The times., 1898-07-17
SENSIBLE SUMMER GIRLS
Wear Smoked Glasses and SwIm
With GloYed Hands.
THE COMFORTABLE SKIRT
The Time Honored Wire Hairpin
Has Been Succeeded by Something
Better i'm Gun Metal-tItra-Fns Il sl-
ionabIe Woms Wear Gloves That
Fnsten at the BacE.

When the summer Slrl, not Paris, leads
all the weIl-dressed word by a system OF
charming chicanery that we may all de-
plere but which like floating thistledown,
wields il influence after az. She is not
Trustworthy authority in matters of
clothes. she is whimsical and almost un-
forgiyeably independent, but her capac-
ity Cor pretty invention in the details Of
dress is undeniable. and it leads TO eX-
travagance.
For example your truly well-set-up
girl al the seaside does not wear a gold.
silver or gun metal chain about her neck
She cares not if the metal thread is
strung with jewels as big as her thumb,
and as precious as the tomb Of Mahomet.
They are incidents in her past life, not
TO be recalled, and in their stead she
wears an elastic ribbon. one-fourth Of an
inch wide. black or white, and long
enough to pass around her neck, having
two ends TO tuck into her belt. A slide
slips over the ribbon jeweled slide. very
small; either a wee square turquoise, in
gypsy setting. or three iniinitesimal dla-
ruonds set In a row BY aid OF the slide
loop OF ribbon is made TO drop over the
head. while 10 one end Of the narrow silk
TEluS Is fastened a NdkGAAs 10 tNAaN- III
smoked sailing and driving glasses
The green eve patch that Wooden wears
in the. MaEnerian operas is not more un-
becoming than the common smoked glass
es Of cheap manufacture but the pincnez
that the hot weather flower OF fashion
sets astride her nose bears not the least
relation 10 the green goggles Of the weak
eyed student. Let it be clearly under
stood that weak eyes have nothing 10 do
q h9a Er-4aa rim n these glasses
Having taken off her hat pared with
her vel and vowed 10 go in this sum
nor for haynaker's complexion, the
seasons butterfly has found that taking
sunburn blears the eyes. Sail all day
ia the water glare and you will get
maenifcenJly brOnZed. but 10 preserve
The ewes soft and bright some protection
must De- sought This realization sent
the girls packing 10 the jeweier, and ne
has Put on me market a glass. i -
gold-rimmed or not You please anu
n YOU are a Orown-cyed girl you buy
the glass thai is stained a soft. pai-Sh
brown: IL YOU have black eyes. then take
glasses flushed WIKI green; If blue are
your eyes. by al means select blue glass;
es and 20 your way rejoicing
The crystal is not ground 10 magnify.
but 10 cast a grateful shade betwiXt your
tender pupils and the sun In no in
stance is q deeply toned glass used. Then
colOrs resemble those seen in thin smoke
on frosty day. Through their deli
cate yelling the color in the eyes iris IS
intensified. lashes seem wonderfully
black and thick and many an otherwise
harmes glance flies d0ubly barbed from
behind this trescherous ambush.
a new edition Of the shirt waist is jas
out and "A remarkably attractive glove
has come over with letters Of high rec
ommendation from London.
nj =. a.F d o--d q
you please in the field Of glngham. bu
a small check seems preferred. and tht
collar is made on the garment and o
similar material to that employed in th'
body. A high. straight band. closing az
IN front and boasting a narrow rDu Ovel
Is RS Characteristic. No tie Of silk satin
laHB or lace encircles this neckband
long piece Of the shirts material ant
wide as your hand must be hemmed oI
both edges; cut the ends in points an
edge them with a double ruffie that i
very narrow tie this scarf in a four-in
hand. and then all wearsrs Of more gor
geous neck decorations viii wonder a
YOU envy. and finally initiate.
There is a noticeable predispostiol
among smart women for avoiding the US
Of silk ribbon and leather belts A larg
per cent of sailing goling. bicycling an,
even walking skirts are so trimmed al tn
waist line that a belt is unnecessary
Either cord, or fixed strap or fold Of tn
skirts material serves the purpose of
belt having an overlapping tongue at tn
rear TO hide the hooks
The glove of most Importance. Will
July is with us and August anear. but
tons up behind. That is. its catch an
opening are at the back instead Of the in
side Of the wrist At first, in white Egypt
ian leather or dOgskin, these were mad
exclusively for use at sport. Perforatfon
disfgUred the palm and knuckles Of IN
Kid. and the comfort of this handgea
was obvious to men. Ever covetOus We
man tried on her husbands gloves an
drew something more than inference
theretrom. Now she is wearing glove
that button behind in her dog cart an
in the drawing-ro0m. Those for the do
cart are wash leather, two-buttoned. an
often stitched and bound with colore
silk and kid
For the drawing-room they are Lowell
gray and fawn suede and caught wit
three gold jewel powdered clasps at tn
back Of the wrist Marvellous indeed
are the woven Isle gloves that the scrr
pulous Summer girl wears into tho sal
water She buys them white or flesh tint
90 ana they draw just over the wrist o
clear up 10 the elbow. Evidently they ar
giving great satisfaction and for this rea
son most bathing dresses are made wit
snort sleeves II is apparently far NOR
tnan long flannel sleeves. and to 90 bar
armed into the water under a hot Julv su
Is a deed no conscientious woman dare,
Fashion has arrived at a degree a
sweet reasonablenesS in the matter n
skirt lengths that though it was not .zy
pected. Is none the less deeply apprecia;
ed II your dressmaker does cut vou
gowns TWO inches too long in front an
nearly six inches in length behind Won
tailor allows plenty Of room for foot ey
pansion a. the base Of your duck liner
waterproof serge md tweed skirts II
thinks nothing Of aboreviating your out
door petticoats 10 clear your ankle.
and. Of course. the dain-ily-footed wome
are al on his side
Less well endowed girls and youn
matrons, though they have aualms as [
how their number five pigskin covere
eXtremities may appear in this bold re
hei, enjoy the suggestion of extrem
outhfulness that these brief skirts IN
d0ubtedly convey.
To bleach the hair l. the sun is an
other latter-day notion of the woma
who fares by the seaside. For this rea
son outing hats are somewhat al a dis
count. all save a very ugly and unbe
coming but none the less vigorousl
adopted REFER cap made Of white car
vas. To the thinking of some this ltd
cotton platter. set rakishly to one sid.
and held dou5tfully in place by a serie
of long pins, put through the whit
suede crown band. is infinitely coaue
tish. but that is an open question. Ser
Gus attention should be given the az
nouHcement that there is new and in
proved hairpin for sale. Gun metal
Its material and, therefore, it is sem,
thing more costly than the doughty loo
OF black wire we long have cherishe,
Consideration should be given the fat