Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-09-06
THE CLOSE GF TEE WATERING
PLACE. SEASON.
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NV NoSy. September 5-The majority of
people found themselves C8ged 70 resign their
quarters and tie doEol.t. Joys of watering
place life this season inst ar the moment when
their To->.'~s.,-. b"-aG to seem desirable. The
>VG1nr resorts about New York especially
tdDse by >ra-LcH4 Beach. Long Branch. and
UtLers-haye al suffered greatly from the IN
u-ua. cold. daHFHesS and many storms OF this
exceptional season, but the cDtta,ers and those
who had ROOMS engaged in advance were obi ed
70 face the conditions. no matter how disagree
able. and actual discomfort has often been in
teusided by the WANT Of warm underwear and
suitable outside clothing. i seems hardly credi-
Die. but il Is true. that women with cases of
.swelry. lace dresses and embroidered dresses
Jy the dozen. whose husbands pay a hundred
dollars and upwards per week for board at an
Ocean avenue or West End hotel. will never
.heless be without q single suit Of warm com
Comfortable wooden for underwear or outside
wear
There Is. it j. true. some change for the better
In this respect. At Long Branch particularly.
TIE difference = very noticeable This beautiful
city by the sea was only few years ago a waste
Il Sann upon which were great hotels. which
were Little more than sheds i'm which a miscel-
ianeOdS crowd gathered on account of its near
less to New IOT~. Now there are miles upon
miles of picturesque cottages. velvet lawns.
green hedges. vines. trees. -tITuibpTy rescued
TOIn the edge % the sea and cultivated at enUTnl-
jus expense. Inese homes and the cottage Sys-
TEN 81 the h0tp,S nave given quite d new tone
70 the Branch and made the old time display
seem vulgar ana suspicious. a. it does every
where to the really cultivated and Intelligent
The majority OF cCttageTS pack away their Jewels
and silver their finest clotseS and most costly
belongings. either IL strong rooms at home or
IN safe deposit vaults. and 90 to the seaside IN
lnCumbeTed Their dress il cotton or thin
"0oen. cnintz or funnel in the morning; nuns
yelling OF tapestry wool in the afternoon and
evening They have always the touch OF
|arnt: in their clothing which is welcome if il
Is ccol and not oppressive, if the air comes from
the land and not the saa-
IL Is pretty well understood now that women
vino wear very line clothes at summer hotels
have nowhere else 10 exhibit them and are uSr-
ally the least prepared for possible emergencies.
one such woman Is heraided from Dan to Beer
sheoa and the exaggerated paragraphs concern
inc her repeated IN every society column as if
she represented her entire SaX while the 9g9 in
conspicuous maids and matrons are passed by
unnotiCed-
The watering-place season is expected to last
longer than usual This year. on account of the
warm autumn which il expected TO succeed the
cuc summer. and Long Branch expects TO be
gay AID partly filled until October. 1t has ac-
CURED More fore III all than any of our water
ln--piaJe,. principally because OF its outdoor
beach lie. which. however. is very fluctuating
ami has no point of central ZatiOn OF attraction
IL Is little curious that the very efforts which
some Oi the hotels make NOWADAYS to entertain
their Cut-tS result in stiffness restraint and the
loss of some OF the most agreeable features OF
late It has been common to engage Young women
or men-peThaps only give them their board for
month or SIX weeks-On condition that they
play or sing when required. lead in charades
and suggest lively games or 9musements tor a
dull evening In.s Is so We'll understood that
The Old freedom ami good fellowship Is fast
passing away Nobody volunteers to do any,
Ill ng for lear they will be considered a paid
eniploye Of tine hotel and every one waits and
listens aud cTIt'ci>e$ and StareS but peTSistently
refuses Ia cooperate. So the poor mistress or
master Of ceremonies has rather hard time of
1t and finds the position anything but an easy
one.
y pretty dress worn recently upon the beach
was of strawberry figured chintZ with natural
bronze LEAKAGE The skirt was trimmed with
narrow killings. the paniered bodice with lace
anu strawberry ana bronze satin ribbons. The
nigh straw lat was trimmed with bronze velvet
anu lar-e cluster of strawberries. The para
sol matched the dress aud was bOrderad with
wide lace. The prevalence of white flannel
Whlte nun : yelling and white embroidered
lawns give charming and fete-like aspect to
drawing rooms and promenades. 4 striking
departure from the aii-white consisted of thin
wool Killed in thin knife plaits and striped with
clover red velvet. A high square collar formed
epauletteS and yoke OF the velvet and the
rich color was repeated in cuffs and a huge bow
which formed part OF the drapery and was
caught in very handsome buckle OF Rhine
stones some costumes sent down TO Long
Branch recently. for wear in September con-
sisted partly of brown and dark green wooden
suit IN two shades of the self color and an al
most invisible checkered or diamond pattern
The trimming was velvet in the darker shades
ana bodice and drapery were buttoned and
Topped To- one side. The brown Jacket was
cut away from a kid vest stitched with
learher-cOlOred silk. and this stitching
executed in design reappeared upon
the upright pleatings upon the front of
the skirt simple and very new costume was
IN alI-wOOi Ill TWO shades OF gray the darker
used Tor trimming, and beautiful short cos
tune OF nOnpareii velyeteen was in smoke
gray over satin. with pa~semeuterie embroidery
IN pattern OF overlapping rings The improved
finish Oi yeivpteen. and the distinguished col
Or;nTS in which il Is now produced have slim
uiated an unprecedented demand. particularly
for the 'nunpareil. which includes all the
latest and greatest Improvements. especially in
color and real veiyety sOftness: and indeed ex-
cept for the idea which some ladies attach to
cotton velvet. there is no reason WHY vel
yeteen should not be- used upon all occasions
when velvet Is desirable. for experts find II hard
10 detect difference when the two are made
up. Beige lace cU>tumeS-nOt new but very
pretty. made over currant-red silk, with silk
basque trimmed with beige lace round the neck
and down the front. and beige straw hat with
featherS-aTe still seen on the beach in phPtons
or on the cottage pIaZZas framed in the green OF
lawn and vines.
lt l. asserted that flowers feathers and Jewels
will be combined IN the ornaments prepared
for the coming season for elegant evening
dresses Clasps buttons and agrates are of
dark carved wood stone. or metal. very beauti-
fully and minute.y cut. and the first and last
VIII De Used largely upon Cloth instead of
buttons. II ia>teD the Jacket at tie throat and
the waist line. leaving the vest or full front
visible.
= LITTLE END or THE WEDGE.
Lady "arbartOn may take heart OF grace The
divided skirt has obtained such recognition as
Is 10 be found In its adoption by some Lady TREY
cists il England a. hart OF the tr!cyclc costume
1t ! not called oy the name. but drawers CORE
spending with the dress that is OF the same ma
terra. are authOritatlvelv recommended instead
Of undrr>hirrS Tor wear by lady tricyclers and ii
i further recommended that the skirt of the
dress De- shortened "a triflp above walking length.
and that the drawers be fulfilled ami allowed to
project below That il all there is of Lady
Haberton's Rational dress and it is simply
stealing her thunder without credit Mrs F. NJ
Mig. the able secretary Of the Rational Dress
Movement. l. 20 lecture on the subject before
the American Association for the Advancement
of Science. this autumn al Philadelphia and be-
tore literary and scientific bodies throughout
the country Sotne subject will be at last discussed
from it, farest stand point and women who are
Interested in the dress question ought to make
themselves acquainted with the movement and
lis claims.
A. Vet chances IN frass have M. rpuch inrer