The times., 1897-05-23
THE WOMAN OF FASHION.
A Forecast OF the summer Giri-the
bangles on Her Chateiafne.


customed to create. She wants her tri-
umph to he complete, with never chance
for anyone to say she is an old story from
the May number when the June Issue Is
out No, she is saving herself Tor the nonth
of roses, to blossom simultaneously with
the other beautiful summer things But 3y
the same token she is budding and rapidly
unfolding her petals under the careful and
solictous nurturing of her best friend
the dressmaker Indeed, she has already
bloomed in the modiste's conservatory,
but has wisely refrained from displaying
her gorgeousness until a more suitable
season. Nevertheless she has been dis
covered arrayed in all her midsummer
glory, and this is the way she looks and
will look for one day In the season, at
least.
She wears a suit of white pique, made
quite plain for upon this particular day
she will prefer to be fetching rather than
"winsome and lacy" The skirt is plain, and
short enough to display her Iound-toed
shoe The bodice is a blouse, with collar
and bow tie and buttoned cuffs, very like
a shirt waist, aud she wears a chatelaine =
by all means a chatelaine with everything
useful and useless dangling from 10 like
warden's prison keys. And who knows but
that cacn one of those chains may repre-
sent heart enthralled in enchanted mis-
cry by her many charms.
II is becoming quite the correct thing, by
the way, for young gentlemen to present
their sweethearts, or even those whom
they merely admire, with things To wear On
their chatelaines 1t is not necessary TO
wear all the attachments one has upon
every occasion, aud thus one can have more
than can be worn at once and vary chem
TO suit the time and place, as
we'll as the character of ones es-
cort. Some girls even 80 SO far as To
carry match boxes, from which they pro idly
produce the eight for his loIdships Gig
arctte-if they don't happen to object. and
there are a few who do, mores the pity.
The stamp box, the court plaster case. the
folding scissors, comb, penknife, and the
thousand aud one things that the foul fiend
invented for man TO carry in his overbur-
dened pocket have now been fitted with
rings and are being visited upon the summer
girl by Iong-suffering man in seeming 'e
veuge for the tons of fol-de-rols he has
been compelled TO carry about in the shape
of Christmas presents.
Chateiaine buckles are being sold in all
grades from white metal TO enameled gold
OF the finest quality, and no gown is too
elegant to admit of the chatelaine, none
too moor to be in harmony with it. or
course, the quality of the chatelaiue should
suit that OF the dress with wmchit is worn.
A fine gold one. for instance, looks out Of
keeping with the shirt waist and sailor
hat OF the morning, just as diamonds and
cotton dresses are inadmissible. or dia-
monds and anything else before noon. Sill
yer buckles at from So TO So are now on
the market, in all sizes and shapes, with
designs of which no two are alike. Some
of the oxidiZed buckles are set with duh
Jewels, such as turquoise and queer-ook-
ing stones suggestive of Adatic charms
ard talismans, that are very much in char
acter for summer girls. Some have three
chains, some five, and Others have ring
upon which number of things can he
hung at once. counted eleven chains ola
a gold buckle 1t seems to be the thing
to wear an uneven number OF them, as
there is a mysterious connection between
chatelaines and flirtations, and there is
said to be luck in odd numbers. One Of
the prettiest gold chatelanes ! have seen
had only three chains, from which there
and a vinaigrette each of Which was set
with large amethyst The particular
girl who wore this preferred to pat perfume
In the vinaigrette rather than smelling
salts, as she is a strong. healthy young
woman not given to fainting and she is
fond Of sweet odors. 1t is her fancy TO
affect purple In everything, and so, AS she
has her chatelaine set in amethysts, she
wears vioIets when she can get them and
carries violet perfume in the vinaigrette
as substitute when she Is without them
The gold buckle with its equally fine
attachments is without doubt thing
of beauty, and many young woman
yaarns for it as she does for 4 silk pet
ticoat. but after all the silver one an
swers every purpose and is extremely
useful, particularly to the working girl.
To have ones pencil and notebook always
at hand in attractive form is convenience
which is worth the money spentforit it, and
the more additions one can make to the
collection without overburdcning oneself
the greater is the advantage derived there
from. The stamp-boX, for instance, though
often scoffed at as nuisance. will be
found very useful to fill that want for just
one stamp which no woman feels until
sire has written letter in lodging house
late at night, when all Uncle Sam supply
stores were closed up OF course the
stamp-box is not intended to hold all
ones stamps but it is very convenient to
have means OF carrying two or three
somewhere about ones person without
having them stick together or break to
pieces in ones purse. The change purse
with limited supply of car fareis another
convenience which the working woman
likes to have dangling from her belt, even
though the average man does disapprove
Of this seeming carelessness Of ones cash.
The silver chatelaine and the linen or
pique suit make an excellent combination
for summer service as well as attractive
ness PIque suits in blue trimmed with
white, or all white, are being made for
yachting gowns. The white ones are
usually trimmed with hembroidery and pearl
buttons. One blouse that buttons at the
side hasembroidery running from the waist
10 the shoulder ON one side, with pearl
buttons and straps to balance it on the
other.
Plain hats are not very much in favor
with the summer girl. Nearly all are
trimmed with flowers, and that very pro-
fusely, too. Wings are very fetching on
the sailor hat, and one cannot have too
many A combination that is very pretty
is light-brown straw trimmed with large
wings of lighter tint, null loops and
twists, and purple asters, with a knot
of green velvet TO relieve it. Such a hat
can he worn with any dress. A sailor hat
with wide plaid ribbon band makes u
stunning bit of plain headgear
One is often puzzled TO know how to