Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-08-01

| In shades OF electric blue. Round the neel and
doWh the front was heavy tabot of cream-co-
ored lace, and the skirt consisted of alternate mt
neS OF cream-coored lace and nuns vaiIin0
very handsome French cashmere was made with a
,ctngote and trimmed with genuine Indian en-
Oroidery. There was nothing at all O1It,,e and
only one very pronounced dress-a ruhy red satin
bodice with skirt of In1.:a null with rufIles EN-
neK WITH red floss and with very
There were two good specimens of the black sd
WhIte which is used so much this season by ladies
yelling, the Killings of which were stitched with
nack and the ribbon loops OF which were black
Inc second was satIn-deLyon, the skirt of which
cream Surah dotted with black rings This killing
WIN 1tS cream facing, was repeated upOn the edge
OF tne basque, and the surah was used also to line
'ne large SaSh DOW and ends at the back
THE sPECIALTIEs OF SARATOGA
are mats, parasols and FANS yet OF the former ex.
cepeing upon very small (baby) girls there is
nothing that has yet been displayed that begins to
equal the hats worn at the Far West-that is. in
hats, with high peaked crowns and wide scarf
trimming OF striped and shaded silk but these are
rare me usual hat is of white straw with pleated
facing OF lace or silk.
The latest fan is OF ecru MORE antique, painted
III fo So uecateIy with very finely shaded cluster
VI yea roses WITH brown leaves The sticks are OF
light brown Turkish morocco traced with gold
inns flSs. Many ladies' are having the small shell
Win ostrich feathers, and this, at a cost of ten
dollars, gives them a fan worth thirty. The Gre
na ed as ilourish here and the new fans in red
anu god Satlne, with French figures painted or
C Gd upon them, or quaint rows OF Kate
GTeenaway children forming a sort of Brittany
bridal or funeral procession
me paraSolS. feTy red or sunset cold which
looked so dreadful In New York seem all right in
ms brilliant atmosphere, and as part OF the ever
changing and richly variegated panorama. One
can even look with friendly eyes upon the large
satlhe umbrellas printed In gay poppies or shaded
effects. Nature has been so crushed out and
nellned In at Saratoga that all that art can do to
tdhe iCS place Is welcome
But the latest things In parasols are formed
WIN osai OF canOped tops OF yellow straw with a
iaGe IKE Doraer bamboo sticks and ornament
consisting OF one large crushed rose which is set
on one side toward the edge. Straw fans have
been In vogue for several years, but these straw
parasoiS are decided novelty and are very pretty
when they are accompanied by a dress Of white
s same trimmed with open embroidery and gold
i laoles at Saratoga disappeared with the open
morning robes displaying nounceu and embrotd-
e fb shir5s Genea1 Young girls now monopoze
mamas are q procession Of black or grey WOODEN
roped devotees OF the modern practical and utili.
tarlan Idea. Formerly they made charming groups
on the inner piazzas Of the great hotels. the
wrought edges Of the embroidered fiouncinp unon
t Inc front OF their skirts showing between the
handsome rOb1ng OF their dresses and lifting lust
enough 10 eHnlblt a bit Of the fine open-W Orked
slockihg ana the toe OF an embroidered slipper
WV tiic IctG are equipped 1Or any emergency in
boots with broad heels the fancy work has Given an
place 10 the seaside novel, and all the embroidery
ahat IS seen Is expended upon the 'sgirs' and the
Inc ultra reformed lady OF middle age has one
niue OFT OF vanity LETT If she chooses to avail her
Sell n, OF IT. and this is the charming new Mother
iu,odfu go"DS worn In the privacy Of the hotel
cottage" or room. 1t is made OF soft twllled SILK
not iustrous but light and very cool-ptnk, china
printed or embroidered In a srnau t1pnra r I iS
maze as long sack shaped in little to the
s ute, Dlt gatnered also at the neck and waist,
ifonI anu pack; edged With full lace ruffies and
tled down The front with ribbons The sleeves
are large put gathered in at the wrist and moth
ing can exceed the comfort of these Mother Huh.
bard gowns, Which would also be WeIc0rne varta-
tlon from the colOr-leSs monotony OF, the marion
at the breakfast table, - ~ AVA
other pretty cottage gowns are Of old oo,d mr.
pale blue Saline with creScentS or moons Traced
with fine irregular lines in black and white and
Eoia as a fgure These are made up In Florentine
fourteenth century styles with moyen-age waists,
10 when the plain skirt is gathered the outlines
loiioWed by band OF old gold The sleeves are
full at the top and narrow at the wrist. sort az
lcg-ot-mutton, with band OF old gold and lace
lalilng over them at the wrist. 1t Is very simple
ana ana graceful style, and this and the Mother Hub
DaIu are Cne only approaches to the eSthetic idea
that nave been seen in Saratoga q. and these are
kept carefully out OF sight.
PICTURESQUE CHILDREN.
VI course, an exception to this sweeping asser-
ZION must De made to the children, and especially
10 The little girls, who the most astonishing
hats, with gable roofs, as some one aptly calls the
peaked crowns; the largest Mother Hubbard COL
lars, the quaintest "Greenaway" dresses and
long black or very dark wine-colored hosiery with
costumes OF all kinds, white and red Included.
apothecary In . Romeo and juliet" of Smlke, and
all the starved worthless ever seen upon the dra-
matte stage, in the number of black spindle legs
seen IN connection with an immense rim OF collar
and in 10 all the hotels Poor little legs!
their owners through the chances and changes OF
this life. But they do wonders on the occasion of
t 5!l saratoga Idea, a garden party" Then the
spectacle quaint and curious to behold. Their
knowledge of socetys forms and ceremOnials is
and their observance of them is religiously accu,
rate. Occasionally shame-faced boy will COM
mt soeeism but girl never. All the Green
away ana Mother Hubbard and early English,
styles that young and older mamas cannot en-
ploy for themselves are expended On these dainty
young lay figures, who hardly seem real children,
SO oiIerent are they from the usual bread and
butter period.
The conventional dresses are generally of fine
Madeira embroidery or Irish point over pink blue
or corn-cOored silk or satin: but the celle tint is
also much used as foundation and MANY dresses
are all white null and lace or open work with wide
were OF old gold terra Gotta red satteen with ru
ned puHed sleeves and long black stockings, the
s SsS tied round the waist The low square-cut
1reehaWay also appears in all cOlOrS over white
mull ana lawn, and in delicate checkered gingham
over pale blue cotton. There are toddling mites
IL IuiA hoCuc1 dresses or ruOy red satin.
ana others who seem to be all Mother Hubbard
collar, tneSe rather OVerpOwering articles having
been relegated to the children
suit OF white cloth-hnished flannel stitched
WIN black, dark red silk stockings, and red silk
ue, is the undress suit Of the small boy, and con-
sldered quite equal to the emergency of an after
noon garden party, although others put in an ap-
pearance IN all the splendor of black velvet and
Prince Charles collar.
CHARACTERISTIC DRESS.
But perhaps the greatest charm of Saratoga is
It's variety and its contradictions. 1t is danger
Gus to make an assertion here, for you may re-
ceve ocular proof to the contrary the next minute
calico sack walks contentedly by the side OF
plush or velvet, and a ten cent lawn figures in
connection with diamonds as big as plover's eggs.
Last winters nnery trails along behind the speck
ana span new suit OF some blushing bride from
country Town, who sees Saratoga for the first
time, and feels somehow that the combination
glory OF her high colOred check and plain stun is
Iadlng out, and wishes she had pale blue lawn
trimmed with white needle work, and a coarse
White straw hat with white ostrich feathers
"The beauty Of Saratoga air is that you can
wear anything In 1t, some one observes, and Just
then then comes along lady in dress OF old gold
plush, looking as If wrapped in her own window
curtain. But If plush in winter is bad, as 1t is
except In uphOlstery-it is worse in summer and
there is fashion ah0ut for neither pluch nor