The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-08
YACHTING GOWNS.
Marine Girl of '96 an Enhancing
Creature.


The yachting girl OF '96 promises TO be
a gorgeous creature, quite eclipsing her
hiking and golfing sisters. Vests, coats and
hats are the most prominent features OF the
marine girls wardrobe, ana in view of her
enhancing costumes, it is quite pity that
there will be no international race this
year for the America scIp AMI q consequent
opportunity to parade them before an ex-
tensive audience.
Many striking ana effective contrasts are
wroughtout withthe varietyin vests, which
transform the simple coat into very be-
coming costume. Grass lawn vests are one
OF the novelties this season, made of the
very sheer quality oyer silk and trimmed
with colored and ecru eubroideries and
yellow lace. White and black net and
chiffon. with cream lace applique, make
pretty vests, and there are white tucked
muslin trimmed with narrow Yalenciennes
lace and fastened down the front with gold
studs. and Persian taffeta silk handkcr-
chiefs which add To- the diversity in this
CONSPICUOUS article OF dress,
CoIored and white serges are the most
serviceabIe materials for yachting gowns,
and there is new kind of serge which is
warranted proof against the erect OF salt
water But numerous other gowns for
outing purposes are made OF duck linen,
piQuc and Russian crash, and tie coats Of
all these gowns either have a basque frill
four inches deep and half loose fronts with
wide pointed revers and square collars, or
are made in some form or Et0n, Zouav We, or
iolcru jacket. These little coats will be
especially Fashionable later i'll the season,
and they are an extremely pretty addition
to The commonplace shirt waists so gener'
ally worn One jaunty style Of Elton coat is
made without sleeves, and plated. DrapeG
epaulets. which fall over the shirt waist
sleeves finish it at tie armholeS. BuleruS
are one Of the distinctive features OF the
latest street gowns i'll Paris, and canvas
etamincs and mohairs are made up with
this little Jacket, cut very short. and often
rounded up the middle Of the back to
point showing TIE wide draped belt OF
black satin below.
The holero is made OF ma terial like
the skirt and trimmed around the edge
with braid, or the whole iacket Is cut ont
of some handsome embroidery OH silk or
grass linen if the Jacket is plain, SNOWY
collar and reVers OF embroidery are a
prettv addition. Plaid silks are very
effective for vests and revers for this sort
af gGvr, with the wide black belt for
:; finish: or the rcvers ana collar may be
of the paid aud the rest of some pretty
shot silk or tucked aud lacedtrimmed
muslin This combination makes navy
blue mohair gown very stylish.
Anothcr idea for dark blue gown is
bright green cloth collar and revers which
extend into a band down either side of the
Jacket. plainly stitched on the edges and
FINISHED: with a row of tiny gold buttons
One pretty yachting gown shows the
Eton coat sti tChed on the edges and
opened over a tucked muslin shirt with
blue silk bow at the neck and a blue and
white striped Kid belt at the waist. The
skirt is finished with rows OF stitching.
Another gown OF nayy-blue serge has
Figaro Jacket effect opening over Il blue
and white striped serge waist finished
at the neck with French plaid ribbon, which
also forms the belt, passing under the
box plalt in 'front.' Gold braid trims the
edge Of the Figaro and the sleeves, ana
the skirt shows panels OF the blue and
white cloth down either side, and is fin