The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-16

or soft felt hats OF the uehfest shades
OF TAN on gray. often pure white. lattui-
leather shoes dni Ishf spat-. ilu. Seem ODD
Dee the thing 20 wear 100 Che uDls.
CAREFUL TOILETrEs
10 The feminine world the tOhettcs f1r
these spring races claim "a preAt deal NJ
thought.
They are the gowns thar tho COUTURE
eies have been at work on ior months.
ana they are quite thc most elaborate
tOilcttDs thAt one sros.
/ mentioned 90 French lady that. az
nome tue women do not think DO exceed
insly well bred tO attend the races. exc
Cept Tor some great event ike the Brook
Ign Handicap or the American Derby ANA
that, even them they do not bet openly.
women books being prohibited at
many of the tracks. But She laughed 90
me. Your sporty women said She 'ara
tnose VINO attend Che open-air horse
SHOWS ana pick uut The points Of "a horse
uuerrlnsly They wager money freely
upon tnc result NJ college and profess
sionil games, and ass for tlo races. they
het at nome often making very n0Ht
stakes over inc breakfast table aud SHE
ing them at dinner / know said sha,
because am American lady of high posi-
ton told me so."
And So 10 occurred TO me that the gowns
that French women are having muae for
The races may Dee OI extra interest because
they are ideal outdoor gowns for summer
sports-le1Fing tho races 1side-f0r COLLEGE
49, "... %" que 'LN'i tNiH-a p"'
one ~ ne eDo.ne ts,t s,.,,.l 20 ,...
the very ideal for flil woman Oi good
figure was tmde of Scotch plaid face
cloth" How ODE Scotch plaid got t0 Par
5 no one knows. it was probably imported
distos DO no. copy the scotch in anr sag.
The SKIRT was nriItO-i} r'Ii l. W.tN 10
ulalds standing oui in a. very pronounce
.d way. lno nollrr WIS .'LnI ore,
..H .
were of the plaid TIE ODD iHlN. HlNht
thc dress was its finish 200 stru.d leather.
There was helf OF me lriIi'' HuI d
shoulder strappne OF tHe Same nfh Nlfy
neat leather cpluieiies. lined WIN SIX
Bending FAR over tho inINs. 10 fIo
grand-stand was "a young NInIl dI'asnf
u ca pale faWn silk. with 0iark ..r. 80
clearly defined Boo it She WuI. Itt.p Doe
Zero OF tobacco brown FrIyNt aud 200
flowers on her bat were fAf'-t color.
Her hat was pale lawn nl-l un aluuC-
tuce OF pink flowers under one nfln. 81 Pc
was the most earnest or any of tre Dff-
iofs' iof ale hc.i hei "e'a glasses 10 neg
ewes from the time the horses went fD
fLa r0sf unfU they came rlll1n nr homo
riere nre "A great many American t0ur-
lists abroad now. They come 300 tours
and inlorrndeuflv Bot ono and an ae
soon las they strike Paris. eot tlo gly
f.var and l0ng fO De Out ENJOYING theri-
selves at Partisan good times.
Two of these I saw starting for too
...naa with umbrellas TfUUnu.fr Carried.
,,rrf.4r ft.r.nu and GOOD ..r.iar.hi1
t,,.,'. mon tIoir hacks
on| ,,l.ro a rouah tg.a-I in ,rosr with
.4fk blue red spots. This iHr. I'D ar1
dark bllo t0no was repeated aea.n and
again. Tho rcyCrs and collar were dark
green.
Under the little lace coat was worn n
blouse OF Scotch tartan silk repeating
fna blue and red and showing also Il
touch of green a white leather belt with
biz medailI0ns was claspcd around the
lender waist.
Tho other wore "a serge The color was
dark green. n was made with gored
skirt and little bolor0. The skirt was
strained with white serge A white serge
rost trimmed with gold braid set OF
fho sOmbreness OF the green admirably.
rrhrra were white serge laDcls and 4
Efifo serge belt The hat was in green
md white Both wore white Kid gloves
These Gowns were not expensive a
nd vet ihe woarers looked very trim