New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-14
SUMMER FASHIONS.
HINTS on WHITE GOWNS, LAcEs AND HAT


1t certain now that the white walking
gown will be one OF the favorite summer costumes
This gown Is made OF various materials OF firm
heavy texture suitable for tailor dresses. Linen
duck, cOtton Bedford cords and cotton cheviots are
chosen for these seryiceable walking gowns more
often than woollcns the object now being TO obtain
stiffness. for the revival Of starched cotton
gowns seems TO be one of the inevitable outcomes
Of the present for sitter materials and slightly
farlng effects. The new white gowns are usually
made with a plain stitched skirt, close around the
hips and slightly faring from the knee This u
with a shirt waist Of silk or linen lawn or
plain percals, and a blazer jacket Eton Jacket 10
over It, Sometimes these suits are finished
with little vests when the simple dickey chemi-
settle Of plain linen Is inside the step collars
of the vest. Where this little negligc suit Il not
OF pure white 1t may be white Marseillcs or pqus
sprigged striped with har-lne In color
Some OF the shops are already showing white
linen coats In heavy duck made double breasted.
with skirts like a genteman's froca coat with
large pocket flaps and good-sized white buttons. In
addition to these white dresses and coats for morn.
Ing wear, there many white muslin gowns
being made up, trimmed sometimes with picturesque
laces but often with founces and berihas
around the shoulders, composed Of the material OF
the goods edged with lace The favorite lace for this
Is cotton point d'esprit 1t Is tho hafinch width
which is most used for this purpose. As it Is cot
ton 1t washes well, and Is more popular than any Of
the limitations OF Valencienncs, which are Inferior
and shrink and look bad after the first laundering.
The real yalencennes is too valuable a lace to use
for these simple cotton muslins.
Nowhere Is the change in color more notable than
in the mliner's rooms. A great number Of white
hats In simple shapes shown fer servceabe coun-
try wear. There many black armour braids,
trimmed with black velvet and close cable twists Of
white Grape, with a standing agrette in white TO
pcte the trimming Or group of pquant black quilts
sharply notcled off and finished with a band Of GID
ing. Black sailor hats Of armour braid are often
trimmed high at the side with a cluster Of white
Grape and white roses, while the hat is banded with
black satin ribbon. There also white Grape bon
nets OF the tinest description finished with trimmings
Of black velvet with little embroidery OF steel and
high aigrette OF white feathers and steel over the
forehead. The four cOrnered hat Is found In black
chip with a border Of natural straw trimmed With
black satin rcsettes which catch up the hat In its
picturesque shape band Of black satin ribbon
around the crown and knot OF ribbon and a straw
colored aigrete complete the trimming Of the hat
Still another hat in this ourcOnered shape Is caught
up with four close clusters OF tiny white narciss and
a band Of black satin ribbon. The little yellow
cuckoo flower In stiff, standing trims elab-
crate hats of natural straw I'm picturesque manner
when combined with the Margot laces and black
satin ribbon dark blue some other dark hat
In contrast to the grown will more often be worn
with the white suits which promise to be so popular
In the country, especially for yachting and tennis
| wear. stylish dark hat Of this kind is made Of
fancy blue straw and is curved In three picturesque
scaops over the forehead. loose cluster OF dark
blue cOrnfOwers at the back and Aisatan bow Of
dark velvet complete the hat. The advantage Of
these dark sraws Ia that they becoming to all
compile xons. while the odd petunia shades, magentas
and brilliant green's introduced early in the season
are becoming TO Whatever flights Of fancy
our milners undertake opening days I'm tewelled
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customer is usually chary Of excess and selects
bonnet that is becoming to her. There are very few
women who can afford 10 wear pronounced style In
bonnet or hat Ths mnetalS EDO, H., $50 poaes
rooms, where they served their purpose OF making an
exaggerated display early in the season. These bon.
customers the tiny bonnets and the picturesque
round hats which are usually Of moderate Aze.
mer silks this season are the new Marcot aces They
come in three Widths one about five inches wide for
other tWo rsspeciiveIy nine and weve-suitabe
widths for lace honnces. These aces have a very
fine raised figures in Escural effect. They range in
price from about ~ 80 up to Is yard. They . are
known to merchants this season rs "butter coored'
TN er.rss afes rspe e tint afy Se s
has grown yellow with years These Briggs laces
cost from ~ IS to 80 So according to the width which
IN the three mc wcRS S Sl nve nns
simple. dainty lace. which Is liked by many ladies'
object to wearing the more elaborate machine-
made Iaces-thOugh the term can no longer be- used
in reproach for the lace made by machinery so
closely copies the hand made lace In softness. general
appearance even initiating 10 perfection the irregular
mesh that II often requires lace expert to tell the
difference. The Genoa aces. or point de Gene as they
are known In the shops rs popular rs ever and
are now quite inexpensive, beginning rs low rs Is
cents or 81 for lace five inches vide These
heavier aces are effectively used this season on
cOttons and neglige Of silk The more costly
Margot laces are for elaborate gowns OF taffeta.
Thanks are due tn Messrs Arnold, Constable
Co. and to Messrs. Aitken. Son 4 Co.