The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-20

New York, Jan. 19-Ball gowns are
occupying the almost exclusive attention
of the fashionable modistes at the pres
emit moment. There are so many smart
dinners, dances and receptions ON hand
for the coming week, that even that for
tunate woman who spent last summer
shopping in Paris, will soon find her
supply of evening dresaes becoming
passe or too torn and crushed to be pre-.
sentsbe. The mode of trimming with
chiffon, perforated gauze. lace and other
airy fabrics, while graceful and extremes
ly becoming, is ruinous to the purse.
Chiffon and gauze crush and wrinkle on
the slightest pretenge, and, ye gods and
little fishes how eRaily they tear One
or two crowded ball rooms or overflow
ing receptions and their usefulness 10
ended, and my fair lady fnds she must
betake hsrseli anew to her we'll pleased
dressmaksr.
The Vanderbilt are doing their full
share towards the seasons festivities,
which gives the women of the family
oven more chance than ever to exhibit
their Paris creations to envious behold.
ere. On Wednesday Mr.. and Mrs. Cor
nelius, Of that ilk, gave large reception
for their daughter, Miss Gertrude. This
junction also served So an excuse for q
Hort of house warming TO give eoeiety a
peep at the new palace.
Mrs. Ogden Mills also gives a very Sc
leet dance this week for which several
ravishing toilettes are being prepared.
By taking solemn oath not, even IN
der the most awful torture, to divulge
the name of the wearer, we were af-
torded a peep at one OF the very prettiest
OF these creations. Ii was a very hand.
some dress of white eatn and MORE.
The very fall godet skirt OF plain white
MORE, while the bodice was also of the
MORE covered with rose chiffon the
neck was cut square and broad epaulets
OF the white satin fell over the shoulders.
From the tiny chiffon putting that
edged the neck strings OF pearls radiated
to the waist line. The sleeves were of
chiffon and satin, intermixed with
punches of violeta which gave dainty
touch to this beautiful gown.
HINTS FOR NEW EVENING GOWNS.
The most popular material for the
ball dress ia unquestionably satin, and
the embroideries which decorate this
are positively wondroua, They are
usually executed on a piece OF satin or
velvet, cut into conventional designs,
and outlined with pearls of gold or
colored apanges. Pendant fringss are
also very much in vogue, and it ia quite
usual to find points of embroidery dec
Grating either hip OF plain skirt. Chif.
fon ia improved by indnitssimal sequins
run all over il, and this makes a charm
ing bodice in the overhanging style, with
braces Of chiffon with killed snds. The
newest chiffon sleeves are formed of in
Vulnerable tuek9 run round by hand
but there is tendency to ourtail the
sleeves. Some of these, indeed, are
quite short. and only formed of mon
ster bow round the arm hole; bus the
short sleeve should only be adopted By
the woman who boasts perfect arm,
and she, unhappily, 10 in a minority; so
that the soft drapsry OF chiffon may be
most generally recommended as the
most becoming finish TO the bodice of
chiffon.
Watered silk ia By hameans discarded
this season, and a white wstered silk,
which is amongst the latest models from
Paria, displays a DO lice of chiffon, COW
cred with innumerable sequins in silver;
while decolletags is outlined with con.
ventional design OF pink velvet, elabor-
ately embroidered in silver and pearls.
The authorities are making an attempt
TO popalnrize again the net and tulle
evening dresses; these ball dresses
are undoubtedly pretty, especially some
new ouea, which are tringed with flow
eIs, and trimmed with broad satin ribs
bone. An effective net dress, too, may
be made with email killed fiounces, up
to the waist, each one edged with baby
ribbon III white. Finely spotted net
looks very we'll treated like this, and
then the sleeves of the bodice may bs
made OF frills to match the skirt; while
the square deGolletage can be trimmed
to correspond, the bodice being made
slightly full into q sash of white satin,
tied at the back in long ends. reaching
to the hem.
Although trained skirts are not now,
as once, OF paramount Importance, still
they are required in sufficient numbers
to warrant q new method finding ready
favor. From Paris oomss this attractive
design, which msy be recognized by the
fact that the train is cut up into three
deep vandykes, or points st the edge,
and the fullneas 40 arranged at the top
chat the whole OF the back widths form
three large flutes. The vandyked edge
would doubtless pass Unnoticed by the
majority. the while they marvelled why
the train swung round with such excel-
lent precision, flutes and all. But the
trained eye probes deeper, and knows
no rest until it has discovered that the
secres rests with the vandykes, the in
side poiut of which barely reats on the
ground.
Any one whose business 1t is 10 gather
ideas and fashion hints from the we'll
known coutourieres of New York, will
soon notice that the good old word oil
"dressmaker" has fallen into lament.
BILE dsuse All the makers of gowns
that are within hsiling distance OF "the
avenue" or make even the slightest
pretense to fashionable clientele, scorn
plain Engish and hasten to write them
aelves down as "modista, robes ct man .
teau." It matters not whether their
birth place be Cork or Avenue A. in
stead OF Paris, this pretense of being
$50 French" must BIS relgiously kept
up. One Or two famous English houses
are really the only notable exceptions to |
this well-known rule. As imitation is
always the sincerest kind of fattery.
this surely points to the ever. increasing |
popularity of Paris styles. Ii we can
not have the originals, by all means
give US as good an imitation as possible.