Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-09

entire party numbered fifty or more and
its passage along the quiet country roads
with flags and tri-color ribbons streaming
and wheels buried in daisies and wild roses,
offered one Of the prettiest parades ever
seen. The point Of des tination was coun-
try club house, distant about dozen miles
from the place of starting, where the cy-
clists were received by the matrons who
had made an earlier start in carriages,
and where lunch was served. Golf filed
the afternoon until time for the run home
before the dinner hour.
The bicycle costumes, as dainty as was
consistent with service, offered some points
of departure from those seen earlier in the
| season. Most effective use was made of
French gray linen in one notable instance;
the coat rounding most ingeniously in
front, the basque longer than for walk
ing dress reaching almost to the saddle:
the roll collar, resembling those worn on
many fete dresses of George " suggestion.
Between the open fronts appeared q rose
pink linen shirt. with u turnover collar
and a hemstitched stock tie. The broad
linen hat of southern design was wound
with scarf OF pink ribbon.
Picturesque Costumes.
A coarse-ribbed, white pique suit was ex
cellent worn with blue linen shirt and
short-backed sailor hat scarfed with blue.
Two or three fine-iine, striped fannels
struck note of variety. A combination
not especially attractive in the description
but eminently so in reality was coat of
light gray ribbed cloth over a skirt of iron
gray mixture and pale yellow silk blouse.
Tho skirt was trimmed with folds of plain
Cloth about the hips, coming to point in
front. The jacket turned back in broad
reVers AS picturesque as any was
tune of navy blue duck, of tailor cut piped
q nd To CHI RI or,d
nat, with rifle green. Severe black and
navy blue tailor models carried off the palm
Of excellence in their line.
AS to headwear, the sailor hat came off
nrst best without question, whether in its
pristine simplicity of ribbon band or, as
more recently ordered, swathed with bright
scarf or fitted with guls' wings. The light
gray SLOUGH felt, of extra broad brim, is
quito as cool wear as the sailor, capable of
being smarter and is strongly preferred by
many people. 1t is an interesting point to
| note that plain black stockings are almost
| the only ones considered those with gayly
pialded cuffs have signally failed to become
the mode.
Effective Decorations.
The decoration Of the lunch tablss at the
CLUB house was very effective. One had
big basket in the middle of pink and dark
red roses, cut with very long stalks; while
pink and dark red ribbons tied the basket
handle. Other roses of the same tints filed
many quantity shaped glasses. Another
| table was decked with the wild purple and
yellow iris of the marshes, mixed with
green sWord-shaped leavesi these in tall
green glasses.
Croquet clubs are forming at the summer
resorts In fulfillment of lest years promise
| OF revival of popularity for the game.
AT recent garden party white, beige,
| rose, pale blue, light green and all those
delicate tnts possible TO such a leisurely
| form OF exercise made a most enjoyable
picture against the brilliant colors Of the
| mower beds, the sun and blue sky helping.
one OF the prettiest costumes was of sheer
| white lawn mounted on turquoise-blue silk
| and embroidered with g graceful vine pat
tern tern. light in effect, but costing an appall-
| ing amount of labor !. this done in tur-
quoise-blue silk and chenille. The bottom
OF the skirt was trimmed with narrow
follnces of lawn and lace form of dec
Of an embroidered vest. The broad blue
| ribbon sash matched the tint of the blue
| straw hat, which was trimmed with cher
ries and cherry blossoms.
| Blue and White.
| A foulard dress in pale sapphire and
white was cut after princess model. fast
ening on the left side; the front of the
bodice was a muslin guimpe the skirt
trimmings insertions of lace. the sash and
collar blue and white ribbons: hat In blue
and white with bold touch Of orange.
! Another blue and white foulard had its
| skirt arranged in clustered tucks from
waist to hem: again the contrast with
| orange was depended upon for that effect
| of vividness without which no summer
dress is considered successful, one brilliant
| spot shining out at the throat and one at
belt, while the hat was all white net and
plume.
| OF different type was a dress Of pale
| gray canvas made over yellow and draped
with a narrow, pointed apron oversklrt of
| black lace. The bodice boosted large
pointed lace yoke, and the sleeves were