Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-06
HOW FIRST KING AK
DRESSED HIS LADIES
Kystifying Description Of the
> Unique Gowns Worn at the
Jubilee Ball in 1895. -
SOCIETY EDITOR LAUGHS
BY A. R. GROH.

This is an article strictly for the
ladies'. 1t is a description of some OF
the gowns worn at the first Ak-Sar-
Ben ball, back in 1895.
What would you think, gentlemen,
of ball dress of white mousseline de
sole over yellow corded. satin-striped
MORE, trimmed In passementerie and
with red and white guimpe"
Huhl You can't make head 'cr tail
of it? Well, neither can !. But the
ladies' understand all that language.
like Homer understood Greek.
So, you men may turn to the sport
page while | entertain the fair ones
with the fashions Of the reign of King
Ak-Sar-Ben |.
When | showed the society editor
the description of these gowns, ladies,
she said they would certainly make in
teresting reading.
We had a good laugh over them.
That is, she did the laughing and |
joined in, though ] wouldn't know a
passementerie from guimpe if met
them on the street.
She tells me that berthas, which
were all the rage in 1895, are not worn
any more. !.
While these dresses sound funny"
to US now they were "au fait" in 1895,
and the ladies who wore them then
looked just as charming as the ladies
will look wearing the styles OF 1916
AZ fhia wears hall
Here, then. are the gowns that some
OF the ladies' wore at the ball OF 1875,
/ as reported in The Bee:
| Green Velvet Sleeves.
Mrs. William S. Poppleton was
fascinating in gown of white taffeta
with green velvet sleeves and bodice
profuseiy trimmed in lace"
MRS. Clement Chase was charm
ingly attired in pink corded satin,
trimmed with bertha Of pink crepon
and made with a godet skirt, dancing
length"
Mrs. w. L. Dickey wore a dainty
gown OF white china silk, trimmed in
buttercup yellow velvet and white and
gold guimpe."
MRS. William A. Redick wore white
brocaded silk, with a yellow chiffon
waist trimmed handsomely in jet"
MRS. Henry Estabrook was digni-
fled in an elegant gown of white
mousseiine de sole over yellow corded
silk, trimmings Of yellow MORE rib
bons and lilies Of the valley"
MRS. Walter Jardine, fancy waist
OF changeable black and red silk with
satin skirt"
MRS. Elmer E. Bryson was gowned
daintily in a simple white dotted
Swiss, profusely trimmed in lace"
Oriental Silk.
"Mrs. Gilbert M. Hitchcock wore a
costume OF oriental figured silk lastly
trimmed in lace and forget-me-nots.'
"Mrs. Charles w. Hull wore white
muslin with blue satin ribbons"
"Mrs, j. M. Metcalf wore becom-
ing Partisan gown Of changeable pink
and blue satin striped MORE, an ex-
quisite bertha OF old point lace and
Brussels rose point lace fan and hand
kerchicf; her diamonds were much adj
mired."
MRS. John A. McShanc was beauti-
| full in gown of white Paris muslin
and Valencicnnes lace; diamonds"
Mrs. Charles Squires looked par
ticularly we'll in heliotrope brocaded
satin, with point lace bertha; dia-
monds."
Miss Bartlett wore a corn-colored
silk with green velvet sleeves and car
ricd red roses"
"Miss Ida Wheeler wore a light
green silk with pink velvet sleeves,
trimmed in pink flowers"
Mrs. F. P. Kirkendall wore most
exquisite gown Of heavy black corded
silk. sleeves and front Of lavender
chiffon over lavender silk, handsomely
trimmed with opal passementerie."
MRS. F. L. Haller wore an import
ed Brusa gauze, made in the Sultan's
harem, with green satin trimmings"