The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-24

NEW YORK, June 23.-''There is no
doubt that summer is no longer y'cum-
min in, as the spring poet of the
Middle Ages hath it; but the season has
already arrived, and with a vengeance that
calls for the powerful protection CT organ
dies" announced Maisie an excuse or
explanation of the snowy frock. crisp as
French pastry. in which she adorned the
top step of the vine-clad veranda.
In white organdie, based upon a white
lawn underdress, she looked like a summer
cloud stopped down from heaven. Down
from her waist ran to her knees lingerie
7ucks picked up in the organdie. two in
each group, spaced few inches apart
Three times this tucked extent of skirt
was latitudinarily barred with entire deux
of family cream Renaissance insertion,
and below the lowest line of lace frothed
out her side pleated annex fiounce of or
candle Through a yoke of lace her snoul-
ders showed in pearly pinkness, and the
tucked sleeves had the new elbow decora-
ticn of frills, with an arrangement of lace
10 the wrist that suggested, while it did
not exactly copy, the new mode OF the
under sleeve. Over the top of her delicate
rice straw bonnet two white plumes nod
fed. and big scarf of white silk muslin
was drawn full under her rounding chin,
while a big fringy parasol guarded the
radiant vision from the justly curious sun
beams.
You look like one of the lilies of the
fe,d." said the hostess. coming forward, In
6 striped lilac and black fouiard, pow
dered with wee white dots and adorned
to perfection by a folded collar and stole
ends of white silk bcrdered with cream
guipure, a front Of tucked white silk mus
lin, garnished with big lace medallion,
and q collar of muslin boidered with lace
81 am dressed, you observed, in tbs soft
ELK with full train to greet flock CT ta-
bies asked in to eat a Jack Hcrner pie AID
sponge cake with my eiSht-year-old daush-
ter.
Already four young ladies have arrived.
and | must admit their gowns a:e charm
Ing. All of them. save a miss who has but
lust learned low to walk, are wearing thin
black Isle hose and low, one-strap slippe IS
of soft French kid Patent leather is now
regarded In the same category as dianoncs
and long skirts. too old for little CIR s.
Brown shoes for out of doors and the
morning to quaint. plain, low-heelei slip
pers for the house and dress occasions.
Nearly all the little maids have their locks
falling free about their shoulders with enc
tress caught Up on the left side and tied
pver the brow with a big bow of gauzy
pink blue, or green ribbon. One or two OF
my small guests even wear these gay top
Knots OF wired pastel tinted taffeta cut
from the piece and made as artfully and
carefully as the aigrettes Of tul,e and
feathers fer their msmmas. There are two
bewitching pink bat;ste fro-ks on my Lawn
now. One is in stripes of rose and white.
the skirt quite plain. the full body MADE
with yoke of cream embroidered lawn.
finished with wide shoulder fTill Of the
same. The child weers big pink Lib
city satin bow in her chestnut hair and a
very narrow folded girile on long rear sash
erds of the ivory tinted lawn.
Her sister wears figured pink bst.ste.
fine and soft as null. with a yoke ard
sleeves ali prettily tucked. Another youth
full beauty is in white. a crisp pineapple
grenedine. with n yoke Of ValencienneE,
knots of cherry ribbons OF her shoulders.
and Z quaint belt of lace beading. through
which narrow ribbons run. Her graceful
sleeves are in two pieces. q puff on the
shoulder ending in beading ard r:boon, and
then the long sleeves to the wrist are fin
tshed like the bottom of the puff"
What is Pauline sTayed in for her first
afternoon tea?" qucried Masie.
IN an empire creation, smiled the fond
smother. ut is pale blue Indian muslin,
short upon her chubby arms. and cut open
q bit about her plump neck The bottom
of the little skirt is very deliberately hem
stitched. and then very full frill of Val
enciennes whipped TO the edge OF that.
Right up under her fat arms a beading
runs. AID blue ribbons threaded through