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About The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 30, 1901)
.IIIU .J ljjjjil THE CO FRIER 10 The Courier Published Every Saturday Eoted !n tht PtxtoBc t Lincoln m xnd da matter. OFFICE, WV9I0 P STREET TEtwuw , E5ttortl Room, - 214 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Per annum, In adranc, MXO Slnsfl Copy, 6 1 FASHION 1 To the exqulidte strains of Marsi's "Value ISleue," now as popular In New York as In Paris, nine o'clock ushered In what was probably the most fash ionable opening night of the horse show ever sen In New Tork. The gowns, wraps and hats were ravish ing. There were several full-length Imperial sable cloaks and one of ermine, while the regulation silk and satin, chiffon, lace and fur-trimmed capes and coats were simply bewildering In variety. Jiy half after nine the bares were nil well filled, and It was at once apparent that In the costumes of the women there was a lack of the vivid coloring that was so marked last sea son. Mrs. Astor and Mrs Orme Wil son were present, the former resplen dent In magnificent Jewels; her ear rings were enormous solitaires. Mr George Keppel attracted a great deal of attention, although he Is not so handsome as the reading public has been led to believe. She wore a black lace gown with sleeves of fine lace crossed In ladder effect over the bare arms. Her collar was of large dia monds zigzagged on black velvet, and was very high. As her bodice was transparent to the bust she sat nil the evening with a huge fur boa about her shapely shoulders. She wore a cluster of four American beauty roses near the waist. Her hat wns a white beaver twisted In a fantastic manner, and had pink and black ribbons by way of trimming. Mrs. J. Stevens Ulman, who has a petite, but pretty figure, was resplen dent In lace, velvet and diamonds. Her gown was a black velvet Prlncesse with yoke and sleeves of exquisite Duchesse lace. "Where the tabs fell from the yoke over on the velvet she wore some oddly set diamonds. There were also diamonds about the throat. Her hat was of the fiat variety, with bTack and white In combination. In fact, these colors, or lack of color, ruled on Monday evening, with the pale pastel shades following a close second. Two scarlet hats were conspicuous, being the only spots of brilliant color In the boxes. One of these was worn by Mrs. O. II. P. IMmont, who dined with a large party at the Waldorf be fore the show. It wns of scarlet chiffon elaborately shirred, and scooped over the face In a sort of poke bonnet fnshlon. Her gown wns a startling white and black affair, and was not over-pretty, but her wrap was lovely. It was of the Inverness order, of which I spoke some weeks ngo, made of fine cloth. The shade wns a cross between palest lavender nnd gray, and wns charming. It had a straight collar trimmed with t'.vo bands or narrow sable. In combination with the red lint It was stunning. Mrs. "Joe" Wldener looked very hnndsotuc In n white plumed hat and u gown or white lace on the bodice of which some fine diamonds were dis played to excellent nd vantage. A large diamond heart caught the bodice in the center of the bust, nnd a remark able oval-shaped solitaire hung pend ant from a chnln of pearls about her throat. She wore a bracelet of dia monds nnd turquoise. I observed thnt many or the women wore bracelets. In fact, everyone wore either some f-ostly pendant at the throat, a diamond collar or a flne bracelet, and some of those moat fa vored by fortune wore all three. Mrs. John R. Drexel wore gray silk with tucked bodice, and a Iace trimmod hat turned from the face at one side In a most becoming manner. Her Jewels were enormous square em eralds surrounded by diamonds. One was worn brooch fashion at the throat, and a diamond chain connected this with another Jest like it about three Inches lower on the bodice. Mrs. Van Alen wore a peculiar gown of the Dolly Varden order, with full, puffed sleeves. It was white with pale yellow garnishing, and had a tight, snugly fitting waist, over which a small diamond heart hung pendant from a rope of small pearls. Hrr hat was of white tulle, with a band of sabl about the edge of the brim and a handsome white aigrette at th left side. She wore a large black and white tulle boa finished with rib bons. Miss Blight wore a most severe toilet. It consisted of a perfectly plain, tight fitting Prlncesse of black velvet, made cIoe and high about th throat, and with long, tight-flttlng sleeves. A large, beplumed black hat complet ed th eostum. She wore absolutely no Jewels, and her white gloves were the only relief. Mrs. Bend's charming complexion and fair hair were set off by a gray cos tame, with corded velvet hat. She had a pink feather boa, and was much ad mired by the younger men. Her jewels were a long lorgnette chain of diamonds and a torquolse ma trix with diamonds. Senator Depew's niece. Miss Pauld ing, looked very well In a brown velvet suit, simply made, with which she wore sables. Her hat was picturesque, turned up at both sides, and with two long white plumes trailing over It from front to back. Mrs. Klklns was In steel-gray velvet, with white lace let into the front of the bodice. She wore few diamonds. Some of the fashionables occupied seats back of the boxes, and not a few promenaded once or twice around. There wai certainly more promenading done by well-known persons than or previous occasions. Kut there is also a more marked tendency to pay no attention whatever to the ring. The occupants of the boxes simply visit and talk, often with backs to the arena. The New York Horse Show Is, and perhaps always will be. merely a social function, patronized by out-of-town folks and others, to see the aristocracy at close range. I have neglected to mention th handsoine lace costumes, the newest being of white lace with black ap pliqued upon It. The effect Is ex tremely rich. A heavy black satin with this combination used ror yoke and elbow sleeves was particularly at tractive. Those or white or cream lace, made over colors, were also In evidence, but their popularity Is waning. I'idy Modish in Town Topics. -i v -V 'C 'r e A Street Parable A little girl stood at a window blow ing soaji bubbles. Beneath stood a lit tle boy, and as she blew bubbles to ward him he tried to catch them. They broke and dlsnpjeared on all sides, but the two laughed and kept up the game, she smiling down and he gazing upward eagerly. "Behold a parable!" said a man to a woman. "The eternal relation or the sexes. You blow beautiful bubbles down to us rrom your height and we weary ourselves In trying vainly to catch them. Poor little boy!" The pair played and laughed In the sunshine till the boy grew tired. 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