Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-14

her hand 4 dogwhip, and she looks like
a dashing marquise of the court of now
one and now another OF the highly
esteemed Louises.
As here presented her dress is of
black corded silk, with rest, revers and
cuffs Of white satin worked with gold.
There Is lace ct her neck and lace at
her wrists. but the buttonholcs in her
coat are its most striking and essential
feature. They are requisite To give
character 20 the continental idea.
On the street beside or behind the
continental girl walks the lad who
looks rs II he were home on a vacation
from Elton. He doesn't always enjoy
the Etonian effect Of himself. for the
bona fide American boys are apt To look
and To jeer. Still. the Elton lad knows
he is In the height Of fashion and he has
more and more comrades To keep him
company every d2y. lie is natty and
q smart and comicai figure with his
stovepipe hat and his Byron collar and
his short jacket and his long trousers.
He wears gloves as he walks Fifth
avenue. and somehow that of itself is
almost enough To differentiate him from
q normal. human sort OF boy.
The Grecian tea gown is the costume
In which you are apt To- find a woman,
II you find her when she has planned TO
be particularly charming. There is
nothing especially elastic about the
robe, Ia spIte OF us name, but II IS I'M
doubtedly an improvement as to grace
and general bccomingness over most of
It's predecessors of the wide family con-
nection Of negligees- The woman who
wears 10 as she let's n tea ball medita-
lively dangle from her forefinger, while
she gives you an interesting account Of
the past, present and future of her
summer plans, prefers IL in cashmere,
I'm biscuit and pale blue II has a
shirred yoke at the throat, and from
under the arm on either side comes a
broad soft piece of SILK, the two sash
pieces meeting Mt the waist in front,
tying and hanging nearly To the ground.
The sleeves are full and shirred at the
waist with narrow ribbons. About the
neck stands up n full ruche of silk, end
ing in front in a fichu of narrow rib
bons. 1t is not a tea gown about which
there is anything sensational, but, as
shown in the picture, IL is very simple
and becoming.
June weddings follow one another in
rapid succession. and some of them call
out very pretty ideas There has not
been June in many summers without
its daisy weddings. but this season the
daisies ara used with great quantities
OF green. At country wedding not
many days ago marsh grasses were used
with the daisies. standing up rank and
tall above them The firepIaces were
filed with the cool. bright flower
sprinkled verdure. which grew lush on
the mantels and nodded from great
bowls and tall jars. The bell which
swung above the heads of tho bridal
couple was woven loosely of grass with
daisies and few clover heads inter
mingled.
The bridesmaids wore gowns with
striking adInixtures Of green. They
did not dress alike, as Ia usual in this
country. but followed foreign fashion in
counting diversity. though harmony was
not in any degree sacrificed One Of the
pretticst froclSs % the half dozen was
81 creen-shot silk. covered with white
net. the drapcrics being sewn with gold
beads. The hat of green crepe was
trimmed with white and gold daisies.