The record-union., 1896-06-14

ions covered with pale-green linen ana
0ark-green corduroy, and a mating rug
of pale sage color. The spreads on the
little tables are of green denims, and
| the plants are in white jardinieres
| The other plants massed in the corners
and out -of-the-way places are scarlet
geraniums in green jardinieres. A pl-
azza with tropical color is nearly all IN
orange and black. Scarlet and white
is also an effective color scheme for
the piazza of a country house. When
a medley of colors is used, the East
India cottons are used for the table
covers and some of the pillows. Small
white and colored hammocks for chill
dren are shown, the most convenient
being attached to a stout standard, so
that the hammock may be swung very
low and placed anywhere on piazza
or under trees without support.
The majority of the fancy straw hats
in black or other colors are ugly in
shape, with heavy brims and unbecom-
ing crowns, and when laden with all the
various accessories employed in milli-
merry this season, they look grotesque
and topheavy, and are unfit for hot
weather wear. The plaineSt and pref
test styles are the dainty, pliable Nea-
politans, the ever-popular Leghorns,
and the creamy Panamas trimmed with
orchids and lace, lilacs, valley-llllles
and green tulle; cream tulle with pink
| morning glories, heliotrope, mignon-
cite, pink roses and green velvet ribbon;
hawthorn sprays and shaded velvet
maidenhair fern, and so on. A hat in
black and white effects with a touch Of
color in the snaps Of one glOriuS Jacque
rose or creamy gloire de dijon worn
| with a black and white silk gown trim
med simply with rows of narrow black
| velvet ribbon forms very ladylike
and becoming costume for the summer
| If one wishes to freShen the bodice Of a
good black silk or satin gown, airy black
point desprit draperies on the sleeves
| and waist will make cool, pretty
| change in the gown. Then add black
| point d'esprit trimmings to the hat or
bonnet frightened with a crimson rose
and spray of violetS, or a cluster of
| crushed pink roses. Point d'esprit wears
| far better than black chiffon. Some
| very stunning Paris hatS-stunning is
| the word-are in broad trimmed Rem
| brandt and POmpadour shapes weighted
| with chaplets of grasses, brambles and
| hazel leaves, this pale-green foliage TAX
ing the place Of the ivy and green wheat
SO popular last year The crowns are
almost fiat in effect, and all the hight
| obtained is through the arrangement
of long loops of fancy ribbon and up
standing blossoms and foliage. The
brims of many of the hats that Ophelia
would have gone still madder over are
completely hidden by trailing vines, i'm
| mense clusters Of roses, scarlet geran-
iums and large full dandelions, and in
termingled with these golden blooms are
the full bloom flowers turned into fluffy
balls, exactly reproducing the blossom
gone to seed. There are little hats for
piazza wear and garden parties, fancy
braidS for general afternoon wear at
the various watering places, and new
chapeaux in straws of two colors with
merely a band and bow for trimming,
that remind one Of the graceful becom-
ing English walking hat of other days
The great hat of the moment, however,
is the coaching hat of Leghorn or satin
Panama, in ecru, white, cream, black
gray, or green shades, upon which is
expended a great deal of time much
money, and no end of profound and de-
liberate consideration.
| Jacket bodiceS of Dresden brocade in
dainty colorhngs are worn with stylish
afternoon toilets of mohair, plain peau
de sole, fancy silk, or etamine. The
bodice opens over a full vest of silky
grass-linen trimmed with lace and in
sertion, or of chiffon over taffeta It
has short frilling basque lined with
| silk and it is belted in the back and at
the sides, where the belt disappears
: and leaves the front of the jacket bodice
free, banding only the lower edge Of the
full yest'in front
The prevailing style in sleeves are
, prettier and more artistic and becoming
than anything we have had in years,
for they are the happy medium between
the huge grotesque balloons just passed
into oblivion, and the long straight
overnight coat styles whose tortures
still haunt US. The choice in shapes at
present is almost unlimited as to the
style of arranging the upper portion of
the sleeve; fiills, bell puffs, draperies,
points. caps, slashed effects, etc, all
prevailing among models for summer
gowns.
The linen duck, Holland, Russian
crash. and pique suits are very pretty
and stylish this year. but they share
honors with the handsome grass linen
toilets. many of which are so elaborate
~ trimmed and so elegantly lined that
they cost quite as much when com
rleted as a Itch silk or brCcade. The
Norfolk style of costume will be in high
vogue all summer for yachting cycling.
| travelling and tennis wear.
Crossed corsages and many pretty
fichu effects appear upon some of the
dainty ard most poetic creations OF
French genius. Very many of the new
est corsasges for slender matrons and
young women are hooked up the back
the front portion draped from side to
side trimmed with a V-shared plas-
tron that is edged on each side with a
coquile of lace or is bordered with mar
: row ribbon or insertion. and has a large
! jabot of lace of some rich design reach
/ ing from neck to belt
A good way to prepare short stories
for the use of invalids is to cut them
from magazines for which you have nc
further use and mount them on strips
of stout muslin or cheese cloth, with q
good paste or mucilage. Cut the muslin
wide enough for one or two columns
IL The story can then be rolled and un-