Show the history of tucks has yet to be written which will tell of their excessive use at the moment the minute lace and tinted batiste handkerchief is an expensive novelty of the moment TUCKED TOILETS the history of tucks has yet to be written and the story of their vogue and variations is sure to fill a fat volume next in order of popularity after white comes the pale ecru cafe a la creme and delicate bisque ernull batiste chiffon and liberty silk gown this is always tucked and often from the shoulder to the tip of the extensive train the gauzy tawny goods is cast upon a silk petticoat of color and tho and insets of lace giro all the variety and decoration desired the luckings tuc kings know no law and she whose gowns surface is pinched in the most various and impossible crinkles has reached the topmost notch of smartness tiny tucks ray out from inset lace medallions or describe eer widening circles about a wreath of lace tucks run in a plaid or diamond figure all oer a skirt or those that alternate one wide tuck with six of the narrowest possible pinch ingi are among alie newest inventions of the hour the ecru and biscuit colored gowns are tery happily set off in many in stance treatments of black baby velvet ribbon A pretty exemplification H given in a sketch of a sun burnt silk gauze dropped over an under slip of pure eolar lose lace edged vandyke flounce that hangs at alie knees extends a flaring flounce ridged with tucks ertry tuck is bordered with a line of black baby velvet ribbon and chii decoration is repeated on the frilled bolero and sleeve tops trimmed and colored to represent a flower there are pansy rose violet and petunia handkerchiefs that are shaped like anyone of these flowers pressed or painted on the flat and though they can not endure hard usage they are pretty and serviceable enough for the ball room some women who aro brave or beautiful boldly dross their hair low of an evening and enjoy the comfortable consciousness that it is better to bo fashionable than good looking women and last are greatly in the majority dress their hair higl after 6 in the evening and pompadour and condule the front che as vigorously as ever smart young ladies bind their locki with lengths of narrow acut exquisitely painted white satin ribbon the bow of which stands up with pointed ends after having been pulled through a gold wire buckle with brilliantz brilliants brilli ants all the women however have united in the use of demi amber tucking and pompadour combs these have short widely set teeth and bowed tops that are very heavy quite smooth and very highly polished among the jewel topped evening combs is tho coronation idea brough in pearls and colored gema and arranged to neaily imitate the strawberry leat coronet of a or the splendid crown that queen alexandra will wear in abay A florentine arrangement happily girls of ages from four lo 10 A silk gauze trimmed with baby velvet ribbon at three points malonff the top of tho bodice clasps of coral hold last the edging bands of black velvet and here i itis necessary to aay that shoulder chirl t are worn less and coral heads are worn more than during alie past winter the coral bead craze la but just beginning it promises however to gron in favor with the net boa and the green veil and the geranium toque of well nigh universal predominance and to utterly destroy the spheres of influence once so exclusively occupied by the mock pearla handkerchiefs AND COIFFURES one of the exquisitely frivolous arid inexpensive novelties recently introduced trod ag nn accompaniment to the evening toilet is the minute lace and tinted that ia cut giva no thought at all to the arrangement of their hair tots in knee long skirts have their boeka cropped in florentine fashion and their prettiest hot weather gowns are of brown white pink or lilac linen cut open in the neck short in the sleeves ana s brief in the aa alie kilt of a it 19 the custom to box pleat the fullness full nesa of the wee smocks tot gilted kilted simplicity is well esteemed this summer by alia juveniles how well th n simple anil ancient fashion may be adopted to rather elegant uses M showed in tha pretty blue sprigged pongee gown worn by a miss of fourteen with kue a little russian laro and some tucks A roost modest and serviceable little frock has been inexpensively evolved MAHY DEAN |