Show THE DOOP SKIRT SCARfo I r Forecasts of Fall FashionsSmart Sporting FrocksThe Delights of the Summer Dust Coat I r I I New York Aug 1When the midsummer mid-summer styles have become well established es-tablished find gained a certain atabll ily it slight calm seems to come upon Dame Fashions varying moods and in the breathing space between the seasons I sea-sons the apprehensive mind of woman I becomes t prey to speculations on the I I changes She shapes fantastic images from the I I void and nebulous forms of the distant dis-tant styles and lends a credulous ear I I I to whimpered prophecies of startling extravagance This year the hoopsklrt panic has Ir I struck us once again always gains its firmest grip upon the imagination I just at this peculiar transition stage HAND PAINTED SUNSHADE I I I I r DL 1 rJ I I j a l Iftl I 1 I i 6 I 111 I I r I 7 r fI J I t L ol I J i I I L J Jli 11ffl > I nW r iJ 1 I L 11 I Ij j I I 1 I Tho uso of hand painting Is the fashionable fashion-able fad of llw hour and especially upon iUiiiHliadcs Is this Ilea exploited This one I faaC f white silk with n design ot purpio Irises decorating it most effectively Thu stick and bundle If > of enameled wood In I a delicate lavender shndo with a Jaunty bow of whllo satin at tin handle j been growing BO pronounced and Increasing of I In-creasing so rapidly in favor that there is just cause for alarm nswe contemplate 1 contem-plate the future Then too the crino line sterns to be but the fit concomitant I of these quaint old half sleeves and Hewing sleeves now RO popular which j were worn with them forty years ago II I I The general consternation and dismay however which the Idea of hoops and crinolines calls up Is In itself something some-thing of a jjudfanteerigaChBt Its sud I den appearance and it Is not too darIng I dar-Ing to say that further than exaggeration exaggera-tion of the wqlldevcloped Hare at j I ° I I the bottom of the skirt there will be i no sudden thrusting qf the hoopsklrt upon an unwilling public > I Thorp Is fortunately growing spirit of selfreliance and Independence in dress and It Is I oven imaginable that Ian I-an edict from the powers at Paris maybe I may-be set at deilance or so moderated and subdued as to remain well within the 1 limits of convenience and comfort The fashion of hoojtbklrts Is scarruly Into In-to be sprung upon us without sufficient I suffi-cient preparation or a gradual working I work-ing up to Its extreme style It necessitates necessi-tates almost a complete change In our I whole attire to say nothing of the narrow traits of space which we now have to ofcr jt Since the crinoline has seen the light of popularity many changes have taken place in our modes I of living Fancy If you can In this age of economy and space these vol I CHIC COSTUME FOR YACHTING I yil j j < I r i 1 I 2 1 i I j 1 f r > r I I 1l > 2 i 1 r I irt H 1 I I 1 J 7 10 II itt y I 1 > I I t D r r < r < I J 1r 1 io 1 1 7 1 x t Itt 0 it > tjj j S t t I H I f r I j 1 L I t I rr ia I I > I II I r 1 rY I III I lf I I 1 1 I 1J l I r t r i ec1rcr t t a IpI5 I I j I I4 t o c I r 1 d A > l I 1 I I I J I I Tn this yachting frock we have the perfection of taste allied to comfort and good i sense The design would bo charming In any color and In almost any malarial but I Us absolute hiiccess Is realized in a Mno serge of an Miulsllo paste shade ot greenish blue a tint one sees on tho fico of the waters when the skies are cloudless and brilliant Tho matcrhil perfectly slltohed In lines on the skirt mid bodice contrasts con-trasts charmingly with the white silk blouse tho folds of which pro edged with gold cord and an effective finish is given by the vest trimming of sapphire velvet I embroidered Ir gold and ornamented with fancy sliver gilt links i I In the fashlono before the fall modes can belescrlbod and while those of tho summer are at a comparative standstill Whether or not these ru I I morsfrom Paris where the Magician Pacjuin waves his mighty wand will be verified remains to be seen To ho sure there are several causes I for this sensation f as the fashions t I show p strong tendency toward a revival re-vival of quaint oldforms as well as a I I complete revulsion from the sleekly fitting sheath skirt so highly in vogue I a season back The skirt which flares widely at the 3 bottom and falls free of the figure has I a ominous and unruly skirts in conflict with each other and the rounding furniture Think of a dainty tea drluking between a bevy of fashionable fashion-able young women In one of the postmodern post-modern and approved apartments of today where the art of navigating bn twcen articles de vertu and brlca DAINTY SLEEVELETS r Now that the half slccvg and Its supplementary supple-mentary lingerie underslccve la HO much in fashion It Is necessary to have a supply sup-ply of these pretty llttlo ulccvelols which furnish attractive fancy work for the bummer hours and arc formed of strips of tucking and lace Insertion with a frill of the lace at the wrist brae requires a catlike dexterity and a complete mastery of the skirts and picture to yourself the utter vexation and annoyance which their incessant bobbing wobbling and mutinous uprisings up-risings would cause Undoubtedly hoc er the short round skirt for tho street clearing the ground neatly and V standing out sprucely at the bottom will be the thing from this lime on through the fall It Is already beginning to how Itwilf and this too indicates the spirit of Independence In dress which women wo-men arc learning to feel The short skirt has made its appearance without sanction or consent of tailor or cos turner but really because of the visitors visit-ors at tho Paris exposition who have had the bravery and good sense to have had their smartest gowns sent from their dressmakers with long trailing skirls shortened to a commonsense com-monsense proportion fat walking about and sightseeing 1 and tho result has been so chic and natty an appearance as to prove that Qrt and convenience can bo smartly combined At a private view of some newlyIm ported gowns shown by one of our most trustworthy Importers several gowns were shown which were notably free from any symptoms of the crinoline I BOAV a particularly becoming dress lii blue face cloth the nklrl haying tlC narrow straps piped with white around the hem whllo another rap up the center of the back and branching outward on cither sldo from the waist downward wore live other piped straps Similar decoration adorned the back of tho bodice a single strap outlining the edge of the front reverts and darts With this was worn a black silk waist I belt and black and white crossed vest Y A TRIO OF TRIG TOILETTES I I iJ II II I 1 l S irlj L t t t Z I t II I II II I I I I I I f r 1 r c Y r r I I l r 1A l j I I I t 1 1 r r a h I i 1 l II I III 1 II U 1 It t11 o t 1 J kl II II d II ll Intl 3f r h IIII hln u I nl tr rl r o nr s 1 > C f 1 I 1 t ti Ii IV II I I I i1 I i i 1 1 h t I IIa dl t II i dr r r1 r I I tl 1 I I 1 ° 1 ri 0 t 111 L I1 II II it n I II II ill I II ll x U 1 r In I l 1 1 I i Ii I I I I 1 1 1 1 11 I I i 1 In I 1 A rtl II tit S + 1 1 e n I t 1 1 1 111 L I I 14 I I I i I I t 1 1 1 t1 t 1 rJM fq I r 1 I I I 11 1 1 11 I 111 J J III I I I II l I it 1 r 111 Ii 11 i II t 1 1 111 r 1 I I t 11 t 1 1 I n11 l l1 ir II 111 1 n II 1 1Il 11 I tl t 1 I 1 1 I I III l 11 i J lit 1 u rp rl 11 tl 1 II u I I 1 t1 11 1 i t II t 1 11 I 1 t f I 1 I 11 1 t 1 11 1 11t 1 II II I 111 ha I1 I I r I r II i tI II 1 1 1 11 1 1 lit lit I IIiI 4111 I lllf II n I 1 1 II 1J I I l1 I 1111 t 1 t 1111 rr fall fa-ll Ij 1111 t i11 = = r i fl r r I t 1 11 1 1 IIII 1 1 p r 1 1 1 ww w t II 1I I 1 NI I I 1n1 r I Il UI1T11T + I II lr nil I II r Ifl N I 91D I i I + I n I I t II I I IIr iti 17FJ i I b t 111 II a I I u 1 q I 1 II In the figure to the left we have a pretty gown of pastel taffeta combined with pretty colored guipure Tho skirt hnn straight and fiat panel down the front It Is trimmed In bias pieces oorlapplng like flounces with u llouncu aboo the deep flounco of guipure The bolero ol the waist repeals the trimming of tile skirl It is short over a blouse of whlto mousellno do sole with reveres shoulder capes and Saxon collar 01 the pisuJ taffeta The cravat eclnture and lies on thO front of the bolero are of black velvet the note of black showing also In tho plumed hat and In the garniture of the paVosol i whiQhJs formed of pleated rosettes of made mousscllnc the covering of the parasol b6mgof Inky blue gauze The central figure Is a gown of white taffbla ornamented with grcal bands of while cloth which are striped with fine st I tellings of black silk All of these bands round off at the bottom and gle an attractive effect of a tunic The bolero made In the same splrll ns thoHkirt Is held upon a i lino striped black and white silk coin lure which gives the same effect as Iho lines of black stitching vest of white taffeta with oliveshaped billions of black mud white shoes over a chemisette of sKy blue mousselme de sole At the top of the bodice Is a deep yoke of yellow guipure with cross pieces of black velvet In the center Tho third gown Is of blue linen embroidered In dots with large Incrustations of lace Tho front Is framed In a garland of largo lace lowers the rest of the skirt being pleated The corsage opens over a plastron of plealdd moussellne do sole and a small pleating of mouesQllne di > sole outlines the Ilowcrs of lace which adorns the corsage The sleeves of pleated linen end at the elbow with a frill of the pleating and aro supplemented at the lower arm by lacetrimmed and embroidered linen A second simple model in black cloth showed three straps on cither side rounded 1 off nt the fott and cunningly cut doublebreasted coat with short basque and bliolc Huerle buttons centered cen-tered with a Jet cabuchon and small revera faced with black suede 3 However It Is unprofitable as yet lo look Into the future while the present yet holds so much that Is new and Intel in-tel ° esting to consider The midsummer styles are showing a decided character of their own Look for instance at the pretty and sporting costumes the summer girl now wears Her ward robh is replete with every new touch and fancy of the hour and she is wonderful won-derful In her many phases Her bathing suits alone might furnish fur-nish material for an exhaustive treatise trea-tise They are no longer simple and plain garments of flannels with bands of braid sewed on In a faint effort at oinVmenlatlon but they arc now well filling crisp and dapper little suits that refuse to succumb to the weight of wetness but hold their own In firmness of outline both In and out of the water Mohair and Italian silk and surah are the materials of which they are made A PARISIAN AUTOUR DECOU I cr c3T a I 1 ril T 1 F JcireJ i ir r t II Il t t i j v Vvyr yvrniw F WJtjfe 1cT 1 II I l r I r r Crrl ° r x o r m 4 6L I 1 r l J M l r V IW ZpOkvX JL rTiTj v i j > I JkV > SS < V Ill t K TS W St The favorite summer wrap la Iho boa which IM I appearing In varied forms and is I now known by Its French name < < Aulour do CouVi Thoy are matJQ of various 1 stuffs ribbon lace artificial Mowers and gauze The one above IB I of creamy chiffon with trimming of ruched satin ribbon The ruff which surrounds tho neck Is of deep chiffon plisses with the ends decorated wllh the same whlc the streamers of the chiffon are gathered wllh deep putfings I IAN r I-AN ORIGINAL BLOUSE MODEL J i r H I h r 1 i I b i r I < i j J i L r CL S Jr S j j J bt oo q t I 4 ii I h J i I c f 1 t r t I f J P > 1 1 ii r i < = < r 1 us lfJfff < y jl t = f Jf f a S ig S I tr IIll1 II I 1 r This delightfully smart little blouse Is 1 a decided departure fiom hackneyed prln clpleb of blousemaking The graceful bolero is something Iiutlio nature of a drapery dra-pery the full sleeves and font fulling In sort lines from the tiilrrcd band which outlines tho gulpuro underblouje The comblnatlop of colors and materials In thj model Is peculiarly successful the draped bolero being of pale gray crepe do chine while tho Mncicrblouse nnd towel sleeve aro of yellow guipure mounted upon a transparency of green taffeta Two straps of black velvet with silver and pearl clasps fasten the bolero across the chest Bandlhov must be as carefully adjusted to tin figure as tho gown for the street and house In fact the seaside maiden talcs an especial pridq In her trimness trim-ness and compactness of style and her battling suit nowadays even boasts certain cer-tain originality of design A neat little suit for the surf typical typi-cal of tho latest styles was of a rus setbrown mohair with a full blouse of light tan over which a snug little bolero bo-lero of the brown mohair filled Irlgly t came nearly lRl 1 the line of the waist in the back allowing a glimpse of the tan blouse above the waist band and curved roundly in the front where a deep sailor collar finished the neck the tan blouse making an effective appeal ance between the rounding fronts of the bolero A bprder of black Hercules braid outlines with a narrow line of white braid on each side gave a striking strik-ing framing lo the sailor collar and bolero und defined ft sharply against the tan blouse The bolero of course was attached to the blouse and simply formed a sort of trimming The short sleeves uerq of this brown > mohair Striped across with bands qf black braid and narrow while braid and the bottom of the skirt was trimmed in the same way A pair ot1 brown silk hose exactly matching the soft russet shade of the mohair were worn with this stylish sty-lish little suit s This trick of matching the hosiery and shoes to a costume is a highly favored Idea I in sporting frocks this season and fs particularly In evidence In tennis costumes Tennis flocks to bo complete must be accompanied by u pair of shoes of the same material I an the skirt or when this Is Impracticable the color must be strictly observed in the canvas or kid of the shoes Among the features of the midsummer midsum-mer styles the dust coats for driving short railroad journeys or a days shopping in the city Is prominently displayed No fashion could be more sensible or useful and except In very warm weather wiled the additional I weight of the ugliest crarment becomes a burden no contrivance could give more comfort and convenience nor be more labor saving and cleanly These long dust coats are preferably of blue mohair made In the empire style with a short iacketshaped waist which fits somewhat snugly I to the fig ure over the bust the straight unbroken folds falling from below the line of the bust to lliu ground Poncoo also Is a favored material I for these coat und Is I somewhat lighted and cooler than mo hair but there is a certain swagger air about tho slick and wellstitched mo hairs which quite vanishes the limp find listless style of tho pongees These dust coats serve a purpose thai makes them an undlsuutcd treasure to their owner facilitating they do the bur den of keeping appropriately for all occasions The lightest and most frocks are protected perishable alike from dust and criticism by their friendly friend-ly folds nnd may be worn with Impunl 1 iy In a travclinc coach and kept unmarked un-marked or marred from dust and cin tiers Short railroad trips with teas and luncheons at the other end have long piovcd a vexed problem to the summer pleasure seeker who desires to bo al way smartly attired and yet shrinks from wearing a gown that would bo suitable for a luncheon gala affair NOVEL TIE CLASPS < Itm I I II I i V9 ffl 0 I I I 1 6r I tv 1 1 f l I M C I fk J y S v t J PtTY w 0 These attractive e little tricks for confining confin-ing Limo necktie aro a popular fad thin I eiiHon and combine utility and ornament to a marked degree They are of cut sliver sli-ver and are used at the neck lo hold tho I soft mull or gauze tie In petition f upon the train With these delightful coats the solution of her problem is at f hand She may Instantly transform i horsolC from a somber bird of passage to one of gayest plumage and is free to flit from place to place via car cart j or automobile enjoying ever that glorious glo-rious conviction that she Is fittingly gimned for all occasions a balm to the heart of ever woman t |