The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-15

WRITTEN FO- TIE. Sunday REPVBL!C
The summer girl Of 1893 is in bloom in the
midwinter resorts of Florida. louisiana and
other of the Southern States. where the
fs.shionables congregate in the late winter
and early spring to enjoy warm weather
and to get away from the chill winds and
penetrating rains of the North.
And miladi who frequents these resorts
is every bit much a summer girl as
she is at Newport, Narragansett. Bar Har-
Dor and Saratoga four months later. She Is
the same dainty. delicate, airy bit of fem
ininity gowned after n fashion that cannot
hep but make her attractive TO all behold
ers.
1t has become very cant phrase every
season to say that the new styles are more
beautiful than ever
But whatever else may be said of them
II Is really fact that the wash dresses and
the thin silk costumes and shirt-waist suits
for the warm season are the most exquisite
We, have ever seen.
Lace is used with a free hand and is in
serted and applied SO that In many cases 1t
more than half covers the gown
All this, however. is done very simply
and there is never any suggestion of the
cumbersome.
MANY OF THE SILK EFFECTS.
ARE FLUFFY.
The gowns are thoroughly summary. and
although some Of the silk effects are in
clined TO be fluse 9ey are not in any way
overloaded.
The midwinter 3 3 er girl has been very
ueciueu In TINS rt and there Is every
likelihood that she will follow her own lead
IN this matter ana during the summer wear
gowns OF very similar nature TO those
she now CARDS herself in for stroll on the
board walk at Palm Beach or a promenade
at the New Orleans carnival
The four hundred. or, as they style 1t now
the six hundred and fifty OF every State
In the Union is well represented at those
places and it MAJ be concluded that what
the style leaders are now wearing will he
the thing during the summer throughout
the country
ihere Is nothing perhaps with regard TO
which miladi has declared herself more en-
phatically than the linen and lace wa.h
dress We have had garments nm tb,s o.
der before. but never to the exten. that
they are being worn to-day at Palm
Beach.
Beautiful affairs in heavy bleached linen
combined with wide bands and galloons of
Siuhy OF Renaissance applied on or set
IN are all the go. Medallion effects are
somewhat in evidence. but are less seen
than the bands
NATURAL LINEN TRIMMED
WITH ECRU LACE.
Not quite so dressy, but certainly r,oro
Wactical, are the natural linen effects
trimmed with ecru lace livened with a hit
OF ribbon trimming.
Marrow black velvet is a particular IA
vorite. while satin ribbons are by no means
forgotten.
That good old stand-by-the lawn dress
Is still considered very modish. and the girl
whose purse permits of generous supply
OF thin gowns will Invariably include seyera,
lawn effects in her selection.
Plain lawn is favored by some, but the
fancy weaves are probably more worn
For very dressy purposes the lace net
gown Is quite favorite in a number of
different styles. Silks receive their share
OF attention and in the shirt-waist suits
adhere very much to general lines of the
Z, linen and lawn dresses
The majority of the linen and lawn
dresses are very simple. as far as cut is
concerned. but. nevertheless, are extremely
attractive and rich looking. owing to the
handsome lace employed In their copstruc-
ton
The skirts are mostly rather plain. fitting
tightly over the hips and then showing 1ust
enough fullness below this point to insure
absolute freedom Of motion. They are un-
lined in the main, though some Of the lace
inserted ideas show a background of SELF
material in the form OF an underskirt.
In many others, however. the attractive