The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-02

popular social function of the season; for
that il is the lawn party would be evident
10 him with one sweep OF his telescope
over Mother Earth. From Paris to London
from London TO Berlin. from Berlin to St
Petersburg and thence home to Newport
via Pekin and San Francisco you see and
hear nothing but the lawn party. 1t is the
accepted mode of summer entertainment
Not a mere gathering and shaking Of
hands. but a feast under the trees, hooks
for posing and Irritation, and all the fea-
lures which an afternoon on the grounds
of baronial estate might suggest.
With the women lawn parties I'LL a long
felt want. They have just the fairest
chance in the world TO don those ravishing
picture gowns and picture hats that we
hear so much OF from the couturieres and
modistes.
In a picture hat a modiste assures you
that you have only to study your style.
Don't let the absurd size or shape of a
hat disturb you at all, nor the vividness
of the coloring, If it is becoming-it all
-'goes." And in your choice of a picture
gown the same rule holds good
The dresses worn at a garden party-an
American affair-given out at Neuilly. the
other day. were charming. A tall. strik-
ing looking brunette wore gown of cream
foulard, with a design in bright peoples,
life size. The waist of solid cream foul
ard, had a broad vest of scarlet SILK and
a short, square yoke of the scarlet silk,
covered with lace.
The hat worn with this toilette was a
rough red straw fat with a great cluster
of poppy blossoms resting on the coil OF
dark hair, and the crown was a mass OF
10 a deep, dark red. 1t was turned up al
the back and worn quite over the fore
head
A dress Of white canvas cloth was
trimmed with a chain stitch of gold
threads. The waist was seamless except
for the under-arm seams and covering il
was a network of gold threads.
AT the front the rivers of white satin
gave the effect of a short bolero The
skirt was a full godet, clOSe-htting a the
hips, with the design in gold threads reach
ing about three inches below the white
satin girdle.
Around the bottom of the skirt there
was a fold of the canvas about four inches
wide worked with the pattern in chain
stitch, broken occasionally by queer rO-
coro points in the gold embroidery reach
ing nearly to the knees. The hat was OF
white satin straw, with beretta crown il
embroidered chiffon, a wreath of pale vel
low roses and bows of white and yellow
ta1eta at the back.
young matron wore gown of white
alpaca. Down the side of the fun godet
skirt there was a bias panel of green and
pink plaid taffeta. The bodice of the al
paca was very full, with full plated bre-
telles Of the taffeta and pointed revers OF
white satin. The high ruche and rosettes
were Of almond green mOusseline de sole
The hat was Of almond green straw with
pink camellias and white taffeta ribbon
In all OF these gowns the sleeves are the
latest things with the snug-htting sleeve
quite bit above the elbow, and the short
rufus that are never very fun standing out
in stiff folds that describe acute angles.
A young girl, brunette with a great
deal Of color wore an apple green grena-
dine over a white satin transparency
At one side of the fun godet skirt there
was short panel Of white mousseline de
sole, with narrow lapels of satin. The bod
ice was a tight-fitting affair of white sa-
tin draped entirely in white mousseline de
sole. collar of white satin was very
broad, extending over the sleeves with an
applique of heavy cream lace on the Dor
der The sleeves were Of the grenadine
and the crush girdle and collar We're OF
deeper green velvet.
A hat that was very becoming and girl
ish was worn with this toilet 1t was ~
white satin straw, with apple green tafefa
bows and apple blossoms literally covfr.
ing the crown. Under the brim was a de M.
band Of the blossoms that ended in 1--we
dropping clusters just over the ears.
a costume that was Grip and spick and