The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-06-25

so, and here again were sailor mats, but
in a minority: more often, blue eyes or
brown or black looked pleasure or
chagrin, sparkled or were downcast,
beamed with joy or dimmed with dis
appointment beneath great pokes
which nestled close to the head behind
and at the side and shot forward at all
sorts of picturesque angles. And while
Milly tore up her ticket with pout-
ing, petulant lips, and Annie's pi-
quaint face glowed with delight at
the winning of a pair of gloves, and
Maud voiced voluble self-congratula-
ii that she had not bet anything on
that mean old thing of horse that
looked so pretty, but went all to pieces
at the quarter-in all that babble of
words and frou frou of summer fa brics
and waiting of perfumes, you noticed,
if you looked, that Milly's shining
brown hair was stabbed quite through
with dagger of tortoise she'll, on
whose gilded crest were strange fig
ures in enamel, that Annie's hat
glowed with the color of huge bunch
of carnations because her hair was
dark, and that Maud's lighter tresses
had suggested to her modiste confec
ton in bronze and yellow.
There have been no important yacht
ing events this week; there will be
none till the cup defenders come to-
gether for trial races; but at club re-
gatta of intense interest to hundred
guests or so l saw to-day as many
yachting caps as there were girls and
almost as many colors-yachting caps
in blue and white and gray of all the
shades of which gray is capable, each
relieved by the emblem Of some fav-
ored club worn over the visor.
1t is early yet in Newport. but the
demure festivities of early June have
shown the American dowager in all
her glory of butterfly bonnet and lace
and mitigated dignity.
There is a language of hats. as there
is of fans and flowers. The sailor says:
II am Bohemianizing;;" the yachting
cap: "Me Seasick? NONSENSE the
poke: 81 am dressed to be looked at:
the tiny bonnet: ''Oh. dear. ! suppose
those last calls must be paid" And if
there are coaching hat. and seaside
shade hat, and one or two others TO al
low for wear and tear or just fer va
riety, their combined voice spells out:
81 am almost provided for the sum
mer."
Almost. No woman is ever quite
provided. If she were l would not be
writing now to tell you about the Won
derful costumes that CLEAN and glow
by the salty sea and make the sad
waves gay with the annual coming of
the summer girl. Each year the reign
of this queen of sunshine grows longer.
Each year her costumes grow more
bold, more daring, give greater scope
for individuality.
And yet
Shall tell you what was the finest
costume l saw in Newport, where |
made a hastY over Sunday trip? a
perfectly plain skirt OF heavy lustre-
less bronze. falling from the hips with
Just the slightest suspicion of the
seasona5le bell shape flare at the bot
tom: a wide girdle of iridesceat pas
sementerie: n neat fitting waist, high
straight collar with more passemen-
teric, sleeves OF only moderate full
ness. and that was positively all, ex-
cept that Of course there were bronze
shoes TO match and a simple poke OF
bronze and tan The beauty was in
the wearer. perhaps. or in the 1T At
anv rate. the women who came rolling
down Bellevue avenue cleaning. IN
purple and gold. or borrowing the
green livery of trees, turned to look
after her.
The women who are bound for
ouieter places in the country are ia x
ing with them foulard and holland
frocks. which are the perfection of
elaborate simplicity. ! saw pic
.uresquely pale pink and black gown
this morning that set OF admir-
ahlv the clear colorless complexion of
a slim blonde. Il was almost entirely
accordion plated from throat TO ankle
and had lace insertions set into Il a.
ali convenient intervals
TIE best holland dresses and nearly
eli the colo-ed linens are faced with
white. the effect OF which Is wonder
fallv fresh md taking. There's rev
sil:rs. too. which Is made q holland
STRIPED y ifk white ne.siiewcrsse each side
OF box plEi: do1vu the middle q the
front Is Z mighty pretty shirt n
,Iuae. but isr August ! suppose !; VIII
DC tedious IN IL raonotony.
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