The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-02

flounces, the lace futtering, fluttering.
fluttering in the breeze of June, yards
and yards of it, dozens of yards, I don t
know how many-there is the picture
of fin de steele woman, all but her
parasol and her hat and an unimpor-
tant face, unimportant because it must
remain the same whatever the fash
ions changes.
Here is another curious combinat ton
of triangles This time again we have
lace, black lace, laid upon a gown of
sober hue. From the shoulder to the
waist it falls much like the first, but
down the front it is successfully flung
wide and folded back, forming sue
cession of angles not very beautiful to
contemplate in ones sober moments.
Is it heresy to speak it? All styles
are ugly in extremes. These two crea-
lions of lace and angulasity, if we had
seen them three years ago, would we
not have called them hideous, curious,
artificial, frivolous and all sorts of
hateful words? And now seeing them
we bow down and adore. And are we
right or wrong in our alteration? And
oh query with anxiety fraught-
what next?
You may call Newport dull-there
are no merry-go-rounds or shooting
galleries; or remote-though surely re-
mOtenesS is its charm: but never deny
its usefulness to her who would write
of fashion as it is and is to be- For of
these stately danes and graceful
demoisel1es who dot the green lawns
beyond the cliff walk when the sun
has swung to the westward fully q
quarter have seen this year some por-
ton of the London season and even
heard awesome whispers of authority
from they who must be obeyed in Paris,
and the rest have learned from them
what DEGREES have gone forth. And
this is why, remembering how differ.
ent was everything last year, trern-
BILE with apprehension at the possibil-
tiles of the next, foreshadovved IN this
marvellous panorama of fashion by the
sea.
Family the fashions of the wee folk
follow from far their elders. Here is
the huge pulled shoulder and the mar
row cuff, but with it no narrowing V
of bodice. nor except for an hour or
two at evening frolic, maybe. distress
ing harness OF lace and frippery, but
good wholesome narrow cape or wide
collar, hardly know which TO call it,
underneath which the short skirt falls
with bit of narrow trimming or per
fectiy plain. Put over ali wide shade
hat too way brim to be called a
sailor, and YOU have most excellent
costume wherein Miss Goldilocks goes
y-clad when mud pies clarnor for the
making. Ii truth. she has other gowns
more veSIrg to the soul and crampiug
to the body, but the mud-pie gown is
most important Master Trot. her
brother, has got well past the Fauntle-
roy period. and with his curis close
shorn. his wide tapping hat briu,
serylceable trousers. somewhat mud. |
stained, and sailor blouse OF blue fan |
mel and white cord he Is sturdy and |
delightful figure
But froclSs much smaller and more !,
delicate than Miss Goldilock's or Mas |
ter Trct's are agitating the feminine |
mind this beautiful June, and it's 10
use TO talk OF other garments until the /
public has been assured that the wee
dresses New York has been making for I
y aShington are simpler. il more gossa- 1
II their exquisite fneness-