The sun., 1898-06-19
THE 1898 SUMNER GIRL.
SHE'S SAD IN DEMEANOR BUT CAR
IN ATTIRE.
Tho war Has Started Hcr Tnto setttuE Up
RELIEF Funds and All That, but Ther Display
or Patriotic CoIsrs Has Innuoaced Her
VhTioua Costumes Her Newest Fads.


is moro paradoxical creature than even and 10
divided against herself, so to speak. Her mania
for golhng, shooting, yachting, trampinE. swim
ming and the like Ia greater than ever before,
but she feels that sho ought totbo sad beoauso
her country Ia at war. and that IL Is her duty TO
spend most OF her precious summer days on the
veranda of her summer cottage or hotol making
things for the soldiers in tho field, which they
will probably never get and certainly will never
use II thoy should receive them.
This girl has made up her mind that she u
going to have less attention at the seashore and
In tho mountains account of tho war. Whyo
Because most of the volunteers are young men,
and those who haven't volunteered have de.
clared their intention of devotlnR themselves TO
business this summer. Perhaps they do this 10
ease their conscience for not rushing to the
front; perhaps they don't. Be this as It may,
tho average bachelor who is in the habit Of hav-
ing from two weeks to three months holiday
during the hot season says he isn't gonr to take
any. At first the summon girl was disconsolato
over this. Then she bethought herself that q Lotto
fun is to be had awheel, afoot and afioat without
mankind. Just as she had settled down to
bringing her sporting wardrobe to an unusual
degree of perfection 1t became tho fad for her to
take up relief work for the sailors and soldiers,
and then with mournful face. toarful eye and
quiverng lip she announced that sho would
leave the city as usual but that she would lead
q regular cloistcr life and set herself to showing
that she could raise money for relief work or
could mako with her own fingers articles that
would prove comfort and convenience to any
man serving his country, sick or WE'LL
Miss Summer Girl was perfectly sincere In
all this and she will unquestionably accomplish
a great deal toward furthering relief work, but
she'll manage to have q good bit of fun, too.
Thus far this season has bcen about as unprO.
COuld
through April and May the heavens sulked,
and when June finally did come. bright and
clear she overdid the matter of temperature
But the girls are getting used to the heat now
| and are going in for their favorite sports with
| increased zeal. Whether gowned for n spin on
| the road. horseback ride, sail over the deep
| blue sea or bout on the tennis court or over
| the links, they something brilliant and Won
| derful to behold.
There was q time when the summer girl
| sought quiet gowns for such purposes. She
wanted plain dark blue set Off with little
| white braid for her yachting suit. n modest
| shade of gray or tan brown for her wheeling
costume, an inconspcuous French flannel for
| the tennis court and only severe black for the
saddle. Not 80 now. The whole tendency OF
sporting gowns and their accessories In
toward the colorings that go to mako
the birds Of the tropics famous. The
war is directly responsible for this ten.
| dency. The color craze started when the
women began to wear bits Of red, white and
blue ribbon, enamelled flag pins, and other patri-
otic emblems They got taste for red, white
and blue. and now these shades prcdomlnatc.
Golhng girls took the lead in introducing
| brilliancy into their costumes. All of sudden
they turned out in scarlet waistcoats. such aS
| their English cousi ins have been wearing long
color is properly called hunters pink, though
1t is the most scarlet that one can imagine
scarlet with dash of yellow in it. which makes
very pretty blonde. II wasn't long before
are are even seen in the saddle. The SWEETEST ones
have cuffs and collar of meadow green cloth.
If the heat is so intense as to compel the wearer
to take Off her gay waistcoat or coat she must
still have a bit of color bout her in the shape Of
scarlet Ascot tie or golf stock made of pique,
the same material, fastened with an enamelled
A fashionable tailor has made suits to be used
bic girls that arc striking indeed. The skirt iU
of heavy white cotton chevi9t and Is rather
vest vest double breasted and low cut, and SCARLET
coat of Inverness cloth. Blue silk golf stockings
bright plaid. and low shoes are to be worn with
Yachting suits are still made Of blue. but II
is not an old-fashioned navy blue, The fevorite
5 shade is very appropriately called midocean
almost exactly the tone Of the southern seas on
n clear, hot afternoon. ana is enhanced BY, a
! sailors rlothng 4 military effect is carried out
in many sporting costumes. and when this u
srGy rs P1 ISr
Short skirts will bo worn by summer girls who
do not go in for outdoor sports with thelr i W9oi:
d during tho morning hours at fashionable re
+ sorts now. and it is a fad that carries deal Q
comfort with It, Women arc ever extremists
II their outdoor and morning costumes are con
a spcuous for their brilliancy their afternoon ant
o their daintiness in eoioring and build. Thl
summers girl is revolving in muslins and organ
. But what's the use Of having SO many beau
- tiful clothes II There aren't going to bo any mol
she needS worry TSere be mon apsn
IS TO appreciate her clothes before the season !
10 and they arc always lonizcd when they ar
r. scarce. or course no girl expects TO have
p the one who is lucky enough TO verge on an any
n n thing like being a belle can thank her luck
And she T a99 o ~ e%Ts TO snosS Up ah
II This expected lack of bcanx is perhaps largel
for an % bEia r fGI M
p. women play golf to-day than ever before; MOI
81 women ride bicycles, and they are taking y
st teresi. The swimming schools in the city al
n doing the most rushing business in teachin
ne done and on every side one hears girls talkin
TO OF rowing and sailing.
-, The summer girl does whatever she does wei
y too. The man who, out OF goodness OF hear
's plays an easy game of tennis with her or maxi
gentle drives and lofting strokes on tho go
links soon learns that he may DO his hest. aT
then she II outscore him. Perhaps she can't ri!
a wheel so fast or so far, but she sits UP stTaigl
and pedals along easily and steadily in a fashiC
re- that rolls up the miles and brings her hon
from a long spin far fresher than the aVeraI
r man returns.
Then too the fashionable girl is developing
as great fondness for traInping. hunting and fs
I'm ing. She is learning that it Is a good thing
. go into the woods, to throw aside conventions
d ity and to get near to natures heart.
ot- This summer tlnds her girl very serious Is VIII
". about the war most of the timo. and 8
at talks about IT intolligently. She reads 7
In newspapers and keeps brushed up on b
we geography. She Is serious In her manner a.
~. thoughtful. because summer girls. with thu
10 wonderful power OF adaptability have q gre
Av- way OF putting themselves in other peop
MT places and even II they have no relatives
friends at the front themselves their hearts Q
!" filled with sympathy for the women who ha'
ng Their chief amusement is going to be giyi
md entertainments for the benefit of this. that,
w the other relief fund Even II IA spirit of patri
ere ism didn't prompt them 10 do this they woI
us ba IoInn,llpd q q something of the Kind