The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-08-29

reputation as God fearing men on the
golf links.
1t is hard to say whether the men or
the women are the liveliest here. l say
women instead of girls, for the women,
some of them grandmothers, go in for
active sport as well as the girls.
Three or four times I have tried to
speak of the gowns, but my heart failed
every time. There is nothing but the
very richest, most tasteful and elegant.
to be seen here. And moreover, the
ladies' look as If the gowns were made es-
pecially for them and not by the dozen
in some great establishment across the
water.
Lace and muslin are the preferred ma
terials principally, | think, because it is
so very difficult to keep them crisp and
fresh looking on account of the sea air.
But there are other materials. The
Princess Engalitchef is a marked figure
as she moves about in a quiet, stately
way. She is a little over medium height
and is exquisitely formed md, being
handsome also, she is good to look at.
The other day on the beach row she
was much admired in a dress OF some
lightweight wooden stuff like the sabled
woolens of three or four years ago. Only
this was of a purple so dark that it ap-
peared black in some lights.
Around the skirt to simulate a tunic
were two rows of SHRED satin ribbon in
the same shade, which always appears
to be lighter. This was gathered so very
full that it looked almost round. The
sleeves We're finished off in the same way.
Her hat was of ecru rough straw,
trimmed with lilac ribbon in large bows,
with beautiful purple and white orchids
in front. She carried a little shopping
bag of ecru satin, probably to hold her
black silk bathing suit. Silk packs very
closely, and there is not much in q bath
ing suit.
A young lady from st. Louis is one of
the bellies, and many think her the pref
tiest one here, but she is quite as amiable
aad clever as she is handsome. Her name
is Miss .,:rcnie G. Maginnis. Her aunt,
Mrs. d. de Lac Wickes, is with her. A
few years ago we wo.ld have reversed
that statement and have said that she
was with her aunt, but youth has the
first place now.
This young lady has blue eyes, rubbed
in with a smutty finger" as the Irish
say. Those same blue eyes, with their
thick, black eyelashes, are very beauti-
full. Her hair is dark and abundant,
and she is altogether charming. Her
taste in dress is fine, and I judge she
has the means OF gratifying it.
She wore a dress OF white silk null,
dotted with hand wrought dots Of silk
as blue as her eyes. There was a tunic
edged with deep white lace, headed by
rows of white insertion laid oyer blue
satin ribbon. The lower skirt had sew
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between and a tiounce at the bottom. 1t
was lined with blue taffeta. The blouse
waist was trimmed in a very faaciful,
but taking style. Elbow sleeves and a
dark blue draped belt and stock COM
pleted the whole.
Mrs. C. Edmonds Coudert is also a
belle. / am not sure, but l think she is
Il widow. Anyway, she is very attractive
in looks and in manner is quite the
grande dame, gracious and pleasant to
every one. She wore a white silk dress,
with an entire overdress of black Rus
sim fish net. This was hand wrought
around the bottom, and at intervals
nearly up to the waist, where the de-
sign called for it, the fish net was cut out
n dotted net applied. There was a
struggling design made of black ribbon
and black silk embroidery to supplement
it. In some of the loops were worked
wheels with heavy silk. !.
The waist was elaborately wrought in
the same way, as were the elbow sleeves.
There was no point of color about the
whole costume, and it was elegant, save
an enameled pin representing a pansy,
with a diamond center. Even the num-
berless little rufiles of white silk on the
halayeuse showed no color.
In the ballroom one lady wore n black
satin duchess dress, with a floating
black tulle overdress, or tunic, as long
as the dress in the back, but curved ND
in front, edged by one row of overlap
ping black %spungles. The contrast of
the dead black against the white neck
and arms was very striking aad pretty
as we'll. There were many more notable
gowns and hats. but l have no more
space to tell about them.
MATE LEROY.