Evening journal., 1915-05-01

every Utllt anu NtdN Ut Ailf iii'tANRNAAn
treads the measure of the maNiNe, the
one-stop and loX-trOt TO the accom-
paniment of orchestra music inter-
mingled with the clink of diners
glasses. the quaintness Of the dane
ers' dresses oddly contrasting with
the modern setting Of undiscovered
tables and black-clad walters hover
ing near.
Although Dame Fashion. mindful of
the subway, perhaps, hesitates 20
spring the hoop skirt i'm daytime
dresses. she spares no fulness IN the
dance frock skirts. short i'm length,
billow and fare like sails in the wind,
as the wearers dip. swing or hesitate
in the measures Of the dance; their
width is accumulated by the tightness
Of the waist and the closeness of the
couture, giving a flowor-like forma-
ton to the modern silhouttee. So var
led are the colors. the scene becomes
human kaleidoscope, the shifting
| figures bringing first pastel and then
vivid shades TO the fore
One girl in particular attracted my
attention. as | watched the dancers
the other night But for her auburn
tresses cropped close i'm the Castle
clip" she might have heen an 1850
instead of a 1915 girl so tight was her
pointed bodice and so full her circu-
/ lar skirt. Her throat white as the
taffeta of which the gown was made,
rose above the round decollote. This
was edged with fine Chantilly lace and
scattered flowers. woven in pure sill
/ yer and blue. seemed purposely placed
TO catch and hold the color of her eyes.
so perfect was the match. The very
simplicity of the frOck made IL attract
/ i've; its only trimming. besides the
/ lace. was a heavy cord covered with
! silk, edging the bottom of the bodice
and lOOped Standardization on the
! skirt. Not detail of the costume
was overlooked, from her white stock
ings and black slippers. laced high
\ with ribbon, TO the Grecian band that
n held her hair; a telltale sway of the
! billowing skirt told as plain as words
as she glided away, that there was
hoped ietticoat bencath-nOt the tap
ed creation our grandmothers knew,
but an ingenious arrangement intro
duced in the early winter. consisting
of a net poiticoat. cut to come Just be-
4, low the knee. medium i'm width and
I finished al the lower edge with reed
These are sometimes shown in the
shops festOoned with flowers that
show through the sheer net dress.
Though entirely different in cut and
texture an equally charming dress
was worn Al a fete in the midweek.
lhy one of the season dehutantes noted
for her delicate Dresdon-like beauty.
/ With her golden hair wound low in
the neck and a single curl over her
shoulder she appeared a perfect erin
oline belle in her white net frock
over slip of white charmeuse COW
cred with white chiffon. A bodice
of yellow faille silk draped i'm front
!! and held with roses. gave a touch Of
color which was carried out in tiny
embroidered wreaths on the guimpe
and skirt: below the wreaths on the
skirt. scallops of gathered ribbon
% made a trimming in keeping with the
U-shaped neck and full. pulled sleeves
Cameo bracelets claspcd around her
wrists and a small fan, carried more
for it's beauty than real utility. made
fitting accessories 70 the costume.
The rare beauty of this gown was
emphasized by a cherry-red taffota
D frock worn by her friend.
1t seems as if these styles, borrow
ed from the DAYS when Jenny Lind
and Adelne Patti won their fame
&c give TO each girl an individual grace
as she sways TO the rhythm of the
modern music. There are Swiss
frocks trimmed with brilliant silk
~ Dolly Warden taffetas. failles, sOf
lcharmeuses. chifOns. and lace crea
tions worthy of note. A CLINT nov
and then of a much-berufhed petit
coat warns us Of the return of thl
feminine fancy. which we lost sigh
of for the past season or two. Nov
the stores have on display 4 com
nlcte collection Of figured and plaii