The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-15
DANCING HAS AFFECTED ALL
the LATE WINTER FASHIONS

Everything ends with Il dance this
winter. whatever it begins with. Dane
ing is the craze and not only the de-
hutantcs and the college youths in
dulge i'm it: but ever the m%atrons and
tn" old bachelors who used to be the
despair of lhostcsscs in this respect
are taking part i'll cotillions and trip
ping the light fantastic" as though
they thoroughly enjoyed il. All this
t~erpsichorean interest had its effect
upon costume, of course. and every
dinner gown. even though provided
with a stately train. is SO contrived
that it may bc danced in, later in the
evening.
Girlish Dancing Frocks.
Some of the dancing frocks Worn
at the assemblies and at the Junior
cotlllionS which arc given for the
younger set have brought out the most
delectable little dancing trocks, lust
Wlsps of airy chiffon OF lace, straight
ana narrow as Il skirt. short wasted
and babyish as tn bodice. hut one
must confess extremely sophisticated
as I" decolletasc. Even the dcbutante
in her tccnS-oncc she is fairly out
wears her evening frock N'd half
way I" the waist line at the back, and
lined with flesh colorcd chiffon or tulle
throughout tn" bodice 50 that an al
most startling decolctte effect is sug-
gcSt"d.
Th" Girlish dancing frocks arc us,,-
any cut to escape the floor. though
tn" skirts are not as short as they were
Il season or twn ago. The soft, thin
material of the skirt. however, and
lhe absence of my pctticoat, save
perhaps, a single cant frill of lace
;ipout tho ankles. makes il easy to lift
ana mold tho ct.lrt 1,,yi-,rr tl-r 1-.-.-
ana Just now there is a far for high
hceled satin boots. buttoned high about
the ankle like a street boot. with dane.
ing costumes. These boots are nj
cours" Very dainty affairs. with paper
thin solcs, curved French heels and
little pointed toes, and they look very
pretty on the fiNing feet. They are
also strap boots with slashes cut acros
IN" iustep tn show the stocking
trough II these buttoned strap
boots are richly embroidered on toe
n instep with crystal heads and tiny
rhinestones.
Every Dinner Gown Has Train.
The dinner gown has ALWAYS a train
thoush this season very queer LOOKING
appendasoS on the macks of skirts arc
dlsnlfled by the name of train" The
traih may drag in one point. or in two.
OF ever three: il may be q square tab
ll!i" an ~outspread silk handkerchief
PINNED to the skirt edge: it may be
rounded like the tail of a seal; or il
may be attached at the side of the
skirt and give the effect of a bit of
draperN ripped off and dragging be-
side the costume. Some of the Skirts
are bordered with fringe which clings
10 the carpet and pulls the soft skirt
INTO cIinsing. graceful lines about the
hmhs. Dancing skirts also have fringe
at the edge of kneelenth tunics. the
irlne falling over "a jupe of satin. ar
even over Il transparent hen of chif-
ION so that the effect. when the wear.
french say. 80 '"e
The CIinsing Skirt Still.
over these clinging skirts with tbei,
trains are the
hMse. luxurious evening wraps and thS
cf1ect Is really very graceful. as well
as insNpressihly smart. There is mr.
promise of wider petticoats on the sar-
sorlai horizon. and as a matter of fac,
women would not wtlcome such q
prophesy. The narrow skirts arc ho.
coinlng, they arc classically racer
ana they do afford infinite POSSIBILITY