Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-04-27

~ HHAT Psychological secret is |
behind the impulse that |
AA@ moves women to lay out |
w their party clothes on the bed |
before dressing for an evening enter |
tainment? We all do tor have |
done 1t in years gone by, when 60
ing to parties was more of an event, |
perhaps. than it is now; or before n
we'll trained maid was at our call to
produce every belonging as needed
during the process of being coiffured, |
manicured. corseted and dressed.
If there is any prettier sight than
milady. all logged out ready for the
dance, or the OPERA 1t IS miladys bed
before the party, all heaped with
lacos and silks; gloves, fan. delicate
kerchief gauZy scarf. filmy petticoat,
silken underwear. slippers and silk
stockings-even the silk wrap folded
and drawn to one side. What, one
repeats. moves woman to lay out her
party clothes and their accessories in
such manner, when she never dreams
of making such initial display of her
street garb and its accessories in en-
tirety, before DOMINIC the separate
garments? No. the business of dress
ing for a party is always an event
even TO the favored one who has a
party on for every night in the sea-
son. 1t is Il delightful-and a serious
business, from the moment the hot
water faucet is turned on for the bath
to that final. contemplating moment
before the mirror just before one
picks up ones train and trips down
TO the waiting equipage.
Party belongings begin with the or
nament that gives individuality to the
couture, and end with the point of
the little satin slipper. It takes
! host OF things to make modern
! belle ready for n dance: for instance
! from within out: glove silk lingerie
| thread silk stockings. special evening
corsets of brocaded silk-corsets that
are so cut that If the decolletage
| touches the waistline in back they will
not reveal themselves---a luxurious
petticoat and tiny. exquisite brassiere:
| a shoulder scarf of tulle or spangled
gauze of tinted chiffon to slip over the
| bare neck in a draught: slippers OF
satin or silver tissue or gold brocade;
warm, fur-lined carriage boots to
wear over the slippers in the carria &c;
party bag filled with vanity trlfles,
a fan. smart hair ornament, and
wisp of a kerchief. All these In addi-
ton to the party frock and wrap.
one does not include Jewels. for
these are not the actual necessities
though the average woman has GER
tain favorite belongings in the Jew
elry line that are added last Of all
TO her toilette.
And as the evening star Is to the
sun; so Is the evening gown to its
laccessories--as far as splendor and
solid worth are concerned. 1t is in the
realm of evening accessories that the
giver of costly gifts searches and
CLEANS One may pay more for a
pearl handled fan than for a whole
srocll; a spangled Assyrian shoulder
scarf may easily cost the half of a
frock. When it comes to Jewels, of
course there Is no comparison of
value for tho expenditure may soar
anywhere.
1t is not considered at all out of the
way, these days, however. TO wear
quite inexpensive jewelry with really
costly gowns. A string of imitation
pearls worth five dollars may look
very charming indeed with n white
evening frock that totallcd up two
hundred dollars after its ordeal at
the customs. on the other hand, a
not expensive gown fashioned by n
home dressmaker may appear In COM
pany with diamond earrings that