Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-10-06

very nearly the shape Of the poke hat
with pulled crown and full cape. There
are some Of madras and ginghams, and
In fact almost any washable material 10
considered suitable. -
For goling about Newport the skirts
are nearly all Of linen or pique or some
light but strong cotton stuff ike cheviot.
The shirt waist almost without excep-
ton matches the skirt. The neckwear ia
usually of the durable kind, such as pique
and silk stocks, sometimes linen collars
with the curious rumchunda ties. These
are made by cutting these oriental hand
kerchiefs through the middle from cor
ner to corner and sewing the two narrow
parts together stock fashion. The cravat
thus formed is tied into a fourin-hand.
The capes we have spoken Of often, and
we all know them WELL They differ in
nowise from those seen before, only there
are two straps buttoning straight across
the chest instead Of crossing the breast
and fastening in the back as before. =
The golfing costume is not complete
without new belt for every time it is
worn. There are dozens of styles of dog
collars with tag and paddock. There are
odd shaped belts reminding one Of the
''cinches' Of the vaqueros out west, and
there are hundreds of ribbon belts, each
with new device in the way Of single
buckle or a double clasp. Some Of these
are very elaborate and almost as fine as
the famous Turkish filigree work in gold
and silver.
This filigree work, by the way, is COM
ing into fashion. l have seen it as brace
let's, oriental necklaces, some only gold
and others with black, red or green enam-
ell and others set with pearls or tur-
quoises and sometimes both. The Turk
ish tligree work is marvelous1y fine. l
think no one else can make it so fine. The
belts of fligree are not the real Turkish
work, and, though they look we'll enough
at distance. they would not bear scru-
tiny like the other. Still they answer
the purpose.
Bathing has scarcely begun yet, and
what little one does see shows nothing
very new in bathing suits. The one
thing noticeable is that the suits are cut
with q commendable regard for economy.
They are made Of mohair, lined with fine
silk Of contrasting color or silk itself or
silk warp henrietta. This last is the
very best, as nothing makes it lose its
shape, and water slides off it like dew of
roseleaf, leaving it fresh and smooth.
Neither does it cling to the figure, inn
peding movement. 1t comes only IN
black, gray and white, therefore it re-
quires original treatment in the way Of
trimming. Narrow red ribbon of the best
quality is probably the best for trim
ming When red ribbon enters into the
trimming of the suit, the same should be
used to lace the sandals over the black
silk stockings. The long bathrobe is Il
matter of taste. Some have an attendant
to take it, but more run boldly down the
sand to the water in the bathing suit.
The wearing Of oilskin caps is falling
into desuetude, for no matter how pretty
they are i'll themselves they are not be-
coming to any one, and, besides that, it
is impossible to keep the water out al
ways or indeed scarcely ever, 50 they
have no raison d etre, as the French say.
The hair may he neatly braided and fas-
tened tightly by pins, or it may be left
loose. This is pretty when the lady has
fine head Of hair, while it is dry, but it
looks very lank and stringy when wet.
There are also a number Of new ideas
! u bathing corsets, mostly in skeleton
frames, with little more than tapes to
hold them together. They are made with
straps over the shoulders and have their
own special usefulness. Attention to
these little matters mark the difference
between the hired bathing costume at
Rockaway and Coney Island and the ele-
CANT, if often abbreviated, Newport suit.
| Now we begin to see most elegant COS
tunes on the promenade and in the car
tiages beyond the powers of description.
| One lady, well known in this country.
wore z pure white gown, renaissance
lace over tatfeta glace. The waist was
I bolero OF lace, with a full crisp vest
of the taffeta showing beneath it. She
carried parasol that looked as il some
bne had caught bushel or two Of drift
Ing snowflakes and as much sea fog and
4 mingled them together in floating heap
all Aswirl in the wind, and that was the
result. Her hat was turban Of white
tulle, with white paradise sweep and
two immense white ostrich plumes turn
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