Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-07-10
FASHION FANCIES.
THE LATEST THING IN BATHING COSTUMES
CURIOUS HATS OF WEST INDIAN CERALINE-
NECKwEAR FOR LADIEs-HATs FOR THE SEA-
SHORE.

THE LATEST THING IN BATHING COSTUMES
CURIOUS HATS OF WEST INDIAN CERALINE-
NECKwEAR FOR LADIEs-HATs FOR THE SEA-
SHORE.
IMMENSE BUTTONS, too large to pass through
button hole, are used decorativeIy
SMALL MANTLEs corresponding to costumes
OF light wool just cover the shoulders
DoUBLE BIAS FOLDS OF China Grape or Of
silk null, white, blue or red, are Worn inside
the neck and sleeves OF lace or silk dresses
LONG SCARfS OF China crepe, or the French
imitation thereof, being used tor piazza
wraps, Tor short walks and tor the carriage.
LINEN COLLARS are worn with wooden gowns,
but the embroidered muslin is made an excuse
for further dashes of color at the neck and cuffs
The MIKADo foulard silks are in new Japan
csc designs with very large round figures in
ecru and brown shades on red or blue grounds
WIDE WHITE HEKCULEs BRAID, fringed and
knotted at the ends, forms the sash belt falling
low on the hips OF many frocks for girls OF II
To 10.
The FINELY DOTTED NET called point
1esprit is made great use of in combination
with summer silks, mulls Grape and Injured
laces.
A GAY BLUE OR SCARLET silk handkerchief
u worn around sailor collars TO brighten up
simple white flannel dresses used for tennis or
ior yachting.
SHIRT WHITE DRESSES, with white straw
bonnets trimmed entirely with white, are the
most elegant toilettes for summer wedding and
day receptions.
MUTToN-LEo SLEEvES are coming into fas b.
ion. and are seen on lace dresses made with a
soft large puff around the armhole extending
almost to the elbow.
MoUAELINE DE SOLE, or silk null, is favor.
lie fabric for summer evening dresses and Tor
bridemaids' gowns, and is also used by Paris
nipdisies in preference to lace for parts of wed.
ding dresses, especially if the bride is very
yOGns, notable Instance being tine simple and
tasteful wedding dress made for Mrs. CieSe-
land.
SAILOR HATS of a new English straw that
Will endure dampness are liked for the sea.
shore and Tor yachting. StiH wings and very
wide scarf ribbons OF thick gros grain studded
with straw beads are the trimmings. There
are also larger hIg b-cTOWned hats Of rough col.
ored straws, trimmed with velvet, for more
dTesSy
BELTED WAISTS are liked for the lace dresses
worn by young ladies. This is true of black
French lace gowns, and also of those of Valen-
cieEnes- They are folded or gathered on the
shoulders, and Tapped IN surpilce STYLE or else
the v at the neck II niled III with gathered Or
folded net, and the belt Is OF watered riOU,l
fastened behind or on the lett side under "a wide
watered rlbUon sash.
Foor WEAR FOR BATHERs.-A shoe and
stocking combined for bathers is now made of
Jersey wool shaped like long stocking 10 reach
above the knees, and finished with a water
proof sole that is thick enough To- protect the
foot The stocking has IA seam In 'front.' and
back by which the wearer can make 1t ut well.
Muies or tOe-sllppefs 10 Wear III the oath-
room are made vi gray Turkish towering bound
with red or blue braid, and mounted on cork
soIes.
AMONG RECENT IMPORTATIONS are novelties
IN hats and bonnets fashioned OF West Indian
straws and coraline, which form the lightest
head coverings Imaginable, To be trimmed with
nne gauZe or Iuile and ariIhciaI nowers. The
curious cOTallne Is a pale, yelloWiSh shade, AL
most the color OF natural straw or bamboo, and
IS strong, yet pilable or flexible, that it is
used in corsets IN place oil bones 1t IS really
West indian coral, SO open anu tine that II
semoies line niisree network aid Is eX-
trenely light and cool, admitting air freely TO
The mead.
ANOyELTY IN BATHING SUITS is the use of
jersey wool webbing for the entire suit The
waist ana drawers cut in one piece, fitting
tine form just as any Jersey basque Its the
waist, ana over this is "a skirt made quite wide
nearly three yardS-beeauSe 1t says when
wet, and is never firm tie more wiry
serge or flannel. The skirt has a belt in which
is "a draw ug-strng ior making it secure tight
about the waist lIue. Ibis suit usually has
short sleeves, and Is very pretty when made vi
blue webbing, with a white poInpadour square
set on the waist, aud q nigh standing white coll
lar.
NECKwEAR FOR EADIEs.-Neckties and scarfs
,or ladies to wear with tailor suits are shown in
almost as great variety as is supplied for men.
White lawn ties, narrowly folded in smaller
sizes than mems iuii dress ties, nave tie Tiny
bow set on in front, and buckle to adj ust the
back. The four-iIi-nand tie of piQue is two
inches wine, and straight except III the middle
where il passes around tile neck, this Is To be
knotled close ana narrowly like d sailor scarf.
White silk Scdris III arnure or diaper patterns
made up in very small sailor Knot and
sold for 40 cents. There are also many co.ored
and figured neckties, especially small figures
on cream hite foulards and India silks, but
pure white ties are the caprice OF the moment.
TIE FAvoRITE BATHING SUITS this season
consist OF long garment with tine waist and
drawers in one, Joined together by belt on
which the skirt is buttOned. The neck is cut
high, VITA sailor collar. but the preference Is
Tor short sleeves that leave the arm Tree for
swimming. There Il, however, the choice of
several kinds OF sleeves gwen with most suits,
VIZ, The mere cap in the arInhole, the short
sleeve, the haii-loug which reaches 10 the elbow,
and the long coat sleeve extending low on the
sleeves narrow at the top and tapped There,
but wider underHeitn ana Turned down
ward, 80 that matter how the arm lifted
the armpiI, are well covered Navy blue Ham
nels serges that do not hold much water III
the iavorite materials for bathing suits. White
nanneIs and serges are also USED, and there
Combination suits that have "a skirt, vest, ana
revers Collar OF striped flannel especially pretty
IN pale blue anu white stripes, Oh else dark blue
aud red, but dark sea-Diue flannel IudKeS the
quiet suit in which tine Datner Is least disagree
aoIy couspIcuous.-HaTpeT Bazadr.