Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-09-22

cold weather, but as 1t IS still summer
and as we do not care even to think
of anything warm we will discuss only
the things intended for outdoors in
summer weather. With the advent of
cooler days the bicyclists will have
their chances, and tennis will not be
the prohibited game any longer, for
when the weather is too warm careful
mothers will not let their girls play, for
it is destructive of the cool and dainty
appearance which is so attractive to
men. 1t destroys a girls chances if
she gets red and frowsy over a game
of tennis, whatever happens in a
breezy game of golf.
So with a few words about some late
news from the headquarters of fashion
we will talk of things for today and
let tomorrow take care of itself. In
the first place, among the new Paris
models there are number of dresses
with draped overskirts, and these re-
quire a certain amount of artificial sus-
tanning In the back; otherwise they
hang fiat and without grace. These
tunics, as they are called, hang nearly
to the bottom of the skirts, so that the
drop skirt" will be in evidence to a
great extent. At the top of the tunics
there are laid in some cases three to
four deep folds In what was once
known as shawl drapery, and the rest
of the fullness is brought back over the
hips and there turned into the center
of the back This makes a small bus
tie necessary.
In fully half the new full dresses the
bolero is seen, and from present in
dications it will be as popular as it
has been all this year The escurial
lace is wrought in such shapes and
there are others of every possible and
imaginable kind. Some of the pref
test ones are made of embroidered
china Grape and have a short but rich
fringe all around.
Empire shapes are likely to become
very popular for home wear and modi
fed princess shapes for street. For
the development of these dresses all
the light colors adapted for fine woods
are the favorites, and among them
probably the pastel and cadet blue is
best liked. A new fad is likely to be-
come a rage, partly because it is pretty
and partly because it is costly, and
that is the trimming made of fine and
brightly colored feathers. Ostrich
feathers will be used to an extent that
must send thrills of fear through the
poor birds. Light, frosty blue is likely
to be great favorite for tailor gowns,
and they will be trimmed with fur,
and, except biscuit, no tint or color
looks so well trimmed with fur or
feathers, and that is why the fashion
authorities say that blue win be the
most in vogue of ali colors the coming
fall and winter. l feel tempted to go
into long disquisition about the furs,
but set out to talk or two pretty suits
for bicycle and tennis. Tennis dresses
are now made more often of fine and
transparent wool than of cotton.
There is n new cotton in imitation of
satin, and, being mercerized, it has all
the gloss of the real, and it is suscepti-
Bile of many different uses to which
real satin could not be put. In stripes
it. makes n pretty tennis suit and is at
once washable fabric and a hand
some one. 1t is called satin bengale.
Sole de bengale is one other of these
mercerized fabrics and is somewhat
like surah in weave and is exceedingly
pretty for a cotton stuff.
The tennis suit spoken of is of satin
bengale in blue ana white stripes
and is simply hemmed around the bot.
tom with two rows of stitching and is
plated in around the hips to fit the
figure. The blouse waist has nothing
to distinguish il from any other, save
for the double sailor collar of red silk
with narrow soutache braid wrought
on il. Cuffs of red silk are set at the
wrists, and n dark blue tie finishes it
A new bicycle suit is of rather dark
cravenette covert and is lightly braid
ed down the seams in front, The
bodice is the new part of the suit and
consists of a tight Elton, which car
be buttoned to the neck. This Is fin
ished off with light bralding and 8
neat collar and chemisette. A neatel
and prettier bicycle suit | have mo-
seen this year. OLIVE HARPER