The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-06-09
PRETTY SUMMER GOWNS
what Girls Will Wear in the
Mountains and at the
Sea Side.
Dainty Pedestrian Costumes and
Pretty Toilets Seen at a
Flower Party.
u,.,,.r,,ocyers Instead of Divided Petit
coats-Millinery and Morning ana
Early Summer Boating Gowns

Isnecial Correspondence of THE INDEPENDENT
Nrrv yoRK. June 4-When l was In Bos-
ton the other day I encountered young
woman who belongs to the Appalachian
club. and who Is going on pedestrian tour
of some considerable extent among the
White mountains with stalWart father
and family group of big brothers Per
conalIv. nv interest in the young woman
centred in her splendid health and glowing
cbeeks. but professionally | cannot do bet
TOR than tell YOU about the dress which is to
hear the brunt of such an excursion. The
wearer of the dress represents very COM
mon New England type, slender figure OF
oedinm heirht, brown hair and skin rather
darker than elsewhere in the cou ntry would
fit into such an ensemble. 1t was with ref
erence to these points, very probably, that
the brown serge was CHOSEN anu tflAu1ueo
with leather bands.
In this glorious country of ours, which
still keeps thumbs up despite all prognosti-
cations and enables us to tent every sum-
mer in the old Fairgrounds, we get the
most liberal and unprecedented assortment
of weathers. and there's nothing like serge
for smiling back at the sunshine and keep
ing stiff upper lip in storm. Therefore l
looked with considerable satisfaction at
the straight, full skirt turned up In hem
eight inches wide banded with ribbon
stripe of brown leather and short enough to
snow the high-cut laced boots above the
ankles. square pocket of servlceable size
and bordered with stripe of leather was
set on the side breadth handily, and the
smart little waistcoat and the jacket had
each it's outer edges its pocket Sits, its
stand-up collar and its cuffs leather bound.
A soft hat of brown felt, bound with
.,,.xI \
buckle, and scarlet scarf to tie at the
throat completed the whole practical out
fit. If the sun comes out hot and the way
side brooks are few and far between, this
girl tramp from Boston will replace the
waistcoat with cream colored blouse of
washing silk striped with lines of scarlet,
hang the Jacket to the satchel strap over
her shoulder--a Boston girl doesn't ask
anybody masculine to carry her lu sgage, at
least for the first half -mile--and take up the
line of march serenely.
''How far can you walk in day?" I
asked her.
s,That's according to circumstances. Any.
where from sixteen to thirty miles,"
"And how have you solved the vexed
question of petticoats!"
"Oh, l shouldn't think of wearing them
on such iaunt, nor divided skirts for that
matter. Knickerbockers are the only things
that won't get wet with dew or grimed with
N.
directly beneath the dress are my stand by.
In rongh country | wear leather leggins,
buttoning from my boots to meet the knick-
erbockers at the knees
Such is modern athleticism. The Knick-
erbocker Canoe club held it's first regatta
for the season on the Hudson last week land
the opening of the season was signal
lied appropriately by the appearance OF
ess1e very. pretty water gowns. The girls
who received invitations didn't do much
padding; they never take an active part at
regattas in town, but their loose sailor
blouses turning over with deep round col
lars, cut quite low in the neck, with broad,
bright-colored scarfs tied at the throat, each
in a sailor knot with floating ends; their
flowing skirts, sometimes striped broadly
in white and red or white and blue, their
picturesque jackets and their white glazed
sailor hats alternating cheerfully with lace
hats crowned with flowers added to the at
fractions of the scene
A bright eyed blonde wore round skirt
of gray serge with white silk blouse, gray
jacket, white hat and white canvas shoes.
At her belt was sprlg OF pink azalias. A
dark girl with short, closely curling hair
wore a red blouse with jacket and skirt of
dark blue serge. At intervals she huttered
pretty and substantial handkerchief of
bright red null. A laughing girl who was
passenger in a row boat was in a costume
of sea green serge. If remember correctly
she was the one who had on a little scarlet
fishing cap with a tassel hanging down
over one ear. The pretSiest water toilet
was white serge protected by blue jacket
with gold braid and brass buttons. Light
dresses of India silk or gay print were
common, and with these were seen flower
hats and gauze and lace parasols. Ono cir
wore close fitting sleeves coming only d
trife below the elbows and was thus en-
abled to dabble in the water her round
olive-tinted arms.
There is SO much rowing done by women
when it's not a question Of regattas but o
country streams, that some of the stores ar
providing rowing gloves without fingers an
with rubber palms. These may prove
convenience in June but by August the sum
mer girl will probably revert to the goo
old fashion of sunbrowned hands.
Some attractive costumes were noted at
flower party on Wednesday. Are you fami
lar with such festivities2 Know then tht
the fortunate woman who has countl
house at New Rochelle or Tarrytown {
in easy reach of the city sends carriage
filed with azalias and the first OF the moul
tain laurel to the railway station for h
friends, thus perhaps Cancel1ng many soci
debts contracted during the winter. For Il
merry men and maidens thus set down
her gates there is tennis on the lawn or t.
on the piazza or music in the parlor, al
for all and several of them who enter ful
into the spirit of the occasion there a
baskets tied with ribbons and guide to ia
them into the woods and the byWayS I
ferns and June flowers.
The leading spirit of the flower par
above mentioned was wlde-awake lndlvl
nal Of 10 or thereabouts, who wore coat
dark green serge and white pettico
striped horizontally with green. There W
4 white India silk vest, white cloth Gu
and revers, and a large hat of green Lac
straw trimmed with white, golden-crow
3 uarcissus flowers. Green and white offer
prize to tho person who should bril-
her the greatest number of Jack-in-the-p 1
pits. and this was won, not by young m
as seemed appropriate, but by a sprigh
QiSl in light gray over reddish brown, vi
4 horse-hair hat trimmed with reddi
muslin.
The most elaborate toilets did not ve
ture off the shaven turf in front OF
house-it's the worst feature OF elabori
toilets that they never can. A slate 81
gown was very pretty, with under dress
one piece, held in at the waist with sal
and having tight sleeves with small ba
buttons. Over this was long tunlc, tlR
fitting behind, loose IN frol
and with hanging sleeves trimm
With black cords. The blush straw /
was trimmed with black and yell
flowers. The most novel hat noticed
shaped like a mushroom and had a fount
ton of Neapolitan straw which was, ne
ever, SO covered by the flower bed in
bloom upon it thatsonly stray glimpses
tina straw were had and these but rart
Clover blossoms, daisies and buttercl
fnened az in meadow interspersed W