Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-27


SUMMER HATs-BECOMINs TRIMNINas-''PIC-
TURE HATS" AND THEIR PoPULARITY-DAISTY
BLoUsEs-ADvIcE ABOUT THE SKIN, ETC.
1t Is grateful to be once more in reach of the
cool air Of the New England coast away from
depressing city smells and heat its ceaseless
roar and sleeplessness Instead to breathe the
bayberry spice and dew of the sea, to feel the
sunshine without infection, after months of
weary wakefulness to feel sleep descend on
ones eyelids with the wings of dusk, and to
open them at daybreak with a smile at the
pleasure OF the air, is the beginning of new
life, IL the only thing worth calling life. Before
vacation Of travel and sightseeing, it is well to
take such rest, congenial and entire, though it
might not be to every ones taste to take 1t In
an empty house and tangled garden, all sole
alone, as / am doing. 1t is a sort of retreat,
Tor the good of body and spirit, in solitude,
silence and rest
THE LONG COUNTRY HOUSE PARLoR,
with the colonial desk and cabinet and old ia
bles, from the heavy walnut wood with twisted
supports dating from days of Queen Bess, full
as IL can hold with home and foreign journals,
the quaint card table with four large drawers
which serve SO well for slowing away notes of
daily reading and old manuscript, the large,
table in New York-that of Mrs. Bertha Duncan,
famous for its good cheer. This one is now
spread with newspapers and magazines from
London and Paris to st. Louis and San Fran
cisco. For if ones coffee be solitary nothing
forbids having review to breakfast, gossipy
society magazine, or scientific monthly as
ones taste happens to run. The truth is, in
peoples writings, you get the best of them
without the dregs. The days pass quick-footed
In the busy rest Of a writer like the DAYS spent
by Daudet in his hOuSa of the windmill in the
thyme-scented proyencal wilderness.
BosToS's STYLE.
My wild nook, however, is not so far but
could spend yesterday among the shops and
fashions of Boston. Perhaps you don't know
that Boston prides itself trife on its taste in
dress, that 1t imports styles direct from fine
makers abroad, and New York importers have
told me that their choicest things are seized
directly by Boston buyers without a chance to
open them in the big city. 1t always used to
be a treat to run up from New York and see the
fne taste of things in Boston shops, and know
you can buy the best millinery for dollars less
than IN any other city, They do tell me kid gloves
are cheaper in Chicago than anywhere else, but
outfits IN the better class of goods are lower In
price in Boston, if you know where to go for
them.
A STYLISH HAT,
such as will cost $40 on 23d street and private
modiste would feel disgrsced to ask less than
eli for in New York, was offered for 81 at one of
the best milliner's on Washington street, and
neither material nor work could be criticised
Shoes and fine gloves are cheaper and better in
Boston, and notice western ladies find salts
faction In buying unset gems here and having
them mounted in artistic devices. They say
you get very good taste without having to pay
Cnion-square prices for it.
Get taste? OF course you do. Isn't it in the
air. under the very nose of Park street steeple,
hwnn rhN
ious colleges, preached in pulpits and deified
at Harvard, that Is LID. ifed?.
SAILOR HATS AND PoKEs
The midsummer bonnets, by the way are
mostly hats-sailor hats in white straw and
white felt for girls, and the new spoon-bills or
poke hats for women who know what is be-
coming. The French pokes are very low and
small in the crown. with a broad fiat brim shad-
ing the face perfectly but cut close to the Sides
which takes away the cumbrous look of a wide
round hat, and Is more dressy for the watering
place pier or the casino. Fine MANILA pokes
white, ecru or black. are 50. untrimmed The
brim Is faced in crepe, net or fish net over the
thin silk. the material coming beyond the
edge, or narrow lace edging sewed under the
brim as finish.
THE TRIMMING
Is usually a scarf of bordered Grape. black
azure or poppy red or the new brilliant azalea
white washing net, of clear coarse mesh. not
fish net, which last is much used on commoner
hats The scarf or ribbon is tied in two large
butterfly bows in frOnt-that is. bows standing
out little, not like the meek Alsatian or Black
Forest peasant bow seen on some small bon
nets and copied from one Of the photographs
OF last springs Vienna tragedy. where the jeal-
Gus court beauty figures in fancy dress with
this great velvet bow on her head 1t is styl-
ISM Tor small heads with straight features,
which require close bonnet; still the butter
ny or winged bows are becoming in most cases
and are most worn.
THE DOUBLE STANDING BOW OF GAuzE
in front, with one long end of the scarf brought
around and pinned carelessly on the left shout
der, gives pleasing, summary effect after the
tall crumpled hats piled with flowers. worn
over bare Threats with nursery frills by way of
collars. II is an ugly sight, these naked necks
rising from ungraceful frills copied from
most dowdy period of English fashions fair
throat rising from the guard Of an EliZabethan
standing ruff Of lace is artistic and beautiful
but frock cut lower in the back of the neck
than In front shows the ugliest line in
woman's neck, and the ugllest women are
possessed to wear 1t The high military collar
stand how to dress. 1t protects good throat
and keeps it fair and fresh late in life, to be
shown occasionally in evening dress.
PICTURE HATS
The finest modistes assert their claim to be
known as artists by announcing that they will
copy hats from old portraits in any style. and
picture hats" they are called. add greatly
to the variety Of fashions abroad. One NAV
BEE the very felt and plumes OF Sir Joshua
Reynolds portrait the head of a great
granddaughter, or the simpering shepherdess
IN the yellow leghorn and pale pink satin rib
bons with streamers yard and a half long AT n
garden party on the Thames By the wav
bonnets are seen at the high-priced shops. and
ladies who have one of these fine old straws
may test their reputation for doing over end
lessly. They come in very quaint STYLES. with
Grape and pongee kerchiefs twisted IN for
crowns, and huge red rose with very green
leaves over the face, copying old-fashfoned
plates TO the life. Ii is quite certain that we
shall soon see as much trimming and as MANY
flowers inside tbs bonnet as outside, which will
be very trying to complexions
VIENNA FASHIONS
Vienna now sends some of the most artistic
fashions, competing in general styles against
Paris, as London does in tailor suits and cloaks
pretty German blouse Of fine white silk fan
mel with tucked standing collar full sleeves
gathered into a small wristband, tucked down
the fronts and belted is sold in Boston for d
The fabric Is washable and the pattern 40
simple, Is to be easily adjusted and ironed.
THE BEST BLoUsEs
In silk, flannel or lawns are not shaped N the
waist or gathered in belt, but made straieb.
- q shirt, with half-inch tucks down the front
and belt Of the material fastened To the mid