The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-19
THE WOMAN OF FASHION.
How She Gets Ready for q Garden
Party.
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How She Gets Ready for q Garden
I Party.
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NEW YORK, June 1S.-The girls are 60
| ing to garden party, and there's a great
futter of excitement all over the house
! There's lot of talking aud planning and
reading and arranging; for they're natural
| girls, all three Of them, and never get over
the great delight they always experience
whenever an opportunity presents itself to
| plan a new costume for some very special
affair. And since this is their first garden
party of the season they feel perfectly JUS
titled in making great fuss about 1t.
Agarden party There's a sort Of magic
about the word. It suggests, the minute
we hear it, the greenest OF grass, the shade
Of luxuriant trees. easy lounEing seats,
soft and exquisite music, signing Of birds,
fair women, the simmer Of hight and
dainty silks, the glitter of delicate china,
| the sparkle OF light wines, the murmur Of
languld and subdued conversation, the gay
| fiutter of bright tennis colors and ever so
many other delightful things.
Aad so 1t is no wonder that all three
daughters in this particular family in which
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they should wear.
The eldest 10 tail and imperial, and has
excellent taste. She has already settled her
gown to the minutest detail. and she knows
just how she will look. Some women have
that faculty, of being able to see themselves
with their maids eye clad in some garment
which has not yet been even cut. This Is
what the girl sees: A figure clad in a cling
ing white crepe de chine; its train ia not SO
long as usual and is plated; at the bottom
of the skirt, In front, runs q roll of very
f1ne velvet in a delicate color, one between
fawn and a yellow; above the roll,
at intervals, stand striking bows
crepe OF Vs yof. the es iSgesy At fu Tied
waist under a velvet bodice that is very high
under the arms and very low in front, where
1t 10 heightened by pure gold passementerie
In unique pointed pattern; below the high
velvet collar is a band of gold pnssementerie
cut In deep, slender points, and the lower
part OF the sleeves is Of the same pale shade
OF velvet, adorned with the gold. She
knows that when she puts on her dainty
white and gold het and raises her fiimsy
lace parasol over this bewiidering gown
and looks out from under 1t with little in
quiring smile. everybody will be sure to
agree in the verdict that she is fair beyond
all others.
The second girl isn't quite so original, but
attractive in her pretty silver-colored
fouiard. all dotted with pink rosebuds that
has been so selected Tor her. Her skirt has
deep lace rufhe all around, with an extra
heading OF narrower lace running up and
down in little waves. The lace collar is
made Of these same funny waves. The
back Of the dress ia the pretty part of
It, The skirt itself touches behind,
but above 1t there falls a long
Vatican back, fastened only at the
neck, and spreading out quite far at the
bottom TO form a graceful train. On each
side of the Watteau, from under a ribbon
bow on the neck, falls loose scarf of wide
lace that Is carried round to the front at the
waist line, and forms a pretty corselet. Her
sleeves are very loose. and are caught at the
wrist only by ribbon bands, adorned with
lace ruffles. Her hat will be the same pale
silver color, made Of crepe lisse shirred aud
trimmed with nothing more thaa q big
spray of pink roses that will completely
cover the low crown.
The third girl isn't bit like her sister,
She has no desire for admiration, abe goes
In for fun. And as she expects to be
prominent figure IN and around the tennis
courts. her dress was planned accordingly.
Il proved to be q fine white serge, and the
skirt was edged with deep ruffls Of dark
blue, also serge, on which wss embroidered,
In white slk, crossed raeQuets and small
balls. The dark blue yoke was also en-
broidered both back and front with the
same jauuty design, and the full Thito
bodice was confined by blue silk sash, the
ends OF which were carelessly knotted, so
that they would hutter gracefully under
the slightest breeze. She was to wear a
broad-rlmmed dark blue straw hat that
had large white bow In 'front.'
Some Of the tennis girls are wesring
tight-httng suits this year. Last year they
had the semblance, at least, OF looseness, for
only the lining was fitted tight, and the ma
terial itself was loosely draped. But this
year even the semblance is cast aside on
occasions. and tho tennis girl yields her
racquet with apparent. if not actual, ease.
in the suggest Of close-htting garments
She wears at times a tight-fitting jacket
over a smooth white shirt front; or a loose
jacket over a very tight bodice.
Lace and silk fronts are seen more and
more every day. they can be used for SO
quickly be made pretty and attractive by
the addition OF a fancy silk front under a
blazer or open front jacket. and an evening
costume can so easily be produced by the
addition of a pretty lace collarette or
cravate, as they call them on the other side
of she water, that it is no wonder these
dainty creations are popular.
The newest ones in lace are longer than
ever. On a high lace standing collar is
fastened the deep tiounce that is put on
perfectly plain; it Is very long in front and
slopes Off at the back until il is only a few
inches wide at the center, where it fastens
under not Of colored ribbon, the same
shade as the silk that lines the fiounce
Another, more properly fichu, is made of
any thin, gauzy material over plain velvet
yoke and collar, and is carried in soft folds
down each side Of the yoke In az that
meets half way down the waist. Here it is
caught in a small knot. and the ends hang
as they will The gauzy folds are edged
with filmy lace, and pretty butterfly bows
adorn the shoulders. This is pretty for
evening wear without the yoke Another
OF rather quaint cut is fulled on a low satin
collar. aud Is large enough to form only a
yoke. Its three sides are edged with mar