Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-07-29

makes it the more remarkable. Then.
too. many of the ladies have their own
"turnouts," and that requires special
style of dressing. But the afternoons
on the piazzas and the dances and 9th
er evening functions bring out some
exquisite gowns.
There is an atmosphere of fast horses
and those that love them, and, take it
all in all, l return to my opinion-l
don't like Long Branch. The bathing
is dangerous often even to those ac-
counted good swimmers, -and-the
hack drivers are about the coolest
scamps it was ever my lot to meet.
They take all you've got and, like
Oliver Twist, want more to carry you
only as far as Pleasure Bay.
Yet there are good women and noble
men who have their summer homes at
Long Branch, and Elberon is so near,
and there is generally too stiff breeze
for mosquitoes, so life is worth living
there if you are rich.
Every afternoon the ladies' gather on
the pier waiting for their ''men folks
or at the station. This is the time
when they take the most pains to look
their prettiest. | saw one very strik-
ing costume which would attract at
tention anywhere. The skirt was of
black and white striped heavy silk. 1t
was so cut that the stripes went
around the same way in diagonal lines
all the distance. This is a feat in
dressmaking almost impossible of ac
complishment. There was a little
double breasted vest of blue and white
striped satin. Over this was figaro
jacket of black peau de sole. A dainty
fichu of white silk null edged with
ocher colOred renaissance lace was tied
in front without ends. The high stock
was of the same. \ rolled revere of
the black silk was put around the neck
upon the fichu. The hat worn with
this was of gray straw with gray and
white malines puffs. and gray and
white feathers. with a little pale law
ender blue tulle in crumpled bows at
the back.
Another costume, less voyante, but
very handsome, had the dress of pale
blue mohair, dead fine. This had
straps of satin two shades darker
stitched on around the hips and ON the
waist, where there was a dainty SIM
ulated figaro. The full front was Of
ecru all over lace lined with pink silk
The hat was of ecru straw, with pop
pies and black velvet for trimming.
hn IN fai ,i,,l-
silk, hand painted, with poppies and
leaves. and with a full putting of fine
pale pink chiffon. \ bow of pink chiffon
in form of a rosette was placed half
way up the ivory handle. Biscuit col
ored cloth is made UP in a very swell
tailor suit, with no trimming except
strap stitchings on the skirt. There
is shirt waist of pink and white taf-
feta, with a chiffon stock and iabot
The jaunty little jacket has wide
revers embroidered in colors in a strag-
gly japanese design. The hat for this
suit was fiat sailor shape of straw,
with drapery of changeable taffeta
and a couple of curled quills All
these ladies get into carriages as soon
as their linen folks arrive and go
for a long drive around the roads lead
ing to and from Long Branch. Then
they come back and dress for dinner,
the piaZzas or the dance, or indeed
anything they like.
White lawn with multitudes of ruff
fies and lace frills seems to lead in pop
ular fancy for evening, but grenadine,
silk null and taffeta keep up better
under the melting dampness. Here is
the place where, next to Newport and
Saratoga, one sees splendid Jewels.
Diamonds seem as plentiful as stars in
the sky. Everything in jewels is seen
except opals l think if any woman
wore an opal in Long Branch she
would be requested to send it home by
express. One lady wore a most remark
able dress. The upper part of the skirt
was of white wool grenadine, fitting
without a wrinkle and scarcely a flare
to below the knees Then there was
a four inch band of rich renaissance
lace laid on fiat. Below were four
very full flounces of black silk null
over black taffeta. Each had five rows
Of very narrow black satin ribbon.
OLIVE HARPER