The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-05-14
SOMETHING OF
SUMMER GIRL
ECCENTRIC AND COSTLY TRlNK
LET'S HER PICKLE FANCY.
All the Sensible Shirt Waist Notions
Of Recent Years are Forgotten.
The 1906 Maiden Shippers Forth
Beruffled-Be.Veiled

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centricity, then will all signs fail and
the plans of Dame Fashion miscarry.
The linen skirted, shirt-waisted young
person, with sleeves uprolled to her
elbow and collar turned in to show
a brown neck, has given place to a
hot.weather girl so berudled. beveiled
and begloved that one almost expects
to see her simper and slip back into
some dull gold portrait frame. And
be It known that the finishing
touches OF her summer raiment will
make fathers check book thin and
mothers hair turn gray
In the mere matter of shoes she
has apparently gone the limit or odd
conceits. To match her best frock
Of. old.fashioned checked green silk
she has high shoes with patentleath.
er yanps and green cloth of velvet
tops, finished with huge white pearl
buttons. or she may wear spats with
oxford ties. For wear with her va
rlous linen suits she has matching
spats. sometimes embroidered on lin.
en-. For a white suit the vamp Of the
shoe Is black patent learther. the top
white glace kid, with the huge pearl
buttons. The heels of her dancing
slippers are inset with jewels 20
match the froclI-rhinestones garnets
etc. "a
Her parasol will be very mannlsh or
absolutely frivolous II mannish, Il
shows gay colored tafetas, silk in
checks or plaids, with some queer
animal or reptile for the top OF the
handle. Flowered parasols have light
wood handles. finished with a choux
OF ribbon made to initiate tiny 1ow.
ers. To match her linen gowns come
linen parasols in eyelet work, or en-.
broidered with an enormous mono
gram which fills almost an entire sec.
tlon OF the linen. Her summer hand
bag Is of embroidered linen. with
gold or silver mountings.
Stockings are something TO make
you stare. whether they deck n show.
case or set OFF a trim ankle The
stocking which stimulates half hose Is
a summer fancy. Frequently the upper
half is white or a pale tint. and the
half hose effect Is dark, ending in
sharp, splre-like points. A peculiar
combination shows a strip OF the Isle
open or lace work down the front OF
the stocking, overlapped by white
flowers. the petals edged with black.
The back Of this stocking Is white
and the open work or lace strip is
black.
One Of the seasons absurdities is
the pony jacket of lace, which makes
the girl look short WASTED and quaint.
Worn with Just the right frock II is
effective, but the summer girl does
not discriminate and is just as likely
TO wear II with a checked gingham
as with dainty foulard or null frock.
She has this jacket In Irish crochet,
or It's imitation. in cluny or lierre
lace and even all over embroidery is
pressed into service when lace proves
too expensive.
Almost as broad a selection Is OF
fered in her guaze scarfs for evening
wear From perishable chiffon TO real
lace these run, and she must have
them by the dozen, Syrian, Egytlan o;
Italian for the brunette. filmlest OF
nets, stamped with flowers, or yards
and yards OF lace for the blonde wo-
man, and all draped around the head
in Old World fashion.
Her extrayagances in gloves defy
description. Nothing shorter than 81.
bow length merits her notice and II
she has a good hand, she Is keen for
mitts. The latter come In peculiar
shapes, set off by embroidery, an ode
design Stimulating a bracelet fashion
at the wrist. While mits embroidered
in delicate flowers and even in bead
work are among her elaborate sum.
mer hand coverings.
In the matter Of jewelry she es-
chews such simple gems as diamonds
or pearls, and is particularly strong
on odd settings, joined by fiat, heavy
links. II she has some peculiar blrin
stone, like sardonyx, she Is especially
happy, because these surely attract
attention.
Defying tradition, she has chosen
the peacock for the decoration of her
fan this year,
Add to these eccentrlcities the full
circular skirt, the high chignon, and
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