The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-02
THE WOMAN OF FASHION.
rurpRKDIcAMnyT THE RETURNED
suuuE8GIRLF FINDS HBRsELF IN.
s,.u.. So,hinx TO wear--A Few s"gGes-
lions which May Help Her Outline
raI Novelties In Dress Goods.

rho dcmi-season IS upon us with all
A.. SisadyantaCes The girls are return
49,, every day. In n healthy brown con
aition. They went away TO recuperate;
49, nov, md themselves too plump ana
round for the city gayeties How 10 set
ria Of tan freckles. and the hke, ~ tne
tax OF the hour Everything is peins
tried. with more or less success, IL |n ,',
cold weather continues, most OF theh
viii Immediately take up a course OF
t,aining to harden their muscles ana as
pose OF the somewhat bourgeois iui-
Bnt a more difficult problem than the
matter of ones physical condition pre-
scnts itself Most women have apsol-
utelv nothing 10 wear. The nght pretty
summer dresses that were all right Ior
the sumner resort. are sadly out of place
in the city streets And the one or Two
gowns that served for rainy ana emmy
DAYS, and for travelling are no a0.S ;,s
fresh and spotless. The serge hasn't lts
old smart hang, but drOops here ana
Says there in a dispirted manner And
The summer girl looks rather deJectedIy
upon the pile Of useless dresses that
have been taken from the trunk, ana
wonders whether she will have TO SIT
at home until a new dress can be maze.
There are two or three solutions 10 the
problem 4 simple and satisfactory one
IS TO purchase plain skirt OF dark blue,
gray or black cloth. covert, cheVlot' OF
one OF the water proof clOths-sllCe So ,i
will want il for the autumn rains. lou
can Cet one Of these for small sum-
Just at this time Of the year Then sci
Get the quietest AID best-lQoking OF your
summer waists. have them lalHdried
or pressed as the case demands ana
wear them with your fresh, Jaunty SKIRT.
Another, and a perhaps more s3uS-
factory plan. is TO buy an entire clotn
suit. Just now they cost about half they
did In the early summer You would per
haps be surprised 10 see the neat black
suit which you can purchase for VIZ
skirt and fashionable coat, with double
breasted effect In front, cut-away. and
with long. fun skirt effect in the ba *.
Such "a suit Will last well into the fan:
and then can be bought for even less
than the sum named.
For the maiden with a full purse,
would say get a new tailor made suit
ut once The materials are coming out
LITTLE slowly, IT rs true, owing TO Jul
lys excessive heat which dulled the
facilities OF the creator of our novelties
% s0nc degree. But now they arc com
ing to Our shores. ana In another week
or two we shall have them all with us.
Those that have come clearly iudi-
cate that some of our fancies OF last
wear have gone by. while others Will be
revived in new CuiSe. For instance the
combinations OF color are seen in many
OF the new materials-but combinations
much softer and quieter than Of yore
We also learn from the great import
tors that CrepOus Will be among the IA
y1rite materials Ana this is not to be
wondered At, when We consider that
crepon appears in 50 many forms and
designs Those OF this season, thus iar
are varied ana beautiful The greater
number of them show a groundwork Of
one color over which are thrown stripes
ar designs in raised mOhair or soft chen
illc effects.
one of these later Is particularly beau
tiful The ground is an uneven stripe
Of black crepon and pink SILK then
black and blue silk over this Is a DOT
ted effect I'm cut chenille or plush, in
the shades OF golden brown. shading
from a delicate yellow into rich seal
tints. The whole is most brilliant. and
soft withal
Another crcpon has a duh heliotrope
ground. with a black chain stitch III mo-
Another produces a black effect by
stripes Of dull sage and dull plum col
or with another stripe. crossing these'
Of the curling mohair effect in black,
4 most dainty siiken pUckered novelty
&c shown in clear. golden brown: with
the fine FUCKERS formed by small open
stripes more like eyclitS than anything
else that run closely between.
4 rich dark blue has curving, dashlhs
lines thrown over I'm raised BACK. n
brown. all Of one rich dark tint, IS mace
Of stripes in long undulatiOnS, cach be-
ing about two inches wide. The alter
nate stripes have lustrous, satin effect
as cOntrasted with the plain crepUl De-
tween. a.,
ground work of another and its raised
design consists OF regular, close polka
A queer material. known. however, as
crepon-for lack Of better name, l sus-
pect-is made Of fine lines of dark green
and dull Cold-the latter being actual
gold threadS-closely interviewer. The
whole is woven 50 that it falls in snaky
curves. producing n fantastic appear
ance as II lies in folds
a reminder OF the spring styles is
dark brown. whose surface is covered
with twisted threads in true harlequin
tints.
There are also a few novelties in camels