The morning times., 1896-10-25
HALLOWEEN PARTIES.
Charming Evening Frocks for Hoii-
day froiicS.

New York. oct. IA recent visit 10
some of the best known III rcssTr,aking eStab-
liSlmcnts Of the city unearthch number
OF charming ball gowns in various stages
Of Development. Many Of the evening tot
lets We're for young girls from fifteen to
twenty years of age, the costumes having
been designed Tor the informal Ha.Iow cen
and Christina dances allowed Young Women
not yet out" But with this more juve-
nile fincry there were some wonderful Gre
a,Imns Tor the older fry; for dehutantes
WHO Will MAKE their FIRST boS this winter,
for the poised flower os society, thosa fasci-
mating Young married women the INSANE
tilted read about in the newspapers, and
fur the girl of several seasons. Every
thing was expensive, horribly 50, ana with
tho airr textiles-tulle. chiffon, and gauzr-
there was happy comminglng of brown
fur and spangles in the trimming that
snsmei delightfully."- foreign.
Then it was really astounding to hear
that an all-white frock need not neces-
sarily be worn now by "coming-out' girl
as formerly Three debutantcs' costumes
shown at a Fifth avenue house of very smart
reputation were in as many diffcrcntcolorS.
pink. hlue and green. Trimmings contrasted
SHARPLY, black velvet on the pale green. a
deep rose with the pink and the Hue, which
was of silk muslin, hung curnu>ly enough
over u lining of Cerise satin.
Tnr skIr tof this one ofthc trimmed
effects So popular this seasnn-for trimmed
Ii was really three skirts, one over the
other, each finely Killed and deeply pointed
at tue bottom all around. Then under each
OF these skirts again, like another jupc,
tumg a ,ieep flounce of saffron yellow lace.
The bodice baby affair with a round
neck of tile Killed muslin hung with
bertha Of lace. The belt, Of Ccrisc velvet
laid in folds, was a wide corselet shape
The sleeves two mere narrow bands OF the
same, hanging low on The arm, below the
shoulder, and finished at the outside with
a small square bow, The result was fetch
ing and audacious beyond words, and the
old virgin white, once supposed alone proper
for the estate Of dcbutantchood, seemed
wIshy-washT by comparison
DreSSIuakcrs declare that this change OF
| taste was neccsSitated by the fact that
white is more generally trying than be
| coming All white gowns, ana especially
| those of tullc with satin bodices, will s'i
| be worn by many dcbutantcs; but the style
| of many a girl ne.lls dash OF color. and
! the conventional white gown is becoming
| only to pink and white maids and those
| rare palc brunettes that everything seems
! to beautify.
| For ball materials all sorts of neat tulls-S,
| plain and embroidered muils and Crepes arc
used. The evening tulles are in a variety
| of designs, those showing spanEles, tinscl
| thread or figure, or a chenille loop, be
| ing tbs ed in conjunction with the plain sorts;
| with the plain tullc one full-cOlored skirt
| is often mounted over several white ones
| and caught here and there with the sprays
| of flowers that ornament the bodice. Chif-
| fun and mousseline de sole are most fire.
| quently used as trimmings for silk and
| satin and though not So fashionable as the
| other materials entire gowns ar" still some
times made of them.
| Some of Tie fancy nets have very large
holes through which ribbon of several
| widths may be run. to form the decoration
on both bodice and skirt. This simple
trimming, however is confined usually to
| the dance frocks OF misses and very young
| girls.
| Handsome is n mild word for the evening
| silks. They are of superb texture, many of
| the richer ones made heavier still with gold
| and silver thread and a number OF the
| brucades showing the dim soft colorS N
| antique stuffS. Several of tire designs. liz
| deed. are exact copies of the hrocadcs worn
during the Louis Quinzc and Louis Seize
| periods. one a charming Marie Antoncttc
| baskets Of flowcrSticd with knots Of rihrhun
A gown of this sort was made with a
! short full skirt falling open in front over n
| petticoat of yellow lace. The low bcdice,
| also of the brocade, has a V-shaped vest
Of the lace and tiny ruche of blue ribbon
heading simply the decolletagc The sleeves
+, also closely followed the Louis XVI idea in
cutand trimming. They Were little shorter
than elbow length. fitting the arm closely,
| finished at the bottom with a shaned flounce
| of lace.
Brocades OF all sort1 are much used,
both for trimming and for entire gowns
| Small bits of genuine old weaves are in
great demand, and whenever in sufficiently
good are used for hatcrowns, belts,
vests. and other dress trimmings
Glace silks, somew hat heavier than the
old taffetas and often figured, are also
| conspicuous gown trimmings, and moires
arc seen in profusion, though they are not
| In favor for every young woman.
An evening gown Of pale gray MORE,