The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-18
Gay and Brilliant Summer In Fashionable

- ARIs. July 4.-summer life on
- land and water is in full swing
and is demanding the most win
some head gear one can find. A
white linen hat is charmingly
fresh and dainty and has a blue satin
bow across the front, and may be
copied in color and with any colored
ribbons. And then again for river wear
or country use there is the sailor hat
with its attractive velvet brim bind
and trimmings. This also may be done
in any color of straw or velvet, for the
milliners adapt so cleverly and prettily.
and she who wants some particular
linen or muslin costume to be COM
pleted by the right color or composition
of head gear has just to state her case
and be met Then the dressier type of
hat includes such a nice tuscan colored
leghorn crested with a fine white
plume and black ribbon trimmings, and
includes also a hat of tan colored
straw, rolled up on the left side with a
black straw border and black and white
velvet narguerites nesting underneath.
And then the bonnet is represented in
black and white crinoline straw.
wreathed inside the brim with pink
rosebuds and finished with tulle
strings.
We are still enamored of the voile
frock, it is so pretty and so pleasant.
so cool. and, moreover, withstands so
much wear that it has proved itself
easily first favorite of all the summer
fabrics. The costumers have been
thinking the same thought and are
showing us what may be done with
pale green and with pale blue wolfe, not
but that 1 ought on the score of pre-
cision to announce pale green cos
tune as of the larger grained species.
properly described as canvas. This
costume has Il pretty bolero and plated
skirt adorned with squares of cross
strapping in pale green silk and dotted
with green silk French knots on the
white silk filing A dainty front of
white silk with details of black velvet
completes the scheme A frock of pale
blue fine wolfe has pretty minutie of
tuckiugs and little quillings of narrow
cream baby ribbon. also a threading
through of Russian embroidered galloon
fringed with cord and ribbon bangles.
This frock has a vest of cream chiffon
and fine guipure. The hats with these
frocks are very noticeable. The pictur-
esque hat with the green canvas is in
tuscan straw and black piumes and
black velvet ribbon. with border of
black chip straw to the brim. while
with the pale blue wolfe is shown a hat
of white chip straw swathed with white
and champagne co,ored tuIles and fin
ished with pretty pink roses and
foliage, along with black velvet and
tucked tulle lining under the brim.
One delightful event that had not
space to speak of before. but which
must by no means be left without mem
ton. is the Paris flower fete. 1t was on
a gray day, but warm and pleasant
and the absence of sun seemed to en-
hance the effect of the bright flowers
and the laughing faces. Everybody
comes with the idea of enjoyment at
this popular fete in the Bots. and the
scene was both picturesque and joyful
There were over two thousand car
riages more or less covered with
peonies. roses and asparagus ferns, and
on each side of thesavenue from Arme-
nonville to the Cascade there were
crowds of people with their arms full
of flowers battlingf and smiling in the
midst of carnations and roses. The
prize was given to the carriage belong
ing to Count Charles Sienkiewicz, and