The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-09

gance in dress. for. AS n woman
who goes out constantly says. with
the number Of entertainments she has
TO attend there is absolutely no limit
TO the number Of gowns hat are alb
solutely essential. Ten. twenty and
thirty dinner and ball gowns are not
considered at all too many, even when
one IL not going out everywhere. so
IL can readily be understood that IL
one is going everywhere the dress al
lowance must be a large one. AMI
now the skating craze means ar ad-
ditional expenditure in gowns. but
then all this money is now spent in
America instead Of Europe. so 1t is
positively patriotic to be exceedingly
extravagant.
Skating continues to he the talk Of
the town. and although Long Island
did not provide' the required amount
Of ice that had been promised on New
Years holiday. Tuxedo and many
parts OF New Jersey had snow and
ice enough for the most ardent devo-
tee Of winter sports, and the winter
is young enough yet for Long Island
to come into its own. 80 far as skating
is concerned. And in the meantime
the skating Kinks in New York have
continued to furnish forth all that
could be desired, both for those who
know how to skate and those who are
learning.
Skating has not taken the place Of
dancing, but society has found it pos
sible to combine both accomplish
ments. and while some Of the formerly
overcrowded places tina were popular
Pin the dancing days are much more
comfortable for those who love to
dance, on account Of the less crowded
rooms. nothing as yet has interfered
with the subscription dances, which.
by the way. are remarkably we'll run
this winter. II Is quite the thing to
give a Inner or theatre party and
afterward take ones guests to a sub
scription dance. The fad works out
well. because OF course it insurcs
meeting only with the same set Of
people more or less. The managers
OF the, dances are much pleased at the
number of additional guests. while to
the hostess Of the dinner or theatre
party the solving of a formerly diff
cult problem Is made delightfully."- sim
pie. Providing her guests with the ad-
ditional amusement of a dance given
under charming auspices and with all
the details attended to. just as though
1t were her own private ball. for lit
orally one thousandth part OF the ex-
pense. And wen in these days Of
prosperity m extravagant entertain
Ing there are few really capable SOCIAL
leaders who object TO saving a few
pennies.
As had been expected. last week
brought the announcement of many
interesting engagements, and the air
Is quite tense as to some Others that
are pretty well understood hut not
yet made public. If all that are ru-
mored come into actually the week
or w before Lent will see more we'd
dlngs than have taken place at that
time for several years. But, then, OF
course. nothing Is definitely known.
only the delightful uncertainty and
having something to surmlse about is
giving the young people an immense
amount Of interest.
The trip to Palm Beach or to any
OF the nearer by Southern resorts il
dividing the attention with these
rumOred engagements. The Southern
trip. or the Southern house party, IL
always supposed to he most desirable
from a matrimonial point OF view, and
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