The Washington critic., 1886-08-14
WASHINGTON CRITIC
I WASHINGTON, AUGUST IA, 1896.
LIFE AT THE SPRINGS.
The Change Of Style in Morning
Dresses at Saratoga.
COTTAGES GROWING POPULAR.
Personal Notes of Washington People
at the Great Northern Resort.

been having prolonged spell of dry
weather since the first of August,
when there was very heavy rain, aud
this week we have had several days
and nights that were warm as well as
clear, 50 that summer dresses have ap-
peared In all their first glory and fresh
ness, there having previously been
only an occasional day when they could
be worn and then only in the middle of
the day. But one does not see now the
great display In morning dresses which
was so noticeable on warm, sunny
mornings In Congress Spring Park,
and on the balcony at the United
States Hotel during the concerts few
years ago. A simpler style of making
muslins and other thin costumes pre-.
walls; there is not nearly so much lace
seen, or so many gay ribbons, and
\ many Of the white dresses are of heavier
fgoods, flannel, cloth, nuns yelling and
Hashmore.
SARATOGA wARDRoBEs.
v Washington lady who il here says
,bah her Saratoga wardrobe cost her
ius, &l40, and TINT 800 of it was for
aonrnl dresses, of which she has four
White oSes at S25 each. They are very
s;mnIv made, as flannel dresses must
bo and aSe trimmed only with rows of
nrita v1oCsted braid, so that less
weaitbt Ioly, who could not afford so
eynensive p modiste, could have
nreciselv simi lar ones made up for S1j
orsi6. as The material costs very little.
Every ladv knows the comfort of an
opaoue dress. so will prefer to wear
one. whenever ne weather permits,
hence the preference, for fannels, nuns
yelling, etc. No mGe man can ap.
preciate what it is to walk through
crowd in the glare of daylight and feel
oneself, if clad in sheerI avn or mus
lin, the center of II transparency ~ '
candle burning in lantern, ones o. !
garments being so diaphcIhous I'5
any irregularity in the clothing bene l
them or any failure on the part OF 10
underclothes to wholly cover -
wearer's body to the extent WIS .
their protection, will be plainly Il 10
cernible. AT such times the posi-
''wobbling" of o hustle becomes a
ror, the mere thought of which Is
enough to cover one with cold perspira'
tion on the hottest day. Beneath a
flannel gown the vagaries Of the buste
and the length of petticoats are matters
Of little moment.
NOTABLE TOILETS.
AT recent hop at the Grand Union
Hotel charming dress was worn by
Miss Van Vechten of New York, who
spent some time with her father in
Washington last spring. She is now
at the Grand Union with her father,
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wore bIne siIl, win slnevns and ri nIiISs
of fine embroidery in white silk on silk
null, which was even handsomer than
lace. Arouni her neck was string OF
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Tbo toiiot y,orn hy Nc Ar,hur
Macarthur at one of the hops was of
black Brussels lace; at another hop she
wore white striped gauze, and basque
vi Pa1c sleen Veive.' her ornaments Oh
Mrs a ~ stewart Who of course
has fine diamonds, considers n cross
she has Of aqua murine of a particu.
larly fine color, her rarest ornament
1t is about three inches long and has a
figure like those on canoes, ON each of
its limbs. She wears, also, large
solitaire diamond earrings and cres
cent formed of several large diamonds
set singly, as brooch.
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Tor wan, !. ho, hoo, ,,, ,,
ror many years IL mas oeeh 'hc Gu,
''"' " na'o '"o S"iuen p".'ies o"0'i
summer III INC s'ouhus Vi .no oFah"
Tnion ono ] ~ vuny anu ohu III Ausus, a,
for tHnt to occ1r in JuIv, but inst n,
the time it was TO take place, Genera
Grant died, so there was but one gar
cen party given, that OF the third
wetN ,ho 40 AZ ~ usr iii NM yena' ~ Is sa,u,
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A"s"'1 p.oo"o'y ou 'no ~o'"'
PROGRESSIVE EuchtE'
Judge Hilton and his daughters have
recently given two progressive euchre
parties at Woodlawn In the evening.
Sovoro1 yory bordsono rriyos ,yoro d;s
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