The morning times., 1897-02-14

eIine OF Russia or Marie Antoinette OF
France would be ian absnrdity which the
,, police would mot tolerate, but Just as far
| as possible the fashiDnabie woman emulates
! some little accessory OF tie costume Of
each great woman OF history inturn This,
! however. only half satisfies that longing
/ in every woman = seart to array herself
! like some famous beauty of old whom
! she fondly imagines she resembles And
| what q satisfaction ii must be TO her to
! bc given cate blanche 10 out ompa-
| dour tie lady OF that name or anybody
| else whom she may happen to adnirei
| But TO get the costume absolutely correct
and to converse and act in keeping with
! ones character, require ii careful study
| OF the period to which one Is for the time
| being TO belong, and the knowledge thus
| obtained and put Immediately into practice
VIII never be forgotte n-kinderga arten
methods of learning history, YOU may say,
| but they are certainly effective.
It must be admitted. however that the
! chief aim of those who give fancy dress
! balls is neither to help the poor nor TO
study history though if such results are in
| cdental to the giving of such parties so
/ much the better, a gown of rose hrCcade
] Oh d W ulJG SIobIlu has IL siiHlidI trimming
I of rose colored mousseline, which hangs
not from the shoulder, but from lie waist
/ 1t has the appearance of being two loose
panels OF plated mousseline caught at the
! bottom of the skirt with rose colored satin
ribbons. The bodice hangs off the shoul-
| dCrs, being supported by jeweled sus-
penderS. The small sleeve puffs are yelled
{. with rose mousseline, and loose drapery
| of mousseline trims off the bodice proper
| Chiffon or mousseline in the tint of the
| flowers in a silk brGcadc is a favorite.
| trimming, and finishing bands at neck and
waist are made Of jewelcd lace or tinsel
| braid.
a most beautiful Costume of black and
| gold is being made for one of the ladies
| who will accompany her husband To WASH
/ ington in March. 1t is black net, with
| threads OF gilt tinsel running through it,
| The skirt is made OF the tinsel over black
! silk. AT one side the fiimsy drapery is
caught up over the hip with an amethyst
| buckle The bodice is made OF the tinsel
| over black silk, but is yelled entirely with
! black net that has sprays of flowers
| in yellow beads scattered over it. The
] bottom OF the waist is finished with tinsel
braid caught in front with an exquisite
gold buckle, from which there hangs an
amethyst pendant.
| very simple dress worn at Friday
| nights ball had little trimming besides
an exquisite lace collar that was scallope d
around the edges. Such entertainments
| are of necessity more expensive than ordi-
| nary dances at which the usual evening
| gowns can be worn, partly because the
| gowns are of no use afterward, and partly
| because, in order to be in keeping with
the characters Of kings and queens whom
they represent, the guests are compelled
| to purchase more costly materials than are
| necessary for a simple dancing dress Rich
folks like the Bradley Ma rtins and their
| guests do not mind such trifles, but the
| woman Of average purse prefers dance
| at which she can wear dress that need
| not be discarded after it has served her
| once, and such is what the average Yalen-
tine dance has been
| Decorations for bathrooms have been
in keeping with the season, consisting oil
| hearts and darts and roses and such. Even
| some Of the dresses have had a valentine
suggestion about them, without being
fanciful
One woman at Wednesdays bali wore
| ] heart-shaped corsage, which, by the way
| is to be very much worn during the oming
| season. The dress In question was black
which is also fashionable color for even
| ing dress just now. 1T was made princess
| and had sprays Of tinsel embroidery down
| the sides. Mousseline drapery that huns
! from each shoulder to the bottom OF the