The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-09

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ceding figures must be worn bv the cap
uves. Woe 10 the man who tries to as
sumo a dignihcd air when led captlvc hy
the lady Of the golden chain 1t his cone
nsction with the chain fails TO make his
appearance iudirroUs. his hpaadregs sure
~ will. and dignity VIII be = very muca
out-of-place attribute for a t!mc. al least
These caps are being made iu al kinds al
new patterns. Paris being Chiefly Tespon-
sible for the designs. There Is the Man
dariH's cap. with Us peacock feathers. the
rabbits head and the suatiowers. Then
there are pink bereta the Russian koea-
mick. the Zouave and Others. suca as the
Druses wear. with long pendant ents.
while the Marquise hats and the Turlsisa
turbans, cooked hstS and chapeaux brax
90 key CAPS accidental headdresses sad
military. are ali equally dtvergin0. tn
ladies don several kinds or paysanns
beaddresses floral headaressea and hats
and bonne;s. ancient and modern. They
ara all made in pretty colored crtnkled
paper. which IL exceedingly dainty.
other new coiiiion figures thar VIII Dc
seen for the first time this season are tins
following:
Celebrated men for which twelve 60
cutcheons are required. on which are writ
ten the names Of celebrated inventor.
and twelve others bearing the special IN
ventIons for which each are celebrated
These are Distributed among the ladies
and those who have a corresponding In
ventor ard invention aauce together.
1.-THE sEsokes OF the Wh1ei"-A lady rolls
a great gilt wheel before her. Two gen
tlemen armed with p stick try 70 possess
themselves OF e. Whoever succeeds in
this comes of victor
The Shooting Tubes''-slx are 9lstrib-
utei among six gentlemen. stationed "a
far as possible from six ladies. They pro
ceed TO shoot the peacock feathers en-
closed In the tubes. the ladies' take pos
session OF these, an3 those who secur-
the pIuues tied with the same color dance
together.
There is an endless list OF these novel
ties in preparation for enliVeping the sea-
son's ga!ety.
A Few leader has already taken hts
place as a cotilllon leader In New York
society. and won his spurs on the very
first night. the occasion being the dazzNnx
Aatriarchs ball Of December II. and the
new leader Alexander II. MADDEN. ia
takes the place made vacant by the re-
tlremeDt OF Elisha Dyer, jr.. WHO has
stood by his declaration that hs would
never lead another cotIElon. No blushira-
novice f. Mr.. MADDEN. tie has been a CO.
tiilioa leader In reality for many year
but has sometimes beta looked upon with
mild Gisfavor by what IL known So ths
smart get" because his Interpretation ot
what constituted the bounds Of society
was too wide TO sGit them--for sxr. Had
den sometimes led cosisiicns IN the houses
OF people who wers not altogether Fecog-
nized as undoubted members Of IL. -Four
Hundred" Whether Mr.. Hidden has
made his peace with there eayiiers or
whether they have eroa6ene6 thalr faess
sufficiently 20 see his actions in new
Ngst. Il uerely remains 70 De told tnat he
covered himself with distinction on the
night % DECEMBER II. He fulfilled his
trying partition leading cotilllons Is 70
ioke-~wisa dignity ard discretion ard in
finite good temper ard 81 the same Tina
wlth siVaciry and originality. And what
more, thu dancers asked themselves. could
n sxseciAd Ct . cotiIAan IAAdGrz