Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-15

mer fabric, for, in its own province, 1t
simply has yet no rivals. For morning
wear the polka dotted, white dots prefer
ably on a dark or brighter blue ground, is
Of supreme Importance. 1t is cut on a
rather severe and entirely girlish shirt
waist suit model, or II is tucked and trained
q little and comes out Of the dressmaker's
hands In close resemblance to the neat
morning suit show at the right of the
largest group illustration. A little simple
tucking and the use OF a bit Of solid dark
blue foulsrd gives this Incompatible sum
mer dress all the decoration and distinction
It needs.
At the other end of the picture are seen
two equally pretty but slightly less serv-
iceable suits. One, the turthest to the
left. Is a cool. wave green linen lawn.
tucked deliberately and treated with broad
bands Of embroidery and stitched straps Of
very light green taffeta. This is a box
robe, as are nearly all the fully embroid-
cred so-called wash gowns that we see.
This is the season when such dainty devices
drop temptingly in price, and, though they
do not wash, they are made up at small
cost, are exceedingly elegant and elaborate
in appearance, and one doing over per
season at the hands Of the professional
cleaner brings them out as crisp and at
t~ractive as though quite new.
vItues of Cotton Vestins.
Alongside the greatly to be commended
linen lawn appears a smart, heavily ribbed
white pique, trimmed with equally smart
and sturdy blue cotton ~vesting. The white
pique has its long tucks stitched down with
blue and a ~hounce, collar and cuff finish of
the vesting. A word OF high commentator
IL dua this vaating which &c a fabric i'm
ported from Manchester and which up to
date has been almost exclusively used in
the masculine summer wardrobe. The yir-
tues OF this we'll woven, we'll colored ma
terial have made a strong appeal to
feminine taste and So of the best golf
and general outing suit made up this sum
mer have been wrought from the strong
vesting. 1t comes in all manner Of agree
able tones and tints, and single walking
skirts, In gray blue, gray, bottle green
brown and red are to be bought at the de-
partment stores. Latterly, we have OBJ
served. a perfectly commendable effort has
been made to Introduce the wearing Of
blue jeans as rough outing skirts. Fresl
blue Jeans possess a strong and not very
agreeable odor; IL shrinks as we'll, and. L
the soul that loves a thing because OF III
high price, blue jeans can make no appea
whatever. Aside from these defects II 4
an ideal knockabout goods. 1t washei
away It's odor and assumes in time a hue o
soft and tender blue that is artisticall,
charming. and II knows no such term a
wearing out. Those examples Of blu
Jeans skirt seen 80 far are happily cut Of
} perfectly simple lines and their ampl
patch pockets and big pearl belt button
give all the air Of easy rustic simplicit
that dignines the costume of the farmer
boy.
Commencement CONNECTIONS.
Commencement festivities. founders days
college promenade concerts and
ration exercises at every college. both NAL
and female, have brought the afternoon an
evening costume, suitable for sweet l6 an
thereabouts, into the all engrossing prom.
hence. Girls in lawn and lace are spout
ing nattering platitudes over their ow
alma mater, or. equally well gownsd. the
are visiting the shrines OF learning patror
lied by their brothers. The dress is a