Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-28
Some Striking Costumes Worn at
Swell Newport Casino Hops.
FOR COUNTRY AND CITY
Walking Dress Will Be Longer
Than Those of Last Year.
M A TERIALS AND COLORS
Copyright, 1897, by Bachelor Syndicate)
Special Correspondence OF The Evening Star.

Copyright, 1897, by Bachelor Syndicate)
Special Correspondence OF The Evening star.
NEW YORK, August "A. 1897.
The Casino hops at Newport are much
more brilliant than earlier in the season
and are bringing out the handsomest
evening dresses seen this summer. Mrs.
John X. Drexel, who is one of the most
beautiful of the younger matrons. appear
ed the other night in olive green tulle
trimmed with violets knotted with cream
colcred ribbons. Mrs. Royal Phelps Car
roll. whose gowns almost invariably
artistic in design, wore pale yellow satin
with sequin embroidery on bodice and skirt
seams. Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, jr.
was dressed in white satin embroidered
with small bouquets of lilies of the valley
exquisitely worked. Mrs. Calvin Brice
wore black tulle embroidered In silver;
some dark red roses on the bodice gave
touch of color to this very becoming toll
cite. One of her daughters wore rose
colored satin with trimmings of pink en-
broidered chiffon. Mrs. Elisha Dyer, jr's
costume was pale blue satin with costly
lace decorations. Mrs. Edith Gushing was
gowned In pink embroidered crepe de
Chine edged with quaint silver border
ing. 1t was noticeable that most of these
butterfly gowns were cut with square de-
coiletage and that the skirts were even
more airily beflounced than is usual with
afternoon dresses.
For Country Wear.
A very successful costume for country
wear in early September is of French
gray silk with triple rows of black vel
vet ribbon running around the skirt at
intervals. Each row is caught with
tiny steel buckle. The folded bodice
opens over an ivory satin waistcoat
with application of guipure lace and mar
~ n,ack velvet; and this in turn is cut
10 revea! an undervest of folded orange
coiored chiffon. big black hat completes
tnis ooiette, and Is trimmed with roses
and white ospreSs.
Another smart gray dreSs ;,st M. a.;
commission is of China silk scattered over
with pink rosebuds. The basque bodice Is
arranged with epaulettes and woke pieces
~ sering.coiored lace. 1t is worn with a
iaISe Wnite leghorn hat, with SPRAYS Of
roses and soft puffings of white chiffon.
gun a third costume OF the same color is
travelling dress not yet quite finished for
young girl who will be a September nrida
The material is pale gray mohair nattorrad
nlnutely with crossing lines of gray satin
ana azure blue. The top of the skirt a.
completed with folding belt and wide
loops OF blue caught with flagree silver
discs The bodice is of sky blue chiffon
accordion pleated and having a loose hib
arrangement of fine cream applique The
oSque 10 match is trimmed with harsbells
and silver-colored chiffon
- SouhtEy SluD bEe0kfaaf.
But September will not offer us gray
uays entirely. A country club breakfast at
southampton yesterday brought out great
deal of blue. One handsome costume worn
by matron who is perfect brunette was
OF royal blue satin striped with white
Bands of cream applique bordered the
fronts OF the bodice everything a cream
satin frilled vest. blue straw toore ac
companied this dress with decorations of
white roses.
Quite q novel gown worn on the same No.
casion was Of dark and light blue foulard
with the skirt made in three f1ounces edged
with deep borders Of filmy batiste embroid-
cry In cream and blue. simulated under
skirt upon which apparently it opened in
front, was panel covered half way up |
with batiste ruches. finishing to the waist |
with puffings and rows of embroidery alter
nately. Blouse waist and sleeves repeated
the treatment of embroidery and clustered |
puffings set round and round. Upon the |
shoulders were small epaulettes of pIested
batiste. The broad Tuscan hat was trim
med with pink roses and blue and white !
chiffon.
The blue streak is continued in the latest |
thing for yachting, an eminentiy trim. trig |
gown of princess cut in blue serge The |
bodice opens on the left under an edge of /
gold braid twisted in anchors and chains, |
and this decoration is continued to the bot |
tom of the skirt and again about the hem
triple belt of gold braid, stin naval epau-
lettes on the shoulders and a white yacht |
ing cap with gold band complete the most |
severe and the smartest water dress that |
has yet appeared.
Street Costumes.
Street dresses for early autumn wear are /
putting in their annual first appearance. A /
charming example is of white brilliantine, /
cut in princess style and edged along the
opening from shoulder to ground with a
tiny frill of dark green ribbons looking out 1
from under ccru lawn guiprre. The same
decoration Is carried round the hem and 4
about the white zouaye. which is covered /
with jet lattice work, and which rises at /
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