The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-30
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WOMAN'S WORLD.

Here are some hints for those anxious
to give variety to their winter commons
Floral arcades are an Improvement on
the familiar figure of the "Reins, says
the Philadelphia Press. These afches
are held by a row Of women IN success
sion, united by ribbons with a gold ring
at one end. which are passed round the
waists and fingers, the leader Of the
wornen driving the team in front OF her,
and the gentlemen, holding similar areh71
es over their heads, are driven by the
leader of the men. Each lady is distln-
guished by a tiny bouquet, and the gem
tlemen BY a floral necklace. After gong
two or three times round the room, at a
given signal the teams stop in front OF
each other, and the owners OF necklaces
and the BOUQUETS that are made oil the
same flowers dance together.
The portrait screen ineloses hoops GOV
cred with tissue paper. Two gentlemen
at a time are placed behind it, the lady
seated in front. At the signal from the
conductor they thrust their heads
through. whereupon the lady makes her
selection. and dances with the one she
chooses.
Attention is so much turned to hin
that nothing is more popular in Paris
than q Chinese figure for the cotillon.
A great many take part in it, and IT
is rendered picturesque by the gentlemen
appearing in Chinese headdresses with
pigtails. each of a different color, the
ladies' carrying Chinese parasols of the
same hues. similar ones dancing together.
the leader sounds a Chinese gong.
- l. or~o- ic of Cal1orsa in
favor this year. with his hat and huge
nose. and one of the many costumes in
which he appears on the stage. To mis-
hat are attached bows of ribbon for the
ladies. and on his ruff small figures for
the gentlemen. tied with similar gibbons.
These are distributed by the leaders, and
corresponding cones dance together.
A large Sedan chair constitutes quite
one of the prettiest figures. 1t is often
carried in by servants, dressed as Afrl-
cans in bright scarlet livery, for a great
deal of masouerading has now come to
be part of the c%otillons and sometimes all
those taking part in it assume fancy
dress. The chair is lined with some
bright colosed satin: eau de MI is, per-
haps, the best background for flowers;
this is outlined with roses, orchids over
s~hadowing the seat the windows fringed
with trailing flowers, the outside lattieed
over with ribbons, a rose at each inter-
section. birds and butterflies hover ABOUT
the top, spring.ng from a wreath Of roses,
ana ~entangled in pale blue ribbons. Tn
lady seated in this sedan has the gentle
men brought one by one before her, and
when she selects a partner she detaehes a
bouquet and presents it to him.
It is everything for a cotillon to be dis
tinguished by a mass of color, and in one
charming figure the ladies and gentlemen
taking part In it array themselves IN
masks and dominos, similar shades danc-
ing together. They often do not discov-
er their identity till the waltz is over.
A good deal OF amusement ensues when
the gentlemen are seen trundling hoops
round the ballroom, the fastest winning
the lady for his partner. The political
masks donned by the gentlemen, who are
chosen by the ladies without recognizing
them. have been prepared on perfectly
rev lines, not only our own statesmen,
but those of foreign countries, together
with warriors and naval heroes, having
been pressed into service. Many of the
floral favors distributed to the guests are
drawn into the room in gilt MISCELLANEOUS
by the ladies and gentlemen conducting.
Among the yachting community a great
deal Of trouble is taken with the flags.
most of the Squadron Club ones being
represented.
Paper bags filed with flour should, like
the SNOWFALL figure, be introduced toward
the end Of the cotillon, as the -four is apt
to be strewn thereby. A couple of bags
are hung overhead. and the two men chos-
en- TO contest the honor of dancing with
the lady, each have a small cane, with
which they strike them; they seem identi-
cal, but one is filed with pieces of paper,
the other with flour, which descelds on
the head Of the unlueky man beneath,
covering him with confusion, all the more
that he has to. execute a pas seule after
mis- fortunate rival and his partner. This
is as amusing as the figure in which the
competitors have to hop on one foot round
the room, the victor claiming the dance.
In another. entitled OBSTACLES, they
have to jump over chairs. stools or any
thing else that may come in the way.
The nut figure is quite simple. and can
easily be prepared at home with walnuts,
covered with gold and silver foil; the geld
ones are given to the ladies and the silver
ones to the gentlemen; they bear CORE
spending numbers. Graceful and pretty
Is the butterfly figure, the ladies carrying
them attached to wire, while the gentle
men try to dislodge them with a sword,
and those who succeed have the privilege
of dancing together.
In the hobby horse the gentlemen don
eane-work cages, together with Jockey
caps and whips, these and the drapery all
of distinct colorings. Thus a~ccoutred
they ride down the room to secure their
partners. The ladies wear rosettes of the
same hue, which they place about the
dress in such a manner that they are as
little visible as possible. and the gentle
men nave TO fly about on their hobby
horses until they discover the object of
their quest.
Both the post and telegraph depart
ments contribute their quota to the CO.
til1on. in the first a small cart is drawn
into the room filed with parcels directed
to the several gentlemen. These require
to be prepaid with great care. There
should be at. least twenty coverings diff
cult to undo. and in the end a slip of
pape bearing the name of one of the
LADIES' present. In the telegraph figure,
someone taking part in the cotillon is
dressed as a messenger. distributing tele-
grams to the gentlemen, commanding
them to dance with some special lady.
Canon balls tied up with ribbon are sug-