we owned
E and pretend we did not care bit if we
look half-roasted, but vlve teas, and espe-
cially such capes.
Swell bridesmaids no longer are to carry
floral baskets. fan made of blossoms or
ANYTHING in fact but simply beautiful
cluster OF the real blossoms. At recent
Paris wedding Vogue's special correspond
ent writes:
Il was pleased to notice many pretty
and exceedingly chic INNOVATIONS. TOT IN
stance the brides gown instead vi pellg
built on the pattern OF all such costumes
-cas distinctly original. It was entirely
made mas Of point de Bruges lace, SO lavishIy
draped that the unders kirt Of snowy satin
could hardly be discerned. The whole s ar
rangement of folds was simple enough
almost sculptural- yet it gave an I'M
preston of great riches, not excluding
inaidenly grace. The long, sweeping ven
was OF the same flmy material fastened
Il lo ~
nal Of orange buds and falling to the very
edge of the train behind. No jewels
marred this lovely purity; no ribbons nut
tered in the usual ungainly manner; put
the paroissien. or prayer-book, carried by
the fair bride Ia gift from her future hus-
band1 was a speck of brilliancy attracting
ali ewes. 1t was of old repousse silver,
studded with briliiants raised on pale azure
enamel: in short, it was tout supplement
IN heirloom of the De Grasset family,
handed down from genera ton to genera
ton from fair ancestress who lived at the