The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-17

er length at the shops for Q simply start
ling price. In the evenings they wear
white organdie frocks. with each a big cab
bage bow, and single fringed end Of pas
tel tinted panne on the left breast, and
grille with eide knot ard fringed end to
wear at the waist. All in white with t-ose
two touches OF color. they were charming.
and by means Of having a black and a white
and a colored set Of breast knots and gir-
dies they ccntrive TO get ct simply no out
ley at all an effect Of sevesal changes of
costume"
1T is admirable" replied the hostess.
but | am AFRAID SO much can't be said
of ,c'r pretty little glass of fashion across
the way. No concealed bargain counter
about her frccks."
Il should say not replied Maisie. Il
am told that she is the girl who has set
the fashion at Newport of wearing black
voil or muslin or net gowns. with hat all
Of one bright color. A black liberty silk
ard toQue OF pelargonaum pink tucked
chiffon lavishly trimmed with large silk
muslin blossoms of the same shade is what
l mean, or you can wear black voil with
a wide pink straw hat buried in small
pink roses
she was the one saw at the dance last
night, wearing a truly attractive orna-
ment in her hair answered the hostess.
THE hair was put up high. ard then in
front on top was set a gorgeous peacock
: made of spangles. Everyone turned about
to watch It, and we women obviously Won
dered where she bought it. BY day. when
| she relaxes her stately attitudes on the
links, / take very admring note of her
shirt waists. She has been here at least
two weeks. and every morning she re-
joices our eyes with 4 waist of complete
freshness, in cut. if not in color. 1t only
goes to prove, of course, how infinite the
shirt waist variations are. Yesterday
morning it was a pretty pink batiste al
fair tucked little on the shoulder. but
chiefly relieved by narrow white beading
stripping the front and intersectins all the
seams The day before that it was a
white lawn affair, every inch laid in lati-
tudinal tucks, and half-shaped cuff over
the hand. Before that she went by in a
very taking little confection of French
blue batiste made with a vest, sailor coll
lar. cuffs. and neckband of the sheerest
tucked white Swiss. Short skirts. re-
spectively, Of pink, white, and blue linen
were adopted with these, and back of
those three my memory won't carry me.
However, they were any one excellent
models to copy, and it rejoices me to see
how the shirt waist wearing sisterhood
has given up the hard, clumsy, masculine
collars they used to set so much store by.
The prettiest waists l have seen have
the tidy little trimmed neck fixings that
can be worn with ribbons slipped under
the overturning embroidered edge or
points. Another mode is to wear more
or less shaped turnover Of white pique and
| a friBged scarf cravat tied under Ribbons
can be bought so corded that they will
, stand up staunchly about the neck. anu
| then by crossing the ends at tn back ard
! bringing forward knot tidy IS man
evening tie under the chin. Aside from
these I've had my temptation from VIM
dow full of newly introduced sash scarfs
of pastel tinted liberty taffeta that is very
/ tender of quality, but can stand UP for it,
self These go twice about the neck. knot
| in front and let fall to fringed ends that
are artfully fretted open with floral bou-
Quets of ciuny lace. Really, you know
! sighed the good lady as she rose at the
| buffers announcement of luncheon there
| is no end to the excuse for frittering
away cne's income in bewitching little tri-
| hes. One is obliged to cultivate very stiff
upper lip and close purse fastening these
days when the counters fairly overflow
with almost irresistible bric-a- brac OF
| dress, as one woman calls it,