Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-06
COARSE CRASHGOWN
Which Present Opportunities for
the Display of Cslor.
A GREEN GIRL AND How She LOCKED
Commencement Toilets and Those
Worn at Weddings.
THE USE OF JEW ELS

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When all is ever: when the relations Of
the true. the beautiful and the good have
heen once more settled for ALI time and the
graduation ora,tioLs have given The SchoI-
ar in Politics the place he never yet has
had in this country; when the freed colts
scamper 10 the hills or sea for their long
looked-fo- outing. then 1 know a little miss
and legion IS her rame-who will mos
cOnspi suOusly sport the crimson when she
goes boating with a Harvard man on Mon
day; who will wear blue for her Yale cav
alier OF Tuesday; appear on successive
days in Boston UEiyers!ty's scarlet and
white. MrG:ll's blue ana Write. Pennsylva-
Mas blue and red. PrinCeton's scarlet and
black: yes who will wind up the week by
going to church on Sunday in Browns
brown and white. The mink,
CoGUetry made easy was ever the motto
of the shops. and it has for years been easy
to get the cD,Crs of the Eest-kuCwn nea~-
10y COLLEGES. but never before has it been 50
easy to Mt a single sailCr kat with five hun
dred different adjustable bands, each rep
re5eDting some college tiny or the reverse
and 70 match each band in the sober or
tanning tints of A hitting tie.
It would be hard t. name A fresh-water
college 50 tiny or 50 distant that its coIors
couldn't he bought in a New York mai
hIni Doubtless the popularity Of the
gown OF plain, coarse crash explains this
craving for gay color in the only places
where it can lie fairly shown. Crash
Coars5r than that used this year never
went into the Goa rsest Of tow@Iing Yet
never. suCn is fashions love of contrast
was linen worn 50 fiSe and loose as the
grass linens CT the advancing season Di-
aphaToUs as wells OF mist. these grass lin
ems are LOW made Up with elbow sleeves.
n la M. H.. he. L. al
parties ard ether Afternoon affairs. And
beautiful,
All in Green.
There WIS the green girl. who only yes
terday made something of sensation on
23d street gliding along in admiralty acted
uncoIsciC usness of admirirg eyes Her
outer linen of the thinnest sort Be
meath it was a green silk foundation so
harm9nizinS with the liren that the two
produced the sOftest simmer of green Ike
the rdnsIuC eHt depths of the trcD!c sea
Nor touch nor bit of other colcr wore she
for green were the ribbons at her throat
and waist. gree nish if paIer was the coarse
rush plated hat. aid green the ribbons and
IOniS lalI tpOl 1t. The skirt was marked
~ little LTawn work and embroidery.
and the v-earer was aureoled by beautiful
blonde hair. which never knew the dye and
ger cheeks-well, green is teautifUl color
{he7 beautiful woman wears it.
We were talking about commencement
:sr.d college coio-s. The gowns most worn
have been this year extremely simple in
Cut' the tendency in nearly all schools be
ing 10 avoid unnecessary display. The
LUmber is considerable where some at
tempt al uniformity has been made if by
no more than sashvs of the college coIors
zap ana gown nave CEeapness as we'll as
picture SGLe effect to commend them. and |
look to see them adopted IN many girls
Colleges.
II is not Inappropriate that commence
ment month should also be the month of
ndtrlTouy; the career prepared for in the
lecture room begins so often at the altar
That tEera should he anything new in we'd
ding gowns is hardly to he expected The
TadluohaI white satin and orange bios
SONS are az safe from Interference as the
traditional tears and kisses but brocade
has been used OfteLeT than of yure. and in
the rohins of the bridesmaids all the in
genuity Of the mOdste is DISPLAYED Pink
weddings. green HeddiI Ss. blue weddings
the words convey hut the kernels of the
ideas. The bridesmaids are generally ar
Tayed in picture hats. with brins wider
than the seasons modest average and in
gowns of Identical material and similar
cut.
TuiIe HATS.
And, speaking of Tats, there never was
a season in recent years when so much
tulle and net was used. About the brims
OF the light SUMMER hats rest ruche upon
ruche OF fleecy lace or chiffon or tulIe. two.
tIiISS VI IOuF, IN elbows or SauZe, SOftenin e
the roughEess of the straw and dissoiying
in niStS of finest fabric at the upper edges
1t Is lace season all along the line The
hChu la Marie AntCinette Is fairly COM
mon, best proof of an interest in laces
And as for para solsi Plain silk with COW
ertng or Ice. used to be good enough but
the sv ell parasols OF the season now under
consideration are br0Cades of pink or blue
upon white. and covered with rich figured
lace falling far over the edges in heavy
folds. Their handles are of ivory inlaid or
enameled IN the cOlors that you wish You
can, FOR instarCe, match the ColOrs of your
parasol handle and your belt. blue enamel
on white Ivory, the former, blue enamel on
white Kid, the latter. and both set with
gold.
/ suppose there may lave been in times
past capes as pretty those the girls are
TINS season wearing. but surely never pref
TIER: Ihere are capes in mauy.a giace, COW
cred with accordion black chiffon and gar
hsnngs OF cornfiowers; with high collars
ana edges OF poppy petals: capes of fine
eiloroldered lawn worn over pale shot
green or blue silk, with black and white
poppy ornaments; capes In pals shot blue
ana green moire, with collars of yari-col-
ored poppy petals capes ornamented with
pointed bands Of black velvet jetted with
steel Little as Is the occasion for the
wearing of capes, there is always q cold
speu In June and another in August. while
A Stylish cape.l
] DO not think any sane woman would
walt for the excuse of a cold spell to ap-
pear in beautiful cape Of fns dark green