The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-24
WOMAN OF FASHION.
WHAT a SOCIETY BID WEARS Al
A BALL.
The DsbufsDfe.s Ffr.t Appearance
ON the Social Thressosd-one of
the Most Important Incidents fn
Her T.ffe--EoF. scekeo Dresses Are
Higher Than Taey Used TO He
How 90 Conceal Cellar Bone.

Copyright. iss7. ay the Baeheiier Syndicate
re fafs 0s 5 c~oataBss Is usually de-
sfees4 OF th4 OCCASION Of her bringing out.
and SIRE j. either zloTfoss9y "in the swim
or lxnomfnse8siy IN the soup "a soon as
fhst great event has tas@n place No won-
der fnaf rslarnYsan are anxious or that the
sfrf herself y Hlsd with an Inward excite
sneni which sets b=r cheek afsrne ard her
eyes zbsaze when nrst she steps her dainty
foot across the social threshold The fas.l-
fonabse circle hss mad an unusual contFI-
bsfisf 81 eeeaaantes this yssF, and society
has therefore been more than usually an
;evsStIng The most hiase society man u
hardly pToof against a heTy OF young and
braufffui girls especially wren they have
wealth and position at their backs. ana
= aerf II j. known that such end SUCH
''tgid Il - appear a. reception or bali.
the occasion f. sure 20 D. honored by
large attendance % desirable men. THIS
snoath mas been fuli 81 81 sorts Of dinners
and baHs and n has consequently been
a great season for the makers Of costumes.
To design a ball dress for debutante -
4 particularly hard task because there are
50 many things to - considered IN It's COM
position Simplicity and originality war
f3r tho mastery IN such costume. but
the former must BE- kept well in the as
tendency untiI the first season u over.
Unfortunately for pale faced mzisens
the hrst evening dress Il expected 70 -
zvhige as Il Is considered more giriisn than
eolors II. however white Is too trying.
the wIse mother will overstep toe custom
and dress her daughter I'm whatever Tint
s. nsCst becoming, aa that is the preemi-
nent requisite. and after the first infroduc-
ton IL over the candidate for favor may
run riot through the spectrum for any tint
that pieases her. II would he impossible
20 distinguish the ds5utsnies from Jast
seasons buds BY the color Of their gowns
At one Of the ordinary January balls.
Nsariy all the seasons dsbutantss have
come out" bv this time. and the color
pale having been removed, one sees them
in pinks and blues and greens as often as
white.
Aside from its use as a robe for the
society noyitiate. white IL extremely fash
ionable for all sorts OF evening dresses.
IL is not 50 very long since Miss Virginia
Fair appeared At q reception OF her com
peers In white satin relieved by brilliant
rod roses, for red Is also very much In
favor for ball room wear. Garfands OF red
roses are used the apparent support for
those bodices that stop under the arms. OF
which by the way. there are not so many
this season as last. Not that the society
girl hss gone back 20 the old fashion Of
breaking the line Of beauty from the ear
70 the lid OF the shoulder. bat the decol-
leiase is simply made higher. A dress
can be made SO almost to conceal the
collar bone and yet az the same time re-
veal the slope OF the shonlders-that Is II
they do not slope too much.
An ingenious device which | have seen
used by thin damsel 10 cover up that
obiectionai collar bone was Il band of pearl
stran6s put on in the form of a necklace.
Instead OF being ciasped tight around the
neck. this necklace was fastened 10 the
gown at the tip OF each shoulder and
stretched tight across. Anyone who cares
TO try thu experiment 70 see whether such
a necklace would be OF service. may take
stout string or ribbon about an inch
wide and fastening the ends together slip
II over the head and stretch Il tight from
shoulder 10 shoulder.
Bands OF six pearl strands caught to-
gether AZ intervals with a gold mounted
miniature are very fashionable now. and
they win be found extremely useful as
well "a ornamental for the purpose Just
mentioned or course they are not real
pearls. hat In this day OF harbaric gems IN
coiorsd glass what matters that9 A great
many such necklaces were utilized "a
Christmas presents and the happy recip-
tents have been wearing them around the
collars OF their tailor made gowns. but in
this new capacity they win be found more
useful than ever
The low shoulder Ia stin preferred. TO the
square neck. especially for young girls.
because IL Is more modest and usually
more becoming.
Sleeves have not vet vanished from the
evening gown. They generally consist OF
small puts trimmed with whatever orna-
mentation has been used on the remainder
~ ne dress. An evening dress % light
blue mouaSaitns which Is trimmed with
~ d,
pufs finished with ribhou-trinmcd
founce that passes around the arm M tho
lower edge ~ the pun and then runs up
double on the outside of the sleeve This
dress hR@ FIVE rowe OF half-inch hiark vel
vet around the bottom OF the skirt with
three rows OF two hands each set on at
intervals of eight inches running around
the skirt above. There il a girdle or six
rows or ribbon fastened mttle 10 the LETT
eide with two large velvet rosettes. The
bodice Is trimmed with hands running
sround In a similar manner and wreath
cf flowers relieves the plainness OF the
square meek.
Nothing j. more distinctive % the sea
cons fashions IN evening gowns than The
extravasan' use Of flowers "a trimming
one IS perfectly safe In putting floral
touch upon any gown no matter what
other trimming may have been used.
Flowers are especially popular in comb.
nation WITH tul1a OF white satin
Plain white satin IS considered too old
for debutante. bnt when II Is yelled with
tuiie or mousz@Iine IL Is IN high favor
Waite tasfess ok may take It's place as
lining u advantage. and Is used with
about equal frequency. one % the dainti-
est ban gowns | have saen T. white tuiie
over tafIsts made With a slightly fun
blouse held IN place by v3de, white satin
best. Erous The helt started a garland OF
pink roses wlta foliage which ran down
thc eft side 60 nearly the bottom whore Is
separated in shape and ran - the
front ana 20 the hack % the skirt Bunch
- cf roses were SCI on At INTERVALS near
The Bottom 90 the right side 20 s'hslance~
the wreath AZ ire left. The low baby waist
had a garland Of rases Ground n and the
butterfly puts which form the sleeves are
caught ur with small bunches 81 roses.
The newly imported hrsca3es are heavy
ard s0ft and tho nattsaas are narvsls
- tae veaveF's ART 4 a~SsEn q flowers
aod fssthers aa 3 faint hellotrone Rfotrd
= exquisite No wendsr that fhe sealer
makes tha arst Importation s. - per ward
fer thera are silently % wornsa that viii
Fsv n IN order So have sonaethinx UNIQUE
fevTe S. a Ereat deal Or gold and silver
tinssi use3 'a th- aeU designs. A uas~t
white with a woven 6estrft IN ire SANE
s}nt has bouehes ~ Erea& golden daisies
that woOs8 ms - a s-orweoas combination
with rlch velvet There is "a silver rst.
tern tgssg lske q h&t these are thA Nngv
to They are marked s. yard o.
course no ordinary woman i1 her ~ieht
wint would thiuk - pu~chasfng ss-h
silks a. thsse. hoWeFFr. theY oe}t serve.
"a petnt which way the sty.es a-e turn-
Ing
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urNa Tae new lnaia silss are very