The times., 1898-05-29

ing tuned to such a pitch of spiendor
that a woman no longer makes a. secret
of her intention 10 let admiring human
ity see as much of its beauties as pos
sible 1t is a regular matter of routine,
in the shops just now, for the sales
woman. who treats you to a new silk
skirt. to show you how your top dra-
peries must be caught up to reveal the
glories beneath il to the greatest ad-
vantage.
If you are wearing a cloth or foulard
dress that has train, and beneath that
hangs a iupe or amber shot tussore SILK,
powdered with large and small black
velvet dots; your duty is to catch your
rear skirt breadths somewhere just about
the middle OF their length. A graceful
backward sweep of the arm does this.
holding the goods between thumb and
two first fingers of the right hand you
lift that hand and rest il carelessly on
the right hip. Thus and only thus can
you carry your train high and clear or
dust and carelessly. to all seeming quite
unconsciously show that lovely under
skirt at which all men fall TO admiring
and all women, too; at least those who
are not jealous. envious or covetous.
Some of the novelties in underskirts
that try feminine fortitude and economy
feta. their deep flounces cut in round
vandykes, edged with black net ruches
and fastened down with rosettes of black
satin ribbon with streamerS floating TO
the heel Another beauty for evening
wear is of pearl gray taffeta. hung with
deep fun fiOunce of rosy chiffon, on winch
run little points, described by many rows
Of turquoise blue baby velvet ribbon. AT
the top of the nounce wider blue velvet
a OF IN tor 80
is drawn through tiny cut steel buckles.
In sharp contrast to these petucoat poems
are old reliables. for murky. muddy days
afoot The best are made of stone color
and sand brown poDln. bearing one deep
floUnce, that is stiffened with at least
dozen rows of stitching An excellent.
cool. durable underskirt, for those who
are in mourning. is made OF black taffeta.
In spite of the fact that the Stars
and Stripes were never meant for prac-
tical application to the feminine ward
robe, and that the combination of red.
white and blue is rarely becoming to
any daughter Of Eve some very pretty
etceteras of dress have been got out in
the national colors. Charmingly pretty
are white silk parasols sprinkled over
with minute American flags, and some
exceedingly smart duck blue denim sea-
side sunshades are made with a jaunty
little blue peter fiuttering from the
ferrule end. A dark red sunshade,
ringed with narrow bands OF white and
blue. set very close together. is not at
all uncomely, while the milliners are
trimming an abundance Of white hats
with masses of poppies and corniow-
ers There has been an Overwhelming
demand al the jewelers. for brooches
and scarf-pins, hat daggers and belt
buckles representing Old Glory in
enamel. and now the newest card-cases
and pOrtemonnaies are made of red leath-
er, bound with silver, lined with blue
silk. and bearing on their iags a flight
of small and especially ferocious luok-
ing American eagles. with ruby eyes
Not a few Of the card-cases show lit
tie enamel soldier men marching across
their covers. The soldier is usually a
audard-bearer. and is either dressed in
the regular blue uniform or the cos
tune of some regiment in which the
owner Of the card-caSe feels a particu-
lar interest.
The official dress slipper for the Sum
mer season Of '9S is white satin or white
kid worked in silver beads OF course
there are one dozen az least acceptable
variations from this standard. 1t must
be remarked in passing, however. that all
the new white kid shoes and slippers are
made of a skin that is 50 exquSitely
dressed il admits Of washing with soap
and water. The law OF new footgear
/ seems TO be that every thing must be
made cool and easy There IS even new
patent leather on the market, that neither
1 draws nor heats the feet while a charm
/ ing innovation IS q green giace calf skin.
which comes in the form OF ties especially
and sells like the traditional not cakes
/ White and tan shoes will, Of course dom
mate the season Of hot weather, and wO-
men with very exquisite little eXtremities
wear white satin ties. strapped and trim
med with white kid. They dance and
] drive in these and fasten the white laces
! on the iEs,ep with clasps of steel or wee
buckles Of briIliants.
The hot weather naturally has set the
| fans To growing. not only in numbers but
in size Ostrich feather splendors have
COM. again into their own and are more
gorgeous than ever. with their jewelled
handles and mirror medalliOns backed
with exquisite ivory miniatures. Deli
ciousIv beautiful are the carved ivory
fans the white fretted sticks mounted In
white silk. on which designs of lace and
lovely scenes are portrayed in the finest
pen and ink work.
Two dinner gowns, with their trains
are sle fulf1llment of the promises of the
spring Here we have the stately tails
and something more. A woman with
Keen eyes will not fail to note the Very
| long front OF the first dress and that the
foot Of this skirt Is finished in rounded
yaudvkes. This Is a mode quite hot from
! Paris and is especially designed TO give
] the figure an air of height and slender
| ness. The pretty costume itself is OF
! pearl pink satin, draped with turquoise
| blue chiffon and garnished with a few
/ rather warmly tinted Mernut roses.
The next dinner gown has a skirt ot
pale yellow net, spangled with deeper
! yellow spangles. while the body is chiefly
| Of heavy butter-colored Russian lace