The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-14
WOMAN OF FASHION.
PREPARING roR ST. VALENTINES
DAY.
M~aitntteus the Brsdfey-Aarhn
Bail-Aff~nffon Directed Toward
Medieval Gosfumes-some of the
Fanag~s I'm Fashion which Can
Only BE G0mprShszdFs %
Women.

entine'a dAy has f41lea tals year On sun
DAY there have beer more preparations
Ger irs oelsoTstton IL o SOFA way ID tie
various clgiss throughout ths country than
FOR skse q arr egner holiday o the year.
exssot S~arizErnas Ia sszae respects thls
day hss txksa Tas place of TIE THe4fta
Might % our ancestors Il u eonsldersa
the moot ayrropTlAss seAs0n fer costume
parties. and mary os the cd customs for
Determining ones future havs become
part OF thts DAYS amassments.
Mrs Hradley-MArtin's msch-tslke6-of
COS zlane BAL a. the waldorf sotsi. IN New
York. wac practically q Valentine dance.
OCCURRING ss IL cid. sniy four days De-
fore TIE sssual ssinss day. and, "a davsl-
opments proved. there we're reasons Tor x
Such entertainments ara not only ENJOY
sbls. bat instYEstivs as wal. espeeially 20
young p~opgs Nothing n ths world
would impress the youthful mind with an
IDEA OF tins colonial period o. our own
souutryss history 20 much as costume
rarfv reDrezerflnx various characters %
! pronluenae 81 that time. IL j. of especial
Advantage 60 societY ladies' during re
present craze for ever thing taAt o
roeaf~vaf 70 have an incentive 70 study
IN the HISTORY OF the period whose fur
nlture they rave over ane whose costumes
they attempt % copy
10 arssar or to- street 81 an exact re-
production o. tke costume OF Queen
Catherine ~ Russia. or Marie Anto4nstte
81 FrRuee, would be an ahsurdtty which
the police wonld not tolerate. but just as
lar a. possible ths fashionable woman
esnufaf~s some little accessory OF the COS
tune Of each great woman OF history r.
tura This. however. only half satisfies
faaf longing ia every wonans heart 10
array hsrsslf like some famous beauty or
old whom she sondly imagines she re-
aemlssea And what a satisfaction II must
~ 70 her 20 b. given carte blanche 70
car pompadour tbs lady OF that name or
maelsoav else whom she may happen TO
aamlret But to get the costume soso-
Iateiy correct and TO converse and act IN
keeping ~ith ones character require
ssarefui study OF the period to which one
4 for The time being 10 belong and the
tnoWleds thus obtained and put I'M
rnesaiatesy into practice will never be for
eyottan-4klnaergarten methods OF learning
history. you may say. but they are
certainly effective.
n must be admitted. however, that the
chief aim OF those who give fancy dress
halls Is neither 20 help the poor nor 10
study history. though II such results are
incidental 90 the giving OF such parties
30 much the better.
gown OF rose brocade on a white
ground has n similar trimming OF rose
oniorsd moussellne, which hangs not
from the shoulder but from the waist.
i, has the appearance OF being two loose
panels OF plated mou@zelne caught az
the bottom OF the skirt with rose coiored
satin ribbons The bodice hangs OF the
shoulders. being supported by jeweled sus-
penaerH The small slseve puffs are yelled
with rose mousssline aud loose ofapeFy
OF snouasaline trims the bodice proper.
Chiffon or rnou.seiine IN the tint or Tire
flowers in a six hrocade r. a favorit@
trimming. and finishing bands at neck
and waist are made Of jewoled lace or
tlnsai braid
4 most beautiful costume % black and
gold il being made for one OF the ladies'
teao will accompany her husband 70
washington In March. II IS black net
sffh threads OF gilt tinssl running through
il The skirt i made OF the tinsei over
hsaek silk Al one side the filmsy drapery
y caught up over the hip with en anne
thyst buckle TIE bodice IS made OF the
tluael over black silk but IL yelled en-
tlrelv ~sfh q black net that has sprays
Of flowers a. yellow beads scattered over
H. The bottom OF the waist Is finished
with tinaei braid caught IN front with an
exquisite gold buckle. from which there
hangs al amsthyst pendant.
very simple dress worn at Friday
nights ball had little trimming besides
an exquisite lace collar that wss seal
ioped around the edges.
such entertainments are az necessity
more expensive thgn ordinary dances at
which the usual evening gowns can be
worn partly because the gowns are %
no use afferward and partly because. ia
order 70 - IA keeping with the char
acters OF kings and queens whom they
represent the guests are compelled 90
pure base more costly materials Than are
necessary for O simple dancing dress
Rich folks IKE tho RrsdIsy-A Martins and
their guests do rot mind such trtiies. b4t
the woman al average purse prefers a
xaAf ~h aA 4
that need not he discarded after Il has
serfed her once. and such IS What TIE
average Valentine dance has been
Decorations for bathrooms have. been
IA keeping with the season. consisting 81
hearts and darts and roses and such
Even some % the dresses have had 8
valentine suggestion about them without
being fanctfni.
ore woman a. wednesdays bali wore
heart shaped corsage. which, BY ths
way ~ 81 be very much worn during tt'
coming season. The dress I'm question was
black. which IL also a fashionable color
FOR evening aress just nav. Noueseiins
dranerv that hung from each shoulder q
tsa bottom 81 the skirt in front gave g
faueh 10 the costume sCEEest3Ve 81 tAs
rnnire but not at aH cat OF date Ter ths
most fashionable rau q the present
There was p siie6t train. which is ap ga
~nleauon - ths trend % Ire tirse. fer. "a,
s. relate VI are again threatened WITT
leuE skirts
There Is fashion ~ arsplnw lace O.
SAX edged Wfth isca 50 ss q fan IN
rounre over the edge o. tie coraaE,
sxhteh "a vcrv populay. Il De- usually Sc
serae Hxht. dainty tint and s. caught "a.
ia ao-ss cases wfsh gold or fewcles
buckle one 81 these dresses - show
Arnong those worn BY the Valentine gtr}
T., the Illustration T~sts gown sas an 'rn
mense bunch 81 Howers az the bottom e.
TIE skirt. witch tust retsenns r frcw
plainness
rReA reunces often fern the uuff
sleeves 20 an svening gown. though tsel
generally have = siigat SIX puT or ruJ.
underneath 20 rsske them stand cot "a
they rhoula Two seunces ~ vide tsrl
headed with a silk Bard. shove whieh
f,,tt~@~ is gathered - stand un 81 te
sNe,t'se~. From the sleeves % ere 90 80
Valentine dresses Arpiiaae grtum5Hs e.
lace and Braid wlth q wreath az Cover
a. thn teN a8Crus tne tcdje@
Tsrrs "a = tendency % use oo,ors ~
decided itnt and saere IS 10 nlistakirl
she hua ana no tvouhla en- naming q,
decision between ulH rvutas snd cerisrs q
uuzzfs the heaolasr.
pink - = very popular trt rsrecls 'lI
Tor evening alec tho res 90 the tacgue
rainot rose. fNnk oFocgda te much uss
fcr tea gowns wfth naonssTNca and La
sleeves TIE sleeves are ferua3 OF e.,
and sawn STRIVES 90 lace HrH mousse
tire pufs zlternafinx. wits si.Ehs ruf
% hrocads az tAa top.
4 great aeal ~ mes ard ksa&~n& ma
tersnls g used 81 roun~ctsen VITA bro
ea8e gowns % ilrhteh tseua up agt
Ore ~ TIE rreFtlest tancles ga vcs@s