Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-03-12
Evening Gowns Respondent With Beads That
Sparkle New Silks in Ever Varying Combina-
ton Arms Are Yelled Though Sleeveless
Cameo Buttons Late Fad Every
Gown Dancing Gown.
Gown a Dancing Gown.

|R N the far away time of the Ara
ban Nights, when Harounal- Ra-
child sent his caravans to oil the
corners Of the world to bring back
whatever was most costly, most beau
fiful and most rare for the masnifi-
Pence of his own court, nothing more
mpressively splendid could have been
imagined than the collected costumes
pr fashionable evening function of
foday. Such silks, such laces, such
sauzy textures threaded with gold and
Embroidered with beads, such Jewels,
ouch feathers, such trinketa, such per
fumes as delight the senses in modern
costume were unknown even to the
uxury-seeking Canphs Of the ancient
orient; though to be sure in these
ator days it is the female Of the
bpecies who IL deoked out, and not
he male
The evening fashions of late mid
winter set pace for evening Dress
hrougho out the summer. After Lent
begins interest in evening wear be-
comes less vital--summery frocks,
mart travelling costumes, fascinating
Putfng garb have the important place
feminine imagination and the
necessary ballgowns, dinner frocks
md dancing frocks for house parties
Ind hotel wear during the warm sea-
on are merely replicas of what the
Pouturiers brought out for the gay
esson twiNt Christmas and Lent. This
mad and merry whirl of mid-winter
kaiety Is Just drawing to a close and
n the annals OF dress It may wei!
have been a memorable season for
|vening costumes seem to have reach.
ID a climax of splendor and Of beauty
hat could scarcely be surpassed
hough other seasons bring about in
witabie changes of silhouette and
lyle.
Features Of New Evening Frocks.
The drapery of the skirt and the
transparency of the bodice arc the
distinguishing features of every new
vening costume. Minor details Their,
re aplenty, but on these two fea.
ures depend the smartness and mod
rnness OF the frock. And by the bye
Initiate the vocabulary of the dress
makers. the evening costume is nov
frock, not gown. One thinks o.
frock as rather n simple, youthful
rair with more coQuetry than dig
ity. and lacking the distinction ant
presence" Of a gown. TO the dress
maker. 1t seems, a frock Is a costum,
hat Is short-skirted, while n povr
rails about the feet. Some Of IN,
ew evening frocks, it is true. bov,
rains. but they are eccentric afra,ra
arcly incorporated with the sllr
rapery but hung from waistIine hi,
knee like afterthoughts. And al
Yays Is the train so attached that I
nay BIO caught up, OF looped un +,
pme manner to be out of the wav {,
ancing. The dance Is now the bigl
r1estess of fashion and all even,n,
ostumes at least must submit them
Blves to her mandate and be built Il
Uniformity with her decree.
In only one of the evening costume
iotured today Is the train part OF tn
)strt and this costume, which ma
18th propriety be called O gown.
blended for dinner rather than dane
hg wear. IT Is Of printed crep
ssue in a wonderful color scheme c
naded yellows, the pattern shown
rlips in yellow and orange against
background Of dull gold. Gold coiore
hilton wells the bodice and trail