The San Francisco call., 1896-05-10

an unusual nun ber having al
IT ready flown toward Europe. All
II the fashionable resorts will be
well patronized and from indica-
tions | should say that we may anticipate
a CAV summer, and certainly hope for
one on account of the number OF pretty
girls, who so enjoy having good time.
And what trunks full of lovely gowns will
accompany many of them, but few are
proyided with less than dozen fetching
toilettes for the summers campaign.
MANY of these are simple and inexpensive
enough. but very charming, bearing wit
ness TO the fact that our women have more
than their share OF taste and very cor
rect eye for the beautiful.
Polo at Burlingame2 Well, do not
know whether I will see that game on Sat-
urday or not, but it wilt be a good gamo
and we'll PLAYED, l am quite certain, and
the gowns of many Of the women will be
smart enough to warrant more than
passing glance, PROVIDED frequent showers
are not predicted.
On Tuesday next one of the fairest and
sweetest maidens in California will be-
come a bride. Much will probably be
written about the quiet home wedding,
which will be witnessed by but twenty-five
in all. and the beauty and number of the
for many a chat, but for my part have
nothing TO say excepting that all who
know both bride and groom consider that
they should be equally congratulated.
There is to be a pretty wedding here in
June, and still Iuncheons continue to be
be given of an elaborate nature, but by
the end OF this month most of Us will be
off in search of sunshine and freckles.
Some will don boomers and go on bicy
cling tours, and others will examine their
guns and fishing tackle, As not few of
Our women are excellent shots and expert
anglers. In fact, | must myself confess
that fishing-Iod has great fascination
for me, so you may in the near future hear
from me something about sporting cos
tunes.
a fetching bicycle suit has just been de-
signed by Falk, it is a very coarse weave
of brown, linen duck. The short skirt is
very plain only having six lines OF stitch
ing round the bottom. The pretty little
coat is fancifully cut and has a broad col
lar, reyers, and cuff points of ecru linen
duck. The coat is adorned with brown
braiding and dark brownish pearl buttons.
\ shirt waist is, of course, worn, q smart
belt and tie, but in conclusion must not
forget to tell you that 1.-The special feature
OF the skirt is the shaping of the under
meath back breadths to fit the saddle and
wheel frame in such manner as to allow
the OVERLAPPING plaits to hang straight from
the skirt belt without break at the sad
die"
The fad of having the bicycle and cos
tune all match is increasing in favor, and
one especially stylish one IS in hunters
green picked out with ecru; the fair rider
wore tailor made costume of dark green
cloth and an ecru linen shirt.
a correspondent writes to Vogue asking
for information concerning the number
and material of gowns necessary for a
summer at seaside hotel, and in reply is
told to have a tailor-maie gown of serge,
homespun or tweed, with plain skirt and
jacket bodice, which can ue worn over
shirt waists. A mohair dress, in a becom-
ing dark shade, also tailor made, is almost
q necessity, as it is cool and sheds the
dust" For afternoon wear a glace taffeta
is suggested, the bodice to be eaborately
trimmed, and for the same purpose is alb
solutely required grenadine creation,
which can be worn as a general visiting
gown, in afternoon teas and for church.
Several fancy silk bodices, some cut
high and others low, will do to wear, some
of them with the grensdlne skirt, others
with the well-made black or light silk
skirts, which every woman who goes out
at all is supposed to own. a dozen per-
fectly fitted shirt waists are necessities,
and they can be worn with white mohair
or pique skirts on bright DAYS, and on dull
ones dark skirt is preferable.
useful dress is of white or colored
duck cress, barred and tailor-made, with
skirt and blazer"
"a fowered batiste with a lace stripe
made over silk, with lace and ribbons"
cannot we'll be dispensed with. and if a
satin gingham and a dainty dimity is
added one can manage, provided one does
not indulge in yachting, golhng, tennis,
ETC., as in such cases suitable costumes
must be worn.
As far as wraps are concerned Vogue
says that only macintosh, a covert
Jacket, golf cape and fancy cape will be
needed. Then my lady must have for