Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-12
Little Extras So Important to a
Dainty Toilet.
SOUVENIRS OF RICKRACK DAYS
FreckIes and Tan Are Not GOOD
Form at All.
SUMNER GLOVE HINT
ecial Correspondence Of The Evening Star.


NEW YORK, August 10, 1899.
''Trif7es light as air" engage the attention
of the summer matron and maid. Voice
less as the Sphinx is Dame Fashion. No
hint will she disclose of what is to be the
mode for or fail or winter bonnets, or
gowns and summer frocks are all built or
the ways in which they may be built are
all we'll established. So little things which
complete the toilet of the well-dressed wo-
man receive a great deal of attention. and
she who runs may read of what should be
in the way of wells. gloves, neckwear and
all the other feminine trifes so dear to the
heart of dainty women in all ages
1t is an open secret that wells have been
out of favor for a year past. 1t is whls-
pered that the autocrat of the feminine
world, whoever she may be. has eschewed
tan and freckles. and that white skins with
no blemish are now the proper wear, save
in cases where kindly nature has bestowed
healthful coloring of red on round cheeks.
No longer, We are told, is 1t considered nee
essary to appear brown to establish the
fact that one has not spent the summer in
the city. OF course, 1t is taken for granted
that every one leaves town in summer. and
ones pride should be in keeping the milk
and rose complexion in spite of wind and
weather. hard task, but with wells ii
can be accomplished.
Nothing Like n Fair Skin.
No one can do otherwise than admire a
beautiful, fair skin, but few freckles or a
coating of tan can be removed with care
and buttermilk or other harmless prepara-
tons when one has returned TO town, and
in the meantime wells are a nuisance.
Needless is 1T TO rehearse what physicians
say about them or to quote the old, old
story of the ''SpOffpd veil hOnGa - Wamar
do not heed this nor even greater evils
when fashion declares for any special man.
ner of doing or wearing any particularly
injurious fabric garment. But Ii can be
soothingly whispered that so far the sum-
mer girl has not paid any heed to the new
ro gulation about saving her complexion.
Still she rides rows, wheels and COLTS with
out a Rat or in hats which do not protect
her fair face and it is only when she has
to take a journey to town that she wraps
herself In wells. Perchance to escape the
envious glances of the girl who is spending
her summer in town far from the alluring
pleasures of mountain or shore.
And wrapped in wells most surely is the
girl who HES herself to town for a days
shopping or takes a journey involving
limited stay in the hot walls of a city. First,
she puts on over her jaunty hat a veil of
net or loose mesh, either with or without
dots, or she may in rare Instances use one
of the fish net wells which are new and said
to be less injurious to the eyes This veil
is gathered at the top and pinned at the
back, so it fits the face rather closely.
Over this is put veil of chiffon or spool
silk, which may or may not have dots in it.
usually not The outer veil Is first hemmed,
then gathered al what is to be the top
within few inches of each end that is, all
through the middle then these gathers are
drawn up to fit the hat, and the ends are
allowed to fly loose. The object of the
loose ends is plain. 1t would require the
eyes of a tiger a lion to see clearly
through these two wells, so whenever the
Nka1r nf hi slor I.rz
wants to take a step know clearly what
is going on about her she raises the outer
veil; hence. it is put on so that no pinning
is necessary either to raise or lower 1t.
White Over a Pink Veil.
There are double wells which are very be-