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Gossip of Summer Fin
ery of Various Kinds
Charming Transparent Slips — Quaint and Attractive
Millinery— Catchy Silk Coats.
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ARATOGA is again coming
to the front as a summer
ing place for the wealthy,
and this season may see it
again in its old-time glory,
with its great hotels well
filled with guests, its towns-people liv
ing in luxury brought to them by the
wealth of New York—and its race
courses patronized by fashion.
It is to be the latter attraction, prob
ably more than anything else, that
, Saratoga owes this revival of interest.
For a number of years society has vir
tually dropped the race course as it
exists in this country. True, Derby
day is the one great day of the summer
social season in Chicago, but New York
has nothing that equals the American
derby, and has shown but scant par
tiality in the races at Sheepshead and
Saratoga. Paris and London have
both, however, kept up a social inter
by large jet cabochon, and eventually
resolving itself into a great outspread
ing bow at the back.
Then I saw a white cloth costume—a
rather busy evolvement perhaps, but
nevertheless distinctive. Busy, that
is to say, so far as the coat was con
cerned. Indeed, the creation was
chiefly coat, a long shaped basque to a
blousee upper part, obliterating alto
gether the major portion of the plain
skirt. The decorative piece de re
sistance, however, lay in a large square
shaped collar of pale blue silk spotted
over, in celestial fashion, with gradu
ated spots, a shaped embroidered belt
of gold defining the waist.
Though, even of more importance
than the gowns, are the wraps and
coats. While in no sort striking, or in
dicative of any particular original turn
of thought, the three-quarter saeque
coat, with the Talma sleeve is dii
TWO DAINTY MUSLIN SLIPS FOR SUMMER.
est in racing, and at both places the
great turf meets are well patronized by
the fashionably gowned. What these
* places favored New York had to, and
so it is that elaborate preparations are
now being made for the appearance at
Saratoga and the races.
By preparations, of course, is meant
gowns. At several smart establish
ments 1 have had my attention called
to these race growns, usually of the
tailor-made order, and I was led to
note with many pleasurable sensa
tions, the determined insistence of sev
eral representative elegantes for a
studied simplicity. One gown there
was that appealed to me instantly, as
a creation assured of finding a fine
“success.” The material expressing it
was a perfect quality of black camel’s
hair cloth, the skirt set in a series of
broad box plaits, stitched down to
jpf rr
,J A CHARMING BLACK TAFFETA
' SACQUE COAT.
Within nine inches of the hem. and it
was a trottoir skirt, by the way. Above
came a little blouse coat, in the con
struction whereof the box plaits were
repeated, while the fronts opened in
an immaculate pouch, over a buff linen
waistcoat, applied with spots of black
lineu, the smart V decollete filled in
hv a stock tie of cream esprit ner, small
black Chantilly motifs ornamenting
the ends. While for the waist was sup
plied a novel-shaped belt of bright
black leather. And for the crowning
detail there was a charming Marquise
toque of beige basket straw, its up
turned brim, tempered to the face, by a
blaclichrysanthemum straw lining, the
crown carrying a light twist of vivid
red ribbon velvet, caught either side
ficult to surpass in point of a smart
workmanlike appearance, and after all
this is the race wrap par excellence,
since it is as easily carried as worn.
Thanks, moreover, to an immense va
riety of tweeds and'cloths, the most
surprisingly effective productions, pre
senting- herring-bone patterning, large
line checks—very faintly suggested—
etc., to say nothing of many admirable
colorings and mixtures, there is every
promise we shall be privileged to ac
count these chic, and as eminently
“convenable” to summer services.
Nor strangely enough to our latter
day taste and understanding, do these
supremely sartorial evolvements strike
the incongruous note one might just
ly imagine they would, worn over
some summer frivolity of muslin and
frills. Wherefore are they to be tak
en into the best consideration by those
whose dress allowance requires to be
carefully and economically maneuv
ered. And who with less provocation
than a diminishing banking account
might successfully repress a desire, to
possess at least one of the more elab
orate silk seductions, the which are
being held in gentle abeyance to meet
the exigencies of the midseason and
\scot.
Someone, if I mistnkenot, murmured
a desire tb have a particular word writ
ten anetit slips, preferably transparent
slips of esprit net muslin. And
it was a wish at once so reasonable amt
so seasonable, and so conducive to
providing employment for the handy
sewing maid, to say nothing of the
girl who aspires to being her own
modiste—a most laudable aspiration
by the way, where blouses are con
cerned, though not quite the simple
task dreamt of by an untutored intelli
gence—that it was a very real pleasure
for me to comply.
The models picture veritable slips,
lovely limp concoctions; that one at
the top «>f ring spotted cream net, box
plaited, and set on to a yoke collar and
front piece of stitched “elel” blue glace,
with chemisette of cream guipure.
The other, a dainty tiling of pale
mauve white spotted muslin relieved
iv a tine embroidered lawn, in one of
[he new medallion patterns, a further
pleasing motive to be remarked being
the “treillage” tucking at the top of
the vest piece, a nice bit of workman
ship that betokens the fingers of much
delicacy and taste.
A perfectly charming saeque taffeta
coat is that depicted in black with
‘Amende” green Venetian satin fac
ings and great collar of coarae beige
lace.
FOR LOVERS OF FLOWERS.
How a Vase of lllOMoomi Can I5e Ar
ranged la an Artistic
Han iter.
One of the errors most frequently
made is that- too many flowers are
put into the receptacle. Crowded
flowers in a mass are fatal to artistic
effect. Mixtures are also to be avoid
ed. Choose only one or a few kinds
of flowers at a time and secure va
riety by the usq, of foliage. Trailing
plants and creepers are very useful
in floral decorations. Grasses are
also effective. They give that touch
of lightness and relief from an ap
pearance of formality so essential to
the desired impression of beauty.
The next time you have a bunch of
daisies put some light. feathery
grasses with them, says the Philadel
phia Times.
You can get very artistic effects by
combining blossoms of different form
and sizes. If you use all full-blown
flowers you will have a somewhat
heavy effect. By mixing in some
buds you will avoid this.
There are now so many different
kinds of artistic pottery and glass
that a choice of a receptacle for the
flowers is not difficult. Simplicity of
style is most in keeping with wiid
flowers, and it is quite possible to
carry out pretty schemes with com
monplace jars and crockery. Even
such ordinary articles as jugs or jai'3
of brown pottery may be turned into
account.
Another thing to remember is that
long-stemmed flowers require high
vases or jars to do them justice.
Those of short stature look best in
bowls or vessels of breadth rather
than height. One should study na
ture and do as she does. American
Beauty roses will look well in a tow
ering receptacle, but violets and
pansies are better arranged low
They grow that way. Pansies look
pretty in rustic baskets or those ob
long straw baskets now being much
used. They may be arranged on
moss or with ferns.
MYSTERIES OF TIME.
Two Irishmen W li o Were Puzzled
Over Birthdays Here and
Abroad.
The two elderly Irish citizens, out
for a Sunday stroll, paused before a
jeweller’s show window in which were
displayed three clocks recording time
in various parts of the world, says the
New York Tribune.
“ ’Tis odd,” said one. “In some parts
of the earth ’tis yesterday, and in other
parts ’tis to-marrow—while the Uni
ted States is tlie only place in all the
world where ’tis to-day.”
“ ’Tis odd.”
“ ’Tis so.”
“Now when would be me birthday
if I were in Paris?”
“Your birthday is to-day?”
“ ’Tis.”
“And ’tis to-morrow in France, to
day.”
“ ’Tis.”
“Thin yez could never have a birth
day if y.’ were over there, because your
birthday comes to-day.”
“ ’Tis odd.”
“ ’Tis so.”
“No doubt, that’s why the population
is so rayduced in France; but it has ad
vantages. A man is always as old as
he is if he was born over there, but
if he lives abroad he is a year younger
on his birthday, counthi’ he be at
home.”
“ ’Tis odd.”
“’Tis so.”
FEMININE FINERY.
Pretty Fancies Tlmt Lend Benuly and
Finish to the Season’s
Costumes,
The latest use fora miniature watch
is to have it set in a tiny gold basket
of the empire shape and used as the
ornament for a wristbag of gray suede.
Nets promise to be revived this sea
son and are destined especially for the
woman who wears her hair low, says a
fashion authority.
Flower boleros represent the latest
idea in floral garniture so much in
favor this and last season.
The familiar feather quill has been
supplemented by broader quills of
kid or suede, some resembling a leaf,
the veins being simtilated by embroid
ery in machine stitching.
A new idea is that the summer girl’s
hat, parsol and petticoat must match
as nearly as possible.
The big silk coaching cape is coining
in, but it is one of the Viennese novel
ties. It is a large, long cape, cut so
that it does not meet in front. The
whole costume is displayed through
the floating open front and the neck
is caught with ribbons made up in im
mense choux.
What Did Site Mean ?
“Ah. Miss Frankleigh,” exclaimed
the young man with the noisy tie as
he approached the hammock in which
the fair one reclined, 1 see.”
“Yes,” she answered, briefly.
“Don't you know,” continued t.h®
addition to the scenery, “that 1 find
my own company an awful bore?”
“Wliat a remarkable coincidence,”
observed the fair contents of th®
hammock. “So do 1.”—Chicago Daily
New*.
Henry ©wen
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