Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-07-05
SUMNER FASHIONS.
Coaching. Eacing. Boating Toilets
for Newport and SaTatOga-TOiiets
for the Gay and the Quiet. both at
Homo and Abroad.

NV YORK july June has been one of the
busiest of busy months with the modistes. and
many ladies who would leave weeks earlier if
they could are compelled to wait their turn and
dance attendance in the crowded rooms OF a
favorite dressmaker instead of Willing away the
sweet hours of the last torrd spell under the
trees and among the roses. II is not the sum-
mer outfit alone that operates to detain many
well-kuOwn figures in the fashionable world in
their city homes Society is pretty well broken
up and there is no season such as allures those
who can participate in Its gayeties to Paris and
London; bat there are coaching trips and the
Jerome Park races. and these latter invariably
call out fashionable attendance and display
OF toilets. as many coaching parties
are involved in them. The dress worn
on these occasions has touched the most op-
pos:te extremes of simplicity and display. \
dress Of pale brown wool trimmed with gradu-
ate,i bands of velvet in darker shade high hat.
with ostrich feather IaOuntin@S in the same
shade Of brown and vOuieauX OF velvet plcated
djaLCnally. Dress Of light ecru mOiar. straight
skirt. basque and irGpery. trimmed with wide.
fiat mGhair braid. hat of ecTu straw, with ecTu
and old gold butterflies upon twisted handker-
chief Of shot silk. 4 pink and white gin cham
dress. rrettily trimmed with graduated rows Of
fiat white braid was accompanied by rough and
ready straw. with narrow urim and branch of
hawthorne mouated upon the front: the adj
d.icaa trimming folds of null. Such simple
toilets aS these were COntrasted at the races and
upon the coaches with. for example. dress OF
pale pink satin. combined with pink and grew
br0Ca'ie anl caI&nled with roses Carried from
the shoulder III! they were lost in the dsapcrieS
OF the skirt. mahogany satin. trimmed with
Coffee-cOlcrfd lace aud Il sheil-ike passemcn-
terie matching i'll cOGr- 4 lavender satin !aer-
veiilCux combined with pink and lavender bro
cade with Spanish lace Orerdress and sleeves.
A gorgeous orange satin was combined with
figured black velvet. and brown with cowslip
yellow and brown. COwslips adorned the brown
bonnet, and yellow ribbon was ticd on the han
die OF the brown Fdrasoi, which was embroid-
cred -!th cOvSlips.
Among the quaint combinations seen was q
costume OF shepherds check suIah trimmed
with cream lace and accom- anied by n chip hat
lined with green silk OF an art shade and
trimmed with green silk spotted with cream:
also, with lace and pink roses. The basque of
the Dress. il should he noted. was finished with
q full shit vest OF green silk covered with
Spanish Lace. and to complete the detail the
large paraSCl Of pale pink sill. was covered with
Spanish lace.
There is no end to the varieties and cccen-
tricit!eS i'll costume. the latter being exhibited
chiefly in color. in the shape Of the hats and in
tie curious acccDtuatiOn OF the elongated fea-
lures Of recent designs Some women look like
az upright SPAR. some Ike an eXc.amat on
point. The longer and thinner the arms the
higher the shoulders ard the taller the hats
IieIt l. no ~Iiltlt'SIu o. 1S,liGl, anu nalltiiaC
turers are at their wits end and try everything:
there is. therefore. line opportunity for differ
entiatiGn. ana it must lie admitted that it is
taken fuil advantage of.
DISTINCTIVE TOILETS.
The Newport colOrS are pink and white and
the Newport dress is a lovely combination of
pink and white silk. with piHked out ruffles the
pink ones covered with white lace. and the
,,rapeTy formed of gauZe, embroidered with pale
wild roScs. which look as if they had been
dropped upon it. TIE pink bodice is open has
q fall front of eauZe. outlined with pinked out
ruffies. and lace sleeves to the elbow with mar
row pink ard white RIFLES matching the skirt
and bodice Tie ruflleS are so soft and the
pink tint so delicate as to be quite u1outrusiye
and the eject IS charming.
The Saratoga" toilet par eJcptfnc. has been
ElaCe Is part oI htrSuln.Eer wardrobe for young
married lady who is handsome and distinguished
II is short. and consists al skirt of light blue
satin mcrveil!euX combined with blue and sal
men pink broca:ie- Tie oyerdress is Of cream
Spanish lace. a. are the sleeves also. the bodice
ana draIrrieS of The brGCadp.
\ handsome imported GreSs is of black satin
rierycil!cuX. combined with grey. black ard
white hrCcade aEd trimmed with very hand
so'nc pa '-,.in y'Irerie Composed Of satin leaves
Eid groups OF small mGCcaTOOns made Of lu,
silk cord. Escur'ai lace is used for the finish
But perhaps the most elegant dress seen of
late was at a summer wedding. and was worn
ty married sister Of tie bride. 1t was Ut snot
six. violet and pink trimmed with II t!ecp
fiCuEce az iacr beaded with very full uinketl-
Cut rcchiu-. The urrer pant was covered with
lace forming an apron ana draIeTy at the back
the latter arranged in loose. falling Iuffs
divided with ruches. The bodice was open
in front. and had q full lace vest very
gracefully arranged over the silk. The bouquet
was a laT-c cluster OF crushed roses q garland of
the same beng held one side of the skirt
The dress was short and large lace hat was
worn with II, trimmed with lovely cluster of
y!ulets ana pink roses. The brides dress was
only remarkable tor its simplicity Ii was of
India null trimmed with vaenciennes in profu-
sion and soft white satin ribbon. She wore no
jewels. Her flowers were stepanotcs and lilies
of the valley made up with plenty OF green
Either 10y accident or design. this arrangement
followed that Ot the flowers carried on the Occa-
sion OF her marriage 10y Mrs. Oscar Wilde. whose
bridal attire was highly esthctic. and showed
her devout disciple Of the gentle Oscar. Her
rich creamy satin dress was Of a delicate cow
slip tint; the bodice square. low in front with
high Med!ci Collar. ample sleeves. pufird: and
long pain skirt gathered into silver girdle Of
beautiful workmanship. the Gift Of the bride
groom. Her veil was of saffron cOlored Indian
s!ih gauZe embroidered and she wore upon
her fair hair thick bunch of myrtle
leaves in which We're left some OF the white
blossoms Her bouquet was as much
green "a white. This is what an English au-
thGrity SAYS of the dress anG il dispOsps of thn
I'll
utterly conventional" ard Wore at her we'd
ding tine orthodox white satin trOcade and stiff
grange blossoms. Two lovely little girls. ac-
cCrdar To he same authority. who figured as
two of the bridesmaids. wore quaint gowns of
COCsCtcrry-Ted surah. pale yellow sashes very
Wide. tr0aZe shoes. red silk tiainSbOruugh hats
long yellow gloves. and carried bouquets Of
HES in their hands. Tie elder bridesmaids
wore skirts OF the same dim" red surah silk
and OyertTrSsrS Of pale blue Powered muslin
Gc-I&inc. higE-cTOWEvd hats trimmed with
CrCdnl-c"lOTed feathers, and amber necklaces
They carried white lilies. Lady Wilde i sad TO
maze wcrn q handsome toilet of silver rraV bro
cddcd sin af,. sdt IN; on the bodice large spray
81 roses and carnations and i'm her hat gray and
pink feathers Mrs. Lloyd. the mother Of the
bride. wore rich ray satin. with lar-c black
Race mantle, biacN lace bonnet. with amber
nigrettc and hack feathers. She carried a hOu-
Cuet OF yellow roses. Tie group is said 10 Lave
been exceedingly picturesque" and it must
crafty even O-carS traiucerS to Know that he.
was consistent To the last before retiring into
tie inevitable commonplace of natrnony.
NEW YACHTING OR BOATING C1STUnEs
Yachting trips have become very general and
many parties are made up for short trips in June
before the final breakup and distribution of
families and friends. handsome Yachting
costume worn recently was of light wooden
canvas over brown silk, with silk Collar cuffs
am bands. upon which were embroidered the
yellow hearted marguerites. The sailor straw
hat was trimmed with brown silk in folds and a
bunch OF daisies. cluster of daisies was