Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-12-26


small red roses and their. green leaves q
the belt. The long cream suede glove
reached to the bottom 81 the short sleeves.
For a debpfante there was the sweet
! est frock OF 8%rhite taffeta with chiffon
: 6ounces. each edged with q narrow gauf-i
fering Of the same. There was strag-
Cling wreath, OF white daisies and green
leaves and buds all around the skirt
above these rutties. The low waist had 4
double ruiie Of the chiffon, with q line Of
daisies between and two lines down the
front If the waist. y@ -, Ia.
The belt lis OF rich white satin ribbon,
and so are the. shoulder knots White
vlace mousuuetaire gloves reach almost to
the shoulder. ~ ~. go, q. '59@
Another dancing dress was of the faint
est blue silk null with five ruffles around
the bottom. They are made narrower
, along the front and wider in the back t.
fit into the shape Of the simulated tunic.
This has rows Of narrow white satin rib
bon SET in point in front and nearly
covering the whole surface. Rows Of the
ribbon, are, put upon the snug waist like
stripes, .,.,rs a. .... II
There is a fchu OF white chiffon edged
with two ruffles. and these have, each n
row of ribbon. The fichu is tied low,
and the short ends are fastened to the
waist by silver jeweled buckle. s$$8&
Always around Thanksgiving time and
fro,, then on to Christmas social func-
tons follow each other as fast as the UNI
clerciful disaster Of which we read. That
makes evening dress a necessary adjunct.
There are so many delicate and filn1y
rxyhf fn 10 mr. a or! ntaSs1
be deprived of that emblem of early
youth, a white dancing dress. The only
thing that is not flexible and soft is the
taffeta silk. - sS3
There gre liberty, muiiy both cotton and
silk: mousseline de sole, which Is rather
crisper than the null and crepe de chine:
also fine. .veilings. Chiffon. tulle and nes
are also employed for dancing dresses.
The net Frequently has all sorts OF ar
engagements of ribbon or lace upon it. 5ss3s
For very young ladies the spangled nets
are not in very good taste, the object
being for them to look angelic in their
purity and simplicity. But soft chiffon
or delicate lace trimmings are quite prop
er and a few flowers or perhaps string
of pearls. Small gold beads are fashion.
able If in the red guinea gold such as our
great grundmothers wore. =" r@:. 3sS5
Il must mention another lovely ball
dress. This wassef straw c0lored taffeta.
entirely covered, with fine white r6shnet.
At the bottom were the usual taffetA
balayeuse ruthless .TsDyerl them was one
deep flounce and sanathef. above 1t, both
Of the net, On, these. there were wrought
roccco wreaths by'lN1hite toEiffdn gauffer-
ing not half an inch wide.." 400 49, : ':fs
:. At each crossings of these "wreathss
there was small double bow, with ends
OF white satin. ribbonsp There were three
Aounces in all. seaeh, made In the same
way. The low waist had a bertha inside
like the wreaths and hounces. The sleeves
ended at the elbows with fancy ruffling
and ruching. The skirt trained and was
made for a young lady by no means In
her first season. -. III VI
:, Immense boas are made of tulle and
chiffon, and they look, like marabou
Fans are small this season in all ways
but price. These little fans are gener.I
ally real works OF art, the sticks being.
most delicately carved and the rest beau
%tifully hand painted with microscopic fig-s
ures.> ~, Z -. 81 +
Speaking of evening attire reminds me
Of two handsome opera cloaks. One was
Of soft drab cashmere Of the finest quail
ity. There was a yoke at the shoulders.
and to this Is plated the cloak which
reaches to the feet The collar lie high
and fur bordered, as Is also the edge of
the yoke. lis lined with pink brocade.
= The other was of black miroir velvet,
with wide applications Of black passe-