The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-29


- expressive OF her mood as We're her
sparkling eyes The Valeswoman was
showing her .hats at $40, az >-'. al S''
FINALLY she pointed 90 peri -eiiy pam,
wide. sofi-crownad curly-brlmmeH nat
I'm dark blue.
"Only s.. miss venturod the sales
woman.
$50 much the bcttcr." said the black
eyed one. as She placed the nat iar back
upon her head. and thouEhuelly turned
her neck this way ANA thaI II ih
Wants something suH Bring me some
Quiiis-thc brightest you nave
Her def fingers selected TWO OF the
rayest OF these brought her. and these
she srlrk 5aunaN in the band, rakiug
backward as "a sailor would say. They
were barred with bright cOlors, a vivid
red most prominent
Again me selfish creature put on the
hat It was triumph of taste. exactly
setting Off her gypsy face, ana already
assimllatcd TO her personality. as II she
had worn 10 q week.
Il suppose I'd better sake that So ono.
too" she said: "but / shall like this one
much better, and SO will"
And She stopped. blushing. ana / re-
solved some day To- write am essay on
''The Money Value of Courageous Taste"
Taste is of less value n DO Doe not cOur-
aceous. of least value If IL is ovcr-bold.
The z0uave bodice is most pert and
cute Of modes when worn by "a tiny
woman. but when the massive beauty
essays it. The little woman knows her
advantage and will press &c to the fun.
now that these distractng little vest
Ineuts are again 20 he popular The TIMER.
The shorter. the snusser is the zouave,
the better is its effect, especially If worn
or slender figure. IL can DE decked
with runies with sequius. which are per-
haps best of all with narrow lace, with
smart gilt braid.
The zouave is prctty-whcn 80 is pretty.
The scarf of null, lace-edscd is the
FAD Of The moment.
The ~ sudym-QUin twins. daughters
Of Lord DunraVcn. plainly dressed as
rule. set OF rather reinforced, this
charming fashion last week hy appearing
in dinner gowns thus cut The material
OF the scarf was cream null, the lace
was real and rich. The scarf was VIDE
unon the shoulders and brought TO
loose knot al the bosom and the lace
added fully two inches 90 it's width. The
gown itself was q cream tahctd, oecked
with pink rosohuds and blown roses do
cmstcr-the skirt plain but wide, the ell
bow sleeves big drawn close az the ell
bow and edged with tho lace.
The word Chat best describes this mode
g. "WOmanly."
Another womsnly mode is returning,
70 which more exception can Doe taken.
Drapod skirts are unQuestiOuahly creep
ing back into favor, not the successive
loops which remind one of the beading
OF "a colonial mantolpicce, but slasnei
ovcr-dress,s revealing the peeping pet
ticoats beneath. ANY move away from
tho pain SKIRT except for highly festive
occasions is 20 be deprecated but lol-
lowed. if the modistcs SO viii st.
Short of loopings and slashings OF
actual cloth. one may use rlch apph'd
trimmings upon the skirt. Pearls ana
shinestones. velvet bands. perpendicular
rows of se0uins, little at top ANA big az
lottom-these are some Of the forms or
decoration which are rohbing the skirt
OF it's simplicity OF six months ago.
is dress this autuml roacuonary?
Tho epaulcts. the revcrs, the Tiny
shoulder capcs OF year or so ago nave
come back to us, but little modified.
Sleeves remain as big as ever IN spite
of the coy and shrinking demeanoi
prouhesied in their behalf That they
are skin tfrht from the elbow down a.,
perlaus a novelty. Some of them so
insist upon suugncss Of ut that they are
buttonel an the way TO the elbow ana
thus achieve the true lego mutton shape.
Yet there are evening sleeves when arc
fairly close above the elbow, TOO, ana
rely. for their hOufiant effect, upon sum
bows OF ribbons piled upon the point OF
the shoulder.
With nearly all outdoor dresses the
close chokcr collar is worn, with its
wide bows at either side. As frost
ucars IT begins TO be less uncomiorta-
bic mode
The big hat is another instance OF
the modes porscvcrcnce-or Is il perVer-
sity?
me modish shapes have very little
curl TO the lrim. and many or th'm
have the shallow crown which nave
pla.ried woman with high forohcads
Tor the past few seasons; so far as the
shape has changed Il seems TO favor
an increased proportion OF width TO
length. AS 10 hcieht-wcl. put this
wears handbook into trunk. and see
how much room is lofu Height is
achieved despite the fact that tho ieath-
ers arc laid nearly fiat instead OF stand
ing up with a list forward as last year
because larger feathers are used ZEE
sides the piumos from larger birds, like
the heron and osprey, there Is an in
crcaein- use Of dropping ostrich plumos,
AND even of the fluffy tips.
Last springs feathers seemed 90 have
1nst Jumped up and. craning their necks
over the crown 90 cry: My sakesi
Mlufs going on3' by TINS time many
or them are lying down again.
You tilted your feathers from behind
forward last spring; now You TIT them
from front to rear which does seem
moro natural arrinr Even the
bows of wide ribbon afc frequently Hat
tened down 10 increase the effect OF
w.dfh
sun. a hat built upon last springs
lnos ie not yet ont of date. but finds
Itself I'm respectable company.
Two or three evening gowns. A plain,
black satin skirt. hodi,c OF the same
nuiod chiffon sleeves bunch OF soft
pink roses ON one shoulder, a knot OF
pink satin ribbon ON the other pink satin
be.i.
a pearl gray satin skirt ana bodice.
she right side az The waist drapod with
pearl gray chiffon. pun sleeves Of the
game. revealing the tint OF the bare arm.
4 white satin skirt. embroidered from
hcm 10 knee with PEARLS Of graded size
and iridcsccnts.
A pompadour silk. with huge wrea,hs
81 flowers and ribbon ties pictured on
as fhirv surface. The neck opening rs
souare end the bodice front IS fiutod
tlue chiffon The sleeves OF the same
have the double founcc so familiar for
"a wear or so. ana the broad waist-band
az wrinkled silk reaches quite TO The
bust.
A gown OF lavender silk with an apron
,,y.ct over the gown OF pigeon gray silk