New-York tribune., 1902-07-17

dress fits exactly with the color scheme An ar
Nst couI nave found plenty OF modes Tor genre genre
woman was there all the way from the American
cording the summer styles of 1902 the quaint
and withered old crOne with her Roman gold ear
old grandmother who helped out the decorative
scheme. Her orange and lemon and magenta head
Bright spIashes Of green this old Italian woman
touch Of sree9 is ordered by fashion this sum
mer. All the bright, crude. elemental colors sig
under the bright breezy skies which the kind saint
Of brilliant color seemed appropriate.
THE GRoTEsQUE IN DRESS.
The Italian woman has an exuberant and expan-
sive taste in dress which varies from a naive,
childlike display in the peasant a tasteful ele
gance in the cultivated woman. Both are admirable
in their way, but there IS a stage halfway between
that is grotesque. An elderly woman IN lavender
satin, with white shoes and brown velvet winter
nat; another in bright blue silk covered with white
lace; another IN magenta satin made strictly
coroing to the fashions OF seven years ago,
among the costumes that added 70 the gayety
The Italian woman also. when she eventually
adopts the nat head covering. gives her lux
urious sian fancy fCI sway in its adornnnent No
sailor. with a veil twisted round the brim.
black ribbon at the back No. indeed, Why
wear hat at all. II not for adornment? 1t Is
'Italiana" to elaborate creations OF blue and
with pearls and with double rows OF crush roses
brayely herading the fact that she child Of the
West.
THAT BAMBINO
The ''bambino' and the "bimbo' and 'bimba"
out in all their glory. The baby a
vouminous cloud Of his very best baby clothes.
Many bareheaded mother in sober garb carried
a bembino resplendert in little coat and bonnet OF
silk, blue cream, lace trimmed and Immaculate
There were numbers Of little girls who seemed TO
be clad in confirmation frocks. with long white
wells floating the breeze, held their hair by
white w-eaths Little boys there IN holiday
sailor suits, gravely holding toy balloons The
Italian child is a gentle. solemn little creature.
with large. soulfu back eyes. whose lack Of the
strenuous ways Of average young America renders
Thomas Jefferson Park recently opened BY the
city giver family parties The tents
were full Of them. eating their picnic luucheons,
and in front Of saloons, restaurants and ice cream
rooms tables had been set on the pavement, in an
attempt TO provide the al fresco meals which pre-
In the courtyards OF some OF the houses small
a9Ti 6 r haa fad9 OF Mount care on te altar Steps
Of the church. after mass, thousands Of gifts were
could not leave one candle for "a devotion" and
flowers and fruit watches jewelry and money were
among the presents.
THOUSANDS AsTIR EARLY
Before daylight thousands were astir in Little
Italy IN preparation for the early morning al
O'Clock. From all the Immediately surrounding
country the faithful made their pilgrimage on
foot From the villages OF Long Island and West
chester and jersey they came starting the evening
before and walking all night oftentimes; the
mother carrying the great luncheon basket on her
head the father carrying the baby and marshaIling
the toddlers FootsUre and weary, they reached
Little Ita.y" before the dawn. Those without
friends camped contentedly on stoops on the curb,
or on the benches of Thomas jefferson Park For
many months they had saved their 'soldi for this
dav and they were quite content MUNICH their
5ry bread washed down with beer water. watch
the passing throng. and uncover their heads rev
erenty the great banner OF our Lady was car
ried