to easily differentiate between the different identities at the party: the organizer, hostess, and wife. There were strict rules of etiquette as women needed to wear gloves, hostesses were not allowed to wear accessories, and guests were required to wear cocktail hats, but never indoors. See also Party dress References External links 19th-century fashion 20th-century fashion 21st-century fashion Dinner Dresses Drinking culture History of fashion