Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-06-14
0UT-0F-D00R WEAR.
COSTUMES FOR FiELo-sPoRTINa AND
ATHLETIC GIRLS.
adapted to Tennis Playing, Bicycle
Riding. and Mountain Climbing
Summer Girls shirt Waist.


Summer Girls shirt Waist.
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Correspondence Of tho Richmond Dispatch.i
NV YORK, June 13.-There is no use in
describing anything talking about any,
thing, OF thinking about anything from
tins on for four good months but what TO
! wear out-oi-doors. II is an out-of-door
life we are leading at this season of the
1 year.
Our girls arc coming more and more TO
initiate their English sisters in their mode
OF living. They are becoming as athletic
and as much attached 10 field sports as our
men.
WHERE DESIGNS COME FROM.
! 1t is noticeable fact that the designs
! Tor our outing gowns do not come from
! Iarls., They are either produced here or
else they come from London. BY outing
I gowns do not mean walklng-dresses or
| seaside costumes, but the frocks our girls
/ play tennis in. ride bicycles or 60 noun
! taiI-climblng. yachting or rowing in. Your
/ fashionable FrenchwomGn r. not an adept
at any of these things. She dawdles the
summer through at ITouville Dieppe. or
Marritz-bathes little, dances a little.
/ rides a little, and idles q great deal in
| picturesque costumes and attitudes.
STUNNING TFNSIs DRESS.
/ Our summer girl enjoys her free open-air
/ existence down TO the ground and all the
/ season through, all of which Is intro
ductory TO the description of a STUNNING ten
ms dress that will flush across the courts at
/ Saratoga or Richtield very soon. The main
/ material of the suit IS a summer serge of
/ exquisite quality, pale, very pale biscuit
/ color. The waist u fitted behind with a
/ position back, as the most stylish Of these
| outing suits are being made nowadays.
! he seams of this jacket-basque (which is
OF the seree) are marked with very narrow
/ gold braid, the edges finished with the
same; collar and broad triangular revers
are of white silk.
WAIST AND CAP.
Underneath the BASQUE is waist made
! somewhat after the pattern Of a Norfolk
jacket-only closer fitting and laced down
the front. This ia of crimson silk. The
skirt Is of the serge, killed.
On top there is a little cloth cap, with a
| broad gold Dand below, black stockings
! and white canvas ties laced with black silk
ribbon. IT IS one of the most effective out
OF MANY SNOWY tennis toilets of the pres
ent year.
TRAVELLING GARB.
Here is an idea of the prevailing and
| popular travelling garb. over the plain
suit there is worn a full-length coat Of
! lightweight checked or plaid cheviot
fitted pretty closely. This garment Cx-
hibits double row of large buttons down
the front. Above there IS q short cape
reaching the elbows. In fact the coat
| looks for all the world like a Macintosh,
and is Just about as graceful. However, it
| Is two or three degrees more seemly than
| q buster, and as it is in vogue we may az
well make the best Of 1t.
CAPTURED HRR FANCY.
The silken shirt waist has capitiyated
the summer girls fancy completely. 1t ls
now usually of dark striped silk, made
rather full in front, with gathers or plats,
and with a glTdle about the waist. il Is,
however, fastened down the front either
by the agency Of q row of eyelet holes and
| a silk cord, OF simply by a row Of small
buttons. 1t s not quite de riyiTv 10 wear
an open or low collar. The collar Is a.
high and straight as that on the outer
waist,
LACE AND NET.
OF course we have again the lace and net
costumes. Some OF them are especially
pretty this season. They are always grace
full. Among innovatiOns-where the dress
Is intended for evening wears the intro
ducton of the jewellcd net hOunciug,
either white or black. used for the front of
the skirt On the net dresses the founda-
ton skirt is Of silk, made rather full the
net skirt follows the foundation-sklrt.
However, over.drapcry of lace is permlssl-
bic and al least a single lace hOunce is al
ways added. For garnlture on these
dresses ribbon bows in bright shades of
color make pretty contrasts.
FETCHING AND BAKIsH.
The summer hat is q fiat straw, twisted
and crinkled somewhat eCcentrlcally, rest
ing upon the top of the head with hardly
the suggestion Of a crown. 1t Is tilted at
an angle, usually down towards the fore
head. and il looks rather fetching in n
rakish fashion of its own. especially when
becomingly trimmed. II does not require
much trimming big bunch of roses on
top makes one of these shapes complete.
sFAsoN or GRAYs.
We are ringing the changes on gray. 1t
is season of grays. We delight now IN
the mildest, sOfteSt combinations, and
gray and white is one especially admired.
The russell shoe is pronounced favorlte,
but the color is not so hidcOusly cOnspicu-
Gus as the bright yellow Of last year 1t Is
a rich, deep tone, almost like bronze.
White canvas shoes are also among the
stylish foot-gear, but it is only the dainty
little A foot that looks well in these.
OTHER FASHION NOTES.
The girl who intends dancing at the sea-
side or mountain hotel this summer puts
carefully away IN her trunk diaphanous
trife of an evening gown IN crepe dc ct,ne
and chiffon.
The June bridesmaid considerably en-
hances her own prospects of holding first
place in the next ceremonial she attends
bv wearing a coquettish white Leghorn
hat. tremendous in size, IN which, with
the accompaniment of a pale rose chiffon
gown she looks far sweeter than the bride,
condemned to conventional, unbecOmlng
white.
The inventive mOdiste confines her at
tention now to the collar. That is the
niece de resistance of the prevailing costume.
BRUNSWICK STEW.