The age-herald., 1900-06-24

were watteau shepherdesses with their lovely pink and blue gowns
 The Ladysmth hat Is the latesta It Is big flat hat, picturesque to the last de- gree and trimmed not so much with plumes as with flowers. The Ladysmith may lie flat upon the head, or one side of it may be lifted with single rose set underneath, where it will touch the hair This is the picture hat of the summer, the very lateso and most elegant thing out.
 Since it was discovered that PresidenA Ioubet takes his morning stroll in the ex~ position grounds, it has become the fash ion to visit there early. The Eiffel Tower contains many a fair breakfast party; and the second tier is the one that is the most fashionable The President took an early walk there one morning and chanced to come across Miss Porter and party or girl friends who bounced upon him and took him willing captive. The entire party breakfasted in the Tower, and the Presi- dent left only when it was time for a Cab inet meeting of state.
 Some of the morning dresses are pretty beyond description. The faint delicate muslins and the deep foulards mingle well together In light goods the transparencies are more pronounced than ever. Your gown must positively show its lining, and the lining must be quite as fine as the outside gown.
 GRADUATING DRESSES.
 A French girl graduates so simply that there is nothing made of it. even though her course may have been "academic," as we say at home. Truth to tell, the life of a woman of France before her marriage is as secluded can be, but after her wedding, she blossoms forth as a butter fly of the most brilliant hues.
 The frugal minded mother, in preparing her daughters gown for graduation, has in mind, maybe, the butterfly state, that
 RYrrI, ter's early marriage, plans her gown for the after events.
 The young girl has a graduating dress of Chinese muslin very thin and silky to the fingers. This is made in simple fashion over a lining of imitation silk the dress beng put together independently of the lin- ing.
 After the dress has done it's appointed work, it will be worn over the Things of figured taffeta, and over satin-faced cot tons. thus making it an altogether different gown.
 very useful novelty in dresses for young girls is the looped skirt. A pretty lawn is made up with its ruffles and lace. it's tucks and it's insertion. Around the foot the dress is looped so as to make a draped flounce, under which sets a lace ruffe. When the maid has graduated. and wishes to don a longer gown than the dress which is barely to the ankles, the
  has a dress as long as that of her sister who is "out" In fact, the prudent French mother not infrequently makes one gown do for the two events of graduation and in troduction in society; and, if the point were pressed further perhaps it is remodeled Tor her wedding gownl
 The two largest orders of the summer have been for gowns for Miss Crecker, or as she will be when you read this article, Mrs. Burton Harrison; and for Miss French who will be Mrs. Alfred Vanderbilt very soon.
 SOFT WHITE GOWNS.
 Miss French. the couturiers say, is not at all pretty girl, but very charming. "Charm" is the word that describes her. and like the Princess Cantacuzene, she possesses a beautiful figure. All her dresses are made with soft lines around the face to take away anything of hardness. Quite different are the gowns that are made for that London beauty. Miss Paget, whose mother once Miss Stevens of New York, now leads London society. Miss Paget is a great belle and one of the most exquisite ly dressed girls in London
 One of her gowns, white dress, de- serves mention. It was made upon the shirt and bolero model. The shirt, a white silk affair was buttoned with turquoise set in heavy gold buttons. The bolero, a heavy white satin one, was brocaded in forget me-nots with paillettes set between the flowers. The skirt was a white muslin over white taffeta, and underneath the foot was set the lovliest founce of turquoise silk.
 Many of the models serve as suggestions to the modistes, who carry out the same ideas, even to the tones, in cheaper ma terials. As for example, a white muslin shirt waist might have it's little coat of blue figured challie. while the overdress could be of the challie, with a deep ruffle of white musline around the foot, set un- der the tunic in way to make 1t flare.
 The straight tunics are the fashion, but now and then you see draped tunc The side is caught high and drawn through a buckle of silver This is very becoming to slender figures, and was most graceful when worn the other day by Mrs. James Brown Potter but let the heavier figure beware of it. For stoutness there is no ar gument outside the long straight lines.