The Cairo bulletin., 1913-10-24
FOR THE
GIRL WHO DANCES
Maude Hall Tells the Proper Gar
ments TO be Worn When
Doing the Tango.

"a hpoH tea tue ihAoA mai uAlliltis tht
bridge party and, IN fact, all func-
tons are held VITA an aceompani-
ment of dancing. The tango and the
turkey trot have been defended by
so many high authorities on art
and propriety, to say nothing of
physical culture, that when prop
erly done they are considered ideal
diversions.
OF course. dancing is like any
other amusement; ii can be run tc
extremes, and it is the extremities
In all things that stimulate criti
cism. 1t is no more necessary ID be
suggestive in dancing the tango than
II is to gamble when playing cards
the experts tell us. Hence society
has declared itself IN favor of dane
ing as the chief amusement of win
ter. If there has been no formal an
| nOuncement, this is not needed one
has only to consult the social calen-
dars to see what the trend of the
smart mind is toward.
AS for fashion in connection with
dancing they are most bewitching.
Debutants are not going extensively
for the mtnaret or lampsh de frock,
but designs featured for their use
are inspired by the famous Poiret
models. Perhaps the newest effects
are little more graceful and
| dainty. The danger of the minaret
is that 1t is apt to become oyerpopu-
lar in spite OF its distinguished
sponsor. 1t does not take the per-
| ception of a prophet to see the day
when even outlining bands of ex-
pensiye furs and other lux
urious trimming will fail to save
the mode. Therefore the girl who is
not able to afford several dancing
dresses should select it with eau
ton, and that it can be adapted to
future changes.
Variety is given to chiffon and
other soft materials by plaits, and
draperies are used IN combination.
For instance a very smart bordered
chiffon has the skirt plated and the
| bodice terminates in tunic effect
below the waistline. This tunlc Is
caught up at the sides very daintily,
yet in way reminiscent of the pic
lures Of grandmother taken shortly
after her debut.
Certainly the arbiters of fashion
draw upon the modes of years gone
by for much of their inspiration.
Miniatures of queens of fashion OF
the fourteenth and fifteenth centu-
ries are not nearly as quaint as they
once seemed, and familiarity with
the styles of days gone by" in
creases our admiration for them.
The bodice of the frock in ques-
tion is, by the way, developed in
figured satin in pattern that car
ries out the idea of the border in
the chiffon. There is a darling lit
tie bib effect buttoning over the
lace vest trimmed with a row of
dainty buttons. There Is fischu
effect over each shoulder and the
plain sleeves are finished with a
band of figured satin. The girdle
is of plain chiffon.
The neck is cut square, and the
lace vest is bound with a narrow
fold of satin.
Many novel ideas are evolved This
season in connection with fracks |
not only for dancing but street
wear. A pretty novelty shows
chiffon skirt worn with yk'ri ofl
charmeuse or some other soft Satiu. |
The skirt may be draped, plated or
made in any of the ways now nopr
lar, and by changing the cc7t. enc
may often change the effect Of the
frock, and one skirt NAV thus serve
several purposes. In owuloylno
such a costume for street wear The
skirt may be of black satin. on which
the fullness from the waist to Nh,
hips has been restrained BY shir-
rings, and below ri's has been c'ov-
erly draped toward the back. where
1t is caught up to snow lace petit
coat just whore the heels would hit
1t, as the wearer danced or walked,
according to the occasion on which
the skirt is worn. Accompanying
this is jacket of flame red chiffon,
a sloppy, loose, blouselike affair.
caught at one side by large velvet
poppy glstening with rhinestones
Plated skirts are not limited to
dancing frocks by any means. Sey-
eral of the latest models have the
bottom portion of tne skirt laid in
accordion plaits, the upper part be-
ing in the shape of a hip yoke of
more or less fancy design. With
these skirts simple waists are worn,
over which rather dressy topcOats
appear Great big black and white
checks are all the rage for semi
dressy topcoats and exceedingly