The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-01-06
HER FIRST BALL

The Proper Attire for a Girl on That
Occasion.
Philadelphia Press: The fest ball 10
a ac6utante Is one OF lies great occa-
sions,
There may come importan. moments
In her after-litc, but she carries down
10 the end that thrill OF great expeeta-
:lon, that dividing line from the old and
the new world, caused By her first ball.
For weeks her constant thought !s,
will 1 be a success? VIII / come home
happy .. sad? VIII mother be proud OF
me?I know ] can dance. but, oh! will
I look well?
Around that last question centers the
real Anxiety. over this subject the fam
iiy conclave is held; FOR this>result the
family purse Is opened, the artistic
members OF the circle consulted. The
gown becomes the absorbing topic.
Is 1t TO be white. or blue, or pink?
Will 1t be trimmed in lace, or RIBBONS,
o. Chiffon. or all?
Listen! Don't spend useless time de-
Gliding the color.
Let 1t be white: Pure, cleaning. IN
touched white! Not q suggestion OF a
color. Not a lire that Is heavy!
No country knows SO how 20 dress
their debutante as England. {
They stand through the decades for
white ,ulle. Therearc costuners in Lon
don who give their talent over to the
fashlcnins OF these gowns;
There is no other costume so elegant
for 4 young gi.l.
Phlla delphlans are adoptins II. They
are seeing the beauty and the fitness OF
it
Satin alone is too mature for the bud.
Bengaliac is no, a first ball gown. Chit
fon and satin antique co not play suit
ablc roles.
Tuile it must be and that alone.
Let me dress vou a girl Cor her first
ball.
First goes on the duffy, dainty, lin
GesIe. Soft batis.e, nounced. RULED with
lace. For the glory OF the setting OF a
woman's gown depends much on per-
feet underwear. Their ut and sewing
contribute or mar with power!
Empire c%orsets. cut so low that they
are in no danger OF showing nbore the
decollete line of the corsage. Over this
= soft chemise, u 1890 about the neck.
with a tiny ruca!ns of knife-plea.ed ba-
tiste and valenclcnnes.
The sho.t pettIcoat. reaching to the
knees. with narrow rufTles. The long
pett!coat OF ba.iste. With fiounces ev-
erywherc. inside as well as outside. Let
i, look like o darcers-so much the
better. Put the ruf.!es up as far as the
waist.
Last, the gown OF tulie!
A skirt OF satInfwlth a c~eremonious
dip In the back, touching well oil
around. Five or eight rounccs of tulle.
| These ilounces accordion pleated then
shaken out and rufled on the skirt. Al
their edges double ruchings an inch
wide OF tuile.
These ruiles placed to droop in front
and rise high at the back. Not q direct
point, but an artistic curve. The skirt
cut marrow with oil fulness in the
back.
Then the corsagc.
1t Is low. the decollete round, but not
cut very low on the shoulders. The
white satin Is In classic drapery about
the form: that Is all the trimming. but
It is the essential.
The corsage short at the waist, the
satin folded over the silk lining rs in
statues. No opening visible, for 1t Is
deity made at the side OF the back. IN
der the folds.
The waist fitted snugly, the bust dra-
ped full. the shoulders stretched broad
there Is your exquisite figure.
There are no sleeves. Small puts OF
four inches that fit over the shoulder.
Over these great pleatlngs OF ruche-
edged tulic.
About the decollete line double ruch-
irGs three iGchcs wide Of tulle.
The hair c~o!fured simply. A low knot
witt: waving %pompadou: supported by
small combs. II this style is becoming.
She might add n tulle rosct,e with nn
aigrette at n side.
Long white suede gloves, Not o jewel.
White silk stockings and white satin
slippers.
4 debutante so gowned would be
perfectly equipped to make her first bow
OF The Assembly or any function OF
ceremony in any great city on both
continents;
AN ANNOYING pLEMIsH.
Nothing IS a greater olcmIsh 20 the
face OF q woman than a red nose. This
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