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with pa.nels of cloth
Timely Toilettes Described
By Adelaide Samson
HE New Year's din
ner dance is much
less of a family
gathering than
that of either
Thank-giving or
Christmas. In
deed, the aim i-
to welcome the coming in of the New
Year with as much jollity as possibl .
Wd the old adage of "the more the
merrier" holds good.
The New Year's dinner guest, there
fore, arrays herself according to the
spirit of the occasion. As a matter
f fnct, the dresses for the dinner
rather than the dance; the latter
considered a, an accessory, plea-in:
j,h. but merely an afterthought
It must be borne in mind that the
dinner gown is always heavier and
more impressive than the dancing
frock; and as the New Year's gather
ing, however large. presupposes the
reunion of the family, the high cor
sage is worn in preference to the more
formal decollete.
A lovely frock shown to nie by
young girl who is to open the cotil-
lion at a New Year's dance is especial
ly appropriate and simple. Over a
I white taffeta underskirt, with its bor-
der of tiny ruffle.-. i the dress proper
of white net embroidered in 'inted
i green foliage and decorated hi rVfBc
t effect, with chiffon and derp gri en
fringe! These innges, with white
rucliings, serve as a border to the
skirt, which falls in a graceful -emi-train.
Young girls are nut wearing trains
with the same svvrep as their elders.
The corsage has an inside fullness of
v. h i t e chiffon, over which the em
broidered net is draped in bolero ef
fect, with handsome white silk bow
3 a center clap, and a deep Kreen
taffeta girdle as a finish to the waist
The sleeve consists of a full ruffle
falling from the shoulder, bordered
with chiffon pleats and fringe. The
soft, low collar is also outlined with a
band of fringe It is. perhaps, need
less o suggest that any clever girl
with a white net frock can obtain a
beautiful result with little expense bv
covering it with tiny sprigs of holly
leave-
Another charming dinner and dance
gown for a girl, who thinks more of
the dance than the dinner, is a rose
pink chiffon combined with spangles
and a bit of real lace. The chiffon is
hung with constellations of gilt
I quins, a fringe of larger, pear
shaped spangles being placed at in
'rvals upon the lower part of the
skirt. The latter is pleated to the
knee, from which it falls in full folds
over the Rflch beruchrd underskirt
of white chiffon, which m turn is laid
over a white louisine with many ruf
fles. The pretty corsage has a yoke over
laid with appliques of Irish lace, upon
which the dull, gold spangles are ap
plied haphazard, a fringe uniting the
motifs in front and falling softly over
the snugly boned girdle. The sleeves
are hung with shoulder draperies and
fringes, and are constructed on the
prevailing mode of a puff, a deep cuff
and a mitaine over the hand.
Princes of every color and combi
nation find new applications, new
po -bilitte. new ffrace and effects
at every turn of fashion's wheel.
A dinner frock worn by a young
matron whose dancing days are not
yet over is of pinkish mauve Sicili
enne, a heavily knotted ecru fringe
bordering the lace pelerine, which is
substituted for a yoke The corsage
is fulled into a belt The novel sleeves
have an upper puff, the lower portion
uf lace and velvet strappings termi
nate in a miaine effect over the hand.
The skirt, like the corsage, is replete
with charming or-Tinality. It is form
ed of alternate groupings of tucks and
insertions of Italian guipure, these
meeting -shape in the center. The
full flounce is decorated with a series
of perpendicular tuck-, the hem itself
showing a dainty border of Mexican
stitchery done in heavy silk
The hostess is of paramount impor
tance ;.t all holiday functions, as the
representative member of the family.
n impressive dinner gown is of lace,
panelled with cloth Formerly cloth,
when trimmed with lace, was con
sidered the height of elegance, but
nowadays the gown is fashioned of
lace with appliques of cloth.
The costume in question is a rich
siik cluny lace, dyed to a shimmering
shade of satin cloth of the same tint,
decorated with bows of narrow sil
ver soutache Tin cor-age is in blouse
and b' kfTO effect) with cord ornaments
in silver, similar decoration- being
ued on ihe belt. The sleeves have an
inserted puff of plisse chiffon tinted
hyacinth blue.
Another distinguished and imprc
ive gown designed for a hostess is of
amber crepe with Maltese lace trim
mings. The effect of many strappings
is cleverly produced by corded shir
rings fastened down with handsome
velvet and crochet buttons. The up
per and lower sleeves are charmingly
designed, tucked straps joining the
two sleeves. The sr.mc strapp-d effect
borders the yoke, a narrow band of
velvet marking the simulated decol
letage of the transparent yoke, and
also outlining the fitted ceintitre.
Straps are seen on the skr beneath
an artistically shaped hip yoke, and a
group of tucking makes a pretty finish
above the hem.
The Fad for Copper Utensils.
Artists and souvenir collectors have
always had a craze for copper novel
ties like samovars, vases, bowls and
jardiniere-, all of which have been
used for purely decorative ourposes.
new fashion has been set recently,
however, and article- in everyday
lse are manufactured out of copper,
both in plain and potmded metal. The
latter has beautiful grada'ious of
shading, and is especially popular.
The woman who wishes to be up-to-date
will discard her tin watering can;
and will sprinkle her plants from a
COOper one, which may be a plain or
as elaborate as she desires.
She will also have MP Vfau and
crumb trays, candlesticks. jardin;e--e.
vases and many other usefn' ! p
made out of this metal