The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-16

Chinese tea gown to q few of her girl
friends, who were invited to drop in for a
few minutes gossip over the tea cups.
One of the young women was dressed in
a decidedly French gown. 1t was of the
fDest black mousseline de laine. The
skirt was slightly draped in that in
descrlbable manner that skiliful dress
makers have of making a gown appear
ike perfectly plain one. when in reality
the gown is caught and draped into grace
fulness by numerous little lifts, catches
and folds. The bodice was perfectly plain,
so far as the cut was concerned, for IL was
tight fitting. Up and down its length
from neck to waist went stripes of black
lace insertion. lined with pale blue ribbon
The insertion alternated with stripes of
mousseline de laine, the same as the skirt
Inquiry told that all Of the gowns had
cunningiy concealed little scent satchets.
and that was the reason why the boudoir
smeit like lovely bunch Of violets with a
sprig OF mignonette and a handful of
sweet peas added, with perhaps a cluster
OF lemon verbena and roses for spice
very pretty little fad has arisen all of a
sudden this month of August, for making
the hats still smaller and daintier than
they have been before.
This dainty little fad is no less pretty a
one than the wearing of a wreath of ma
tural roses upon the head-only this and
must be selected, and they must be of the
variety that grow many upon the stem.
hot house varieties are scarcely suitable
because they do not often grow in this
way, and so the genuine country article
must be obtained
The wreath IS bent so as 10 lie prettliy
across the front hair or rather low over the
forehead, and is carried around the side of
the head to the back ofrthe knot where il
is confined with huge fancy pin. Velvet
strings TO match the gown which Is worn
are then fastened where the wreath of
roses is worn and are brought down and
tied closely under the chin. Bonnets thus
lmprovised are quickly perishable, and
therefore they are suitable to be worn
only upon occasions which are warranted
not to last more than a few hours. A
lawn party, from 4 TO s. dinner at some
outdoor function, or an afternoons call
are as lengthy occasions as can be selected
for the wearing OF these perishable bon
nets.
When the genuine country article cam
not be secured. dollhouse roses will do very
nicely. But the element of artihciality
must then enter in, because the roses must
be wired upon the stem in order to make a
pretty wreath. These dollhouse roses last
longer, being thicker and heavier; but thew
do not look as dainty and sweet as country
roses piucked from their seclusion. and
twlned IN the dainty fashion described
about the couture, Just where one wants
them.
Rather daring thing was done by a
summer belle in the way of odd chapeaux.
The belle in question was awfully pretty,
or she would not have dared to do lust as
she did. But. being pretty. her little effu-
sion in hats was greatly admired. and has
since been copied more or less successfully
by less gifted young women. And this is
what that belle did: She rolled her hair
into a Psyche knot, and stuck pins into it
in the most reckless and lavish fashion
imaginable. Then on top of her head she
pinned bunch of yellow roses. with stems
of varying lengths. Some of the roses
dangled low over her dark bangs. and 9TH
ers stood up almost erect. II was almost
a ragged bunch of roses. so carelessly was
it arranged Around the stems was tied
long narrow strip of black velvet. which
was brought down behind the wearer's
pretty pink ears and was tied under her
dainty chin in bow knot The girl was
pretty and the hat was odd and so the eff
feet was pleasing; but, oh reader. do not
trv il unless you are very, very pretty, and
likewise very sure of your taste in arrang-
ing such bunch of flowers on top of YOUR
head