Rich and glowing colors are effective at the sea-shore, and will be found this season in many costumes carried to Newport-most beautiful of summer cities. Red and yellow, primary colors, appear in gowns and collets, but toned down and softened by transparent crépons and chiffons and the heaviest guipures. A collet of yellow faille, one might fancy, might be too striking, but when covered throughout with écru guipure it becomes a charming covering for my lady's shoulders when she drives in Bellevue Avenue on midsummer afternoons. The lace, all in one piece, is of the heavy Venise guipure, with raised rings at intervals amid the large design. The shape is a half-circle spreading out well on the broad sleeves of the gown. For trimming is a ruffle of broad chiffon doubled and gathered very full, while about the neck are two ruffles, making a soft and fluffy ruche that cannot fail to be becoming.

          Red and white gowns of wool and silk crépon, partly in checks and partly plain, are among Paris novelties imported for Newport by Mrs. Donovan. The red of these costumes has not the purplish tints of the cerise shades worn during the winter, but is the brilliant coquelicot or poppy red so liked by the brunettes. The skirt is entirely of the checked crépon, the width of the goods forming the length of the skirt and being turned over in drapery at the top, where it is bound with white ribbon. A ruche of white ribbon in box pleats trims the foot. A red faille belt holds the skirt around a white crépon waist. This waist has white guipure medallions in diamond shape in rows down the front and back, showing glimpses of a red taffeta lining. At the top the crépon is wrought in knots and loops of red, and is drawn in folds to the shoulders, leaving in view a plastron and collar of red faille matching that of the belt. Red checked sleeves are slashed above the elbow, showing in the spaces a puffed sleeve of white crépon. To complete the costume for the street is a little fichu of the red checked wool edged all around with a pleating of narrow white ribbon.

excerpt from Harper's Bazar, June 30, 1894