Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-08

well calculated to drain the reserve energy
to Its lowest ebb. 1t Is commonly supposed
OF course, that nobody that is anybody goes
shopping In summer, and in general that
is true, but there are many reasons why
there are more people in the city and fewer
at the fashionable resorts this year than
usual.
The shops are fairly teeming with left
over stock that is sold at greatly reduced
prices. and that Is enough to bring a wo-
man up to the city for an all days shopping
expedition. Those who are summering at
the watering places on the Jersey or Long
Island coast come into New York about
once week-usually on Monday, while the
brain is still on fire with the flame kindled
by the advertisements of bargains in the
Sunday papers.
One sees them in the ladies' parlors in
various stages of liquefication and limpness.
They look like SO many Delsartean pupils
brought there for lesson in physical cul-
ture. but they are really gathering nervous
force by putting their previously learned
lessons into practice. They recline on the
couches. relay their backs and arms in
a large. comfortable chair, double their feet
up under them. or assume any other posi-
ton, whether graceful or otherwise, if 1t is
only easy and restful.
willy Plan.
1t was a wise and willy man who first
conceived the idea of resting parlor m
connection with dress goods emporium.
1t gives the shoppers chance TO get their
second wind to speak in training par
lance. and after this they are good for all
day
Nearly every second woman one meets
wears linen or crash skirt, which is
These skirts are being made up and sold
or at very low rates. The crash is cheaper
ana lighter. and, nice one can be bought
Tor Si9e. + yot happen to be short You
same price but tall woman must pay
81 AZ for her linen skirt. 1t Is well worth
the money, however. for we still have at
least three more hot weeks to endure. and
for August weather. Some women live in
shirt waists and linen skirts all summer
Any cool waist Of dimity or oreandy looks
we'll with such q skirt. and the linen one is
found very ,ranrtnient to take the place of
the original skirt which has become soiled
around the bottom.
sh me b., bow fis i the fashionable one for
shirt waists, ana Is made OF silk, linen or
Bingham. bingham ties are very stylish.
White collars are rarely seen now, having
been discarded for the ribbon stock but
many collars are made of the same mate
rial as the waist and are found much more
satisfactory for hot summer days than the
perishable one Of white linen.
Stylish Costumes.
Many of the stylishly dressed women one
meets are actresses. and though their cos
tunes are sometimes little too pronounce
ed, they are well worth noting as an in
dex of what styles are most effective and
| as forerunner Of coming fashions. Sum-
mer Is the only time when these 'profes-
sional people" are free to go about the
stores and crafty their woman's propensi-
ties for shopping.
The girls from the vaudeville stage are
very much in evidence, and some of them
wear rather fanciful costumes. They usu-
ally go about in couples, either dressed
alike foils for one another Two of
these who looked like twins in their identt-
cal costumes wore dresses in black and
white check, trimmed with plain black silk
and white Valenciennes lace, with the most
remarkable Salvation Army polk bonnets of
black silk, trimmed with white feathers
and checked ribbon.
A dark beauty with Jet black hair did
her shopping in cerise and linen lace
waist, with black embroidered skirt. The
linen lace was made over cerise silk and
there wa; cerise velvet collar and belt.
The satin skirt was embroidered with
spangies and Jet. But the sleeves were
the most striking feature of the costume.
They were black and white striped silk
In stripes about a half inch wide, and had
patches Of the embroidered linen set
around here and there on the puffs. Her