Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-08-12

OF Authorization Erocks, Evening Wraps
and Tailor Made Gowns-The Best Toi.
lets Seen Mt the Promenade.
/ Copyright, 1883, by American Press Asscss.
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am here at Southend, England, al.
most opposite Sheerness at the mouth OF
the Thames. 1t lies about six miles from
Shoeburyness, where the great school OF
gunnery is and where all the new i'm.
provements in heavy ordnance are tested.
There are cliffs ut Southend at the up
per part and quite Furnishing village,
with its High street" and big hotels,
and all along the cliffs are pretty cot
Villas they call them-and
there is probably the longest wharf there
in the world, as the beach is so flat.
The cliffs slope gradually at. one end to
the hard, white beach.
1t is but one season since "all London"
awoke to the beauty of Southend as a
summer resort, and it had the added ad.
vantage Of being rather more exclusive
than Bath or Brighton or any one of the
English resorts, and this season the
hotels and ''willas" are crowded with the
best English society.
Shoeburyness being SO near. there il
always a brilliant military element.
The drives around are of the most beau
tiful. Chelmsford is but few miles
away. Leigh. the quaint fishing village
where behring's arc thick and children
abundant, is but three miles distant,
cuddling close under great cliffs crowned
with large trees.
1t is in this lonely place where the
river is SO wide that the shore on tho
other side looks like vague shadow
that fashion has set its seal this year, and
s,rollins on the sands, lounging ON the
long covered pier, or sitting under the
trees up on the lifts, or listening to the
band which plays afternoon and evening
you will see the highest style of English
fashions, which. though having origin
on the continent, are imbued with some
thing of the spirit of Albion and are
very beautiful.
You will see tall, fair girl, with that
lovely complexion rarely found away
from this climate, come walking along
in a gown of pale blue china silk with
little rings of cherry color all over it.
1t Is cut with an ample width and
slightly gathered at the waist. The
skirt is cut out in deep scallops, and
these are headed by black lace inser-
ton. Below this falls full gathered
tiounce, and set upon that is very full
ruffie of white lace run" with black
silk and headed by the black lace inser-
ton. Two rows of the same encircle
the forearm part of the sleeves, which
are balloon, with full caps of the same
kind of hand run lace The waist is
gathered front and back and has pos
tiche revers of blue bengaline the exact
shade of the dress. Tho belt is also of
blue bengaline. The hat is indescriI-
able, but is bound with the black lace
over the white straw, and a bunch Of
field flowers and grasses ornaments the
top. The parasol is of faint rose, with
very full chiffon ruffic, and is tied
with cherry colored bow.
Walking dainlily on the hard, yellow
sand is another type, and her gown is Of
Z
CLEAN, which produces hard and cold
effectexceedingly rigid and proper. The
skirt is made double and cut in half cir
Giles, which gives it the admired fullness
at the bottom and severity of outline at
the top. There are vest of dark blue SUI
rah and sash Of the same and sort Of
Eton jacket that hangs open, but can be
buttoned if the wind is too cool The
sleeves are the regulation gigot, with a
braided forearm. There is q sort Of me
dicis collar to the jacket that lends a
style peculiarly its own. The bonnet is
made of two wide alsatian bows held by
jetted butterfly. This is for afternoon
promenade.
For mornings the glazed sailor hat is
almost dc rigueur. have noticed many
sailor hats covered with the material
from which the gowns were fashioned,
apparently made by n regular halter, as
it is laid on perfectly smooth. A mar