Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-09-26

The b.oomers were made Of black broad.
cloth, fastened above the knee. They
were graceful than are the average bloomess.
but TIE masterpiece u the ccesune were he
Logging. These were Of white Md and
fitted the leg q snugly . white lid glove
iits the hand. A Tow of white bottoms 81.
tending from the ankle to the knee were he
fasteners. and i must have taken deal o.
time to get the buttons through the button.
holes, even with the aid Of Z most iuproved
hook.
White hid shoes, 1 white silk waist and /
long black satin four in-hand lie completed
the outfit. The youn9, lady had pretty
face, dark brown hair and brown eyes. She
evidently enjoyed the sensation and the 1t.
tenticn showered upon her.
SECOND srAaTLxR.
There was another costume which rivaled
the black and white affair. Il was worn By
= large heavy woman who was nearer ~
than 80, and who weighed nearly aoc
pounds. She had on blue cloth suit, the
jacket or coat reaching to the hips while the
lower garments were fashioned On the knick-
erbocker plan, literally outlined their con-
tents. They fastened below the knee.
The snug fitting leegins we're blue in color
while the low shoes were deep red. A
scarlet waistcoat cut low, and exposing 4
glistening shirt front gave luminous dash Of
color to this dancer. She wore high col
lar, blue cravat and cuffs ornamented with
diamond buttons.
BLACK SATIN, TOO.
A woman who was attended by both her
daughter and her husband, had on pair Of
black satin bloomers made very full, and
which tapped about in ludicrous fashion
during the square dances. The daughter,
pretty slim girl with light hair and brown
eyes evidently had her own ideas about
what constituted the proper costume. 1t
was made Of russell brown corduroy, the
boomers of medium dimensions and coat
with aaring skirts, and leggings aud shoes
of the same color.
The girl in the white and black costume
and the big woman with the scarlet waist
coat danced very little. Perhaps the tigh,
leggings Of the one, and the tight knicker-
bockers Of the other had something to dc
with this or il may have been due to q
mutual thought that they showed of to
better effect marching around than in dane.
ing.
DEcoHous AND QUIET.
There were but dozen numbers on the
dancing card and before midnight the las,
one was over. No unseemly levity marked
the night, in fact the ever present bloomer
seemed to act as q restraint. When the
young women sat down after dance one
and all tucked their feet as far under the
chairs as they possibly could, thus reducing
to minimum the exposure Of their leggings.
The only exceptions were the two women in
the startling costumes. They took advan-
tage of the clear floor to promenade their
glories before the gaze of the others.
II may not be at al to the liking of the
New Woman to say it, but the bloomer
ball was not nearly a. pretty to look At as
the ball Of the conventional kind where the
women are gowned in dainty frocks Of
variegated hue. REPOSITORIES eyes would
have filled with tears, at the spectacle of
degeneracy in the bewildering art, worked
by extreme civilization. The bloomer
seems destined to conquer in many fields,
but the artistic, and lovers of the beautiful
will put up valiant fight before ittmasters
the ballroom. FALNIE I. PHARE.