The courier., 1902-08-02
FASHION

philadelphia Times.)

The ping pong craze promises to out
rival the golf fad of previous season.
in the multitude Of things brought ou
in the shops which owe their existenc,
to the fashionable game imported from
London.
Ping pong shirtwaist-sets in silvel
consist Of a brooch formed Of two bat.
crossed inside of a horseshoe, and three
pins for the front of the waist made
of two bats crossed.
Ping pong stick-pins have a single
bat mounted on the end of the pin
The end Of ping pong hatpin is orna-
mented with two bats crossed. The de-
votee Of the ultra-fashionable amuse-
ment can proclaim her allegiance by
draping her chapeau with a veil of
white chiffon profusely embroidered in
black with small crossed bats sur
rounded with tiny balls, or the same
design comes embroidered in white on
black chiffon.
Among the special neckwear designed
for the "Ping Pong Girl" is the ping
pong cravat. This consists Of a stock,
shaped to fit the neck. of heavy corded
smartly ornamented on the edge with
rows of stitching. which widen gradu-
ally and terminate in a fancy pointed
effect: the ends are double, the one on
top being Of pique, beneath which is
another-detached-o soft fine null in
contrasting color. this being slightly
larger. so that when the ends are
crossed and fastened with scarf pin
the effect is Of a border of color ex
tending beyond the white pique.
The same idea is carried out in the
ping pong cravat, which comes with
ends already tied in a double knot in
front This is extremely smart in the
now very fashionable black moire or in
barathea silk ornamented with rows
of stitching, and also in butchers linen.
These cravats are shown in the various
summer colors.
Another ping pong cravat Is of white
cheviot, made with a stock three inches
high and tie graduating into very wide
crossed bats and balls in black-and-
white or in color. The cravat is usu-
ally worn with ends folded over once
and fastened with a pin.
A ping pong stock of fine. striped,
imported madras has ping pong en-
bIens embroidered in black, pink. blue
ana golf green.
A washable ping pong belt with stock
to match comes in a peculiar fancy
open mesh called Kro-mesh. The
edges are bound with narrow lawn All
colors are represented. but particular
ly pretty are the all-white mesh belts
and those in different combinations of
blue and white-pale blue with white
border. white with pale blue border, a
light blue and white plaid mesh with
white border. A white mesh delicately
barred in green with white binding is
smart. as are the black-and-white ef-
fects. The gay plaids are quite the
thing for golf. The stock to match is
brought around from the back and
tying in a small bow in front.
OF course there is a ping pong shirt
waist. 1t is made in various stuffs,
but the smartest models seen thus far
are of pongee and of butchers linen.
One of pongee is in the popular Glib
son style except that it opens down the
'front.' and has a cluster of three one
half inch vertical pleats on each side
If the centre band. The stock and
,ravat are Of pongee, but what gives
he waist its ping pongy touch is the
iesign of crossed bats and balls en-
,roidered in scarlet on the cravat ends