Evening star., 1915-01-24
A Texas Way to
Tell the News.

Cal, was dIiioutiScu,
uy,r %o and the wedding
"A AeA"' date also, at
Tell the News. luncheon given by
tine s,ster-in-law Of the hr1de-to-oe at
San Antonio. Tex, recently In mover
way The party was a large one ana
,ust as the conversation became most III
teresting but had not reached eossips
things like engagements and Weddings
j., came a small newsboy with an extra
aiition" showing the pictures or MISS
- nrd ber fanct and the formal an
,ouncement of the engagement lhis VS.
:, complete surprise TO the guests. me
miniature newspaper was unique anu
made an unusually appropriate ana at
,ract;ve souvenir The entire sheet was
given up to items regarding the coupe
with all the news in connection WIN tile
coming wedding, even to snort uesCfip-
ton of their future home in Los Anseles.
The luncheon table was oval in shape
and the decorations c!everly depicted
bridal professional The miniature ai,ar,
which was very realistic, was odi.teu
with ferns and valley lilies and tliy
wedding bell of valley Flies was suspend
cd overhead. Forming the professional
down the aisle. hedE,d with valley hies
and white ribbons. We're the maids ana
croornsnnen, the bride and bridegroom. tne
nv ring bearer and the flower girls.
They were kewpies. the bride wearing
most charming bridal costume or white
with veil and the bridesmaids all IN vel
low tulle carrying lunches of vsolets. the
"men" Of the party were IN conventional
evening dress and the flower girls,
l.Ionde and brunette. were in white. ana
scattered valley lilies in the path OF the
bride. A tiny gilded cupid was the ring
'.earer.
Arranged about the table were purple
ropped candles, and ut each plate there
was corsage bouquet of violets and val
ley lilies. tied with long streamers of
purple tulle, with the name of the guest
lettered in silver at one end.
Following the lead of the 400 OF other
cities, the much discussed first assem-
bly, OF Back Ray
Got It First and society at the
Copley Plaza
Held on Longest. saw the cotillon
relegated into the discard.
Those who have seen and danced the
cotillon regretted its passing; the
younger set had no such sentimental
recollections-it simply meant more
maxixe to them.
Away back in the time of King
Charles y of France. who reigned
during the second quarter of the last
century. the cotillon first came into
fashionable favor. 1t was an adapta-
ton OF peasant dance ana quickly
was taken up by the English court
Thence 1t was brought to America, and
Boston was. perhaps. the first of Ameri-
can cities TO be the scene of the initial
presentation of the Importation. which,
of course, had been subjected to numer-
Gus changes, finally eliminating in
combination of round and square dane
ing.
Discussing the subject. Bostonese are
quoted saying that the cotillon has
been given up not SO much because of
the cost of favors to the hostess and of
the elegance of the dress of the guests.
but because the younger set care more
for the new dances. In the first place.
they are easier to learn. and they find
that they can derive more physical bene-
Ats and mental stimuli from the new
than the old.
From the viewpoint of exercise there
is no comparison between the modern
dances and the figures of the cotillon.
To dance the new figures all the muscles
of the body are brought into play This,
too is realized by the older set.
Because Boston is the last Of the
larger cities to give up the cotillon does
not mean that she is following their
lead 1t means simply that the modern
dances have been trif1e slower in OBJ
tanning the favor that has pushed the
"otillon to one side
II YOU are going south be sure TO take
f-SHtS oA THitc IiocnS win you, lOT
white will be a pre-
What to Take on vaiiing rage at all
southern resorts this
Florida Trip. season. A neeD at
the wardrobe of very smart dresser
few days age just prior to her departure.
disclosed a striking gown made of gray
linen, with eplashes of yellow and black
embroidery. The girdle and cravat we're
of black leather. and with il was worn
huge black Gainsborough Another
one was Of white tulle and silver, the
skirt made very full of the tulle and
the bodice draped in silver lace The
sridle was of silver taffeta- edged in
black velvet and garnitured in black
velvet rose.
famous paintings. One was made of
yellow taNeta through which ran wheels
Of gold embroidery. The skirt was made
circular and much shorter IN the front
than in the back. 1t was attached TO a
ftted pleated yoke of yellow chiffon.
The bodice was fashioned from tinted
lace draped over fitted lining of yell
low silk This piece. more than two
Yards long was caught up to form a
loose Rowing sleeve. caught on the
shoulder by silver ornament. An
other gown of putty-colored charmeuse,
made with tight sleeves and high neck,
was copied from an old painting sug-
gestfve of the days in England when
Cromwell was in power.
One says that this is an of year for
the gay youth of the community. While
their elders are din
Two Viewpoints ing and dancing. the
in Chicago. gushing a, home and
wondering at a world which fails to pro-
vide the prophesied amount of social ex-
citement and pleasure. To remedy in a
measure this condition Of things Mrs
Hobart Chatfield-Taylor organized tho
cinderella dances the first of which
took place last Tuesday evening
Two hundred and fifty young people
gathered. including practically all the
debutantes and many of the younger mar
ried set. as well as liberal sprinkling
OF the patrOnesSes.
The hours were from 9 to IL o'clock,
and no glass slippers were dropped on
The door sill The next two Cinderella
parties will take place January rs and the
hrst Tuesday In February.
The other thinks the maddest dance
week of the season fox-trotted and
tangoed It's breathless way into history
last night Probably things will keep
growing gayer and faster for the next
four weeks They usually do But in
four weeks Ash Wednesday will be here,
and. whether or not you belong to a church
thar kApDs Nth Mar6f