The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-17

NEW YORK; July 1.-THE evening
girl Of the summer wears a drop SKIRT
This sounds little startling TO the
uninitiated but those who are up ON
the fashions understand that the drop
skirt Is a very handsome skirt lining
which &c made free from the dress. II
hangs plain all around and is OF walk
ins, length. IL is made of as nice piece
of material as the summer girl can al
ford.
In handsome summer trousseaus ev-
cry dress has a drop skirt. IL may be
a cloth dress. or a silk one, or even
velvet -irt. yet underneath there VIII
be a handsome drop skirt
The philosophy Of the drop skirt, When
invented was that when thin materials
were worn. the underskirt showed
through and therefore a nice lining was
necessary Finally this nice lining came
20 be called a drop skirt. IL was so
pretty and so feminine In every respect
that 1t gained great vogue and So now.
wherever YOU see a, pretty dress you
may look for the drop skirt.
LIFTING THE SKIRT.
And this has given rise TO n new
fashion--that of lifting dress with both
hands Scarcely any modish summer
woman but grasps each side OF the skirt
with her hands as she walks. This
raises the dress material and shows
the drop skirt exposing a beautiful lin
ing
The effect Of these Innings is that OF
an irregular band of bright trimming
around her dress so gaily does the drop
skirt show forth beneath
IL looks odd at d hop or on evening
occasions 20 see a woman holding NJ
her handsome thin dress showing the
drop skirt below, yet such IS the style.
I saw one In Bar Harbor ball room.
" rVna1a nj corn noyQr blue wolfe
over saffron colored taffeta silk lin
ing. Wolfe. by the way is a new mate
rial which Is. II ! may invent the term,
medley OF chiffon and liberty silk.
While thicker than chiffon IT Is not quite
as closely woven as liberty silk and is
warranted 10 hold its lghtness and
fufiness under constant wear. longer
than any other OF the spidery materials
now so much in vogue
AN EMBROIDERED SKIRT
The skirt OF this ball rom gown had
two rows Of delicate green leaves en-.
broidered in II at intervals OF about four
teen inches. On either side OF the en-
broidered leaves were rows OF tnickly
gathered ribbon which had a dainty
fringe woven on both edges The drop
skirt was faced with crinoline almost
half way the skirt which made the dress
bob saucilv from side TO side as the
wearor walked
The waist was made tight fitting In the
back and the front was made into two
double box plaits which bloused slightly
over the belt line. The neck was only
moderately deccllette and was finished
with the Same ribbon used in the skirt
decoration Below the ribbon were three
iapeis These iapels were cut on the
HAS and trimmed with plain satin ribbon
thinly gathered so that they had the
appearance OF frills. They widened out
over the shoulders and almost complete
" covered the small pun The long
gloves were Of saffron kid stitched with
a beautiful shade Of blue. Two large.
yellow. artificial chrysanthemums were
PINNED on the right side OF the waist
ana around the throat was gold chain
with little chains hanging from It
The wearer stood against decorated
screen for moment looking across the
room Back Of her were bright chrys-
anthemums upon their paper setting.
Her eyes were across the room and there
was no one near her, but In each hard
she held a fold Of her light delicate
skirt, 80 lifting Il that her drop skirt
MANY DROP SKIRTS.
" Is a simple matter 10 arrange the
summer trousseau 50 that every dress
shall have ~ dr0n skirt without terri
HE expenditure. The incest dresses are
made with the two skirts plated or
eathered upon the same band so that
they hang as one. and are 20 be put on
together But where economy Is desired
and during this war summer nearly
everybody does desire economy-the
drop skirt may be put on separately and
the dress skirt put on over II. The re-
suit IL Just as good. s't,orsa mutt