The sun., 1901-05-26

| frills and creamy laces and all the things that
look sweetly simple, though they NAV repre-
sent dressmaker's and milliners bills calcu-
! lated to strain masculine amiability, There 3
| a Gordon Mt the bottom Of even the
most confirmed Tothario. and he wants a
woman who might be named Phyllis and go
| a-Maying. even though she IL called Elizabeth
and prefers teas to cowslips
| So when the girls come out in their muslins
and swisses and organdies this summer. with
| their short sleeves ending in dainty frills.
! and the demurest Of fchus crossing on their
/ breasts and frou-frouing down the from. ,
| OF their bodices, and with their soft sashe1
, floating on the breeZes. and their Vatican
! leghorns wreathed, a n Laagtry, with simple
| blossoms the summer man will be exceeding
| glad He may even forsakc the golf links
! and sit on the club verandas TO watch the
! fchu frls flutter
Many OF thesc fichus are not In surpl!ce
! form They are often folded around low
| cut bodice, falling Of the SAo,lders and knot
! ted at the middle Of the front. OF at the left
| side Charming gowns Of muslin on other
sheer goods are rade with this simple fchu
"a the only bodice trimming, and are worn
decollcte. or with a gIinpe Of lace and In
scrtNon
other fchus are folded across the low-cut
back Of the bodice and the shoulders, but
| end in knots. just in front oi the arms, and
! fall in cascades Of frils down either side
! OF the bodice, whose front may be drawn
into d high collar, or may be cut square and
fnished with beading and a lace frill
Then again the aChu Is close around the
neck az The back, folded down either side
Of a square. slightly low-,ut bodice front
and tucked under the girde az the waist.
The gowns shown In The Emerald
Isle" in London have hit the public fancy
with their attractive sin plicity and are serv-
ing as suggestions for man" Of the summer
models Lady Svbil Cufes bridesmaid,
wore frocks modelled upon ono Of these stage
costumes and the effect was pronounced
admirable
Tho first cut shows such a frocls In soft
white silk dotted with pale green The
plain aowing skirt orcns over A full petit
cont Of white moU--eilne finished at the bot
tom. with six narrow irills OF the aousselnc
The full. round bodice is " tho silk with
surrlice fchu of ~" moussene, edged with
trlls. The c.u-,-hrting elbow -lccves are
finished with shaped trills Of mousselne
an me girdie is q pale green panne velvet
Their" /, no, an inch oi lace or other trim
mi:g Oh the frock, and vet, made with good
lines, and care IN color. Il will be more effect
i've than ninc-tenths Of the fussy and elab-
orate summer creations which are, so say
Parisians. particularly American
The other play which hl, Influenced Eng
lish modes This spring IA Langtry's A Royal
Neclylaoe." hut tho LOWS XVI wave began
last summer and In ts new development
shows nOthing sIrpTisng Here too, the
f. uhus an! ppttiCoats and elbow sleeves
are in evidence. and Tranon hats are only
the Watteau hats. broad, Fat. Aowcr-wreathcd
and simple In almost every case. a m III
Of black velvet shows on the hat and. often.
the black velvet ribbon, drawn about the
crown or brm ls ted in a large loose bow