The age-herald., 1899-01-11
Beautiful Gowns Described
 By Fashion Writers

The fashion letters that come from Paris or any other center of fashion do not after all contain more extravagant fancies than the realities that are later in the season described as adoring the maids and matrons in New York society. So rich in color and fabrics and so different in design are these creatures of an artists dream that surely a society reporter is not for one moment forced to draw upon her imag gnation.
 Mrs. Sloane. having the distinction this winter of being the best dressed woman in New York, her gowns are, of course, the envy of every woman who glimpses them.
 Her ball gown is described a dazzling creation of shlmmering gold lace, fine net rich satin and delcately embroidered or chids. The gown is made with four separ- ate skirts, and it is conspicuously long all the way around.
 The foundation skirt is gold silk Then comes a petticoat of gold-color satin Over this is white tulle skirt, which looks like filmy cloud, and then the outside drapery of white net, wonderfully wrought in pure gold threads ana spangles to form orchids.
 The low cut corsage is defined by fril of solid gold lace. This lace is caught up on the shoulders with gold buckles, form ing substitute for a sleeve A bunch of silk velvet peta1ed orchids is fastened among the folds of the glistening lace OH the left shoulder.
 When Mrs Sloane dons this gorgeous gown she will wear in her hair a white tulle bow spangled with gold. This ball costume is said to be the most artistic gown in New York.
 Perhaps the most beautiful of Mrs Sloane's opera cloaks Is a regal looking wrap. made of Nile green broadcloth, en- broidered with silver and purple threads and trimmed with ermne and rare lace. And not only is the cloak trimmed with ermine, but it is lined throughout with this costly fur. This collar is conspicuously high and is lined with velvet. veilled with lace. The lace is arranged to form fan- like frill above the collar at the back, add ing an unusually becoming touch to the garment. Mrs. Sloane has princess gown among her collection of costumes, which is well worthy of description. It has made the princess gown fashionable again among the women of the smart" set. She wears this particularly princess gown as calling costume. It is made of deep green velvet with the entire front studded with shaded green beads and embroidered in green silk threads. This same embroidery eXten1s around the bottom of the skirt, which is made with decided train. There is soft full vest to this velvet costume, of white chiffon. powdered with fine green beads. The dress is lined throughout with white satin.
 With this princess costume Mrs. Sloane wears a deep sable collarette and carries a big sable muff
 Her hat, which was designed to match the gown is an artistic little toque of faint green velvet, trimmed with shaded green tips and real lace.
 The daintlest of Mrs. Soane's many house gowns is an artistic little dress, made of white crepe de chine, hand embroidered in yellow and white daisies The dress is made over foundation of white silk. There are long, finely tucked sleeves of the crepe de chine and the soft little bodice Is made with a bolero jacket of the embroidered crepe, and where it joins at the corsage is a generous bow of yellow velvet. The same shade of velvet is used to form the collar and the girde, and in the direct front the collar is fastened with an oddly shaped little ecru lace bow.