Evening star., 1896-07-25
THE SUMMER N! GIRL
A Clever Selection of Costumes fol
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Different Occasions.
SUITED TO EACH #DlVlDUAL STYLE
Some Idea of .'tks Wardrobe for a
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Seasons Campaign.
A g r E A T V A let Y

A G r E A T VAR RIETY
The summer girl who is clever uses dis
| elimination in the choice Of the gowns she
| wears. selecting them not only with a view
| to their appropriateness for the occasion,
| but also with reference and Difference to
the taste OF the gentleman who escorts her.
| Some men have fondness for the stun
ming girl; some prefer the piquant style.
| with ruffies and frills and lace; others like
| the dreamy maiden, with soft draperies on
her lissome form and q far-away look in
| her eyes. There are many variations upon
| these types, each Of which sooner or later
| fipds Its affinity in some masculine soul.
| There are some girls who are natural
| types OF one kind another, and these
would do well to accept the fact. and de-
velop themselves to the utmost in their
own particular lines. Sara Bernhardt, for
instance, is good example of the 1.-THE
ard lissome style that looks best in cling
| ing draperies, and she Is also an example Of
| the woman who lives up to her best lines
ana Is true to her style in every particular.
ohe Will not use play in which she is
Compelled 10 wear gowns unSuited TO her
! style.
Ihis particular style, by the way, is going
TO be exceedingly fashionable the coming
| season, because it is the best suited to the
large waists which have at last trumphed
over the traditions OF the medieval French
| courts ana the modern stage. The waist,
or. rather, the dividing line between the
| upper and lower parts of ones dress, will
| come higher up, after the empire fashion,
and the Louis XVI. compressors will be
seen no more.
! A vivacious maiden would do well to
| avoid this style, as she will be sure to do
| he
| ter at some inauspicious moment. She will
| be sa1er in ruffes and lace, for this kind
or girl Is expected to do unexpected things
| ana NOBODY is ever shocked
Different Styles OF Girls.
Perhaps it is the fluffy girl. too. who is
most universally popular. AT least such is
the result of some inquiry on the subject
| among many types Of men. The diapho-
nous f1uttering maiden finds her way into
the hearts of scholars and writers as read
ily as she charms the society swell or the
| English lord.
| Most men will tell yor in confidence that
| they are afraid of the tailor made girl.
she Is 200 severely correct and faultless,
and they feel uncomfortable when she's
Young men who are fond of sports usu-
ally like girl who can participate in their
enjoyments without interfering with them
| by the display OF feminine weakness.
| Said young Princeton fellow who was
! ques toned about his taste in summer girls:
Il like girl that is up-to-date-one that
can ride bicycle oF a horse. or swim, or
Such a girl as1aliy wears blazer suits
with shirt frontf and maEnish ties and
stunning revers 5Her hair is always slick,
drs dnd 1t on sa much about the ten
be naturally curly 1T is a great advantage
! especially when one Is out for. a SAIL
In general a young. college man, who
has not learned to 6istrust himself and
| likely to admire Z stunning girl With a
certain s.go' aboutsher that cannot be ex-
pressed pr IN any other way than by the use
OF OIL me re- slang Phrase That maiden. then.
and what girl has mot ?-if she Is confident
| that she can carry off the part, will find
1t advantageous to cultivate an interest in
ture of stiff collars.
| But fortunately for the butterfly maiden
VINO couldn't look mannish if she tried, all
college men are not sporting fiends, and
tnefe is plenty OF chance for her to shine
without the accomplishments and the
fetching costumes of her sister sports
| woman. '".-
| The girl who can embody, the characteris-
| tlcs OF all three styles in her own person
| with equal success Is a remarkably clever
young woman and yet there are many
| VINO do. This Is the kind of girl men toned
at the beglnnlng-the one who adapts her
l.
| iarly TO the, style of man she is with
Varied Wardrobe. -, ,.. s..,.
| To do this requires a wardrobe that is
as varied as the sporting girls parapher-
| MALTA. First there Is that stunning Jacket
with white reyers to be worn to the boat
when Tom comes down from his camping
trip with the college fellows to spend a
| week or two at "the shore" The 1oosa
| fronts are lined with white and there is
| ia bot Of white lace down the front. Tho
ripple basque is quite long, otherwise the
| fetching and stylish, with her white LOO
| horn hat and white parasol.
VI evening gowns she must have five or
| slX, Tor Whatever she does she doesn't want
| 10 grow monotonous and come to be known
| as that girl that wears pink to hons y,
Pink Is very good color in moderation
she has a pink brccade with the sleeves
| on the shoulders and jeweled straps to
support 1t. She also has another pink gown
which Is so yelled with green oreandv In a
Persian pattern that it is hardly recoeniza-
Bile. This gown. which is merely lined with
PINK SILK: has three fiounces around the
bottom of the skirt, all edged and headed
| with white Valenciennes lace, The waist
| Is very low on the shoulders with a f1ounce
| each OF organdy and wide white lace
around neck and over sleeves. The sleeves
are nothing but collection of f1ounces
| one above the other, and they are not trim
| med alike; one sleeve has a sprightly green
! bow at the tip OF the shoulder and the
| other has a little three-cornered tab Of
silk fiounced with white lace. The green
ribbon which finishes the waist hangs in a
long end to the top of the 6ounces on the
| skirt. '-'e
Her foil-for every clever belle has ONE
wears blue and white brocade with blue
and silver tinsel waist and turquoise chiffon
| flounces for sleeves.
Her beach gown is lavender and white
| plaid flannel and she doesn't forget the
rhapsody-inspiring 1haI d. ms empire gown. Then
ribbon trimmings for veranda wear In the
morning. and a tn dear little challie with
silk yoke and coilar M With " lace edged points points
upon her afternoson fAmbles along the bank
of laughing bE5pk, where it is lust possi-
log that bridgea5 The Stream. @e Her ieghorn he n
hat is covered With Itoses and purple yio-
lets with fan b9w # pink ribbon set high
She has many other hats, among which
crown and wids brfm that turns up high
in the back and fs banked with white roses
too. and noddng white clovers.
After ALL this is orly the beginning of