The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-22
FRILL5 AND
PINK COSTUMES
Dainty Decorations for the
Summer Girls Reign.
Muslin SunbOHnets and Butterfly
Hats to Capture the Hearts of
Susceptible Men.

| The feminine enthusiasm of the mo-
ment fiutters about the counter and the
| question of neckties. The new plaid ging-
hams are the undoing of all resolves that
| make for economy.
| AT the sight of the golfing stocks purs-
es fly open as IL they were animated, and
| extravaganza is easily condoned on the
| score Of the exceeding utility as we'll as
beauty of the neckwear purchased. The
most approved golf stocks have high
white pique band that buttons at back
and front to the shirt waist. From the
rear come forward two broad bands of
| adorably striped and crossbarred Scotch
| zephry that knot under the chin into
what is technically known among men
as the coaching puff.
One excuse for these ties is that they
wash and serve the double duty of collar
and tie in one. Another weighty argu-
ment in their favor. among women is
the cool, solid comfort of the crisp but
not starched pique. so preferable to the
hot, rigid collar that chafes tender
Threats, On the golf links for bicycling,
yachting, riding and tennis, these easy.
gaily-colored neCkties will be worn al
most to the exclusion of every other pat
tern. The golfers will naturally select
those that emphasize their favorite pop
Ply red. which dominates the links. Pure
white ties of pque, China silk and bro
caded silk are boldly to the fore with
the shoppers. for 1t appears cool and
dainty as morning wear.
In the Summer girls wearing apparel.
however, azure and flag blue will have
n high standard of favor.
Flag blue il but a synonym for Yale
and abbess blue. but it's vogue Is slight
beside the iusistent. ever-recurring and
lovely variations from deep to palest ciel
tints I'm consequence of this modish
measure we have an assortment of as
tonishng names for the varieties OF
blues What to n country eye would he
mere forget -me-not, gentian, periwinkle,
violet or convovuIus blues are referred
TO by the dTessmakers as April and Al
gerian skies. Egyptian turquoise. Summer
heavens and half-scorc more Of con-
fusing poetical terms.
The country eye, however will be quick
ly attracted BY the flocks of butterflies
big and littIe exposed for sale in the hat
trimmers windows. Some of these are
manufactured. and artfully too. Of opal
esCent. shaded and shot silk. skillfully
touched with water colors and glintinG
with spangled eyes. There is a goodly
showing of the fragile genuine article,
and from a. far away as Brazil and AZ
RIGA splendid specimens are brought to
adorn the gay shepherdess hats, so lib
orally sprinkled with flowers.
Meanwhile with our attention switched
of on butterflies with the good offices Of
the Audubon societies and stringent
State legislation against wholesale bird
slaughter. Cock Robin and Jenny Wren
tiply in peace. The only birds used this
Spring, So far. are white pigeons, powder ,
ed with silver, black or gold spangles, and /
fowls. These last would .
set the song birds aehast with their 4
woolly heads. wooden or celluloid beaks .
and wired-net wings, twnkling with SPAN
giles
But butterflies birds and beetles cut a
very slight figure in the millinery world
as yet. Every daughter OF Eve crowns
herself with flowers, and the higher she
piles her hat with them and with tulle
the greater her satisfaction, y blue
straw for example. having a sunk crown.
closely filled with poses and its brim
xreathed in tuIle Is very nearly the acme
If womanIy desire at the moment of writ
ng. y couple of red and black butterflies
lowering over this pot-like arrangement
If blossoms, OF course. adds greatly to
he effect
over these big hats-f0r this season
nearly all hats are biE-curtain wells are
Horn. To be definite. a curtain veil is one
hat hangs loosely around the brim, and
he counter term for them is handkerchief
reils Later on. i'm the country, such
reils will be made of white tulle and
YaiSt-long, over quaint. straw poke bon
lets of 1887 shape, trimmed with roses
md tied under the chin with broad
strings.
Another suburban fashion that the
nlliners are vigorously promoting is
he embroidered muslin sunbonnet hab-
t. Anything more dainty and coquet-
ish than a Swiss muslin Sunbonnet. en-
,roidered in pink rosebuds and tied with
pink ribbons under the chin. would be
lard to find.
Jade iewelry Is the attraction of the
-FOUR. and this Eastern stone is sold liz
he form of brooches. link buttons, studs
md rings. 1t comes in duh green, pale
,reen and fresh White. set in gypsy
lands OF gold. sunk in beds of silver,
or belt clasps. carved in-o quaint shapes
# turtles. little Dragons :.nd grinning
reads of Chinese demons; or else splen-
Idly encircled in vreaths of flashing
iamonds Jade is scarcely in itself
cry beautiful or very unique stone,
,ut Eastern tradition says it brings
-ood luck and health to its wearer. and
is in measure decorative. Small
ide-combs are daily giving place To
anger combs. used only in the rear Of 5
he head, and to Handicapped shell hair ;
ins. Green shell, the rarest and most ,
Xpensive kid. is the most modish for !
he moment. and hairpins of thu purest {
worry white are affected by brunette J
Tomen.