The times., 1897-07-04
THE FOURTH OF JULY GIRL.

THE FOURTH OF JULY GIRL.
The Fourth OF July girl does not amuse
herself as does her younger brother, 10y
sct.tng off rirecrackers. She is not ad-
vanced sufficiently 10 enjoy the noise
she prefers to display her patriotism by
boarding somebody's yacht ana helping
haul up tile stars and stripes The New
port girl is conspicuous for her patriotism
Ia this direction, for which virtue, how
ever. she does not deserve any particular
credit, FOR the reason that she Is as likely
10 lie jn the water any other day, ana IA
this case she only goes TO escape The noise
OF thunaenng lannon's ana crackers, "ith
winch her patriotic fellow-cltiZons make
day hCcous Besides, the skyrockets ana
other fireworks show off 10 50 much better
advantage between sky ana sea than tie
hind the tail buildings, where now you
see them and now you don't" and then
they 90 cut before you half realize their
brilnaucy The black sky ana sea make
a beautiful, CONTINUOUS background IUi
the rocket, from the moment it leaves the
stick in ones hand until II is swallowed
IN ia the waves, vanishing, as IL seems
through a hole IN the sky Gown near the
horizon The girls are fortunate who have
the opportunity TO celebrate their coun-
try's birthday ia such d manner, but, an
fortuuaiely for most OF Us. they are in 3
very small minority.
All the same, they are fine, bright
FACED representatives OF the American
girl are these happy daughters of nil
lions IN their stunning yachting clothes,
There is no costume in which young
Cirl looks so thoroughly fresh and whole
some as ia a Hue and white OF an aIi-white
vachtiuc dress To lac sure, 1t is some
what irving 70 the sallOw-faced girl
but then no one can appear salloW more
than a rev hours on board aH UICn boat
when the sun and his reflection in the water
mot 10 T. ent on the wInd-aIe doing their
best 10 paint the cheeks and the bridge
of ones nose.
Tlue and white have always been con
Eidercd most appropriate tintS for nauti-
sal garrnents-partl perhaps, because
they are the Colors of the dark blue sea
itself with its white-CTeSted waves They
are excee dinghy good Colors for the pa
trieiic American, because it only re-
uufrcs a knot Of ied to make the tIIColOrs
OF our flag.
one OF tie pIett est girls who VIII haul
I'D tie flag today wears a tight-buttoned
military looking coat which is rather
longer than the usual coat Of the season,
but which for that very reason is all the
more striking 1t has white-trimmed re-
vc,s and cuffs, and upon the white yacht
ing cap is tie name OF the yacht whose
flag she VIII raise.
yachting cap is preferable to the sailor
hat for many reasons. tits entirely dif
IeIent from anything one wears on land,
and s, therefore, more strictly nautical.
j is also more seryiceable, because il is
not affected by the dampuess as is the
straw hat. aaA stays on better ia tie face
OF strong winds than round hat with "A
bHm. The shape aud style Of the cap de
pendS very m uch upon the wearer, but all
have 8 band which would admit of the
yacht name f one happened to care 10
Wcarit.
Another suit which, though not SO stun
ming in appearance. j. more up TO date IN
its style, Is made Of navy blue serge with
black and white trimmings. The skirt mas
a row Of black braid sewedin fcstOuns near
the bottom. There S al Etou jacket but
toned across 70 the left side. TIE jacNct
Is trimmed with two rows OF braid running
across The front giving the effect OF a
double flap. There are pointed reveTs
which. by the way, point very decidedly
down. and they are double, the under pair
bes3e made Of blue serge. the upper ones
Cf white pique There is a white cap, but
a. II 10 relieve the unbroken blue and
wiIte combination the girdle and cravat
are plaid
Waite serge is very pretty for yacht
ing. and is being very much used this
summer 1t is prettiest when made
blouse fashion with a chcnisettc and
without jacket One OF the prettiest
] have seen is a very coarSely woven
white serge with a blouse that fastens
up tie front with frogs Of cream white
cord and turns back in narrow collar
and rcveTs over chemisette of cream
guipurc The belt is a wide girdle OF
green silk which lays in soft folds and
fastcUs with handsome, enameled buckle
in front
Plaid enters into the construction OF
the yachting suit quite as much as it
does in other places, and the pale
blonde who is fond OF delicate tints has
chosen a lavender and wife cFoss-bar
for her nautical gown. The material is
French flannel and it is made with a
Norfolk jacket. The lavender is war
1n4Atfu 4ttlb 10 dIt anu TIE A4diluti mol
10 shrink. and hence there is no reason
why it is not as sensible a costume as
white, though the delicate tintS suggest
pcTlshableness very strongly
Pique is popular material for all sorts
of outing suits, and does very well
for boating trips of short duration, but
for hong trips ii Is not desirable. be-
cause is sooner or later loses its starch.
White is usually preferred, with blue
trimmings A jaunty Eton suit has a
blue band around the bottom with fine,
scroll pattern of narrow, white braid at
the top. The jacket flares open over a
front made OF embToidery insertion and
valcnciennes lace. The pale blue reyers
and collar have scroll patterns of white
braid Broad blue cuffs and a blue eirdle
are the finishing touches.
bright red coat with white vest and
skirt makes a becoming outing suit for
u brunette.
Pink plque has suddenly risen TO popu-