The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-05-28
THE WOMAN OF FASHION
SUMMER MATERIALS MORE NUMER-
Gus THAN EYER.
What the Daintler Fabrics VIII Cost
Linens Most serviceablo and sntisfac-
tory-How to Make Them.

The warm waves the country has been
sweltering under have suddenly awaken
ed us to the fact that summer is upon
US. We have been quietly waiting Tor
genuine spring to arrive, before doing
anything definite in the way Of summer
wardrobe. And lol here is the summer
before the spring Therefore put on your
thinking-cap, summer maiden, and make
up your mind what you will wear out
Of all the bewidering fabrics for sun
'shiny days.
There are more materials to choose
from this summer, it seems TO me. than
ever there were before First let US take
the sheer and delicate ones. Fine or
candle, printed ia pale soft shades ana
howery punches, head the list. 1t Is Just
the thing for the fashionable skirt, for
you may make a skirt of # as full as you
please add all the ruiiies and hip TRIM
mings you desire and still preserve the
light and airy effect. Lawns are almost
equal to organdie in this respect. The
dotted lawns and muslins will be very
popular; the newest are made in blocks
or fine stripes Of white and one other
shade-layender, blue, pink or pale green
the shade being so very faint that you
have 70 examine the fabric closely 10
discover IT, 1t is sufficient, however, to
cast a sheen Of color over the material
relieving the pure white. These stripes
are bordered after the same manner, ex-
cept that the stripes are little broader
and the color is trihe more intense.
The tiny white dots cover the whole, OF
course.
l saw a pretty pink lawn that was
scattered with sprays Of lilies-of-the-
valley, in their natural shades. The lawn
was also covered with a silken thread
that was wrought in a square Roman
pattern.
The batistes, the beautiful, fresh-look-
ing dimities, the French lawns, the
dotted muslins, and the organizes may
be had at prices ranging from twenty
five TO thrty-fye cents a yard. You may
pay more for organdie II you viii. but
a good quality may be had inside Of the
prices quoted.
But, 10 come TO the more sensible mate
rails, we find Scotch ginghams foremost,
as ever. The Bingham of this season,
however, is so transformed by the beau
tfu silken stripes and threads running
over and through &, that it Is scarcely
recognizable. Bingham is after all, most
satisfying, for It will launder perfectly,
looking just as pretty after the wash
as II did in it's first freshness. The
French zephyrs are simply refined edi-
tions Of the Scotch ginghams, and you
may procure the incest Of either for thir-
ty or thirty-fve cents per yard and
most desirable quality. often for as low
as twenty or twenty-five cents.
When 1t comes to the ombre ginghams,
| you may go as high as fifty or sixty
cents a yard; but these are very beau
| tiful, with their shaded stripes. Pretty,
| also, are the plisse ginghams, with their
| woven tucks OF white.
Then, as usual, we pattern some OF the
! thin materials after last winters stuffs
| There is the cotton cheviot, which you
may buy for twenty-five cents a yard
| You may get such materials In both
/ checks and plain colors, and many Of
| them closely resemble the favorite hop
| sacldng Of the winter, that stands rough
| treatment so well.
| What promise TO be particularly popu-
| lar are the linen fabrics--the glazed linen,
| ecru and navy blue; the lighter French
| linen. coming In almost all colors, even
| pretty. pale ones; and, above ALL the
| linen duck. coming in white, pale yellow
| or ecru.
The linen IS so delightfully."- cool that
| II will be used largely for outing pur-
| poses. OF course ali the gowns are made
! TO wash easily, since the light suits must
be kept spotless. The most popular way
TO make them up is the full gored skirt,
| trimmed with rows OF braid OF a con-
| trasting shade, such as dark blue on
| ecru; or 'else narrow folds OF n darker
shade Of the linen. Guipures are also
| popular for skirt trimming. The small
| jacket effects are almost invariably en-
| ployed for the waist. with sleeveless silk
| bodices beneath. making the costume
| bright and attractive. Rows OF braid
should also be added to the jacket and a
most 1aunty effect can be given by turn
! ing 1t back In large reyers which fail
over the sleeves. The blazer effects so
| popular last summer are all displaced by
the short jackets, and, ergo. we all won
der how We could possibly have worn
them SO long and so generally as we did.