The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-03

NEW YORK, June my eighteen
year-old daughter, Mabel. is graduating
this month"; announced Mrs. Van Knick-
erbocker in a tone of pride and pleasure.
so is my motherless- little niece
Edith chimed in the hostess. Then they
both laughed and opening their suede
gloyed hands showed assorted samples of
muslin lace ribbon, and liberty silk and
sitting down at the glove counter began to
discuss graduation fashions.
PLEASE show me some elbow long
white suede gloves" said the hostess to
the saleswoman, then to Mrs. Van Knick-
erbocker: I've decided that Edith shall
wear very spring time little frock in blue
and white with an open neck to give her
a chance at showing her sweet round
throat and her sleeves are only to be ell
bow long. l am perfectly tired of the book
muslin miss. A girl at her graduation
should look her most becoming best and
as my little ward is slender, blonde and
rather pale and thin just now from hot
weather examinations l shall cast a note
of color into her costume and combine
fashion with picturesqueness in the style
CT her frock''
That is right" heartily seconded Mrs.
me what Edith is going to wear. for / be-
lieve she VIII stand right alongside my
Mabel in the chorus and L do hope their
gowns will harmonic as well as their
voices.
"A fine cream white silk muslin be-
gan the hostess" very plant of texture
and embroidered in open work dots of blue
that Just matches the child's eyes. The
skirt is a straight drop on cream :affeta
foundation, tucked little on the hips and
decorated at the foot by border OF tucked
cream null set on to the figured goods in
scallops edged with a quilting Of blue
grenaGine ribbon. A big collar of tucked
muslin, figured over with ribbon quillings,
turns back upon the shoulders from
quaint little inner vest of white chiffon
shirred with blue silk and all this leaves
just her long white throat and a tiny
point Of her sweet fair chest exposed,
while big bow of chiffon, drawn through
a turquoise set buckle fastens the points
of her collar together. Round her lender
waist goes a chiffon sash knotting in front
to let frilied ends fall nearly to the foot
and long ribbon-edged frills of chiffon drop
from the elbow of the tucked silk muslin
sleeves"
Dear me- / am afraid you will think
Mabel quite overloaded with conventional
smartness.' said Mrs. Van knickerbocker.
II do like your idea of dressing a gradu-
ate picturesquely rather than fashiona-
bly,. Girls have to get into the harness
of the mode all too soon, but there is
nothing in the least picturesque about my
Mabel so l too decided against the over
worked book muslin sentiment and
bought her a charming pearl white nuns
yelling and its going to be trimmed about
the region of the knees and down, with
crossed bands of pale yelloy batiste' en-
broidery. Instead of pleating ! shall have
a trife of shirring CT either hip and then
the embroidery trimmed waist is to sup
port round shoulder collar of tucked
batiste edged with needlework. Long
sleeves crossed with embroidered bands
and a rather broad crushed belt of pale
rose paine at the waist will, think. give
my dark eyed daughter just the setting
she needs"
Quite right you are assented the
hostess. selecting her gloves with care.
Il hear through Edith that no end of
girls Will wear strings Of pearls. diamond
heart brooches or charming new neck
chains and jeweled pendants at the COM
mencement exercises; gifts you under
stand from proud parents and am sure
poor Edith longed to have permission TO
wear the gay brooch and the watch chain |