The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-15

will be made OF silk Of all colors.
There are 50 many styles Of jackets
20 choose from this season. The bolero
SIS trimmed In such divers ways as TO
insure 10 against becoming mOnOtOnOus
while It's extraordinary popularity lasts
The little sack coat Is not as popular
as II has been. The Jacket with the
straight ny front that fits close into the
figure az the back is the smart jacket Of
the moment especially for cloth gowns
designed for travelling or shopping, or
outing gowns that are TO be worn with
shirt waosts.
Dressy gowns and even evening gowns
are made 50 often with bOleros, or the
trimming Is put on the gown to give the
effect OF a bOlerO Jacket
The extra dressy little jackets that are
20 DO slipped on over gown 10 add an
air Of festivty are exhibited In the most
astonishing numbers at the shops.
The black grcnadine gowns that are
so popular now lend. themselves so pref
lily to this new pl4D Qf Frightening up
with bright silk jasGoYs.
One Of the smarte<1 Of these little jack
cts Is made Of whio taffeta. The ta1eta
forms narrow bidan oolds that cover the
pale heliotrope saVY lining in perpendicu-
dar strips. The iOcket does not fit into
the curves Of the figure, but flies loose ana
fastens 10 the left side where there &c
cascade Of white mousseline de sole. mere
arc no sleeves TO this jacket, out biodQ
2 epaulcttcs are formed with three folds OF
the faffeta that extend Tar over the sleeve
of the gown. The collar Is high, straight
collar Of viOlctte velvet mounted by
frill OF white mOuseseline de sole.
A Jacket to be worn with white plque
gown that had figures printed In dark blue
was made OF dark blue pique. II was
pierced i'm crate open-work patterns ana
faced round with white silk so that the
white taffeta lining Of the jacket shone
through cOnspicuously
The jacket was short and opened TO the
left side where II was finished with "a
trimming OF the white silk braid. There
were no sleeves 20 this jacket but the
shoulders were cut long enough 10 FORM
, epaulettes, which were pierced and braid
ec. The collar was high wired Med
icis with pointed corners.
A bOlcrO TO be worn over white wool
grenadine gown is Of hunters green tate-
ia IL reaches to the waisthand at the
back and fits well into tho curves Of the
figure. Tho front Of the jacket is draped
at both under-arm seams and the fulness
IS caught up TO the bust lnc. There ls
a broad collar Of white MORE that Us
slashed 70 form broad-pointed reyers;;
White mOusscline de sole frills, headed
with gold cord. outline the collar ana
revers. The sleeves are coat sleeves OF
the green taffeta. finished with narrow
cuff OF the white MORE.
Another smart silk jacket IS Of navy,
blue MORE. 10 Is long straight-round
Jacket reaching just TO the top OF the
Waistband. The collar and reVers ar"
broad and slashed into usual shapes
White woolen braid trims the revers
and bottom OF tho Jacket deliberately
The shoulders are cut long enough 10
form cpaulettcs. that are cut square and
trimmed with the white braid. This jack
ct IS lined with white satin. -
COOL SILK FOR TRAVELLING.
A simple little Jacket to n dark-brown
travelling suit is long enough 20 reach
10 the waist and is cut straight around.
At tho front Of the Jacket there are mar
row revers Of tho cloth trimmed across
with narrow black soutache. forming
loops at the outer edges OF the revers
Under tho cloth revers are inverted revers
Of deep sage green taffeta, with the broad
est part of the revcr placed just at the
bottom OF the jacket These revers, too,