The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-19

Iects. Accordingly. when she follows
the custom of the Maud Muller of We
olden TYNE. who "raked the meadow
sweet with hay" she looks as IL she had
just stepped out of a picture, with her
quaint costume and rake
The piquant faced girl never looks
SO bewitchng as i'm a garden hat or sun
| bonnet, both of which are attractive for
| morning rambles, pottering in the gar
den, and out-of-doors sports. The sun
bonnets are especially jaunty, and the
Maud Muller Girl has a generous sup
ply of them.
Crepe papers make ideal ones. and
like the hats, the handy girl can easily
| make half dozen of them in an hour,
at cost of about so cents. A jauusy
one recently seen was of Dresden pa
| per, which had a cream background,
and was covered with wild pink roses.
Pink tulle was used for ties. Another
was of Nile green crepe paper over
pasteboard foundation, and was lined
with white. A frill of white about the
face and white ties finished the BON
net.
Poke bonnets are also attractive,
and they are durable as well. They are
made over French poke wire frame.
The latter is lined and covered with
tissue paper, after which the braids of
crepe paper are applied round and
round until the frame is covered. An
attractive yellow one was covered
with roses in the pastel shades. yell
low null was used for ties.
Some of the new dress goods are
admirably adapted for Maud Muller
gowns. Take the merceriZed Examines
] in the old blues and tans, for example
These have what is called a Bulgarian
border, but which is really a cross
/ stitch band on one edge for trimming
| The blue ones have white cross stitch
| ing in fleur de lis pattern, and the
tan ones usually have cred borders.
gown made of White mercerized
etamine was designed for country
| wear. The goods had "a cross-stitch
border in the Persian colors worked in
a daisy pattern. The gown was made
severe shirt waist effect. and the bands
were used for cuffs, collar and down
the front of the waist. A band of
cross-stitching was also applied to
each of the front side seams of the
skirt. and on reaching the fiounce was
squared and stitched around the top
| of it.
A large, soft brimrned hat of a
rough straw, and nearly covered with
| poppies. will be worn with this mod
| ish out-of-doors costume.
Wherever the Maud Muller Girl
goes she is the life of her set. every
|
ideas in the way of merrymaking.
At least once during the season
she gives a barn dance, inviting her
guests to come in rustic attire Her
own costume is a short, full skirt OF
| yellow cheesecloth with a blouse OF
the same. The latter has a white sail.
or collar of muslin open "V" shape al
the throat. and tied with knot of the
muslin. A sun bonnet of yellow mus
lin, with a frill of white, and with
white ties. is worn. To finish off her
picturesque costume. she wears a short
rounded white muslin apron with
pockets
She Grapes American flags over the
entrance of the barn, and uses red,
white and blue cheesecloth wherever
ii is effective. One Of her clever
schemes is to make an arbor out OF
maple branches in one corner OF the
barn, where refreshments are served
Lanterns are used to furnish light, as
they are safer than candles.
There is raised platform for the