The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-06-16

tunes, and we have little of that oppor-
tunity for display, as women of the best
class do not care so much for promiscuous
gatherings, and a good thing it is, too, for
women are too imprcssionable and en-.
thusiastic to go to races
never saw but two, and they will new
er fade from my mind. One was between
Indians on foot and relays of horses. The
horses won. The other was in the early
days Of California and between two colts,
one Pinto and the other cinnamon col
ored rack Of bones. The Pinto ran about
half mile and then refused TO go another
step. The cinnamon colored one ran I'M
til he came to load Of hay drawn to one
side Of the road, and there he stopped and
began to eat and there he staid in spite of
everything.
But all that is not about the pretty
dresses that we have fallen heir to. The
season has been so backward that no one
has seemed to take much interest in the
lovely light gowns and materials offered,
though some wise ladies have their sum
mer frocks made and laid away and hid
den from all prying eyes. But the cos
tunes worn at the vanishing day have
been deity copied and will tell you all
about some Of them.
One was a thin soft silk in weave be-
tween liberty and taffeta and slightly
changeable The colors were pale faint
blue and delicate pink, so that the whole
was in some lights a tender lilac. And
this was all woven in some way so that it
appeared striped. The skirt had sprung
founce 10 inches deep Of plain silk OF the
same shade. The waist was a simple
French bodice with q self belt bound with
two narrow velvet ribbons q shade darker.
There was a sort Of yoke with two sprung
rutlles Of the plain silk with rows of the
velvet ribbon around it clear up to the
collar.
There We're white gloves and leghorn
hat with three long fluffy white ostrich
plumes, with other plumes sewed to them,
so that the flues Of the colored ones min.
gled with the white, giving them change
able effect. A small rosette of the silk
was set in she back Of the hat where
the brim curled upward. The parasol was
Of white chiffon so shirred and rufIled that
it looked like dish Of soapsuds.
There was dainty gown of printed or
candle over skirt of faint blue taffeta.
The organdie was printed to represent
white and pink poppies, life size" with
their frosty green leaves There was a
Spanish flounce to the skirt with two lace
ruftles at the bottom Of that. The bodice
was in blouse front and gathered back,
with belt of poppy green ribbon. This
fastened at the side in front in btw Of
the green, and in the center of that was
a large double rosette to represent poppy
Of ribbon of that color The high stock
was of green ribbon with double poppy
colored roseLte at the back Of the neck
The whole front OF the blouse was of alter.
nate pialtlnss OF the organdie and white
lace.
A hat of very yellow fancy straw was
trimmed with lavish plating and puff
Ing of cream oolored silk muslin. The
parasol was of white and spinach green
striped taffeta, quite plain on the top save
for binding of velvet ribbon In the green
around the edge The inside Of the para
sol was pulled full Of pale straw colored
crepe lisse. This is quite new wrinkle
and very pretty one II is, Pearl gloves
were provided. Pearl gray, flesh color,
pale lemon and straw and white are the
favorite colors for dressy gloves for such
occasions.
Black suits were worn in a number OF
instances, one noticeable one being Of deer
black chantilly aounces over black satin.
The blouse was made OF the same wids