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Show THE SUMMER GIRL ; ac MOTHER NATURE j i It is more than IntorrstlnK to watch th" development of iho "summer plrl" keep pnee with that of Mother Nature. With the firt huddlng of th trees comes r,o Hist BugRos'.lon of the "girl. " 11 the Btrav hat, usually adorned with a bright llowoT. She still wears her winter icO&t and fun Then, in ;i few wpekx, the trees send forth Innumerahla shoots, the blades of grraaa lengfhen arid brighten, and the 1 1" ' lightens her dress, but the fur la still around ner ne.k Now. w hnvo r, , )n d .lnii' 1 1 Hi of roses ' and the girl Is a very sweet rose Indeed. It is s.if- to predict thut wjien midsummer .i i ri s. ib( will he a whole garden of rlutous colors. a -troii on iho avenue today brought lo i tb v,'W in a preponderance of the soft Chiffon-taffetas, and the many shru'.es of ih, rose seemed to ie her favorite These I,', was nro very full and Huffy, tho skirts self-trimmed, and Jackets short, with three-quarter length sleove. There Is a glimpse ol white at th nerk. and full lln-p.-rl, pleating In the sleeves If the While blouse has a abort BletSVS (which occurs n ort often than not) tho mosquetalre Kb ve l worn. When the cown Is of a pronounced color, it Is Important that the hat should match. Ww Bhapes are rontlnually making their appearance. Tho "polo" Is nc longer markedly noticeable, and has resolved It-s-If mostly Into tho larger tnrhan, frith which we have heen familiar for years. For ordinary wear, the newest departure Is the English 9allor It has a very wide, stiff and straight brim, which becomes quit'- narrow In the back, and the crown is large, but low. It Is worn squarely on tin head; not the slightest tilt anywhere. Mere you have the reaction from the fanciful, tip-tllted French hat. with Its saucy feather and gay flowers, which however, remains the hit fr dr ss i u of the new Ideas that Is certain to become a favorite Is the lingerie hat, male up in butcher's linen with eyelet embroidery embroid-ery and Val. lace. (If one could buy tho laitt-r l the wholesale, it would not come amlsa. Indications point lo a corner In V: ' Tln re l first a stiff wire frame, shaped Ilk- the English sailor, of smaller dimensions, dimen-sions, and covered with mallne, fulled. The inder side of the brim Is a mas- of i arrow Val. ruffles. Then comes the linen brim (extending about an Inch beybnd the wir.- frame), with scalloped edge and a ib slp,n In eyelet work. Tne crown, also ,n broldercd Is i Tam O'Shanter. A soft ribbon Is twisted around the crown ind lied in a huge Alsatian bow. It sounds very juvenile, doesn't It? But there Is something of the child left In all of US, and so we are going to welcome It. It BhOUld lo borne In mind however, that If at all "floppy" It will become a child's bat Accompanying this hat was n little bol-cro bol-cro In the same linen with the same eye-ret eye-ret pattern. Theve was n new touch to this bolero it fell Ave Inches short ,,f the waist line all around, and at the bottom only, was drawn in to the figure. The . thi top, and very horl ending three Inches above the el. I v . :tnd also draw n In at Us txtlom edgi 'I'lds oiiltit wan all in white and seemed the prettiest thing yet, but a duplicate in pink. iuid one In blue, with the embroidery embroid-ery nnl Alsatian bow In w tlltl , pfOYOd equally fascinating An exquisite creation for the trousKC-au of a June bridij woa a combination ol real Valenciennes and English (eyeiett hand embroidery. The bodj ". thi gown wus cut from oil-over Valenciennes. A1 thi knci was trie tirst band of t1"- embroidery, em-broidery, eight inches wide, and gathered to the lower edge of ttii was a rtvo-Jnch Valem i, nnes run'h To ii-.e iu,,ni ot this was attdthed a second band Of the enibrolder.'., five Inches In width, and still anothei valenclenee flounce, some ten "i twelv Inches In width, sewn to thU Che same theme wu carried out In the waist Which was made with a high neck and 1 1 v. Bleevei The, tint of mir. gown was a real old Ivory, Another cr atlon was cut from ali-over Irish crochet. The skirt was composed ol three circular flounces, the lowt r one having the most tiare. iuid absoiutel) devoid de-void of fullness around the hips. Theso flouio-es lapped over on a narrow front breadth, gored almcet to a point at tho waist line Each flounce was finished With thi--' rows of narrow, yellow-tinted . .i. i, ues In rufTl' ? At , 'iaal dl--tan - b, KlnnliiK at the trout bf.oilji. these were carried up on tho circular flounce In a scroll-like pattern that ended In a rosette. The waist was simple, be-ing be-ing trimmed with a flchu-like arrsnge-m, arrsnge-m, nt, cut In square tabs, ont falling on , o h shoulder, two In the back and on, on each clde of the front, finished ail around th" edge with two Valenciennes ruffles The neck waa high and 'r-f-Bleeves Just belOW the elbow. From thu back of each sleeve depended a squarw tab of Irish lact iinish.il like the nehu 'Ith this gown was worn a Wide-pfSS led girdle In cream white satin (m the front Of the waist, on each sleeve. a.nd the back of thfl girdle were small rosettes of Yal-snclencs Yal-snclencs with a passementerie ornament In the i enter. Whl'a you are putting touches of hn r I embroidery to your wardrobe don't for- gel onr parasol, umr lliigerie b' It arat, lastly, tin- toe of your canvas Oxford. If yoU can accomplish the eyelet work, then you are very fortunate, as that i the embroidery par excellence. Suppos, sou an- having a blue linen gown made, to ! embroidered in white You may have hat. parasol and shoes made of the same material and onrre-pondlngly onrre-pondlngly embroidered Your shoes may have white heels and be laced with a white ribbon, while your blue hose may i. embroidered In white on the Instep. You may tie white ribbon on the handle han-dle of your parasol and the Alsatian bow On your hat mS) also be white. Can you picture .i moie perfect "summer girl?" Db you ndt tn .ir the roat Of the surf and feel' the breeze from the sea? The modern woman. beautifully gowned, is B0 fearfully and wonderfully put together that It Is' no wonder 'mere man" gives up the solution Is this wh he t.ik, - off Ills hat when he meets her , 1 1 vki.i 'TT I ' I A M BERH |