The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-08-16
MIDSUMMER MILLINERY.

the back and yellow bows on the shout
ders finished q piquant costume. Her
white null hat had lace brim and
trimmings OF purple clematis blossoms.
She had white and gray toulard par
aSol.
Millinery at all Newport gatherings
L. decidedly picturesque this summer.
You see tall high crowns nnd small con-
tcal crowns and stiff sailors and soft
broad-brimmed Italian straws in wan
ton disregard of any and all possible
standards One hat has q turned up
brim in the back where oil the trim
ming is gathered, and the next has q
high arrangement in front or ut one
side One woman wears masses of
ostrich feathers and the next light rose
wrcaths or punches of cherries or plums.
The prettiest hat have seen this week
was tallish Arlesienne shape with q
twist OF wild white clematis about its
crown and broad white null strings
Mrs. Grenville Knne was over from
the pier yesterday wearing pale, whit
ish green rustic straw hat of pictur-
.esque shape almost hidden under masses
of sweet peas 1t had broad soft pale
green crepe strings and streamers to
match the full blouse front and sash Of
her trim black cloth tailor gown
Miss Mannice, the belle of the pier,
got up q little dinner ut the Casino O
few evenings ago, which started out to
be very informal nnd ended by becom.
ing the prettiest thing of the sort this
summer. The tables were decked with
blue and white pond lilies floating
among lily pads In crystal boats Trails
of the wild white cleInatis were fes-
TONED from corner to corner and
knottcd with blue and white ribbons.
There were some very pretty toilets,
though all were informal, that of Miss
'Mannice herself being one of the most
noteworthy, with its white Yelling skirt
banded at the bottom with blue rib
bon, narrow edge of white chenille
standing out In fcathery puff on
either side Of the ribbon. The blouse
bodice of fan-plaited white null WIS
fastened with a blue ribbon belt, cross
ing and recrossing, and edged with
chenille. The sleeves had long plated
MULE pufls to the elbows and ribbon
and chenille as wrist finishinxs.
Another of the more striking frocks
was pale gray silk worn by girl with
fuzzy pale yellow hair and blue eyes.
It had long Russian blouse bodice
made almost like II priests cassock or
pnletot, and cut out with deep open.
ing in front to show a blue silk bodice
below it; it had no sleeves, the blue
puffs belonging to the under bodice an
swcring all purposes. 1t was belted and
lined with blue, and worn with large
dark blue straw hat, with silver-gray
ribbons.
The tan-colored stocking reigns in
Newport. You see it on every crossing.
1t is just n shade darker than the rustic
shoe and it is silk almost universally.
You can hardly tell it from Drowned
and shining leg w hen it is worn by q
youngster of either sex, for the young
aristocracy of Newport lies in sun
baths until its short-stockinged mem
bern are as dark as West Indians No
such hallucination is possible, of course,
with older cottagers. The tan stocking
is really more effective thing than the
black stocking, especially when the tar
shoe is tied up with blue ribbons.
ELLEN OSBORN.
MONEY IN LARGE LOTS.