St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-30

gizes and puts on his coat and suffers
accordingly. If shirt waists are suita-
BILE for women to wear in the streets
and at home, surely men, who have SO
much more need of cool garments than
women, as they have to work so much
harder, should be encouraged to make
themselves comfortable. But they
seem to be so afraid of public opinion
that they will wear those torturing col
lars and even high hats.
l see fine shirts for men of madras
and pique, also in corded stuffs, and
they are really dressy and nice enough
for any one. They are made soft and
also with stiff fronts. The finish is
even better than that on shirt waist
for women. Tan colors are seen Ia
these, also neat blue and gray, and it
is pity that the dear men are so bash
full.
Now, woman will take any kind OF
stuff and make a waist of it and wear
it, too, and if she looks we'll in it she
feels comfortable, and no question
raised by the other sex would have the
slightest effect in making her give it
up. One may mention the fact that this
season there has been none of that in
delicate exposure in the form OF open
work waists such as women Wore last
summer. All the dresses of this season.
| of whatever material, are made with
some sense of modesty and fitness
Lawns and organizes are all seen in
the shirt waist suits, which are rather
better considered just now than the
suits where the skirt is of one thing
and the waist different. Embroidered
swisses are among the prettiest OF
these. and it goes without saying that
much lace is required to make them as
pretty as they ought to be. Another
new departure is the shirt waist suit
of foulard, both cotton and silk. The
cotton foulard is mereerized and has q
high satiny luster, The foulard ones
comprise all the best colors Of the sea-
son and are well made and very
dressy. The cotton ones look quite as
we'll.
Grass and natural linen is probably
the coolest and best of all the summer
materials, and there is a new linen likt
etamine. 1t requires a colored lining
or drop skirt to look it's best. l saw {
very handsome linen dress recently
The skirt was plain save for SHAPED
founce at the bottom. This wa
stitched with band of the same. Thu
material was natural fax color, witt
white swivel flowers woven at inter
walls all over it, The waist was shir
waist style, with yoke Of ecru clun
lace, and the elbow sleeves were edge
with the same. There was a sof
green bow of louisine ribbon at tn
bust and a belt and long sash ends G
the same in the back.
A very cool and pretty suit wa
made of linen etamine in naturt
shade. This was made with a dee
, double box plat in the back and wit
row of white lace insertion down tt
center Of the fold. Beneath this laC
was passed a grass green ribbon. I'll
: same idea was carried out in the frol
e at each seam, and all around the be
tom were set points Of lace over ri
bon. The waist was in the approve
: shirt fashion, and the sleeves were Il
bishop shape, with some slight vari
ton. 1t made very handsome SUI
To wear with this, if there is any ST.
picion of chill in the air, a short NJ
:, RE Antoinette fchu made and trimm
/. to match can be worn or fancy b
s. or one of the dainty new shawls nc
so much desired.
n OLIVE HARPER