The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-05

events come crowding It, The track Is
still magnet drawing people TO it. and
when I want TO see gowns graceful and
beautiful ! seek IL 10 find them. ] wear
yesterday and this IS what l saw.
You viii be interested in them. be-
cause the American Derby is soon to be
run and many gowns have been shipped
from here for that event.
Long before the hour called for the
races the people were at the track fnd-
ing their places. Myrads of daintily at
tired women picked their way along the
coarse gravel walk, and a great rustic OF
silk told of elaborate petticoats. There
was always a glimpse to be had or
brightly coIored silk stockings and ride
ulously high heeled French boots. and
topping this the most fascinating init
nation of a light taffeta petticoat. for
the French women have the most naive
way Of holding up their skirts with both
hands and literally lifting them from the
dust
l noticed a great many gowns OF lawn,
made deliberately over silk and trimmed
profusely in taffeta and lace.
A gown of ecru lawn had an embrOid-
cred design of crescents in green and
blue skirt The skirt was of bell,
made up over peculiar shade OF
dud green silk. Four gOdets thrown
a broad full front of DUH green silk with
figure Of deep blue. From each arm
hole seam came ribbons of deep blue
velvet that met in a point al the bottom
of the bodice and ended there in a bow.
over these ribbons there was an ap-
phque OF ecru ptque open-Work embrold-
cry IN curious twisting design. The
sleeves were close-ntung for quite dis
lance above the elbow, and We're sur
mounted by short fun balloons of the
silk with bands Of embroidery.
The nat that was worn with this gown
was of rough eeru straw, trimmed with
chOux OF green and blue tulle blue vel
vet ribbon and bluettees
very tail English girl glided by in a
gown that was eonspicuously simple
midst all the surrounding Frenchy toll
cites. The skirt was a fun godet of
dark-blue cloth, with each seam strapped
in green cloth and finished al the bot
tom in a design of the green applique
There was long, full yoke of green and
blue Plaid silk, and the trimming OF
green cloth was very much in evidence
on the bodice.
The big coach, the Magnet, which
runs from the heart of Paris came up
with a great flourish of trumpets and
fun cargo OF Americans. They were all
spick and span and gowncd in elegant
new Partisan toilettes.
There was just one shirt-waist girl to
be seen. She was ST. Louis heiress
and the very httest representative Of
the stunning American summer girl that
can possibly be imagined. She came hy
in a merry group of Americans in her
plain "tailor-made gown" OF army blue.
a cheviot shirt waist and a sailor put on
with suggestion Of tilt that was very
fetching.
The Count and Countess de Castellane
seemed 10 take an unbounded interest
in the races. The countess has a
charmi0gly unconscious way of wearing
her elegant gowns, and she never seems
to realize the attention that Is always
bestowed on her from all sides. Her
a "a a
swirling design in soft sage green. The
vest and short Duffs on the sleeves were
OF pale yellow mousseline de sole. A
Ho'lette Of the silk that extended over