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This Year's Summer Fashion for the Summer Girl
New York unveils the 1902 summer wardrobe with a vast array of lace, flounces, and color blends. The article traces a daily schedule from breakfast gowns to afternoon frocks, detailing walking skirts, Gibson shirts, and matching jackets. It notes openwork stockings, dull kid laced shoes, and evolving shoe lacing trends. It highlights dainty breakfast gowns, seaside dresses, and afternoon toilettes with sheer fabrics, trains, and bold hats. Exquisite evening gowns and long gloves appear, while some society women adorn arm tattoos. Silk shoulder shawls with rosebud borders complete the chic summer look.
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