The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-28
THE SEASON FOR
LACE DRESSES.
As AugustApproaches My Lady Gath
ers a FIeecy Web About Her.
THE REAL WARMTH OF LACE.
New Designs for These Charming
Gowns in All the New Coiors.
All Lace from Head
to,Foot.

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Copyright. 1898. for Tho Times)
PARIS, August S.-Lace 10 2 Partisan
woman Is what linen and duck are TO
the American woman. when in doubt
wear lace" IS the motto OF the Partisan.
As fail advances lace, instead Of being
discarded. becomes more popular. It as
though the woman Of fashion were draw
Ing her aoecy web close around her a.
the first approach OF cold
Lace has been the popular garniture
for the gauzy moussellne lie solo and
chiffon gowns for two or three seasons
Stealthny Il has crept into favor and
now holds first place among the materials
for dressy summer and fall tollettes.
Lace gowns are as much in vogue as
they were ten or twelve years ago. and
this season one notices the popular Vene-
uan and Spanish lace woven in larger
more striking pattern.
GAY LACEs.
They are not the sombre black affairs
that they were IN days gone by; for some
bright shade of taneta often serves for
the Transparency to the black lace. and
the cream lace gowns that are generally
made over the same shade of taneta
boast no end OF bright touches OF ribbon
and velvet
some such charming lace gowns are
made OF ola lace shawis that are adgnlra-
bly, transformed into tunics by the cOutu-
riers The valuable old shawls are 50
| harshiy treated that they can never be
| considered as hclriooms again. For the
| center Is cut out round and gathered on
| to the waistband Of the transparency 50
! that the points reach nearly 10 tho bot
| tom Of the skirt. OF course the same kind
of lace is used iavishly IN the trimmings
OF tho cors1se.
A chic Gown made on these lines had a
! transparency of violet taneta IN rather an
| intense shade. The tunic made ol an eX-
! ouisite old black lace shawl was draped
so thar one OF the points at the front or
| the skirt was longer than those AZ the
| side ana back
The corsage OF the taffeta was trimmed
! with rhs same lace arranged TO give the
effect Of a short b0lero with full Jaoot
az the front,
\ CREAM DRESS.
A dressy gown of soft cream Spanish
! lace was made over a transparency o.
! cream surah The under skirt OF lace
was made with q slight train and was
| trimmed around the bottom with two
rows OF black gauze ruchcs. The tunic
! OF the lace was draped with point at
/ the front and was trimmed like the skirt
| with black ruches.
The lace corsage was blouse. opening
! over a vest OF apricot China silk SHRED
! fun. Broad rever5 formed OF eight bias
| folds or the silk, turned back from the
! vest These re trimmed around with
! a narrow ruci of the black gauze. hound
| scallors Of M cream lace threaded with
! uny black vo' et ribbon edged both sides
Of the vest
The sleeves OF tho lace were long and
| close-atting as far as the elbows and
| from there they were slightly gathered
! Two fruls OF the lace gave the finish at
the wrists.
A pretty gown for half mourning was
| made OF pale gray point esprit over the
same shade OF surah. The skirt was made
| with a double fiOunce. the upper one
triae longer al the front. They were
both edged with a band OF coarse black
! net applqued with black lace.
A LACE WAIST
The corsage was a full blouse Of the
| point d'esprit trimmed around with three
bands of the black net
| Point d'esprit was employed for the
| sleeves. They were close fitting and were
mounted az the tops with high short puffs
| bordered witt O band OF ne net. Another
| band OF tho net gave finish az the
| wrists Tho ce.n-ure and collier were OF
violet velvet.
oriugsss carriage gown designed FOL
q carriage toilette OF matron was made
az male gray crepe de chine and cream
I frHr ~.
! OF sleeveless pOlonase. opening all the
v,av down the front 20 show the plan
crepe De chine princess front TO fitted
| close into the curves Of the figure and the
| fulness that was inserted IN cores be-
low the waist line at the back merged
into a short train.
The sleeves Of tho crepe de chine were
long and were finished az the hand witt
q point. 40 the top they were draped
slightly and mounted by epaulettes Of the
cream lace The collar was "A tan roll
ing affair with the corners turned back
az the front to show a facing az mauve
satin. Around the base OF the collar there
was IL double frill OF the lace arranged
as a cravat AT the front
a crisp glrl.sh gown was made OF let
tuce green slace taneta aud English ap.
pique lace.
The skirt was made rather close 1T
| ting az the top and was gOred 70 mare
generously az the bottom. The upper
part was covered with English applique
lace twenty inches deep az the front
where IL formed a rounding point.
ANOTHER CORSAGE.
The corsage was made OF lettuce green
chiffon laid in tiny horizontal piaits. Over
o. the lace was arranged Hko high cOrs
let with n scalopef edge
The sleeves were OF the lace 70 quite
way above the elbow whore narrow plaiti
or the plated chiffon commenced. Epau
Iettes made OF three full frills OF the cLf
Ton topped the sleeves
A narrow band OF raspberry velve
ribbon was laid over the high plaitet
chiffon collar: and a large bow OF th'
same velvet was fastened on the left sid'
OF the corsags az the bust line. narrow
roll OF the raspberry velvet was employ
cd for the ce!nture.
Lace plays an important part IN sum
mer millinery Some OF the most strik
ING OF the carriage hats that the MILL
rers boast are made OF lace. The frames
~ these hats are covered with web
lrixe gauze and the lace that Is often
spaneled or ieweiled Is appli1ued on II
very close designs. NINA GOODWIN.