The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-06-10
THIS YEARS SUMNER GIRL.
WHAT SHE'LL WEAR " SIZES
WIS AND WOULD LOOK WELL.
Comfortable Things and Pretty with which
Her Trunk VIII BE Stocked when She BE-
takes Herself to Seaside or Mountain for
the Animal Heart. Breakins Campaign.

the Annual Heart. Breaking Campaign.
I'm not going away until July this year.
said the professional summer girl. Except
when II grows unbearably hot, the town Ia
NJ its ~loveliest In June. There seems to he
more room somehow. and ! suppose there is.
for 80 many people 60 away. The shops bar
gain-counter all their summer things and the
girl who puts on her buying until then has
the advantage OF her more premature sisters.
Then the Park Is at its very best for walking
and driving and riding; the good restaurants
are not so crowded and the New York markets
well nothing quite equals the New York
markets In June"
But the country Is lovely In June" said
the girl who was look Ing for Information.
Tho country Ia. but hotels aren't. There's
a June apathy over everything. Real live
New Workers. can't stand that deadly dulness
more than half a day. The oxygen STILES
them. Then the chirping Of the little birds
In the trees IA delightful. but a. a steady diet
give me the roar Of the elevated. Things
don't begin to happen in the country until
J~uly-its nothing but a preparatory stage.
Hotels as a rule are positively weird In June
dining rooms half empty and there Is 30 much
getting ready for the July rush that II makes
the June guests feel a. though they didn't
count. Then as the July rush Is always a trihe
problematical. the nerves OF the proprietors.
the clerks and even the walters. are ALTON edge"
But It's r~estful. don't you think? said the
girl who wanted 10 know.
Il don't think So" said the professional
summer girl. they always wait until the last
moment TO put In improvements and elevators
and sometimes there Il a hammcr!ng and saw
Ing going on all day that makes life seem like
a hldeously noisy nightmare. Then unless
one IL an intensely systematic and sensible
girl she wears out all her new frocks In despera-
ton before the real season begins. That Is,
she doesn't wear them out, only wears of their
frst freshness. Hats get wilted. shoes wrinkled.
gloves and wells muss and the premature sum-
mer girl finds herself confronted with the
July girl who has trunks full OF fresh gowns"
But" said the girl who wanted 10 know;
Everybody says that while there are bargains to
be had in the shops in June. all the newest
patterns and models are sold by the time May
Is past. Who wants to have left-overs at any
price?-
That is all a ~fallacy." said the professional
summer girl. 1T is true that along about Feb
ruary some OF the shops show exclusive styles.
designs and materials. particularly in shirt
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what they are later on, and every cirl knows
that quite often in midsummer she can get
waists at a low price that will be prettier than
some Of the expensive ones that she has bought
early in the year"
They are not very different this year from
last. are they?" ventured the girl. who wished
to acquire knowledge.
Just a box pleat down the back and
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mer girl, the makers get in these
little wrinkles 20 that the new waist
will sell. But there is one point OF difference
that this years summer girl must remember.
II u that the high, manntsh collar Will not be
| rs smart rs a soft ribbon stock or lace tie, or
else the moderately low TURNOVER collar. The
| very high collar simply ruins a girls neck; IT
l makes ugly red creases around the throat and
| makes it yellow instead of pink or white"
Aren't lots Of women substituting lawn and
| dimity gowns this year for the cotton bodice
and wool skirt asked the Suestioner, .
| said the professional summer girl, who have
| refused to wear shirt waists and sailor hats on
the the plea e9 TIA. they sy, w sn o tS9 t RS9ipSla sbS with ,S al
sensible style OF dress Is that It takes It's tone
very largely from Its wearer, not like more
elaborate costumes, imparting is own ,atmos-
phere. You may take an ordinary looking
girl without any Of the smartness that comes
from perfect grooming and good health and In
an elaborate and expensive gown she will pass
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ing rig, I've seen girls wearing these cotton
waists in carriages who looked ever so much
more distinguished and better dressed than
other women loaded with chiffon and lace and
spangles.
About the sailor hat'" said the girl who
was looking for points,
"The sailor hat, said the summer girl. lis
omnipresent as In years past. But II Is just
"A trufe modified, that Il to say. the trimmed
sailor has won vast popularity this spring.
The round hat with the huge silk rosette that girls
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present will have more favor this summer than
the severely banded sailor, the same almost as
our brothers wear. Then the chic little pique
hats and those Of white felt with their POM
pons and Oriental bands and the coarse straw
tadysmith and tourist hats are, being bought
UP for summer wear as much as the sailor hats,
Regarding veils?'
There is a tendency to abolish the summer
veil" said the professional summer girl. Thu
athletic girls despise the veil; but many who
etu not Otn Like = as :, a part part 81 the theI, ,b outing Is.:o costumes ,Sa, !;
holds the hair trig and neatly in place. or
course the girl who has the quality of dry
crisp hair that will stay put and will hold its
pins in place always has the advantage in sum-
mertime. She can brave the dampest breeze
or the ~sultriest night and dance through an
entire programme, conscious that her hair
up all the more prettly on account OF the
moisture. But her sister with fufiy hair that
willis easily in warm weather is "A prey TO sor-
row with the first humid wave. Not the
tniest crimp will stay In her hair. 1t stray
giles; II strings: IL floats u~nbeoomingly over
her collar with not even the suspicion OF a
curl. At dances and dinners. II she is foolish
enough to attempt a couture. she is finally
forced TO seek the seclusion Of dark corners
where the general Indian like aspect Of her
hair will be less pronounced"
How about all the curl-it-up and keep-it-In
preparations?" asked the girl who was de-
sirous to learn things.
An agsravation and a snare. =" said the pro-
fessional summer girl. I've tried EN- all.
But there is balm In Gilead for the straight
is Il a new kind OF a curling nuidp- asked
NO. it is the new pompadour of natural wavy
hair. II Is made on a light wire and is adj ust-
able. II clasps about the head and once fast
ened II may be fixed to suit the shape Of the
wearer's face and II stays in curl. OF course
II is false hair: there is no getting around that
fact; but II is not worn to deceive or TO make
up for any lack OF the natural adornment; II Is
worn only as a convenience and it prevents a
girl from looking like a fright. Every nice
woman hates the thought OF. artificial hair. but
every nice woman does not happen to be pro-
vided with tresses that will stay In curl. Be
sides this, the hair dressers the
new pompadour for the reason that il rests
ones own hair from the curling iron during
the summer; Every summer girls trunk must
those not favored with locks that defy the
humidity Of the seashore or life In the country
But the greatest boon in the outfit OF
the girl OF 1900 is the ankle length skirt.
familiar golf or bicycle skirt Of seasons past
which was not long enough to please the more
conservative women. There will be a perfect
epidemic OF the new skirts all over the country
for day time wear. And the economical woman
might as well know that she cannot cut down
her regular skirts for this use, They must be
cut to the ankle or about six inches over the
ground and they have a certain flare of their
"The failOrs have been making them I'm nv