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THE EXPLOSIONS

THE EXPLOSIONS.
The first explosion occurred in Tho
drying h-bise, .where the powder is
dried preparatory to it's removal for
Shipment
In this building steam radiators are
used to dry ghe explosives, and it is
generally believed thatsome OF the pow
der came into contact with this hit
pipes About fifteen yards from tine
drying hl1use stood the composition
house. where the inlgHsdisnos are mix
ed, arli Within a sacond after ths dry
lng h-use went up the composition
house was hmrled to pieces, and wllil
almost lightning like rap.dlgy THE Zee
plant, which is used to cooi THE tenn
perature OF THE ether house, anil about
fifteen mixing houses, located on what
was known as the thin.y calibre linle
wWe reduced to a mass Of ldnlillng
wood and twisted pipes and machin-
cry.
In the drying mouse was storat aev-
eral hundred pounds OF powder at this
time OF the explosion, ami tine SPIT
where ahe house had stood was mar11sd
by a gaping hole In tha earth. aLou.
fifteen feet Wide ani -four feet daep
partially fialeH with water. When the
explosion occurred Layt-n, 1t is
Thought, was in or about the drying
hicnse. lie was bl0wn to atome, irs re-
MAINS being found strawn about tht
sn-unds.
MdGNA it is believed. was in one oi
THE mixing houses when thla explosions
ocummsl. GIe was Ha5m a mlnmta AZ
rarward walking away. with THE bioot
flowing from a wound unIicr his arm
One of his felllw employes startei 10
wards him, whom NfcGil thr-w up hii
arms and fell dead. Ford was THE en-
gineer at THE ice plant. and was kili-.
by being strIck in the head.
! Ihe DnPonts were In the laboratory
when the shock came. and receive,
their injuries. which, however. are no
Of a serious character, from nyinl
glass.
Chal-es II. Mlnyan, who was anon,
the injured. had a marrow escape from
death. He was blown out Of one OF tn
mixing houses in which he was work
ing, and landed among a pile of debri
about forty feet from the building
Most Of the injured as far as can b
learned, were umElyed about tie mix
ing houses. Coroner Torton too
charge cf the remains CT the killed
B and win hold an inquest
The buildings on the thirty oailhT
line, which were destroyed contain
cd gun cotton. Cne of the building
on this line Blew up ,ast May, KILN
: a workman named Brown Near th
mixing houses was stored about fou
tons Of powder, which did not explode
although the building was wrecked.
There were 276 men employed Their
{ The loss is hard to estimate, but wi
probably he 100000 The works wi
be rebuilt at once.
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ACTED STRANGELY.

Henry jackson, a midd.e-ageH man,
came into the police station last might
ana acted I'M si1range mnnner- Cap
tain Kane, becoming suspicious CT hie
sanity, locked him up over night, bat
this morning Jackson appeared to have
become all reht in lhis mind, and was
taken home by his Bfothe~- -lul-law
Henry Stroud.
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sERvIcE FoR BUsENEss MEIN.

AT st. Andrews Churdh, Eighth and
shfplcy streets, tomorrow, beginning
at 1915 O'Clock, uhe sixth Of the Moon
dav services for business mem VIII b'
held. and this speaker viii be Rev Al
fred G. Mortimer, ID. d., rector Of st
Marks Church, Phlladalphla. Mex
week viii be holy week, and the noon
day meetings Will be held on Monday
TUESDAY. wednesday and Thursday.
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UNABLE TO AGREE
JURORS IN TUE WELDON CASE
STOOD sIX no SIX AND WE'RE
DiSCH ARGaED.

y RiNOiNo IN AhlA- WELDON NAAela
STOOD SIX no SIX AND WERfp
DISCHARGED.
Being unab.s to aguee the jury in
the damage case OF john wdldon vs.
lhls P., Nv & b. Railroad Company was
discharged by the Superior Cunt yes
tevdny aftancCn. SIX of ths jurors
were for The p.ainif and elk fer THE
d.renllant They were out a day aad
a nilhb The p.aintiG was crushed he
tween cars at Townsend. Counsel for
uss p,arldff will insist on an1.hsr
trial
Taja caas cf Wilcox against .Ihe WI
mGns.on City Railway Company was
p-stpcnsd until May S.
Yesterday aft,rnpcn Horace G.
Know.ss arguei for a rsw trial i'm the
case Of John Grear VS.. ghs Arlington
Mills Manufacturing Company, wlhich
was tried last week. and verdict
found for the defendrn- The court
nelus5d THE new trial.
Court adjourned until Monday.
The case cf Richard Gear vs.. the p,
w. & b. Railroad Company. Get fer
.aial by spec.a, jury on Monday, has
baen discontinued amid THERE Will be no
ccyct en- that day On Tuesday the case
q. George v. Anderson VS.. uhe Mayor
and Council of Wilmington win be
tak-n up. THE following special jury
has boan struck 90 thy IT, JosaIo1 p.
CAhLl-l.r, Abuam Pa.msr. dlward Wool
wasA ATomas c. Bird w. Il. Iims-
Lands, Curtis M. Taileg J.seph Dar-
Ir.ckson. W. III. Steel. Theddore Il. Arm
strong, Joseph III. Caleb David Hyde
Nlalmialh r. Davis. Clayton NJ Riley
lWi.lEn "a. J5alsor w. M. lHaraoholder
Thomas Il. IIuua, C.arenoe R. Pol
Lcvl c. Scoa, AcerHo S. Whrttoclk
W-nfsll gntacmus. ELIAS n. Moore
George NJ. ID. HART, M ctimaf Racords
JSm.s Welsum,
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urssr1. FRoM FoyRro RICO:

The Spanish brigantine San lgnac.o
de Loyola, from San Juan, Porto Rico
enteued this pert yesterday. The YES
sal sailed from Spain On February p
last, but was compelled to put into
Sam Juan for repairs. She will lead
with OIL
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"THlE FAVORITEs. '

Dent fail to get this beautiful Eas-
ter Souvenir, which we Will present to
purchasers, beginning Saturday
March %. and continuing until Satur-
day, April 1, inclusive
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.,
S15 Market street.
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lAIBour TlHE GAME LAWS

Detective WiIiam jones, Station
Master Rnlson and Prdsidens A. d.
Poole, of Che Game Protective Assc-
citation, went to Dover this morning to
interview Govenor TUNNEL I'M regard
to the game laws.
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RpsTGNIpD HIs POSITION.

WlcEam Ba,anice has resigned his po-
s9aion with the Consumers Ice and
Coal Company, and has Started in ahe
wagon and carnage repairing business
at the corner Of Grbdell and TCwrserd
streets.
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NOT A CANDIDATE.

Coicnel C. NJ. Leiteh president Of
City Ccurcil, deolar in positive terms
that he will MT be a candidate for re-
e.ectiol 10 mis- present position.
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WANT cARcAssEs REMovED.

People living on the south side are
complaining about F. B,umenthal &
Co. not removing the carcasses Of the
horses that were burned in Sundays
fire. They have been allowed to lie
where they fell and died
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Will CoMMENCE To-MoRRow

The new timekeeping system at the
Harlan and Honingsworuh Company
will be commenced tomorrow. This
system is a big improvement over the
Old one.
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CARGO oF GRonElRnEs.

The schooner Rdbeoca M. Iouten, of
CAnrch Loudwig, arrived in TINS city
lhrs morning with a load III sweet po-
tatcss and canned goods. They were
fer local grocerymenl
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he SHOCK IA IHlS CITY
MANY PERSONS IN THIS CITY
THOUGHT THE LOCAL POWDER
WORKS HAD EXPLODED.

''0IN'F'l IT'D - - ~
The shocks of the explosions az Car
ney's Point were I.aiu.y felt in this
city, and many persons thought that
the DUPONT powder mills, cn the Bran
Gywlne, had again exploded.
In many houses dishes were ratified
and doors and windows shaken. Many
people rushed into the streets and
made anxious inquiries as to the cause
Of the shock
Inquiry along the river brought the
information that the explosion had oc-
CURED at the Carney Point powder
works, but on aocou1l, CT the heavy fog
which hung over the river at the time
II was impossible to see whether the
exrrosion had been in that direction.
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REL TABLE GROCERIES A
TXNNIIfC

Lenten goods in great variety. Main
store N. w. cor. Madison and Fourth
street Branch store. S. w. cor. King
and Eighth streets.
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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

WANTED.-With from 5000 to 5000, a
person to take active part in good-pay-
ing and already established business Of %
years; for further information, address
s.. p. o. Box 100, city.
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FINE BOOK BEIER

The II. and f. Brewing Co. has an
extra fine brewing Of Book Beer ont
to-mcrrcw. Thy it.
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COAL WOOD AND GRAIN.

H. T. Sergeant, Coal and Wood, office
Seventh and King. Delmarvia phone
b45. B.&L. checks with cash purchases
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FINE ROCK BEER

The H. and F. Brewing Co. has an
extra fine brewing OF Book Beer out
tomorrow. Try il.
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The H. and F. Famous Book Beer
will be on tap tomorrow. Ask for it.
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BUSINESS NOTICES

DIR. SHERWOOD has removed to s.
w. Cor of 9th and Washington streets
Both phones, 757.
T. LESLIE CARPENTER,
Graduate IN Music, University Of Penn
sylvania. Teacher-Piano, Voice, Organ
and Theory. Studio, 1903 w. 9th street.
DIR. HENRY r. SPRUANCE has re-
moved to the northeast corner Of Eighth
and Lombard streets.
DIR. GEORGE ". QUINN has removed
to 30i Bast Fourth street. Offce practice
q speciality and medicine furnished.
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NOTICES..

NOTICE.-All persons owing a county
tax for 1S9S can pay the face OF the bill
until the lst of April. after which per
cent. win be added. Distress warrants
W. oe issued after the lst OF April for all
taxes remaining unpaid for 1897.
HORACE G.. RETTEW,
Receiver of Taxes.
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS OF NEW
CASTLE HUNDRED will sit at the
Court House, Wilmington. March %, from
II a. m. to 4 p. m, New Castle, at
mayors office. March 30 and 81. All taxes
are demanded. All taxes Of 1898 not paid
by April ], per cent. will be added.
JOHN 4. HAYES,
Collector for New castle Hundred.
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KEAL ESTATE.

FOR SALE.-Houses on Van Buren
treet near Shallcross avenue, s rooms
and bath. These houses are finished in
superb style, have all modern improve
ments. finished In quartered oak, have
stationary wardrObes. china closets, hand
some mantles I'm parlor and reception
room, open brick fire place i'm sitting
room. See them, then come for terms
to w. l.. Ml1DHOLDT,
1i0i Van Buren street.
FOR RENT.-Fne new dwelling. n. E.
corner Third and King streets. Is rooms
and bath. Heated by hot water All
modern improvements. Suitable for
boarding house. Apply
NJ. GRADY, 300 King street.
FOR SALE.-Prices low, terms easy;
houses on West Side, from Sl,500 to 5000.
Apply to A. l.. JOHNSON, northeast cor
ner Eighth and Shipley streets.
FOR RENT.-Store No. 7lG Walnut
street. Old-established stand for tin roof
ing and heater business. Apply at No.
i24 Marhvs street.
FOR RENT.-Second floor Of building
northeast corner of Eighth and Orange
streets. Suitable for lodge room. Apply
JOHN M. SOLOMON, 3 West Third st.
FOR RENTAL or part Of the large
five-story building corner Fourth and Or
Enge streets. Apply to II. f. DURE,
800 West street.
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do right this year; buy for your
nome a Ludwig Piano. Nothing better.
Store 515 Shipley street.
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HELP WANTED.
BOARD AND ROOMS

WANTED.-A refined gentleman for
a handsomely furnished front room; gas
he9A and bath;bet. Market and King on
Thirteenth street Address NJ, this office.
BOARDERS wanted; rooms furnished
or unfumished. No. s West Fourth street.
WANTED. .-Boarders for furnished or
unfurmshed rooms al sol West street.
WANTED. .-Boarders, second story
front room. l07 East Eighth street.
BOARDERS wanted in private family.
First-class accommodation. Reference re-
quired. 500 West Third street.
WANTED. .-Boarders; also two com
municating rooms, front, for rent. No. 4O2
West Fourth street.
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AT THE WORKS.

There was hardly building Within
the gates which did not show the ef-
nects of THE explosions, and in the
Immediate vicinftyof the explosions The
small frame buildings. to the number
of abcut thirty, were Blown to pleces
some OF the timber and machinery be-
ing found half mile away from the
scene OF wreck and ruin.
At the entrance to the company's
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grounds a largo crowd gathered fer
admission, but a strong sr1ard was
p,aceA around the grounds, and mo onle
save employees and Officials, were per-
mittdl TO pass Through tlke gates.
T1gp I,XpIJ JOgIONs.
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yoke below the band. Narrow pipings of
SILK are also effective, end If the collar
band is made of lace it may be lined with
color.
The sleeves of all the muslin gowns
are quite close fitting, but very much
trimmed with tucks and Insertions or
made half lace tand half of the muslin.
Sometimes the DOVER half from just be-
low the elbow TO the waist IS of lace, with
no lining. and the upper sleeve laps over
this, shaped in scalleps and finished with
a narrow lace frilh Again the upper
sleeve Is Of lace, beginning just above
tbs elbow. where the lower sleeve folds
over with fnishsof rows of black vel
vet ribbon or a rfriH of very narrow lace.
Light gray is a very popular color for
the organdie or silk muslin gown, and
it is usually made up over gray and
trimmed with white lace. A little color
at the neck adds very much to the be-
coming effect. aw
Muslin gowns Tare not the only division
in summer dress which is expensive, for
the pique, duck and linen suits carry a
&C odly amount of extravaganza in their
train. They must be up to date in every
sense, tailor made If possible, or they
will not pass muster; and as it is neces-
sary to have them Immediately fresh
at all times the laundry bills add unlim-
tied sums to the original price. White
lawn or silk shirtwaists are most gener-
ally worn with the pique coat and skirt,
but colored silk waists with the white
pique are very popular as they were
last season. Gray pique is very much
worm and with this pale pink and blue
shirtwaists are very pretty.
The old fashion Of wearing linen gowns
for travelling has been revived this season
} and very pretty weaves are shown In this
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paper and real lace with Jewels which
fancy can devise. Lace and chiffon fans
with tiny fr1lls of lace carried down each
fold are one Of the dainty novelties, while
another is real lace applique on a back
ground of black net showered with steel
paillettes. The sticks are of real tor
toiSeshell and when the fan Is spread 1t
takes the form of full1blown rose Of
lace. Lace applique in the form of vari-
Gus flowers is one of the prettiest features
Of the new fans, and the black back
ground of net and spangles displays it to
the best advantage One OF the latest
French novelties is a hand-painted gauze
with the head Of a big black cat in the
center.
Feather boas in black. white and gray
are one of the very active fads Of fashion
in London, and at least three boas are
considered a necessary addition to the
summer outfit.
Hats of black Brussels net run with in
fnitesimally narrow tucks very close to-
gether are one variation Of millinery, and
again you see hat brims lined with tucked
chiffon
Long. slender white wings are one of
especially pretty on the white straw hats
trimmed with white tulle or chiffon and a
black velvet bow with a stunning buckle
Parasols of the material like the gown
are the correct thing to have.
Dainty boleros of Renaissance lace and
embroidered chiffon fastened at one side
with a bow of velvet or silk ornament
many of the bodices of the foulard gowns.
The white pique skirt is indispensable to
the summer girls outfit, and with this the
correct thing is the lawn shirt waist,
snowy white, white kid belt and a white
or violet necktie. Ecru piQue skirts, with
the white waists, are also very stylish.
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These are set on with piping of Plain
silk matching the yellow In the pattern
and finished Oh the edge With moIsson
9dipure Cut. as they are, ID round zip
and cross in the middle of the back, the
style is at least very unusual. The
crossed draped bodice IS of the lowered
taffeta, with wide godet collar Of white
taffeta, finely tucked, and finished with
a friil of yellow chiffon and a band of
guipure. The wide corselet belt is of yell
low silk, fastened with jewelled buttons.
Fancy buttons are one of the features
of the new silk gowns, and they are beau
tiful buttons of tortoiseshell chased, and
lovely buttons Of rock crystal. An attrac-
tive gown of Powered silk muslin is trim
med with lace and narrow velvet ribbon,
and the vest Is of Turkish silk. Still an
other of white organde shows a decora-
ton of Valenciennes lace edged frills, and
rows of white satin baby ribbon. A pink
silk muslin trimmed with black Chantilly
insertion and edging is another striking
model The yoke is of tucked white chif-
fon and cream lace insertion. A three
cornered sash of black chiffon edged with
lace falls at the back.
Green and white foulard forms a stylish
gown, with frills of green chiffon and
cream lace for trimming. A pretty model
In light fawn cloth has a yoke and sleeves
of lace over striped silk, the bodice be-
ing cut in slashes below the yoke. In
med with white embroidered insertion set
in around the skirt in points. The vest
of tucked white lawn has an outer vest
of embroidery which makes 1t very eff
fective Pale blue pique at the hem
striped with the blue. The bodice has a
double collar, one Of white and a finish
of lace on the wide white band at the
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wish, or with fewer loops and d circle of
rh1nestones in the center.
Other pretty gowns are made of cream
net dotted over with applique designs OF
cream lace, and elbow sleeves are one of
the refreshing features of the latest
summer costumes. MOusseline de sole
made up with alternate rows of lace in
sertiOn and groups of tucks covering
the bodice and skirt above the deep
H"unce, finished at the hem with a chif-
fon ruche, is one of the illustrations of
eXtraVagant hand work. Wide insertions
of lace set in without the tucks are quite
as effective, however. Printed chine silk
muslin in both black and white grounds
are very popular, as are all the cotton
muslins classed under the head of wash
fabrics. Muslin gowns in great variety
certainly loom up conspicuously In the
vista of fashionable dress, but they are
not the simple affairs that the name sug-
gests. Extravaganza runs riot quite as
much among the thin gowns as any other
variety, but the expense is chiefly in the
making and the accessories, and not in
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NEW PLUNGER APPEARS.
little Willie" BOrrOvvn $40 and
Wins a Fortune

NEW YORK. July successor to
Riley Grammar Pittsburg Phil, and the
Gutenberg Ghost, Little Willie is the
latest race track sensation, and the most
conspicuous plunger of the year.
Ills history as a successful turf
gambler began only ten race days ago.
With borrowed capital Of $50 to cp,
crate on, he stumbled upon the royal road
to fortune, and has kept in the middle OF
the road with rare SUCCESS The Dor
rowed $40 grew, and today the gossip of
the betting ring estimates "Willie's
profits at 100000. His friends are more
conservative, and say that s75, 900 is about
the figure. Little Willie" has nothing
to say, except that things have come his
way, and while they are so coming he
cannot spare the time to balance &C,
counts.
His identity has been lost since he be-
gan to collect big bets, end the layers
dubbed him Little Willie"
Before that he was Willie Karryhart,
an uncommonly small bookmaker's clerk,
who, like all bookmakers' clerks, regular
ly lost his earnings in the effort to run
up stake by betting on every race that
appeared. With the ending of the Grave
send race meeting Little Willie" was
temporarily out of employment, and final
ly depleted. That was Thursday, June Is.
The following day there was no racing
on the New York tracks.
Willie negotiated loan of SEQ, and,
betting on the Chicago and st. Louis
races. left the poolroom with $500 in his
pockets. The next day-Suburban day
ne went to SheeDshead. The net result
was further profitof sc, 600 For the re-
naming days of tho Sheepshead Bay
races Little Willie's" specuIations ran
on the same line. His biggest winning
was made week ago, when he bet on
Big Gun and cleared up On the afternoon
ABOUT $4,000. The one break in his suo-
cess eta came on Monday last, when he lost
$4,000 of his winnings. Tuesday he re-
covered it.
Inc rev plunger Is a native of Phila-
delphia and is the product of the Mary
Iano winter racetracks. In his racetrsck
operations Little Willie" has follower
no rule and wasted no time In handicap
ping.
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pies being embroidered with white polka
dots. One of the latest silk gowns In
taffeta Is trimmed with a silk fringe all
around the tunIc and finished with
chemisette and collar of batiste and
cream lace. A little touch of corn color
Is the latest thing for the blue silk gowns,
Among the elegant gowns for summer
afternoon wear is the one Of white China
crepe illustrated. 1t has tablier Of
coarse guipure which also forms the deep
yoke and sleeves. The neckband, epauleta
and bib are of jetted white satin, mixed
with an applique of black velvet, which
gives very striking effect. An odd com.
otnation in the next gown is pompadour
white taffeta, dotted with small sprays
Of flowers, made UP with plain white tat
feta, which forms three deep fiounces,
commencing at either side of the front.
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mand new and less fanciful costumes.
Everything that is delicate and diapha-
nous is in high favor now, bringing vi
sions of the old days when sloping shoul-
ders fchus and poke bonnets were lead
ing features of fashion.
The athletic girl may be interesting in
her useful and rather masculine cos
tunes, but she is not the dainty, at
tractive bit Of femininity that she is In
the pretty lace-trimmed muslins, silks
and chiffons. There is a subtle charm
about the pretty semi-transparent gowns
which is all their own, and certainly
fleeing fashion never has furnished
more alluring array of summer costumes
of all descriptions than we have this sea-
son. The most pessimistic followers of
fashion will concede this much in spite of
their declarations against the long cling
ing skirts and the close sleeves.
One of the distinguishing features of
dress Just at the moment is the use of
embroidered batiste in white cream and
ecru tints. 1t Is made up into gowns
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musIins are one of the latest fancies
and If you can picture a gown of this
datntily trimmed with lace, completed
with chiffon fchu of some tint in the
design and crowned by a tulle stoque,
with simple little pigeons wings for
trimming, you have the acme of fairy
like effect in summer dress.
novelty which adds to the lightness
of summer attire is a net boa edged with
the petals of some dainty flower. The
painted muslins are made over white
glace silk, or, what is cooler thin wash
silk, and trimmed with lace insertion and
lace frills falling over plaitings of chif-
fon In the same pale coloring of the
painted flowers. Some of the most ele-
giant gowns which grace the parade of
fashionable dress are made of mousseline
de sole, in pale blue or pink, with long
tunic overdress and bodice of guipure
lace, fastened at the side with full 70
settles of black velvet ribbon, which are
one of the special features of the latest
gowns. They are made of narrow ribbon
and quite full, like a pompon, if you