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New York Fashiom better.
A writer io Town Topics says: All the
snart people of the gay world who
could porsibly manage it have gone
across the water to extend the "glad
hnnd" to the gracious lady, who for
sixty 3 ears has Loan so wisely rulel by
various prime ministers.
Those of the nwnde, however, who
could not crois t ho water, aw turning
their thoughts to the near approaching
time when tbey shall go into the water,
while their buy and desalted husbands
and brothers stay in town, keep offic?,
and perhaps get into hot water.
Bathing euilB, therefore, are rightfully
matters of interest at present, and, for
all the cheap slurs cast upon them, they
afford an oppoitunity for the exercise
of taste and judgment, aa well as that
priceless jewel, discretion. Accirdingly
as these feminine faculties are called in
to play in their construction they vary
from hideouB nightmares to dainty,
fetching costume, or to the outrages
up?n decency which are to be seen at
certain near! 7 resorts of the half-world.
The usual stuffs for their construction
have been serges, flannels, stockinette
nd mohair; the newest etufls are
black taffeta silks, surah and satins.
These are the latest smartest and nat
tiest. The silk does not shrink, sheds
the water and is light as a feather. And
it does not stick (or adhere, if you pre
fer the word), and in consequence,
fewer angelic tempers are ruined in the
privacy of the bath houses. Sttll it must
be admitted that white taffeta, while
charming in appearance and delightful
in other respects, has a tendency to go
off color it worn too often in the briny
sea.
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A writer on this sujbect says, "the
abbreviated skirt still holds its own,"
and 1 can only add that it holds very
little aot half enough. The Bkirt
should corns several inches below the
knee, and, of course, knickerbockers are
essential. Everything ultra is to be
carefully guarded against, and this
least ot skirt still leaves full freedom
to the limbs for swimming. I may as
well confess it right here, speaking for
my Naiad listers, that the modern
woman wears corsets during her dip in
the surf. They come from Pans and
are both dainty and comfortable, 'tis
aid. Made of flannel and as carefully
booed as the day corcit, they are much
shorter, and, as I was told by a
woman who has adopted them, afford
the greatest support while not hamper
ing the wearer in swimming, floating or
skylarking in the tumbling seas.
There are fascinating collars for these
suits, either attached or separate; the
latter I prefer, and if made of serge or
pique they may be laundered with little
trouble and in a short time, thus enab
ling the nymph to appear all fresh and
attractive every morning on the beach-
I have seen, too, some swell little
caps and canvass bathing hats, but I
am old fashioned enough to prefer the
oil silk caps. They are neat, and in
some instances almost becoming, and,
at any rate, a bathing costume must
make some sacrifices of beauty to
utility, and the oil silk keep3 the hair
dry. Some smart young girls who can
afford to play tricks prefer the
silk handkerceiers tied bandanna
fashion, and so long as they are
kept out of the water the effect is
piquant. As to the cut of the dress, I
recommend the square low neck and
short puff sleeves. Black stockings and
bathing sandals are, of course, essentia
adjuncts.
Now as to costumes fur dry land. The
smartest tailor suit shows the tendency
to very short coats, extremely short,
"bobby." in fact. With these tailor
suits are worn lovely soft chiffon and
silk front?. Iiace, chiffon and tulle
bows are worn at the throat, and are
very becoming.
The revival of white mull is to be
welcomed. It is softer and cooler in
summer than satin or taffeta ribbons.
There are no gowns more useful or
more difficult and trying to get up
properly than the simple percale. I saw
several the other day worthy to be de
scribed hsre, and copied by those who
appreciate good tasta combined with
simplicity. One was a dark b'.ue per
cale, with small pin dot in white, the
sk'irt of the usual seven gores, in clus
ters of tucks at the ' back, and with
five-inch hem at the bottom. The waist
was made over a tight fitting mull
lining, and was boned a moderately
deep yoke in fine tucked nainsook. The
blue percale met the yoke, headed with
a fine cord ot white lawn; the back
tight fitting, drawn well into the belt;
the front was blouse effect and perpin
dicular; buttonholes two inches long and
spaced an inch apart ran across the bust
and over the shoulders around the
back; through these was drawn a white
satin ribbon, which was tied with a bow
and ends in front. The collar, made of
the tucked nainsook, was made separate
so that it could bl changed a very
practical idea. The sleeves were small,
and fitted tightly, with a finish at the
wrist of white cord like the waist. A
narrow belt of white satin and short
ends.
Another refreshingly cool frock was
ot dimity, white ground with a black
stripe and yellow figure plain gored
skirt over a white lawn petticoat The
waist, made over a tight boned lin1ng
was just a mass of dainty ruffles one
over the other, edged with, narrow Irish
lace; the sleeves tight fitting with ruf
fles over the shoulders, violet collar and
ceinture.
Nothing can ever take the place held
by the fresh linen lawns they launder
so well and are so crisp and cool. They
are suitable both for matrons and maids
when made up with lace and embroider
ies; they are always dainty and almost a
necessity for our heated terms, when
silks and stuffs are intolerable.
I know there are misguided women
who think they are not dressed unless
in silk and laces, but they are distinctly
mistaken. Wash dresses are worn at
the ultra-fashionable watering-places,
by women whose taste in dress is beyend
question, and who, in such matters,
have the courage of their convictions.
They may be met at church, or on even
more exacting occasions, in dimity, lawn
or percale, and I pronounce them
sensible women and hold them up as
examples.
For a time fashion decreed that the
backs ot bodices should be plain and
tight fitting. Now, Felix says other
wisesays that backs must be draped
and lavishly decorated. To most wo
men this would be unbecoming, having
a tendency to produce a round-
shouldered effect. For a tall, slight
figure it might prove advantageous, but
for shorter people, or those with any ten
dency to embonpoint, never!
Wasp waists have gone out. The
Venus de Milo is the present fashion
model. Perhaps the disappearance of
tie balloon sleeve has checked the ten
dency to exaggerated contrast between
shoulders acd wais's. Whatever the
cause, the result is one to be devoutly
thankful for.
It is the proper caper nowdaya for wo
men to keep their hats on in their homes
and in the summer hotels. They 'serve
as head-dresses, hence the revival of
tocquee, some of which are dainty in the
extreme, fashioned in tulle acd lace, with
jaunty wings and jeweled aigrettes.
By the bye, blue veils are more at the
front and dark blue at that good for
the complexion, perhaps, but awfully J
frumpy in effect. I don't think they
will have much 01 a run unless lor
special occasions, such as yatching and
beach parties, when the glare is such
that both the eyes and the Bkin suffer
unless guarded in some way. Still the
news has reached me and I tell it. You
might as well, perhap?, throw a blue
veil into your trunk. It will be fashiona
ble, it may be useful, but it won't be
pretty.
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Low Rate Summer Excursion.
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Actual time traveling.
31 hours to Salt Lake.
61 hours to San Francisco. '
63 hours to Portland.
77 hours to Los Angeles. "
FROM
L1N60UN, NEB.
City office, 1011 0 street.
Phase note belo list of sum m er ex
cursions available via. the Northwestern
line, the most extensive railroad system
touching Lincoln.
SAN FRANCISCO, account conven
tion, Y. P. S. C. E.
Selling dates, June, 29 to July 1. Fare
from Lincoln 12250. Quickest time
made by this route.
MILWAUKEE. Wis., and return, ac
count National Educational Association.
Selling dates July 3, 1 and 5. Fare 18.
10 for round trip; 50 coats extra far ex
tension of limit to August 31, 1897.
No transfers by this the only through
line Lincoln to Milwaukee.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN., and return
acct. Meeting Benevolent and Prospec
tive Order of Elks. Tickets 6old July
3 and 1. Fare 813.15 for tound trip.
The North Western is the short line
to Minneapolis.
NASBVILLE, TENN., and return.
Tickets on sale to Oct-15. Return limit
Nov. 17, 1897:
For further information call on or ad
dress A. S. Fielding, City Tkt, Agt, 117
S. 10 st, Lincoln. Neb.
H. W. BROWN
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See samples in our window.
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Stop and get one on your way to the
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