ss resides in being suitably gowned. Suit the attire
to the time and place. Fashion prescribes and regulates styles; etiquette
settles the appropriate garb for the occasion. Every detail, from shoes to
hat, should be harmonious and suited to the occasion and consequently to
the hour of the day. But how many, many violations of this rule we see!
Ostrich feathers worn with shirtwaists; low shoes on the street; dressy
hats in the morning; jewels at breakfast--all inappropriate and unrelated!

The correct street wear in the morning in the winter is a tailored suit
with medium sized hat in felt or beaver, walking shoes, and rather heavy
gloves in glace kid. More elaborate suits or gowns in fine smooth cloth or
velvet are worn at afternoon functions, for calling and receptions. One
does not choose light or showy colors for these if she must walk or take a
street car. Ostrich feathers can be worn on the velvet or satin hat that
accompanies this costume, which is completed by patent leather shoes and
white or pearl-gray gloves.

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When Decollete Gowns are Worn.--High-necked and long-sleeved gowns are
worn at every daytime function.

At balls, cotillions, formal dinners, evening parties, and in the large
cities in opera boxes, decollete gowns may be worn.

No "nice" woman wears a low gown when dining at restaurant or hotel. The
neck may be cut low, under a lace yoke, unlined, and the sleeves finished
from the elbow with lace. Hats are worn.

One chooses a handsome velvet or other dressy material for a dinner dress,
and wears with it her rarest jewels. Good taste and modesty forbid too
lavish a display of shoulders. As a rule, in our average social life, the
unlined lace yoke and collar and lace sleeves are preferred for dinner
wear, the decollete gown being reserved for balls and cotillions.

Young girls' dancing gowns are never cut very low; the "Dutch" neck and
the slightly low round cut being preferred. A string of pearls, a fine
gold chain and locket, or gold beads, which have been restored to favor,
are the usual ornament.

For theatre wear, where one is not to occupy a box, one may wear a
handsome reception gown, or a handsome bodice and skirt. Shirt and
lingerie waists are not appropriate theatre wear, unless one patronizes
some second-class house of amusement.

Wearing the Hat.--The rule to bear in mind as to the wearing of hats is
this: At all daytime affairs, hats are kept o