| Show EEDFEEFS LATEST Yachtlns Costumes For Those Who Lie Nautical Pastimes Eoshing the Season NBW YORK April 161891 Apri l8nfSpecial correspondence cor-respondence of TUE HERALD Radiant and bright as the wings of n dove Each fair white sail unfurled Doth the yacht of Life when fairly launched First sail into the world Each sailors heart Is full of hope Right for tho sea they steer Nothing is known of shoals and rocks So they dream naught of fear C S I S Gently at first the sea is near Onward the breakers rear Where ure the rocks Almisrhtv save Me They have strucK requiescat In pace 1 Such Is the end of the human race Teutonic Wrestler What shall we chat about today dear readers of THE HERALD you who have learned to look to this column each week for the latest and most reliable weel from Queen Fashions realm through her chief representative and mouthpiece Redfern the infallible We have already learned I how the April brides and their attending maids should be attired We have exam ined with interest and admiration the walk ing traveling and calling costumes and the newest Ideas in coats ana wraps Tho equestrienne has cantered past us in her I perfect habit and the spring millinery has delighted and bewildered delghted bewidered us with Its pro fusion of jeweled embroidery its tinsel lace and flowers and now what comes next I Vel suppose we make it vR htint w u Yes I know it seems rather early for 6vvl thing of that kind any thatkld but the weeks fly and she who delays the selection of rapidly a cos I tumo may have to put up with a duplicate of some ones who has been more prudent It has been prudent Redferns custom to force the C t season but he has been called to caled upon de sign some gowns for those who spend the spring months inthe south and as our own rivers and bays will in a few weeks be dotted with white wings it does not seem amiss to present today a couple of his new models so that the yachting girl be in vachting gir may time to select a good design As in previous seasons the correct mater ials are Isle of Wight serges and Scotch flannels and the colors are cream white and blue rha 9JJ I 4i1 f11 1I1 r I I III I 1 In this first sketch Redfern gives us a very pretty yachting gown for a blonde It is of cream colored serge with a narrow I lne of dark blue braid at the top of the hem The girdle and sleeves are of dark blue serge but the cuffs are of the cream color with three rows of blue braid The waist is loose and has wide revers edged with braid and decorated with an anchor em broidered The cap is of blue and cream I striped silk I i iiiPif 1 tcoX4tth iaIf L The other model is very stylish and rather more elaborate I is of dark blue serge with narrow lines of gold braid around the skirt and framing two front panels Nine rows of braid in clusters of three trim the sleeves which also have small gilt but tons on the outside seam The vest is of white serge with rows of crimson and blue braid and gold anchors adorn the breast and pocket faDs It seems almost astonishing to those who trouble to look back for a few years what wonderful progress the yachting mania has made among ivomen and men of all degrees Perhaps the most astonishing fact is the pleasure the former take in the exhilarat ing healthgiving pastime and the deligh they feel in pcuding along a rockbound shore by the spreading surf and the sea blown sand No fragile maidens these but strong welldeveloped young women wh o can help to haul in the main sheet or pickup pick-up moorings i needs be Sailors invariably live to a good old age unless they get knocked over board or smashed by a falling fa1n mast or something of that sort and seldom have consumption so there seems likely t o be a good many centenarians among the present generation if the healthy fad for I outdoor pursuits continues to find favor ro Soon our young Americans will Amercans wI be able to side sing with their sailor cousins on the other I The wind Is piping loud me boys The lightning flashing free The hollow oaK our palace In Oorheritoca the sea |
