The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-10

Those Who Lingerin Town are Wear
ing Beautiful FouIard and Tafeta
CRIMSON AND BURNT ORANGE,
These Late Birds OF Passage fare HI
valing Midsummer Suns in BRILL
iancy-Odd and Beautiful
Head Plumagc.

PARIS. July THE fashionable tea
rooms in the neighborhood Of the
Champs Elysees are thronged with
smart crowd these bright afternoons.
From four until six there is a great
line Of carriages. automobiles and bicy-
Giles thanking the sidewalk in 'front.' OF
these fashionable rendezvous.
What enuclng, well appointed places
these tea rooms are, and what delicious
DOT Of tea and hot English mullins one
enjoys there IL is no wonder that the
French women are being won over 10 the
ENGLISH five O'Clock tea custom. Every
time [ enter ore OF these tea rooms / an
struck By the majority Of well groomcd
French women i see there chattering
over their tea cups.
So many Of them are In rayisning
carriage tOiiettes worn IN tnat cnlc
French way that defies description. This
characteristic j noticed so much IN the
absurd little hats worn by a great many
Of the women. Hats 50 hldeous In shape
as 10 seem almost fantastic and yet when
perched on the top of modlsh couture
they proved the most bewitching things
imaginable.
4 BOWL HAT.
Ono OF parme blue sewn straw that
illustrated this point so well had INC
shane OF an inverted bowl with a KIND
Of pointed visor turned directly up AZ
the 'front.' where there nodded some tpi
OF deeper parme blue caught with choux
Of cream lace. There was a tiny oeretta
crown Of blue gauze.
The gown worn with this hat was or
pale gray cashmere woven with narrow
threads Of parme blue silk that formed
checks. The skirt fitted close over the
hips and the fulness Of the back merged
into a demi-train. Down both seams OF
the apron there was a trimming OF En-
pIfsh applique lace run through with
broad blue velvet ribbon.
The corsage was a blouse OF the cash
mere opening over a vest Of parme blue
velvet. Along the edges OF the vest there
was a trimming OF English lace run
through with the velvet ribbon. The col
lar. high. straight affair. was contin-
nation Of the velvet vest The sleeves OF
the cashmere were close fitting and very
long with only the slightest bit OF full
ness at the tops. At the bottom the
corsage was round and finished without
a ceinture.
FOR A GIRL.
A very simple girlish gown was made
quite attractive by an unusual trimming
OF white embroidered lawn. ]. was OF
foulard printed in several shades or
green. and made up over hunters green
taffeta. The round skirt fitted close
over the hips ana the fulness at the back
was gathered into ceirs're. The sheer
embroidery was carried ser the skirt in
a curious swirlins design.
The corsage was blouse gathered
fuu from the neck and shoulder seams.
the fulness being held at the waist with
a draped ceiature OF hunters green veil
vet Two frills OF the foulard faced with
hunters green taffeta mounted the close
citing sleeves. The corsage and sleeves
were covered like the skirt with the lawn
embroidery
Full a score Of these pretty bright tou-
Iards I noticed at the tea-room the other
afternoon. which looks as though their
great popularity OF last year had not
waned A bit.
A poplin gown that was very strik-
ing was OF a bright shade OF parme
blue. The skirt fitted close over the hips
and the fullness at the back merged into
a derni-train. Around the bottom, ana al
the left seam Of the apron, there was a
trimming OF black net applique IN the