Evening star., 1898-07-16

scdrlel-nOod 2d beach chairs dot the broad
lawns, who gather at tea fights on spacious
verandas furnished like dainty summer
parlors, and who make casino and golf
club as bright and busy as are the Seal
rocks with their crowds of gulls are not
more beautifully dressed than the women
at other resorts: they are not differently
dressed, except that they go to fewer ex-
tremes. The vagaries of attire have. as
rule, little attraction for them, and they
may miss the occasional success of orig
ihaiity and daring, but the charms of rich
ness and elegance. and often the graces of
simplicity, are to be studied from them
Newport is wearing blue. At one minute
| light corn-flower blue seems to be the
prevailing color; the next it is pale rob.
ms egg tone. That is today's Impression;
yesterday morning the casino was Colour
de rose. Yesterday afternoon the prom
Grades and driveways We're filed with
clouds of white; the day before one might
nave thought an exhibition was in progress
of shades of yellow. From the standpoint
OF a coaching parade. pink and white is tho
pinnacle of excellence; q lawn party is
given over to green.
Summer Hats.
A rose party in Newport's biggest rose
garden brought out hats hidden under
large, loosely massed flowers; until that
date had supposed Newport milliners to
have but one occupa tion-dipping gulls'
wings into a surf of chiffon or mousseline
Young girls wear white, blue, pink or yell
low WinBs-color is no object-of great size
ana lfting power two. four or six to a
hat; matrons wear gulls wings studded
with jet AMI even more unrecognizable
These are mounted on large hats and seem
struggling out of a whirlpool of foam
Other hats are of straw so delicate as to
resemble loose-meshed gauZe worked
with chenille. These take but little deco
ration; they are of fantastic shapes and
are veiled lightly In the airiest of tissues.
Newport women wear white duck or
plque dresSas of two sorts, mainly; one
class severely plain, but of exquisite tailor
hnlsh; the other decorated with insertions
or applique embroideries, in white or color
or such beauty and elaborateness as not to
be easily attainable. The duck dress with
colored bands of duck for trimming has
achieved too great success; 1T has been
abandoned to the brigade of the ready
mades
The Newport shirt waist does not blouse
much In front, but is drawn down easily to
the waist not quite with the rigidness of
the English fashion Except for special
purposes, 1t is not made of the heavy ma
terials popular in many quarters. Newport
is not markedly athletic, and has a weak
ness for transparent dimlties, chambrays
ana patlstes, as against percales.
Notable Costumes.
notable costume was of sheer batiste of the
shade of blue succory flowers. The long,
clinging skirt of this dress was trimmed
with three narrow ruffies, edged in their
turn with frills of black velvet ribbon; vel
vet ribbon bands were added to simulate
three-quarters length polonaiss. The bod
ice was cut away In a square at the throat,
with soft lace edging the opening. Baya-
dere lines of velvet were carried round 1t
ana round the tops ofkths sleeves. A mar
row vest of wliteaembfodered muslin was
let In from the Waist9 pointing. upwards.
The hat worn was of sucCory- y-blue straw,
turning up in front, veffed in blue tulle and
trimmed with huge sword shaped, jet-span-
gled, black quills. s.
A second costums was Of white embroid-
cred lawn over Yellow silk. 1t presented
even more than the usual sudsy appcaronce
at the bottom. having the underskirt ruffled
with white inside the hem and with yellow
outside. while the lawn Itself was finished
with founce, not too wide, and with lace
edgfngS. The bodice was decorated with
broad lace fiounces, set tabout a square yoke
and caught on thu shoulders by yellow silk
rosettes: crushable yellow sash tied at
one side of the front and fell in fringed
ends to the ground. The wide Leghorn hat
vas covered with yellow nasturtiums; the
parasol was white with yellow and white
tassels.
OF Crepe de Chine.
On the tennis field at the Casino a day or
two ago appeared as spectator one of New
ports prettiest girls In a dainty dress of
white crepe ds chine. A narrow panel set
in the front of the skirt was crossed by
fiounces of lace and crepe alternately, The
simple bodice was set about with somewhat
narrower ruffies and finished with rossttes
OF turquoise blue velvet at waist and shoul-
DER. Her hat was tapping satin straw,
with droopinR ostrich plunles white on one