Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-05
SUMMER FASHIONS.
PICTURESQUE AMERICAN AND ENG
ush TENNIS COSTUMES.
Ginghams with Guimpes and Yosss OF
Nusiin-Bicyc,ing Habits for Lady
Ridcrs-Niilinery and Other Notes.


correspondence Of the Richmond Dispssch.l
NEw YonK, July i.--Tennis has not
loosened its hold on tho American g'rfs
affections and it is now, as it has been Tor
ten years past, the most universally salts
tying of out-of-door amusements. IL Is
satisfactory in every way. The game Is
picturesque. good exercise. excellent SPORT
and more than all it furnishes altogether
exceptional opportunities for the exbioi-
ton of graceful motion and pretty cos
tunes.
The tennis costume of the present year
is not so informal as IT has been IN past
years. The waist is in the form OF an open
fronted position basque. Under TINS ap-
pears silk shirt-waist and below Is p'ain
or killed serge skirt. In lively game the
waists are frequently laid aside. the ladies
playing in the silk9waists only, and under
these circumstances they play as freely
and with as little impeachment as the men.
AN ENGLISH SUIT.
A nattv English tennis suit is In a
checked tennis flannel, gray and brown
against white ground. The waist Is
something like an English cover coat only
very loose and easy-fitting, with VIDE tuii
SittNtS. no cultt WIN
check ed India silk not matching the pat
tern of the flannel. but being IN gray,
white. and black.
GrSdHAM GOWNS.
The possibilities of bingham this sum-
mer are fully exploited. The way the
palmer bingham gowns are made up IS
thusly: waist n Ia Louis june, with collar
and cuffs and edging to the skirt OF the
coat. all of white embroidery. straight
skirt. with deep hounce of the embroidery.
But the silk ginghams and other fine quail.
ties are made up with y,iir,pes and yokes OF
India muslin, lawn or French batiste; and
are as dainty as the garments OK fairy!ahd.
WOMEN BloYcLIsrs.
Since the ladies' safety" came into ex.
istence. making il possible for woman to
navigate as gracefully As her male friends
and relations on two wheels, bicycling has
come 10 be more and more popular with
the girls. The men. too, have taken kindly
to the idea OF tho other sex riding, and. Tar
from considering female bicycling an IN
fraction of their own prerogatiye, are glad
TO take the girls along with them on the
road. except when they mean business. OF
course, and start on fifty or s,xty-miie
runs.
SATISFACTORY COSTUME.
The girls and fashion publishers are as
one as TO the necessity for suitable aud
satisfactory costume tor women bicyclists-
| do not think this has vet been attained.
A girls skirt il dreadfullv IN the way on a
wheel, and if IT is caught in the chain or IN
one of the pedals it il liable TO precipitate
an unpleasant and perhaps dangerous ac.
cident. On this account the experienced
rider has her skirt so fastened that she can
readily allow it to slip off entirely.wear-
ing beneath it a shorter pettlcoat OF black:
This is, of course, merely an adaptation OF
the English idea in riding habits. You
know the modern habit-skirt Is so made
that should the rider be thrown her skirt
leaves her Immediately, preventing the
possibility OF her horse running on ana
dragging her-something that has occurred
more than once on English hunting nelds
THE DIVIDED SKIRT.
Other bcycllsts wear the Jenness Miller
divided skirt. But this is not altogether
satisfactory, since the edge OF either sec
ton is Just az likely to catch as the edge
of the single skirt.
MODEL SUGGESTION.
Women riders will not know what real
safety and comfort mean until tney adopt
a radically different costume one that
NAV appal the conventional ideas OF de-
corum. but which. in OBJECT. will be quite
should consist OF cloth knickerbockers,
leather leggings to the knees, and flannel
or serge skirt reaching midway between
the knee and the ankle. That Is fashion
of dress that will be both safer and more
comfortable than the prevailing one. and
II only remains for few courageous lady
riders to set the pace.
ANEW HAT.
Summer millinery does not exhibit very
many novelties, but there Is ono new shape
among the fancy straws that IS odd
and new enough to merit n word or 70.
The brim of this hat is cut IN number 81
deep points resembling great star, "
when il il on the wearer. placed we
ON the back of the head, Ia.
dating halo. Tho crown Is small and
the trimming consists of q cluster OF
flowers thrown across the top, tied with
ribbon bow.
FASHION NOTES.
One very family perfumes ones gloves
Tho skirt of the season shows no sign Of
shortening, but on the contrary grows ever
longer. >,
Summer brides wear going-away y
gowns of cheviot in light .cross-Dar Ell
fects. :.
Lace was never more used in every d.
rection than 1t is this season.
some seekers after the unique and start
ling have taken to plaid! and cross-barred
bathing dresses.
The festooned founce is feature OF the
fashionable skirt. -,
A driving costume is not complete with
out a picturesque cape of velvet with q
medici collar and lace front.
Among the newer and more favored
colors of the season is hyacinth blue.
With all kinds of outing dresses they
wear cloth sailor caps with peaks either IN
blue or white with gold bands.
The let cubochons are used in trimming
every sort of dress that is at all elaborate
or meant for dressy occasion.