Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-02

The summer girl who is clever uses dis,
examination in the choice of the gowns she
wears, selecting them not only with a view
TO their appropriateness for the occasion
out also with reference and difference 10 the
taste OF the gentleman who escorts ber.
Some men have n loneliness for the stun-
ming girl, some prefer the pi1uant STYLE.
with ruiles and frills ana lace. others like
the dreamy maiden. with soft draperies ON
her lssoinc form, and a farawly look in
her eyes. There are many VARIATIONS upon
these types. each Of which sooner or later
finds Its affinity in some masculine soul,
There is no time better adapted to the
nnding of ones affinity than these mid.
summer days. when business is dull ana
young people have nothing to do but seek
one another's society ana enjoy the beau
ties of nature. Not that every summer girl
is actually, or at least avowedly, seeking
her affinity, but she will surely have a
better time If she goes about with a person
who is reasonably consenial.
However true the Old saying. that "hand-
some is as handsome does" Ii is certainly
a fact that first impressions at summer re-
sorts are made more by outward appear
ances than by the sweet temper and low
able disposition of the would-be impression
st. Her general ''get-up.' therefore. Is OF
far more Importance to the girl who wants
10 enjoy the admiration of the summer
is her capacity for adapting herself TO the
>iN VI Il IbIl'Sllt ire, 2
There are some girls who are natural
types Of ono kind or another. and these
would do well to accept the fact and devei-
op themselves 10 the utmost in their own
particular lines. The girl who can a,nbodv
the characteris,ics of all STYLES in her own
person with equal success is u remarkably
clever young woman, and yet there nrc
many who do. This is the kind of girl
mentioned at the beginning-the ono who
adapts herself to her SURROUNDINGS anI'
more particularly, to the style of man sbs.
H. with. To do this requires a wardrobe
lnnt is as rio ~ th, .xa.,E, ...t..
anhernalia.
First. there is that stunning jackct with
white revers TO be worn when Tom comes
Iown from his camping trip with the col
T 1SSe ,d ielioWs to spend q week or two;
tnere is q jnbot of white lace down tho
front: The ripple basque is quite long.
Is she looks fetching and stylish. with hcr /
long white loghorn hat and white parasoi.
or evening Gowns she must have five or !
want to Grow monotonous and come TO be {
known as that girl that wears pink to the :
sleeves of the shoulders and jewelcd a
SSrsandie in a Persian pattern that. il is Y
merely 'gifi nsd Withi p pInk s sjIN Whish IS i
iiounces around the bottom Of The s'kKirrtt' Il
az edged and headed with white valcn- n
n shoulders with q ~tlounce. each OF Or
gandie, and wide white lace around neck 3
80 ' s'f'r' &c M Sl'tNtS are nDth- I W.
Ing hut Il collection of flounces, one above nj
me other. aud they are not trimmed alike: Il
ohc .lceve has Il sprightly green bow at IN
me IN of the shoulder, and the other has In
. i,ttle three-cornered tab of silk iounce h.
with white lace.
Her foil.for every clever belle has one
WEARS q blue and white broCade with blue a
MA silver tinSel waist. and turuuOisc chif-
81 foilnccS for sleeves, Her beach gown
: lavender and white plaid flannel. and She III
loosnt forget the Rhapsody inspiring en- {
lifr gown. Then there is the green dimity in
WIN Dresden ribbon trimmings for Yer. wi
,Hui wear IN the morning, and n dear lit an
lie challi" with rOsehuds in II. The latter an
rs a green silk yoke and collar with lace FIR
,ltei points and a bow at the back. This be-
ne wears upon her afternoon rambles acl
long, the bank OF n laughing brook. where III,
Is, Just possible somebody may lind her ma
crchod on n log that bridges the stream. VIII
Her leghorn hat is covered with roses ma
nd purple viOlets with Il fan how OF stu
INK flbbon set high at the back. She has coo
amy othcr mats, among which is n green bro
raw, with Il sort OF basket crown and are
w!dc brim. that turns up high in The 9th
lck and is banked with white roses and II
rcen leaves, There ar" roses on ton, too, dra
np noddlng white cloVers. sal
Nt''r all. this Is only the beginning of Drt
sr wardrobe. without a word said about and
'r hronz, shoes. her linen parasols. fancy in
lserie. gloves. stockings, and ali the rest ana
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