=For Women.=--High-necked and long-sleeved gown, such as might be worn at
an afternoon reception. Gloves, white, or of a very light color. The hair
should be carefully and becomingly dressed. For an orchestra chair at the
opera, the same costume may be worn, or it may be more elaborate. For a
box at a theatrical performance, light gowns, also high in the neck, are
suitable, to be worn with white gloves, and dress hats. For a box at the
opera, full dress should be worn.
=For Men.=--When with ladies, or in a box at the theater, opera, or
concert, full dress should be worn. White gloves are often worn, but are
not obligatory. A short dinner-jacket is permissible when the wearer is
with a man friend, but never when he is one of a party, or is with a lady
not nearly related to him. With the dinner-jacket a black silk or satin
bow tie, and a waistcoat matching the coat, are worn. With a long-tailed
evening coat, a stiff silk-top hat, or a crush opera-hat, is proper.