The morning times., 1896-05-31
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GARDEN PARTY FROCKS.
Capes of Yelling That Are Fluffy
and Fly-a-way.

New York May 81 Never were summer
fabrics more varied or charming than lust
a this moment. Each day seems u evolve
something new in both color and texture,
and of course the las. thing IS always the
most alluring; that Unless one is mind
ing her p's AMI as very carefully she IS apt
u be LED into regretted extrayagances.
LEADS N FAVOR
Among the wash textiles tamboIr muslin.
sort OF delicate batiste embroidered in
chain stitch, i'll simple vines and spray Is,
perhaps, the newest thing. These. in de-
sign, initiate to perfection the old tam
bour 1uuslins Worn nearly u century ago,
and which were. in many cases, hand
worked V fine ladies in short waisie eu gowns.
one tiDgeing toward brOwniSh cream cum
ningly suggests even age; bot others are
pure white or pale butter yellow and
though they are capable OF the most en-
chantag simplicity with intel silk iiniE
and appropriate iaCeS, they become very
splendid.
The tamhour muslins are made in SwitZ-
erland, and 81 a yard is the price Of the
cheapest grade, More expensive ones run
as high as S25 the yard. but like the frocEs
our great-gFandmamas wore, gown in
any one OF these vii! be found more than
lifetime investment.
IRA ANSfA kENI SIIFFS.
Then there any number of butter white
batistes embroidered iii the ordinary way
and which cunside ring their effectiveness
are moderately inexpensive. gown in
one OF these over apple green silk, vas
worked in stripes composed Of wheat ears
| laid closely together.
Another was Strewn with butterflies N
different sizes and varieties, and which
| were scattered so care!eSsiy shat they
| seemed To have been caught in the delicate
web by accident.
Among tie transparent effects there are
| warp-prntcd grenadines and ombTi Siiad-
| owed gauZcs, Which are very effective,
| and an enormous variety OF plain and en-
| brOidercd nets and Canvases.
Etaminc is a favor.te in these last. and
| in this the very latest agony is a Gull tint
| called putty" color, which. of course,
| like all the other weayes. needs TO be made
| up oyeTd contrasting silk Gaufre emprlIne.
| a figured gauZe cTeponated i'll waffle-li-e
| squares, is a new thing for odd bOdiceS.
| Then orgaHdicS and muslnS are iOvelieT
| than ever, though running more toward
! delicate strIpIng than 70 the huGe flowers of
| the beginning OF the season. and whole
! gowns are being made OF silk muslin. and
| there are Swisses as fine IS yelling and
| with a luminous wh1tcncss that is almost
| pearly.
GAY. GAUZY EFFECTS.
In q word. airiness is 70 be tie note Of
| dressy midsummer wear, and il must be
| struck by the hat and para sol, as well a. BY
| tie gown. Some of the costumes AT pres
ent being shown FOR Carria y and garden
party use are so dia phanOuS that they are
| ike white or cCIOTcd ChO rds ds the case iua )
| be.
| Ella ahOrdte Insertions and edgiugS OF lace
| viii add much 10 the expense OF these, and
the hI.; 10 be worn with :hogu viii H. q
! vast quiiin"S OF tdlle SET on end aud flJat-
ing Paradise aigrgt'e 10 Increase the
look OF IiehtueSS. The trimming OF thIS
style OF hcadEear is put'on with vide,
| even effect al the sides or els j. highest at
tie back. which j. turned UP and mas>-d
Heavily underneath With flowers Tue
hats are worn tilted sharply forward. and
the whole effect is rather toF-leavy, though
| becoming u tail. fire figures
But they are genuine eXt!ngiIiSherS "a
IitJle women. who when topped by one VIII
seen. at a distance all head and no body.
COQUETTISH PARASOLs.
The parasols that are TO accompany all
this loneliness are of many sorts.
Those in plain white. black or CClpred
silks covered with rich iaceS, are much
IN favor but more frivolous tastes pre-
fer the chiffon affairs. which with their
flpUnCes and garlauds OF flowers are truly
bcduulyiug trifles.
a tiny SuEshdde illustrated il one Of
the sort that has been ia the market Tor
thirty years. aud that is EeiEG brought
out this season with renewed EOaOTs. It
IS of white silk covered with black h0nI-
ton AMI has sointed handle which per-
HiitS It's being bent al pleasure into a
fan. These little SunShade> have long been
in favor with rather elderly women fOi
carriage use aud teAy seem to Rave the
gift of expressing boIh dignity and CoqUetTy.
\ fairy one OF white tuile hOIdered by Il
wreath of pink moss rGSebudS was SpOrted
Yesterday by blonde girl in carriage
i'll the part-. Her mamma carried a white
one covered with black lace that gave her
an added stateIjneSS but in lie blonde girl
hand the same parasoi shape became a~
deadly a weapon as the Spanish lady fan.
FOR LAWN PARTIES.
As TO the carriage and garden party
frocks themselves the Illustrations Showr
will give a few choice designs These
have all been copied from late French mod
els and are realized in some OF the ma
teriais already discussed. tamGouT
/ muslin in the deep butter yellow shade
is combined effectively with thin Frerci
lace and a blouse of old pink silk eTnbroid-
! cred with gold A girdlc of velvet in the
! same tint finishes the waist; the skirt is
gored and trimmed with deep flounCc Of
the lace. finely knife-pleatet, and edged
TOD and bottom with fluffy quillings Of
yellow footing.
wonderful get-up Just seen was Al
of white silk muslin, with narrow cir
| die. and stock Of black velvet ribbon
Above a deep hem the skirt Of this was