The sun., 1903-06-21

waist suits to ball gowns, and is made up
with all degrees of elaboration, from tailored
simplicity to embroidered and lace trimmed
extravaganza.
short skirt of plain white linen plated
to close-fltting hip yoke and loose
plated bolero hanging full from the shoul-
ders and worn over very full handmade
blouse OF sheerest null or batiste, is popu-
lar model for the Partisan morning frock;
and short skirts OF smooth or rough linen
with accompanying rack coats Of linen
strictly tailored. are also having tremen-
dous vogue.
Some Of these linen coats and skirt suits
are strapped or appliqued in linen Of con-
trasting color. but those all in self-color
and depending for their cachet upon their
tailoring are the most successful. The
linen coats are also worn as separate coats
with summer frocks, and are. when the
weather is warm enough to permit, the
most fashionable style for morning wear.
Piping. which has found new favor this
season. is particularly adapted to the
tailored linen frook and, in color con-
trasting with the frock, gives a relief from
monotony without detracting from severity.
Antique lace is used lavishly upon linen
AiONh5b ouO Has OCCi puoiiCd W ouSh otA
extreme in the ready-made linen models
that the woman who can afford to indulge
her whims now prefers her linen morning
frocks simply tailored.
For thin fabrics that will stand sea air
we'll and make dainty dinner and evening
frocks one must turn to the nets. the thin
silks, the swiss mohairs, the laces. dc.
OF course, the exquisite fiowered mousse
lines and chinons, the gauzes. the silk
batistes, DC, are the most charming OF
sheer summer stuhs and will be worn at
the seashore, because no woman with
heart for pretty frocks can resist them;
but the woman whose allowance Is very
limited cannot afford them.
There are innumerable pretty nets which
wear we'll and resist dampness, and some
OF the fowered cotton nets are wonder
fully lovely. Silk grenadines, too, are as
beautiful as they are serviceable and are
obtainable not only in every plain tint and
great variety OF woof, but in exquisite
howered effects. white grenadine with
narrow satin stripe over which are scattered
great roses, orchids, wistaria branches in
blurred coloring. is as charming q thing az
any woman could desire, yet will endure
o whole season OF sea air.
Mohair swiss, which is IKE an excessively
thin, sheer mohair, cotton grsnadine, vols
delaine-a very sheer voile with old-fash-
ioned delaine fguring-are al thin mAGe-
rials that defy moisture. but have not the
charm OF the softer and less practical
mousselines and their kindred.
For the evening gown that b unoom-
promisingly beautiful, yet will not easily
lose it's freshness, lace Is the material par
excellence. and many Of the imitation laces
are almost as effective a. real lace. while.
though expensive, they are not beyond
reason. An Alencon or Chantilly over
white liberty and yelling OF spangled
tulle IL a vision of loveliness.
In bathing suits there is nothing abso-
lutely new The silk suits, which were
used comparatively little last season, are
very popular this year, but fine n1ohair is
the material most patronized and, on the
whole, the material most eatiefactory.
A round or square neck finish with ePau-
let effects and fulnees from the shoulder
is somewhat more desirable than the time
honored sailor collar; and the scarf lacings
which have already been mentioned in
connection with yachting costumes are
introduced upon some OF the newest bathing
suits
One thing that the seashors girl should
take into consideration is the fact that
bathing suit made expressly with view
to fitting her and being becoming to her is
sure to present an appearance vastly better
than that Of the suit picked up in shop.