Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-27
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WILL RAKE THE Ray
The Maud Muller Girl Of
1904.
OTHER HOMELY TASKS
WILL BE aLoRHIED BY THE
WITCHERY OF MAIDENs.
New Ways to Seek Beauty and Chances
to Wear Fetching
buds.
OTHER HOMELY TASKS

Written for The Evening Star by Angelina whIpple.
The seaside and summer resort girl must
watch her laurels closely this season. for
she has a powerful rival in the Maud Null
Ter girl All the billowy gowns. smart hats
and elaborate furbelows Of the former
count as naught when weighed in the bal
ance with the charms of this other type
who affects simple gowns and endeavors to
be natural.
Unlike her modish sister who obeys all
of Dame Fashions whms the Maud Null
Ter girl defies the latter and is her own
costumer. She is a law unto herself. and
sets her own fashions, the results of which
speak for themselves.
Her first consideration is for her gowns.
all Of which are for service and of mex
pensive materials. If she is going to the
country to rusticate, she can get along with
less than If she is going to a summer re-
sort. where, of course, she needs more
changes.
One girl who is an artist expects to COM
bine business and pleasure this summer,
and is going to the country with camera.
easel and paint brushes. She is member
of an art club, and consequently knows
just where to go for costumes. According
ly, she rented Il real MAUD SOWH,
such as artists use for posing models. and
this she copied. making herself pictur-
esque costume for morning wear.
This particular gown is a combination of
blue and white muslin. The skirt is OF
blue and the paniers, which draw up full
over the hips. are of white with three rows
of narrow blue braid stitched on the
edge. The blue waist has square neck
edged with white ruff1e, the elbow sleeves
also being finished with white frflls. The
hat to be worn with this costume is
large rough straw Of a deep cream which
droops In the front and the back. 1t is
finished with big black velvet bow. which
is fastened with cream straw buckle.
White and Blue.
Another fetching gown designed for morn
ing wear Is white print with blue polka
dots. 1t is made ankle length, slightly full
at the waist line. and has a blouse waist
with sailor collar. which is rather low in
the neck. The sleeves are elbow length
and are finished with beading through
which pink wash ribbon is drawn. A pink
ribbon belt is worn.
The hat worn with this simple little cos
tune Is of plain white piQue. the crown
buttOning on the broad stitched brim. White
null ties finish this fetching sunshade.
The Maud Muller girls trunk is sure to
have supply of tissue and crepe paper
hats and sun bonnets Five cents worth
Of material will make a dozen different
CHdpeauS eaCn one OF winch can De easily
replaced when soiled or worn. This is
cheaper than laundering, her ladyship ar
CUES.
One of her favorite hats is made out of
a big piece of oval pasteboard covered with
crepe paper. The top Is a mass of pink
rose petals. and under the brim, nesting
coquettishly next the hair, is a mass of
marguerite daisies. Pink tulle ties with
marguerite daisies caught on the ends are
used.
Wants Her Hat.
While the Maud Muller girl has no aver
sion to tan, or even few freckIes. she
modestly refrains from counting the suns
attentions. and usually wears some sort
of a head covering, not only for protection,
but for picturesque effects Accordingly,
when she follows the custom of the Maud
Muller of ye olden TYNE, who 'raked the
meadow sweet with hay" She looks as if
she had just stepped out of a picture with
her quaint costume and rake
The piquant faced girl never looks so be-
witching as in garden hat sun bonnet.
both of which are attractive for morning
rambles, pottering in the garden and out
of-door sports. The sun bonnets are espe-
cially jaunty, and the Maud Muller girl has
a generous supply Of them.
Crepe papers make ideal ones and like
the hats, the handy girl can easily make
a half dozen Of them in an hour. at
cost of about 80 cents. A jaunty one re-
Gently seen was of Dresden paper which
had cream background. and was covered
with wild pink roses Pink tulle was used
1or ues- Another was of Nile green crepe
paper over a pasteboard foundation and
was lined with white. A frill of white about
the face and white ties finished the bonnet
Becoming and Durable.
Poke bonnets are also attractive. and
they are durable well. They are made
over a French poke wire frame The latter
Is lined and covered
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.
Yellow null was used for ties
Some of the new dress goods are admir-
ably adapted for Maud Muller gowns Take
the mercerfzed 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
stitching in a fieur de lis pattern and the
tan ones usually have red borders.
gown made OF white mercerized etamine
was designed for country wear. The goods
had a cross-stitch border in the Persian
eolors 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. band
OF cross stitching was also applied to each
Of the front side seams Of the skirt, and on
reaching the founce was squared and
stitched around the top of It.
With Poppy Wreaths.
A large soft brimmed hat of a rough
straw and nearly covered with poppies, will
be worn with this modish out-of-doors cos
tune.
Wherever the Maud Muller Girl goes she
is the life OF her set. every member of
which looks to her for new ideas in the way
of merrymaking.
At least once during the season she gives
q 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. Ths latter has a white
sailor CELLAR Of muslin open 'V'' shape at
the threat, and tied with q knot of the
muslin. A sun bonnet Of yellow muslin.
with q fril Of white. and with white ties. is
worn. TO finish of her picturesque costume.
she wears a short rounded white muslin
apron With pockets.
She Grapes American flags over the en-
trance CT the barn, and uses red. white and
blue cheesecloth wherever it is effective.
One Of her clever schemes is to make an