The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-05

nice variety IN sandais. Those that strap ABOUT We aa1ls
with ribbons are in great demand
The new bathing suit skirt is gored ana mas no fniness
at the back. There are many pretty notions IN the trim
min.s. several of which can he gathered from the sketches.
Seaside dresses, besides those designed to Wear in the
water. are beautiful in the extreme. One that Is just heihS
made ready to send away. is of q lovely soft shade OF red
serge. The bolero jacket has collar ami revers Oh White
foulard dotted with red. There is Il blouse TO De ""rh H.
meath of white tucked silk. There are uhnersieeVeS or
white tucked silk banded mt the wrist, the pahd Pled ~
each edge with the dotted foulard. The skirt is cut IN he
cores and stitched in Il number of rows about the BOTTOM
with white silk.
White pfque and linen beach and mountain suits have
bolero jackets trimmed with Irish Siipure. The hlouSes
are of white mousseline with undersleeves, banded with
Roman red taTeta and Il collar of red. \ fitted c'rset-cover
and petticoat are made of red silk, and the parasol of red
tafeta has Il lining of thin white silk. a white straw hat
with wreath of red roses and loops of black velvet COM
plctcs the costume. Can you fancy anything smarter than
this for seaside wear: yellow and white ana due and
white look well made up after the same style.
Among the newest gowns ana the preuest gowns that
are being worn at seaside resorts are silver-sray, Persian
mauve and apricot colorcd veilinGs. Old rose is a shade
that is made most artistic Use OF. Sometimes 1t occurs on
a gown in several shades from the deepest to the llGhiest.
a gray crepe de Chine dinner gown has the corseiet belt IN
three shades of old rose chiffon and pleated r1lihes IN the
three shades show beneath the deep square siashes INTO
which the skirt is cut.
Batiste, that soft, silky and very cool cotton stuff. is en-
broidered and made up so beautifully this season that even
bridesmaids gowns are fashioned of it. A creanrcolored
batiste with embroidered white dots made over a shrimp
pink silk muslin is one of the newest things L nave seen.
The whole gown had for q foundation pink tafeta. The
batiste had graceful embroidered designs so much cut out
that the pink beneath it showed through just family, and
the muslin skirt was laid in fine pleats that showed just a
bit where the light batste skirt, which was embroidered at
the bottom, was lifted or tossed about by the breeze.
A dull. grayish blue batiste is an example of the artistic
work of one of the best dressmakers. This Is III comblna-
ton with a green of dull. light shade. The bodice has a
deep embroidered yoke that shows green SIX inning Inc
yoke is outlined by a fine pleatins of the blue batiste with
Il green one of equal width beneath it. The green SILK pet
ticoat is accordion peated. Long streamers or due veiVet
ribbon fall down from the girdle at the back.
These new batiste gowns have gathered skirts. There
are several rows of Shirring at the tops of the skirts.
Bodices made entirely of puffs running alp and down are
among the things most in vogue. These either belong to
the skirt with which they are worn or are OF the "Sepa-
rate" class 10 top different skirts. One of the dainheSt I'M
aginable of these little French bodices is made of puhs or
fine net or footing" the puffs divided with narrow white
lace inserting. Sleeves and entire bodice are made up of
the puffngs. The threading of narrow black ribbon through
the lace gives 4 pretty effect. Often the snowy white
pufed bodice has no touch of color save 81 chou of velvet
put at the front with straps of velvet coming from under
the arms. Pale violet velvet is the favorite.
MARIE ARMSTRONG.