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lin petticoats are cut ankle short, dance in
the ~prettiest little pumps made of black
satin, wearing scarlet silk hose. Net. in
ivory white, and tricked out with seed
pearls, embroidered on in various designs,
is the favOrite dancing dress for such youth
full beauty. Until her eighteenth birthday
the daughter of a worldly wise mamma
bralds her golden hair straight down her
back and wears two large Spanish curls on
either side of her forehead. At balls a full
blown white rose is fastened in the hanging
bralds, just behind the right ear and not
the faintest suggestion OF a jewel is allowed.
The small painted parchment fans, these
i%ncipient bellies carry, are not mounted on
folding sticks but stretched out crescent
shape, fastened to an ivory handle and al
lowed to swing by long white ribbons from
the right wrist. To maintain the aspect of
exceeding youthful simplicity the young
women draw over their hands and arms
white silk mittens instead of gloves and yet
the silk petticoat, for the daughter who is
not yet out, is a marvel of rich loneliness.
Thus are the inconsistencies of fashion dis
covered.
In Clothesland, or in that part of 1t
where very tailorish styles are followed,
the women are beginning to wear high,
white pique collars, in place Of even the
handsomest linen, and a girl Just over from
Paris is known by her board bosom shirt.
1t is white and has a white turnover col
lar. With 1t she wears q soft silk tie, in
a warm shade Of scarlet, drawn in a four
INLAND knot. so long are the ends of this
that they can be tucked into the belt, and
this new decoration Is called bull fighters
linen. Spanish though the origin of this
fashion is. the most patriotic woman does
not hesitate to accept 1t with an easy and
even grateful conscience.
Description of Fashions.
On the roll of honor, as a gown fulfill
ing the three all-important requirements of
beauty, durability and great suitability,
must be recorded the carriage or calling
suit given here. 1t is meant for wear of
q summers afternoon and therefore its open
neck is explained, for women will have 1t
so in the country, and a pretty institution
it is. OF champagne tinted Venetian cloth
is the skirt and body composed. Mounted
on the former is a deep flounce of black
silk net, rather heavily worked in steel
and black beads in a ~fanciful pattern.
About the open throat fits a square Of net
worked with beads to almost resemble fairy
armor and, by a delicate link, to this is
attached the pointed beaded girdle that en-.
circles the waist. Crisp frills of net extent
on the shoulder epaulettes and a black ne
Empire toque, with a cockade of black and
white plumes, tops off the costume ade'
Quately.
Men must fight and women must weep
that is one of the cruel consequences Of wa
yet few woes are past all mitigation anC
some Of the women who stay at lone ant
think tenderly of the soldier boys ease theil
sorrows by wearing the most patriotic saiio
hats. A couple of typical naval toppers ar
shown in the sketch. They both are sim
pie rough white straws, bound about tn
crowns by dark blue ribbons. At shor
intervals, on one ribbon hatband, are paste
small medallion portraits of Dewey, Schley
Sampson, Hobson and Bob Evans. Abou
the portraits run narrow gold lace as
delicate frame work. The second hat bear
a ribbon band from the Baltimore and