The St. Louis Republic., 1904-10-02

WITH, of course. no hat Mrs. Manning
| you see, is one OF those who discriminate
| She usually wears high gowns drcssy. in
deed. but with a lace guimpe or some
thing like. at the Eoard of Lady Man
| ayers building on the occasion of theil
evening functions, as all the board agreed
| 10 do carly In the summer, but for this
| formal dinner and ball. Mrs. Manning evil
| IDENTIFY is Of the mind that only that styl,
of costume d.nomnated as full dress viii
lie appropriate.
WILL LEAVE IT TO CHANCE.
Mrs. Franklin Terriss: "As I neye,
wear low gowns, the question does no
arise With me at all. A dressy costume
without hat. will be the one l shal
adopt for both evenings"
Mrs. Daniel G. Nugent: For the bal
intend TO wear a low-cut gown, with, OF
course. Jewels. as am due at the V. T..
first. For the dinner, we'll, now really
I've not decided. Think I'll actually fir
coin and leave the matter to chance. ]
think decollete looks ever so much pret.
tier. but when hear that Mrs. Odell pre-
fers the other and as she Is our undoubt-
ed hostess on that evening, it leaves me
undecided. Really, the coin will have TO
be put into use
Entire nous. ii was at the German
house ten days ago. when a large and
very dressy function vas In progress, that
Mrs. Sugent was observed in the oak
gallery by lately returned Worlds Fair
woman. who had not yet seen her st
Louis friend
Mrs. Nugent had Oh Il gown cut not only
with collar, but sucl, high collar that
it fairly met the tips of her ears, albeit
the gown was a very handsome one, such
as We would ordinarily term an after
noon reception toilet. The other woman
was In a low bodice.
Said the latter, when she caught sight
OF Mrs. Sugent: "why. my dear. hard
ly knew you. What on earth does this
mean? And why are you covering I'D
your handsome shoulders tonight? Have
tho times changed. and should l have
changed with them? DO we no longer
don evening dress after o'clock, even TO
come TO Doctor Lewald's elegant enter
tainments."
Mrs. Nugent smiled. Then she said:
We'll. I've just dropped into line. that's
all. Book around you" The other did
so. There we're, at the very least, 325
full evening dress.
Couldn't stand the pressure. my DEAR"
went on Mrs. Nusent, smoothly. so I
just ordered one or two dresses cut this
way" pointing to the laces on her collar,
"and now. at least, I'm not playing soIi-
taire."
Mrs. Norris r. Gregg: Somebody told
me recently that the general idea had got
ten abroad that low-cut gowns were de-
sired at the New York building and that
we were urged to wear them. So I'm go
ing to- On both evenings / shall appear
in evening costume
QUESTION OF DISCRIMINATION.
Mrs. Daniel NJ. Houser: Low neck, yes,
indeed always wear IL whenever Il
seems 10 me that the occasion demands
such claborateness. Any formal and hand
some function. such as have often been
Is considerable privacy and no going
about from place 10 place, is. to my mind.
the occasion
Mrs. Dore Lyon: why. OF course, VIC
shall wear low necks ourselves and hope
that our guests will on tho evenings IN
question. Here In the New York build |
ing there is and there should be exact |
ly the same feeling that any entertain |
ment given a: a club or private house !
produces. The miscellaneous crowds who |
frequent the Fair at night cannot come |
IN and stare at us. We will be quite |
alone. But decoIlete does not always do. |
Mrs. Manning and the board are quite |,
light when they reserve the power 10 dis |
,riminate. Suppose you go to dine at the |
west pavilion will; large or a small par |
- of friends. The dinner may even be
formal and elegant. but there is an un
lerstood idea that when the coffee has |
been served and the guests disperse, the
of the evening is to be spent on
he Pike. VIII full dress do for sucn oc-
,asions? Assuredly not
Mrs. Julius s. Walsh, who by reason of
he illness of her sister, Miss Estelle
lately arrived from Paris may
,ot attend either function. Is always pre-
3isposed toward the decollcte when the
occasion warrants its wearing. and II she
soes TO dinner and ball. win undoubtedly
wear her most beautiful and fetching
rock that is Low in the neck
I'm afraid that. as the New York bail Is
0 be so large. somebody may unwittinsly
troll into the ballroom with a hat on.
Don't do II, dear lady. If such an idea oc-
uFs to YOU. You may. perchance, wear
iish-necked gown If i;'s all you brought
o town with you. or you've a bad cold,
" you don't care much about your col
aTbone and seldom exhibit it in public
'laces, or you've prejudice, to which
'ou arc Justly entitled. against low nccks
n general. You may. say. wear the
ace suimpe or the handsome silk with
Embroidery on the collar. and nobody ,viil
emarls on the circumstance, except to
lote, perhaps. that you are looking cs-
'ecially well thst night. But il you've any
egard for the fitness of things, leave your
at in the dressing room.
SERENA LAME.