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ments for the women were still more
valuable, he thought.

ments for the women were still more
valuable, he thought
A maker Of cotillon favors at the be-
ginning Of tho season devised an opera
hood which abe fancied might take with
some Of her patrons and before the sample
copy was half finished secured from "
two large orders. and before the end Of
the season expects to do even better than
this. Now 10 uiSy one unaoquainted with
the latest thing in cotillon favors an
opera hood suggests a fancy arrange-
ment Of paper and tinsel; but that Ia q
mistake. The opera hoods In question
are the real thing. and not only will the
recipients get lot Of wear out Of them
but they viii be copied by women who
do not get a chance to attend the dances
where they are given out. Chiffon, silk
and dainty ribbons are combined In the
manufacture Of these hoods and 100 or
more OF them foot up 70 the amount Of
many young mans yearly salary.
Opera glass bags Of brocade or satin,
once finished with cord and tassel only.
have on two occasions this winter been
mounted with jewelled clasps when used
i as favors. and Japanese paper parasols,
always counted among the prettiest OF
the less expensive things, have been re-
placed In several cases with parasols Of
silk. lace and chiffon
The fashion, OF wearing fancy belt
clasps and ornaments and ribbon and
satin sashes gathered. knotted and fin
ished with long trailing ends has been
utilized by the cotillon givers, TO the Joy
Of the youthful dancers.
In speaking of the fans given out the
other evening at a cotillon young mar
ried woman who had two described them
as dandy and just the thing needed to
complete her outfit for a Southern resort
she intends going TO when Ash Wednes-
day arrives One fan was of lace with
ivory sticks, the other OF painted gauze
and these, In her opinion. were not unusual
either In beauty OF cost When sized up
with the fans given away at similar en-
tertainments this winter. Said she Of the
mems favors:
They were not far behind those given
TO the women. the morocco note books
mounted in silver. the lacquered cigar
holders and the scarf pins given out In
three Of the figures making my husband
open his eyes, Genuine worries and
porcelains in the form Of miniature sport
ing machines were among the favors
distributed by one hostess, and at the
.same dance fine Japanese fans and ORR
entail jewelry for both sexes, much OF
which had been bought by q member Of
her family while visiting China. were
given out during two figures.
when II comes TO favors made OF paper
the old time designs are not in 1t with the
new, which include fancy boxes and dog
ems Of exquisite articles for the dressing
table and boudoir. as well as the purely
decorative things. Even in this line, a
hostess explained. there has been dis
tinct advance OF late in the selections
made by the givers Of fashionable cotil-
Ions both in price and design. =.
There Ia not the least indication,
this woman predicted. of any, return
to simple decorative favors. The ten.
dency In fact is quite the other way.
few years ago the cotillon was almost
unknown in New York. and the style OF
cotillon then popular in France, which
may be said to be the home OF the cotil-
lon, although more decorative perhaps
than that we know over her now. was
with few exceptions far less elegant and
costly. Take the cotillon suppers alone.
To-day a cotillon. except in the case
Of subscription dances for young people
or other dances equally informal means
two quite substantial suppers, one to
follow an hour or so Of general dancing
before midnight. the other to follow the
cotillon which does not finish until from
two TO three hours later. That Is only
one feature. Take the favors. Gold and
silver ornaments for personal wear and
for desk and table use such as neither
myself nor any OF my friends dreamed
Of as cotillon favors ten years ago are
now distributed as a matter Of course
the extravaganza in jjewelled ornaments
being even more marked