Evening star., 1898-07-23

seen or horseback and awheel She is in
her glory at Red Cross garden parties and
bazaars, and when taking shore leave at
clam bake is quite strictly nautical as
when afioat on Atlantic waves A Red
Cross concert given one morning on board
a trim yacht now lying in the harbor
brought out audience in blue and white
serge and pique that might have shipped
for a cruise, so completely did it express
in attire its enthusiasm for the American
navy. o-#
Many of the younger girls dared the sim
plicity of severe white 7pique with white
yachting cap and gold buttons Others
added color relief in the shape of a smart
open coat of blue serge, strapped with
white to correspond with the pique. One
of the singers. q girl with bright auburn
hair, wore a navy blue serge skirt deco
rated with padded white silk embroideries
thrown up in diagonal lines from the hem
The coat with its square sailor collar and
the sleeves were embroidered in white also
An Elaborate Costume.
OF a different order and more elaborate
was the costume of a well-known yachts
woman, which was fashioned of a brownish
serge like the sails of fishing boat or dark
er. The deep, pointed overskirt. of a trefoil
shape, was of green linen heavily stitched
with white, and was outlined with gold and
white ropes twisted into sailor knots at
intervals The coat was finished with
lal ge turnover collar, also trefoil shaped
and roped edged; its green, white and gold
forming a most effective contrast with
the tan brown. A silk blouse of rose pink
green and white showed between the coat
fronts, and waist scarf of green and
white silk was caught with a large silver
buckle. The sailor hat worn with this
dress was of green straw, scarfed with
green and white ribbon.
Almost as novel in effect was the cos
tune of pfquant Chicago girl, in fine
white serge. The skirt was cut with
deep fiounce, which was finished at the
top In curious undulating curves, and
caught to its founda ton with rope twist
ed of green and white silk strands. An
underskirt of pale green silk seized chances
to make itself visible. The short, closely
fitting coat was cut away in front and
turned back with revers of pale green silk,
and white ribbon; it was edged with the
green and white silk rope. which formed
scroll embroideries on the back and collar.
The blouse of green silk was ornamented
with small bows of black velvet ribbon.
A sailor hat was worn of white Panama
straw, draped with folds of green silk, ar
ranged in handkerchief points and tied
with big bow on one side.
blue and White.
A blue pique dress spotted with white
was one of the most effective on the beach
this morning. Its skirt was made with
deep circular founce of plain white, ringed
with many rows Of narrow white insertion.
The bodice was low-cut blouse of the blue
and white; it was edged about the decol-
letage with a frill of white embroidery and
finished with blue and white spotted mus
lin guimpe, ending in bertha collar. The
white sailor hat carried spotted scarf OF
blue and white and the parasoi was In the
same colors.
Another beach dress was of pale gray
pique ribbed like bengaline. The skirt had
narrow circular fiounce which rounded up
to the waist and was headed by rows of in
sertion separated by narrow bands of
bright blue linen. The blouse had revers
turned back with blue and frilled with
was of blue, with white insertion: the hat
a red straw, trimmed with scarf of red
silk and cherries the parasol red also.
Novel Gowns.
third pique costume was in bold red
and white checks resembling canvas. 1t
was made with the skirt of trailing length
and sheathlike narrowness that seems
more appropriate anywhere else than on
the sands. This was finished with a
narrow founce of fine white linen crossing
the front, but forHng the full length Of
the skirt behind. The bodice was a corselet
of the checked pique over an underbodice
OF tucked and lace-trimmed white batfSte,
with very long and very tight sleeves.
Straps of black velvet were added to the
corselet A wide white Panama hat was
worn, trimmed with gulls' wings.
One or two large garden parties have
brought out what of novelty is now possi-
BILE to the popular foulards, as well as some
dainty spotted muslins. "A rose-pink foulard
was made up over a. foundation OF white
silk; almost third OF the skirt consisted
of a founce of rose-pink chiffon, which was
carried up to the waist on one side. The
bodice was draped with fichu of rose and
chemisette of cream-colored lace. The
lower part of the bodice was a corselet of
rose-oolored gauze. The hat was a wide
brimmed white chip, with long white ostrich
feathers curving away on either side of a
rather low crown.
Worthy of Notice.
A dress Of cornf1ower blue mousseline de
sole over white silk proved very successful
Its skirt was ruched with blue and white
Chiffon; the bodice had q vest of white
chiffon, trimmed with blue gauze ribbons,
and the collar, high in the back, was of
blue and white, lined with white chiffon.
powder-blue muslin, spotted closely
with white was arranged In simple but
charming fashion with three narrow
shaped founces hemmed and set on with