The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-03

Paris, September At is to be summer
until late this year; the intense heat of
August will die slowly and piazza dresses
will be worn until it is time to put on furs.
The fall hats that are sold are suitable for
wear all the year round and summer Is to
be held captive until frost.
How beautiful these late outdoor
dresses are. soft yet lined so that they
keep their shape without stiffness. modsh
to the last ruffle, yet designed with
lightness that does not suggest study.
The heat has prolonged the summer re-
sort reason. too, and the hotels are to keep
open a month later. I hear that, In the
states. the weather has been bearable. but
America, on the other hand always holds
over It's summer as long as possible so the
fashions of a late Paris summer will be
readable over the water
Just what style of piazza gown the sum-
mer girl wears depends on where she Is
summerng. The gauzy wash materials
that hold their crispness remarkably we'll
in high, dry climate are thoroughly un-
suited to the moist air of the seaside.
Happily there are to be found substi-
tutes for picture gowns" in materials
which if not gauzy boast virtues of their
own. Foulard, silk bingham. and silk
cashmere are all employed for piazza
gowns to be worn at the seaside Gradual
" one is being dispossessed of the old idea
that only serge or duck gowns are the
practical thing for seaside wear.
The soft silks have been tried with great
success and If they do not supplant alto
gether the tailor made seaside gown they
certainly will share its popularity at least
for piazza wear
The frugal minded woman knows that In
the long run her silk summer gowns are
4to psiw thaV
any additional bills from the INSCRIPTIONS
summer resort washwoman
A piazza gown that was very dainty was
made of lettuce green foulard 1t had
tunic of the silk that was cut in long
rounded noint hack and front and was
slightly draped at the sides where there
was a strip of embroidered batiste insert
ed.
Fntre-deux of the deep cream batiste
bordered the bottom of the tunic. IT had
a long yoke of tucked foulard and batiste
ertre-deux alternating.
Around the bottom of the yoke there was
a broad draped scarf of cream gauze
tnotted at the front with embroidered
ends extending a. trif1e below the waist
hand. The tunic fell over an undersklrt
composed of three frlls of the foulard:
THE sleeves. like the yoke were composed
of the alternating strips of tucked foulare
and batiste insertion. They were finished
with fr,lls of embroidered gauze draned
m to the outside seam and knotted. TWO
email round buckles of strass held these
knots in place. and a large buckle orna-
mented the front of the fichu.
A gown made of ecru lawn really de-
served being called "wash gown" for
while 1t was elaborate enough II was oe-
signed especially with thought to the IN
cvitable wash day. The skirt was made
close fitting over the hips and had but a
very slight train. 1t was trimmed around
the bottom with three narrow frills of the
lawn.
over both seams of the apron fell two
strips of the lawn tucked crosswise These
,ncrea sed In width as they neared the bot
tom of the gown and were cut pointed at