The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-17
The Evening Girl
AndHcr Drop Skirt.
ILLUSTRATED BY R. F. PHILLIPSE.

plicitv OF bands around e w9naL's waist
has a tendency to make her little
stouter: but slender women need not
take this into account.
A word must be said for the little reck
trimmings which women wear TINS sum
ner They are absolutely primitive IN
their simplicity. Bands % plain black
velvet fastened with an old square sold
clasp gold choius with little chains hang
ing from then, strings - beads al
even bands % ribbon arc worn around
the neck. Trimmings destroy the con-
tour of the throat and sl.o ten the Leau-
tiful long line between womans ear
and her shoiis :. hit it must be con-
tossed thee these li,tle neck Crna'Herts
are very becoming. They seem TO soften
the face and set il off, as frame soft
ems, sets off and brings out picture
ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS.
There is the greatest fancy for arti-
fetal flowers for afternoon and even
ing. These come in silk highly scent
ed and are as beautiful as the most per-
feet originals. They are by the extreme
OF the flower makers art shaped and
shaded until you cannot tell them from
the natural article. In many respects
they are superior, for they do not
wilt Natural flowers. on the other
hand fade soon; roses have their
Natural flowers are moist and dewy
and II spoils the dress to pin them on.
But the silk flowers are big and soft
and beautiful and they have scent
deliciously natural American beauties,
in their green leaves. are pinned on the
corsage, so also arc other summer now
ers. even to the geranium-that flower
of the people. The most brilliant red
geraniums set off in their bunchy green
leaves are made up into punches that
look precisely as though they grew In
the kitchen garden. and are worn on
white dresses making a contrast as
rural as one would please,
BALL ROOM GLOVES.
Gloves in the ball room are very com
Portable ANY woman who dances the
whole evening with gloves on Will tell
YOU that she much prefers them 20 the
bare hands Gloves have a certain alb
sorbent property which Is very comfort
able when dancing They keep the
hands delicate and tender and protect
them from rubbing upon the rough
sleeves of the mems coats Resides
these little personal points gloves are
a matter OF etiquette.
There come this year very nice shout
der gloves that reach just above the
elbows. These protect the arm and
Give IL a clothed look which Is often
more becoming than the bare arm. With
very short sleeves the shoulder gloves
are highly desirable. and without them
no woman can hope 10 be belle in the
bali room
BY the same token a man should wear
gloves in the summer ball room. and
ne who does not do so lays himself open
10 criticism To be sure he may carry
"a handkerchief I'm his hand TO protect
the ladies' dresses, but gloves are more
I'm taste.
The materials for summer evening
dresses are very numerous. In fact you
cannot enter a store without being
shown a number OF new ones. but at
will be found to have the same quality.
namely that OF transparency. The
yauze goods continue to lead the even
ing styles. Any thin goods, no mat
ter how cheap II may be. can be made
ND into a beautiful afternoon dress. or
a dress for dinner or one for nice even
ing occasions.
hve-ccnt null can be trimmed with
frilled bands of baby ribbon. each frill
edged with narrow lace and with a belt
and neck strip of contrasting velvet.
So decorated II can pass muster along
with the incest and most expensive even
ing fabrics. provided that II be bunt
upon a good lining The poTular Innings
are those that are In the new colors and
OF these you have a wide and bewildering
variety