The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-03
THE WOMAN OF FASHION.
And the Yachting Costumes That She
Will Don,


| And the Yachting Costumes That she
Will Don,
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NEW YORK, July 2.-The yachting girl is
abroad again. The minute the cool air
dies away from the city streets. and betakes
itself to country lanes and sandy beaches,
she follows speedily in its footsteps, clad in
garments that the summer breezeS love to
sport with, and that the dancing waves APP
proach without fear. For the yachting
girls favorite color is still blue, albeit the
color has been so ruthlessly dealt with. 1t is
a pity that blue has not been left 10 its
proper rsalm-the sea. 1t belongs so
naturally and properly there that we feel
sorry to see it adopted with such
extravaganza in regions where it
does not properly belong. For in
stance, one sees it all over on the
streets of New York; every other girl
wears q dark blue skirt, light shirt waist,
and, perhaps, dark blue blazer Even In
the shops the girls behind counters are so
clad; so that the yachting girl looks rather
ruefully at her pretty suit and feels that it
has lost half of its charm in this prevalence
of blue.
But In spite of this fact, she is not
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original in cut at least, If not in color. The
short, neat skirt is braided in fine design,
in white, and is finished off below with a
narrow, blue velvet band. Her coat is
longer than the regular blazer, and is but
toned closely down the front, except where
the collar turns down low at the neck, dis
playing little dark blue silk front and q
white collar. She wears white cuffs also,
aud white chamois gloves. Her little blue
hat is trimmed very simply, and her dotted
veil is very thin and fine.
So many New York society bellies are
fine yachtswomen that IL is not surprising
the sport grows in favor with every season.
When a woman can stand-actually stand
on yacht and endure the motion of the
vessel, calmly giving some order at the
same time to tle skipper or making some
suggestions, while the waves may be DASH
ing against the yacht aud a storm steadily
gathering 1t is no wonder man feels
proud to take her out; and women are
coming to that more and more every year.
Mrs. George Gould, as every one knows. is
q great yacntswoman, and enjoys nothing
better than q trip with her husband. Mrs.
William K. Van Ter bila, too, goes yachting
every summer. 1t is very amusing TO hear
some Of the women conversing in ship
language. 1t is certainly quite as impossi-
BILE to understand them as II they were one
OF the hands"
comes out next week for the first time. It
isn't of the regulation blue color, but one
Of those dark purplish shades, something
the color that very blue water becomes
when it works itself up into a rage. 1t isn't
made very much like a yachting gown,
either, for it has great pulled sleeves that
only come a trifle below the elbow, leaving
the soft skin bare underneath, for the girl
that Will wear this dress never keeps her
gloves on when she goes O sailing. Her
hands are put through a careful reno
walton every night that restores their
whiteness completely, and so she disports at
her own sweet will under the suns rays,
with apparent recklessness. The waist of
her dress is made in pretty soft folds that
are gathered into a full bodice laced In
frontal Of the same blue material, which
is not very heavy. The high collar stands
off considerably in front; disclosing more
of the white throat than the yachtswoman
usually does. The skirt Is trife full, and
the breeze catches 1t in a delightful
way and plays with it gleefully.
On gay yachting party that started
forth this morning one could see manY
more colors besides blue. White, and white
and red, and white and yellow seemed 10 be
the favorites. One dainty white costume
had fine blue and white silk braid at the
bottom Of tine skirt, and all around the
blazer, which was lined with delicate white
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very cool and airy. Indeed, now that
we put our silk fronts on the thinnest and
coolest OF linen, we can wear our blazers
without any feeling of discomfort. Another
advantage is the economy we can exercise
in making them. And what is dearer to a
womans heart than the thought that she
has actually been economical for once in the
making of some garment? All one needs is
q yard and half of fine linen, aud couple
OF yards of white or other colored silk. This
makes the two silk fronts, and leaves enough
for full, narrow plating down the front,
and with blazer that flies open, one can
keep cool under the most trying circum-
stances. The blazers, with narrow
cross straps, are a little neater, how
ever, as they keep the blazer fronts
in place. White serge with deep fancy
lines Of red for border, makes a very
effective suit. Stripes are not SO popular
at present. White, with pale yellow silk
front, pale yellow tie, yellow sleeves, gloves
and hat, is wonderfully effective IL one has
a com plexion without blsmish, and yellow
hair.
| Although the tennis girl, as / remarked
in former letter, is growing less and less
lenient with herself and gowns herself of
late in garments so tight that one wonders
how she can WELD her racquet with any
ease, once In while she relents and dons a
looser dress. At o game that watched the
other day there were two girls strikingly
opposite in attire.
One wore dull light blue, combined with
dull dark blue, and she looked at perfect
ease clad in plain skirt and in a waist that
had nothing tight about it save the dark
yoke embroidered in racquets. The loose
blouse was buttoned down the side and hung
only slightly over the dark belt. She had
thrown Off her hat in the excitement of the
game, and with her flushed cheeks and fly
ing hair looked the very opposite of the
calm and collected young lady who
stood beside her, clad in the highest
of bodices. Her skirt was plain, too, and
tight, and so was the bread. plain sash that
went over the bodice embroidered, like her
companions. in crossed racquets and balls.
The short blazer didn't reach even to the
edge of the sash that fell down to her feet
in the back. She had high stiff collar
banded with a row OF dark blue, and her
Russian sleeves were adorned after the same
manner.
She played without any discomfort, but
how she managed it am at loss TO say.
EVA A. SCHUBERT.
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