The courier., 1902-08-09


and even the durable cheviots. You
can trace 1t through the very thin fab
rics which are to be worn over Innings;
and you can see it in the parasol which
miladi filings over her shoulder and
which frames her face SO becomingly.
Its deep, partly subdued red casts a
glow over the complexion and gives
you the flush which you want to have.
Upon hats you see it, not in the tone
alone, but in the actuality. Cherries,
strawberries, raspberries on the stem,
plums. very small peaches, little apples
of the variety known as ''love apples"
all are grouped and worn, or worn
separately, to trim the backs Of hats
or the sides.
Fruits are also arranged in the mid
die Of punches Of ribbon, ribbon choux
as they are called, and put on as bust
and belt bows.
At the lawn party-for it is now the
season of the lawn party-you notice
many Of the shades of red mingling
and combining most harmoniously; in
fact, this is the only color which goes
well with itself. Green becomes jeal-
Gus of its sister shade, and to get two
greens that harmonize is very difficult;
but with red it is different, and all
reds seem able to dwell in one family.
Mrs. Arthur Paget wore at a lawn
party-an afternoon affair-a gown of
peach red lawn. 1t had silk finish,
and its lining was peach red silk. The
lining. If so handsome a thing can be
called by so homely a name. had a
band Of lace set in across the bust.
The lace was the filet lace which
has so captured the feminine fancy,
and 1t was put in insertion fashion,
from under-arm seam to under-arm
seam, right across the front. The silk
handsome lining. and looked more like
a yelling.
The semi-skirt was managed in the
same harmonious fashion, but in a
different way. Here the filet lace be-
gan at the belt, and extended down.
on the skirt, the longest being in the
middle of the front, and the shorter
ones at the sides and back; then came
one Of those great frills around the
foot, side-pleated and trained
And, by the way, no one can notice
the summer figure without noticing
its height. All women must be tall
and those who are absolutely short
are indulging in every imaginable de-
vice of dress to make themselves tai
Ter. But Tong is the better word,
for a woman must look sinewy, almost
snake-like in her outline.
Her skirt must be very tight around
her hips and tighter still around her
knees. and. below the knees, it must
fall in lines that sweep the feet and
sweep the floor and sweep the ground
far behind her. That is briefly the idea
which the appearance of the woman
must give-the long sweeping length.
They are trying to ruffle skirts and
women who dress in the extreme mode
have a few of these ruffled skirts and
wear them now and then, but they do
not put them on as a rule, for the
impression of shortness is always con-
veyed by the skirt, which is trimmed
round and round, and you cannot get
away from 1t.
The semi-skirt is rather shortening
in its effect unless 1t be worn in the
Langtry manner. The Langtry semi
skirt is a fad of the London season.
First there is an under skirt which
is very long and very much trimmed
and very fluffy around the feet; then
there comes the semi-slkirt or over
skirt, which is just as long as the
underskirt. After It is put on II is