The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-19
MAUD MJJL LER GIRL
FOR SUMMER OF 1904
Appropriate Equally Becoming Costume Will
Seen Throughout the Land This Summer Baking " The
Meadow Sweet With Hay and Gloryfying Other
Homely Pursuits of the Farm.

| Of blue and white muslin. The skirt As Il
1 Of blue, and the paniers, which draw up
! full over the hips. I'll are OF white wit
/ three rows Of narrow blue braid stitched
on the edge, Tho blue waist has a square
ihevk edged With q white iuffle. the IA -s9
+ how sleeves also being finished with white
frllls. The hat to be worn with this Co.'S
tune Is large rough straw of q deep
cream which gdroops in the front and the u
back It IS finished with a big black ~
velvet bow. which is fastened with d @
cream straw buckle. Il 81 ",
Another fetching gown desi gned for
I morning wear lis a white print with blue
.5polka dots, 1T is made ankle length
slightly full at tho waist line, and has
\ n blouse waist with a sailor collar, Nv Which
4 Is rather low in the neck. The sleeYess
arc elbow length and are finished with
beading through which pink wash ribbon
Is sdraw n. a pink ribbon belt Is W orn aS
The hat Worn with this simple little
costume Is OF plain white N que. n the
crown buttoning on the broad stitched
brim. White null ties finish this fetch
ing sunshade. 5$i tI ssaSs3S5SSf
The Maud Muller Girls trunk IS sure
to have n supply of tissue and crepe
paper hats and sun bonnets. Five cents
worth Of material will make a dozen dif-Ss
ferent chapeaus. each one of which can
be easily replaced when soiled or worn.
This Is cheaper than laundering. her *
ladyship argues.
One of her fayorite hats Is made out
OF a big piece of oval pasteboard cover
ed with crepe paper. The top is mass
of pink rose petals, and under the brinl
nesting coquettlshly next the hair. is a 6
mass OF marguerite daisies. Pink tulle8
ties with marguerite daisies caught on the
ends are used. III ss
The piquant faced girl never looks so
bewitching as In a garden hat or sun 9t35
bonnet, both of which are attractive Efor 5sS
morning ranbles, potterlng IN the gar
den, ana out-of-door sports. The sun
5bonnets are especially jaunty and the
Maud Muller Girl has a generous supply ia
OF them. $s5il, Mill 81 i. 8$
Poke bonnets are also attractive and ~
they are durable as we'll. they are mace
over French poke wire frame, 4 ~ iat
ter is lined and covered with tissue p a.
per, after which the braids of crepe "a Sj
per are applied round and round unit thsS RI
frame Is covered An attractive yellow
one was covered with roses In the pastel 3
shades. Yellow null was used for ties 1885,. .siss
Some OF the new dress goods are az van s9s
mirably adapted for Maud Muller gowns
Take the mercerIzed CLEANLINESS In the old 5
blues and tans, for example. These have ssS
yyha is called Bulgarian border. but sS
which Is really a cross-stltch band on Ss5ssj
one edge for trimming. The blue ones
have white cross stitching n tleur az 5ss
lis pattern and the tan ones usually have
red borders
A gown made OF white mercerized ct
anime was designed for country wear.
Tho goods had cross stitch border In
the Persian colors worked ~ a daisy
pattern The gown was made severe sS
lshirt-waist effect. and the bands We're i8S
used for CUTS. collar and down the front
OF the waist A band OF cross-stltching s
VAS also applied to each at tho front side sA
seams OF the skirt. and on reaching the
founce was squared and stitched around
the top Of It, s.
a. large, soft brinlmed hat of2a rough
straw, and nearly covered with peoples,
will DO worn with this modlsh out-of-
doors costume .sf
Wherever the Maud Muller Girl gnes
she IA the life OF her set, every member
OF which looks to her for new ideas IN ss
the way OF merrymaking.
At least once during tho season she
gives a barn dance, inviting her guests
to come In rustic attire. Her own cess
tune Is a short. full skirt OF yellow
cheesecloth with blouse Of the same. IAN
The latter has a white sailor collar of "
muslin open Nv" shape at the throat, &.
ana tied with knot of the muslin, "A
sun bonnet Of yellow muslin, with q ffil l5
of white, ana with white ties, ~ worn 8is
To finish off her picturesque costume.
she wears a short rounded white mus
lin apron With pockets. sSs
There is raised platform for the
f"lddlers" madeiof dry goods boxes WIN sS5ss
boards spread across them and this y &s
draped with flags and maple branches. i
Old time dance music is played by the
musicians
During the course OF the evening. whsn
the dancers are resting, the Maud Muller 81
Girl leads a rake driil. which Is one 81 n
the fads Of the season For this sha
drills ten pretty girls in costuaaea Of
bright colors and all alike, The rekes are
decorated with ribbons flowers and yinesss
a regular wand drill ~ given, and AZ
( sorts OF artistic figures introduced 20 tpe
time OF a lively twoFstep
with hay riders, corn roasting partfes.s
m,,rshmaliow feasts. and other joliiftcA-
tions. the Maud Muller G!rl y kept buxsrss