Evening star., 1898-08-06

city than usual, and streets and parks
blossom all day long with vivi1 coloring.
Blue, pink, bright red. yellow and purple
predominate, but these are mellowed and
softened by the white draperies worn by
young and old. Smart duck skirts, dar-
irgly circled with bands of strong color
have cool-looking linens and crashes for
restful backgrounds. GAUGES, crepeS, mus
Inns and chiffons blow airily hither and
thithS', conscious of greater safety for
their fragile fineries than they would find
among the mountains or at the seashores.
The laws of dress relax their infte exibility,
and picturesqueness results that is eye
satisfying. Pale gray, mauVe, the more
delicate pinlSs and blues are the tints that
are most pleasing on close acquaintance
but in park perspective or as blotch of
color on top of coach the audacity of the
frequent orange or scarlet Is something to
be grateful for.
A park toilet that attracted attention
yesterday was of black and white striped
foulard; the groundwork white, the stripe
appearing at wide Intervals and someD lat
Pronounced. Like SO many of this season s
dresses. the fullness was due to the cut
the skirt was neither aounced nor made
into double skirt, but the fringed trim
ming was so put on as to give the appear
ance of long dropping Cverskrt, with
pointed sides. a tomato-red velvet waist
band was in daring contrast.
Select From These.
A pale coffee-colored muslin was en-
broidered in delicate blush-rose pink and
made with a chemisette of rose-toned
gauze The waistband was Parma violet
color. pink parasol was carried.
A red and white foulard was accentuated
by Louis knots of black velvet, and worn
with a rustic hat of red straw, with other
Louis knots fastening large red poppies.
white pique gown, with elaborate
openwork insertions, wds worn with
mulberry -colored sash and hat of the same
pale yellow, trimmed with Gamasl1 roses.
A dark blue foulard had skirt and shoul-
ders frilled with white lisse, edged with
light green velvet ribbon. With this ap-
peared white hat, turned up in front and
trimmed with a tomato-rud bow and four
outstretched black and white wings.
The coolest shirt waists are made of linen
batiste set into many tucks alternating
with insertions and finished, perhaps, with
a transparent lace yoke run with black or
colored velvet ribbon. The old fight still
RACES over the question, thick thin.
Il wouldn't take that for a gift" said a
girl to companion, who was exclaiming
over dainty thing in white lawn. It's
sure to be mussed after one wearing. White
piQue, now, will do you some service it al
ways looks WELL
''Oh, but pique is so hot" groaned the
first girl. Il can't abide it," And they
continued to pull over the whole stock of
the SaleSWoman.
Helping Her Choose.
In one of the big shops yesterday deli
cately pretty girl, evidently a bride, and
as evidently from cut of town. was choosing
costumes with the assistance of her young
husband A white muslin was brought out,
lavishly embroidered with motifs in black
Chantilly.
er; land besides it's half mourning.
Not at all, l assure you,'' said the sales
woman. Positively there is nothing else
so fashionable
1T wouldn't go at all at home do you
think so?" questioned the wife, and the
husband emphatically agreed that it would
not go.
Black and white has become SO general
as to threaten monotony, and / do not
think the unsophisticat ted bride was far
wrong in preferring white Swiss muslin
with three founces and opening in front
over panel of fine embroidered net lapels
OF the same net crossed over the at the
throat and fastened under green velvet
bow. Swiss muslin hat adorned with
green tulle and corn flowers completed the
outfit.
Another of the brides purchases was a
pale blue pique made with a deep shaped
hounce and intended to be worn with
snort tabled Jacket of red cloth, the front
tabs longer than those behind The iacket
opened upon blue lawn blouse whose
broad collar of lace and insertion turned
over the jacket collar and covered the
shoulders