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Show BELLES' AT LONG BRANCH There it the "belle of the Btirf," and tbe "belle of the beach," and the "belle of the breakers," named so by the ladies, who Bpend more time on the beach and in the aurf during the week, when the gentlemeD are not there, than on Sundays, when they are. The "belle of the surf" ie a beauti-j beauti-j ful young Philadelphia, with brown j hair, who wears a white bathing dreas mounted with cardinal. A square piece of scarlet is Bet into tbe neck, tbe trousers are drawn up a little full over scarlet stockings, which are visible above her instep. The "belle of the breakera" is a charming blonde with laughing blue eyes and masses of fair hair. She dives, swims, danceB and plays in the breakers aa if she wag bo me sort ol water fowl, aDd more at home in them than on the land. She wears a black bathing dreea trimmed with blue, and a little plaited ruffle around I the oiled-Bilk cap under her alraw hat, which looks like an aureole. Indeed, this Btyle of oiled nilk cap, which ib a pretty modification of the "Oharltte Corday," is very much in , vogue and very becoming. Another pretty fashion which the young girle have adopted, and which the married women follow, ia the coquettish arrangement lor a little handkerchief around the neck, the Bcolloped colored edge being set up right, and protecting the throat from the Bun, while it adds a dainty little 1 finish to the dress. The "belle of the beach," a married woman or a woman who haa been married, a Mra. , at any rate, is probably thirty. Her face iB pale, her features a re of cluseio repularity, and she frames them in white tulle in a style which suggests conventual forms, and haa induced eome oeraon3 to apply to her the name of "Madonna." "Mad-onna." A new and pretty fashion introduced this summer ia tbat of arranging the small bo ft silk handkerchiefs with colored borders in a sort of low cone shape about the bead when sitting about the piazzas ur going down to Ibe bench. tijme ot tbe costumes are very simple, but very charming. White dotted muslin over pink or blue batiste, ornamented with ribbone to match, and tinged organdiea with round bodies, trimmed upon tbe over skirt, and fichu (which is knotted in front or at the back, as preferred) with torchon or Italian valencienneB lace, and, ol couree, with ribbon belts and bows. One of the novel ways of arranging ribbons ia in loops forming square "coupes'wbieb are placed al the aide of the skirt, on the Iront ol the bodice and lop of the sleeves. Sotne lovely combinations ol all while and all blue in silk and satin are trimmed in this way with satin ribbon, which is gros grain on the under aide. |