The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-03-03

from it to achieve one dozen gowns.
| Her various successes cannot all be
mentioned, but the greatest was ac-
cOmplished with a black silk skirt
| trimmed around the foot with one deep
| fiounce. The waist and overskirt were
made together in Princess tunic. long
all around and opening invisibly in the
| front.
With many a clever pin and hook
| she arranged velvet belt of amethyst
! color so that the waist and oVerSkirt
| seemed separate. The belt was high
in the back and very low and pointed
| in front. Then, with the same velvet,
she arranged a yoke, overlaid with
| lace. In the center of each hole of
| the lace she tackled silver sequin.
Over the sleeves she slipped chiffon
| sleeves of white, all Shirred and neat
| ly finished; and at the shoulder she
fastened rosettes of the amethyst vel
vet to match the belt and yoke. The
| oTerdress was covered with a chiffon
| overdress of the incest cut. with a
| ruffie of chiffon around it. The whole
was not at all expensive and could
be transferred to another gown at any
| time, leaving the black silk free for
future experiments.
The tea table, these days, is very
pretty. The fashionable New Year and
birthday gift in Gotham is a starter
for the tea table. IF your friend has
no 5 o'clock tea table you start her
out in life, as it were. by presenting her
with a tea cloth. May be someone will
will her a table, or, in lieu Of that a
Cairo stand which answers the pur-
pose well. Then some friend gives her
cup, another teapot, a third plate,
and so the tablets made up of souven-
irs. AT the first tea the whole may not
be complete, but so much the better,
The English way of giving a
o'clock tea is the best. They have the
right of it in many things over there
and we are coming to see it, if the
Beers are not. The hostess has her
tea table always ready at 5; ready
three days a week. You call and re-
move your wrap if you de-
sire, or if it is oppressive.
Then You chat and the tea
comes along as a matter of course. 1t
is not the objective point of the call by
any means but the means to an end,
the end being a social afternoon, and
the cup of tea helping it along. The
hostess need not scald herself making
the tea. 1t was really ludicrous last
week to observe poor little debutalste
with tea ball. She had clasped the
tea leaves in the silver thing and had
wagged it through the boiling water in
the cup. Then she had sugared it and
to get the leaves out to make a fresh
cup. A servant came to her rescue,
but I noticed that the little debutante
was holding her finger for some time
after that.
Let the teaS walk in, like the guest. |
ready to cheer you. Let the plate of
cakes sit handy. Have all underneath !
the table on a tray; or on top. if you !
prefer. The top is the prettiest way
after all. Let the guest have some !
freedom in selection-and, above all,
do not make too much fuss pouring the .
tea.
Don't wear a loose gown at tea.
The hostess dresses in a snug house
gown which may be any afternoon
dress. 1t could do for calling, even.
Remember that tea gown. so called.
is a morning wrapper, never a gown to
be worn at O'Clock tea. Remember
also that your guests may bring their
husbands and brothers and sweet
hearts; and let your gown be modisth
and dignitied. BEATRICE.