The times., 1897-06-13
LINEN AND pIQUE GOWNS.

For seaside wear the thin, gauzy ma
terials are not sufficient, as there are
many days during the summer e.tber 700
damp or too cool to allow of their being
worn Pique, duck, cotton canvas AMI
linens have to be the real reliance, ana
consequently there are many OF thesc
gowns now being turned out. Linen ~
the coolest of all, but unless most elabo-
rately braided, is not so smart as piquc
or duck The coat and skirt pattern is
the most popular, but, of course, there are
many different styles OF coats The Etoii
Jacket is a fayorite one, with broad collar
and reyers: the revers bound with dark
blue or red, and trimmed with applique
OF heavy lace, are exceedingly effectiVe'
Then there is q short jacket resembling
in length and cut the Eton, but made with
ont collar and revers and fastened at the
throat: this style is generally heavily
braided in white, round braid being USED
as well as soutache. There are also hoN-
coats made with fly fronts and the never
to-b suppressed blazer has taken new
lease of life; the revers on both sides these
coats are faced with plain iinen OF Diue,
brown, red or white, but one style mas no
facing. and the Teyers have narrow bral'f
ing The blazers are cut 10 fit well at the
back and are quite short; the sleeves are
small coat sleeves, the fullness at the Top
being laid in pleats. The skirts are, as a
rule, plain unless with the al-over braided
| Eton Jackets, when the skirt is trimmed
| with five rows OF braid, put on just below
! the hips, and graduated up TO the belt at thc
| back.
| There are many grades of linen used
! The smooth is the coolest, and this year
seems TO be rather smarter than the crash
| One style OF linen gauze has the sailor
blouse, and is most eiaborately braided cut
| this gown is not to be generally reconf
| n,ended, as it is very expensive anc not
| becoming To all figures.
| Colored linen crash blazer suits In biue
| red and green are made up and sold by
| the hundred They only cost $40, and are
| ,,arv smart. hut they are not so cool as the
! linen.
| Both white and colored pique gowns are
| fashion able, and some of the greens and
| the yelIows are charming IN tone. A pax
| green costume mas a skirt of medium width
| nearly circular in shape, and trimmed WIN
| five rows of round white braid The waist
| tight-fitting in the back, mas a blouse iron0
is entirely covered with a pattern o
| brdiding, the ruHu "il'ee vi an " ''"7 ~
| sleeves. coat-sIeeve style have five row'
| of round white braid around The Wrist
Belt and collar of white gros gram ripDoi
| finish this costume. which Is markediy no
ticeahle for its severe simplicity TINS saiiiS
pattern is also effective in dark blue.
A white pique with tiny dot "i req i
made With the skirt trimmed with band o
red. an Eton jacket with narrow rever
of red and brown, with white dimity shif
waist. This is a pretty and effective gown
and one that will launder well Many .
tile white pique and duck gowns rave ti.
facings amd trimmings of the different col
ored linens heavily braided, and the oraa'
tng shows 20 far more advantage on IN
linen than on the pique. On short jacket
slashed in the back and at the SIDE seams
anarrow cordofredis used dlnosteffec'iVeiy
| -Uarper's Bazaar.