Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-27
PORTALS LETTER.

New York, July 24.-The only life
visible in town is during the dinner
hour at the fashionable cafe, when
people from the suburbs or en- route to
Europe or Newport stop for a bite at
the Waldorf. There and at tho roof gar
dens, and at all the resorts there is but
one song latter the awful iteration Of
that monotonos IL peryasive, coon
that is the woman In White" Not
1.-The Woman In White by WillSie
Collins, but the exquisite creation by
Felix, Deucet and Pingat, is the belle
of the season.
This surely may be called white
season. Never before have so many
white goods been shown for milady's
wardrobe. White gowns, white hats,
white ribbons, white parasols and
white gloves, and the result is
picture for an artists eye. or the
white goods shown this year, organdies,
nainsooks, victoria lawn, dotted swiss
and linen take the lead. 1t has always
been the habit for man to speak OF
the plain unassuming girls with man
| ners of guileless innocence as gowned
in simple white. Well, this year
don't think he will meet the "simple
white.'' for Phyllis and I discovered
the other day that sweet simplicity in
white requires an endless bank &C.
count. The diaphonous fabrics, with
their trimmings Of white lace, and
their lingings of white silk, and their
pleatings and frou-frou of airy trim
mings, make deep hole in milady's
| pocketbook.
Nevertheless, the girl with the limited
income must not despair, and while
Phyllis was ordering, with reckless
abandon some Paris CONNECTIONS, took
| time to look over some of the less ex-
pensiye gowns with which mean to
replenish my wardrobe. bought n
very pretty one of white dotted muslin.
The skirt is made over q slip of white
lawn, with accordion pleating on the
bottom and has pointed trimming Of
valenciennes insertion Just above the
knees. The bodice is draped to fit the
| figure with pointed trimming of the
lace insertion and edging arranged in
bertha fashion. The high stock and
the wide pointed belt are of white
satin. The sleeves are of the Swiss,
quite tight, and have insertion of the
yalenciennes. For this gown paid but
$40, and really after two or three damp
evening on the boardwalk at Atlantic
City / am sure it will look quite as
well as Phyllis $40 creation.
Pique is much used this year and
makes stylish costume. | bought
one Of heavy cords, but of light
weight, and the skirt is very tight fitting
and has tunic oyerskirt, very long in
front and very short in the back and
edged with a heavy white linen braid.
This gown has an Elton jacket Of the
pique, open in front, to show thin
white null shirt waist and edged with
narrower braid that matched that on
the tunic. l shall give smart air tc
this $40 gown by wearing crush col.
lar and crush belt Of back velvet.
Any well-dIessed woman this sum.
mer must have in her wardrobe at least
two or three white gowns. One very
plain one, made OF Bishops lawn,
insertion of any kind and made with
out lining Is very servicenble ant
has the advantage of having an air o.
familiarity with the washtub which
renders any summer garment pleasing
, to the eye. White chiffon is extensivel,
used for summer evening gowns TIL,
,, one Phyllis bought today shows bod
ice of pleated chiffon, with ,ok,
effect Of guipure, headed with heav.
. white applique. The skirt fits rattle
r tight to the knees, and then has
, graduated flounce of the accordion
, pleats, headed with the heavy whit
! applique. The sleeves are tight to tn
Q elbow and finished there with an &C
, Gordon pleating five inches in depth
Q Phyllis persuaded the woman to 10
her have this gown without the Sill
. lining of silk, for in her wardrobe i
beautifully fitted white taffeta sill
which answers this purpose for severa
A, thin gowns.
: To be without white hat this sum
{, mer shows oneself to be entirely ignor
ant of what is what, and there is YER
- little excuse for this, for a white ha
can be gotten up on most inexpensiv
9 lines. The straw may be of yellow an
IS around it should be folded libert
!. caught on the side by a white bird
:, white wings, or bunch Of white roses
y which by the by, let me whisper
3 must be- very large and full blown,
70 Que wants to be up to cate.
Is ate my lunch alone today, an
ia woman-like, paid more attention |
;s the throng passing by than the Wand
before me, and l noticed that il 20
- want to be in the swim:
is You must wear green veil.
IN You must have Lincoln green go
B. coat, the hunting pink or red havin
Ia become passe.
You must wear odd Oriental rings.
~ You must assume a nautical know
J. ledge and talk gibly of the jib. to
r sail, the spanker jib. and ''comir
to about"
o. You must wear suede Isle gloves.
You must carry black horn bac
!, alligator valise-msil bag like-tt
d. more ridgy the better.
l. And you must havo faith in all tn,
$, is said by Portia.
an | 80. .,-,,,- --~.,.,.. $3.50