The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-17
GOWNS FOR AUTUMN SHOWS
Five Regular Seasons, Spring, Summer,
Autumn, Winter, Exhibition Season.
Mss EDITH ROCKEPELLER'S FURS.
Her Trousscau Has Many Fur Dresses Tor
Flower and Picture shows-Nrs'
Thompson. Head Of the Lady MANA
ger. of the Atlanta Exposition
Has "show" Gowns

'eThare ara FIVE seasons in every year
the spring. summer. au'ui'." "'''
and the exhibition season. I'LL
This answer will soon be In the schoOi-
books Of the rising generation lo'
rage for exhibitions at TINS tiihe "a -.
continues TO thrive. week loilo" ..osd,re,
and show follows show, one te"u''7
upon tho baels of the other uninterrup'eu-
". and each demanding certain ahoui,'
on attention and change OF apP'ieA
Autumn and spring are not more 80
in their demands upon the feshiii'''o
robe than the exhibition season. ..,,
II Is a very pretty sight TO drop III upon
one Of the big exhibits OF the ran III -, -.
York and elsewhere. There are ,ns 49,
spread out with the things 'n"1 80.
IN the exhibition proper. There u W
tea-roon with its small tables AMI quaint
tea things. And there are the smiilhs
faced women fitting around ike oirds OF
bright plumage in tropical winter III
there are the crowds OF people Vo'i'..e
and going. Back Of IL all is the chail.s
when is being benefited. ana IN" VS.
tor does not know which 70 admire most
the charity. the exhibition, or the pretty
and gracious dispensers OF All
MRS. 1nosipsoS's EXPOSITION GOWNS
Exhibition gowns are wonderful things.
Mrs Thompson. President OF the Aua"t"
Board Of Lady Managers. ? posiuoii 60,
responding 10 the one held by MIS- TOT
ter Palmer at the worlds fair' mas a
complete set of them, evidently planned
hv her modistes with the Exposition III
mind. and with the fun knowledge that
the gowns would be copied nortn as wen
rs south of the Mason and Dixon line.
One of these dresses worn by Mrs.
Thompson is a combination OF fur ana
velvet and braiding There IS siilall
tight-httIng jacket OF astrachan' vNei
this is a pointed collarette Of sealsliin.
The sleeves ere large scalskin onss. big
OF thu shoulder and small at the wrist.
The syirt Of this Exposition gown Is
heavy black velvet with strips OF the
eealskin i'm "A pattern upon white broad
cloth BACKGROUND. and with narrow rows
of braid eaca side Of the sealsKin bands.
This makss 4 particularly Leaf suit Tor
attending the shows Of autumn.
New York women find themselves III
an embarrassing position this autumn
The show business has begun with aw-
ful forocity and they are unprepared Tor
H. They are Just hack In town FOR the
season and drcssmakers have not sent
home the modes. yet they must go out
every afternoon 20 visit the Flower snow.
the Portrait Show. the china EXHIBIT OF
the Bric-a-Brac Loan Association ana
each day they must wear something new.
Exhibition gowns are sffcltlAB 4iFe tH1
mushrooms y the mcado"
Miss Edith Morton, the young lady VINO
Is her fathers assistant and the leader
Of the unmarried set OF society, appeared
the other day IN an exhibition gown made
like the one Of Mrs Thompsons. but with
a braided body instead Of the astrachan
The skirt Of her dress was cloth, and the
bands were broad braid with purposely
ragged edges. a novelty - this autumn.
This young woman wore a pair OF calf
skin shoes blackcnci like mans Shine
and a pair Of light cloth "uppers. Tier
petticoat was white with a black and
white embroidered runie. The ruiile was
evidently not intended 10 waste It's beau-
" unseen. for 70 appeared at each step
the fair young owner took. Every one
knows there are many little stairs in
every exhibition hail. and the ruiiie di1
ample duty as an ornamental part OF the
costume.
Nrss NoRToN's TAcy.
Exhibition hats are very quaint. They
are borrowed from the oldest modes and
are TO be worn with tho prevailing loose
nufliness Of hair The fuiliness is car
red back from the forehead and back
over the ears. covering the latter but
exposing the former. Ears are as much
out OF style as fOrcheads are I'm style.
The oldest mode hat is the one selected
by the youngest and prettiest faces. They
look very blooming and childish in their
modified pOkes with hack-roling brim.
The sober. elderly faces have dozen
years added 10y these hats, but a fresh
young face looks positively babyish In