New-York tribune., 1900-09-02
SOME WAYS OF THE WORLD
INGENIOUS COSTUMES WORN AT A RE
CENT BOOK PARTY-GROWING
PLANTS AS DECORATIONS

What are called book parties are q popular
species of entertainment At the various watering
places tnts summer Every one VINO attends one
of these functions IS supposed 10 personate the
name oc some particular book, either in character
o. insignia and IS the idea may be either elabOr-
stely worked OUT by entire costume. al
costume ball, adapted 70 any ordinary evening
dress q book party has al the advantages Of
fancy dress party without SIS obligations. Prizes
e. these gatherings are generally given Sor the best
costume and also 70 the winner OF the guessing
contest IS The guests requested not 70 divulge
thelr characters Until after the guessing contest Is
over Al first such pe-soniacation seems 10 be
difficult, but II IS o6d how many ideas suggest
themselves when he question What shall be?"
comes 70 the fore = few ggestions noticed ct
random al entertainment Of the kind might
prove useful and vii 70 show how elabo-
rzteIy and, the other hand with how little
trouble such Illustrations can be made.
For Instance. q handsome brunette woman who
happened 70 have wiki her yellow ball dress wore
q bouquet Dc corsaEe and headdress OF yellow
asrers and called herself the yellow Aster"
while a Study II Scarlet made a most becoming
dress % blonde. The Chinese question seemed
popular for The Breaking Up OF China" which
vas very easily represented by broken crockery
hung around The neck. had several ezpOnents,
and clever idea was The Yellow Peril depicted
y z mans court suit OF yellow satin with
oanger sign o. q railroad train fastened at his
hack Black Beauty" was the title OF 6 coon"
nan and indian Summer was a maiden per-
-sclly go- up II an Indian costume carrying q
s-ate WIKI SUNS upon IT, Bridge Up 10 Date" the
Iezt beck q the hour mad pack Of cards cleverly
arranged as a headdress ana 1900 in gold letters
on the corsaEe. together with a drawing Of
oflage- The Victorian Age was another oeautI-
III cFess carried out in comDIetesr detail. Ny
Lacy Nicotine wore short dress with pipes and
Csdis as decorations. Under the Red Robe" was
p------J 4oLllco over z dress suit. Red as
- If Sne was most becoming dress To
T-,,.E s--l crowned with roses a rouged to
~ 80 ,sseIy 2c-c man had brush and comb fastened
sTE-. ~ sfd the guesser had him al once as
49, u H-- He Do with IT." Politics was intro
pI5,--s.-a q pretty woman wearing 4 map OF the
Esv.r sI.q announcing that she was ITO
49, = 800 &c - Hold Twelfth Night was knight
- -. = 2 eleven knights painted on shield
"E-t=f being the twelfth knight while
We any number Of easy ones such as
~ - "o Rags, with couple Of flags crossed
y - s-5 le-f k-pLng's Seven Seas with seven
Co. -s - fastened on q ribbon around the throat:
.i-1..- Use represented by gold IL and a
EE,r -L-rr the Greenwood Tree by carrying a
FsT-z 5-4----S Ike psrasol; THE Light That
aFs-z ~ 2 candle that had been put OUT.
49, -e1-s- Dy razOrs, knives, etc; Vice
49, -s q coat turned inside out etc As has
a. = D-eh saic, one suggestion begets another,
fEe,,st,-s - = astonishing how many IDEAS present
77fTS "--erl the subject Is talked about