The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-07
REIGN OF THE
SUMNER SHIRT.
Miss Goodwin Describes the Latest
Paris Fashions in These Waists,
DUCKS EGG BLUE THE RAGE.
It Made Up with White and Hat OF
Military Red IS Worn with it-Ihc
Season for Nice Embroidery.
Other Partisan FancieS.

PARIS, April 26.-The opening Of sum-
MGR is told By the shirt. which has re-
turned VITA twice the fresh beauty OF
former seasons and three times the cost.
A franc or two would buy good snlfs
on the rue de Ia PaiX last season rms
year i've times the sum VIII purchase
only a nice one.
The rue do la Paix, that shopping thor-
oughfare which, like Filth avenue, ieads
from the bargain counter 10 the very
high-prlced exclusive shop, where one
must almost have references before one
can become patron. is so throngod with
shoppers at this time that you must ell
bow your way through and stand. one OF
a crowd. 20 look in the windows which
are now beautiful with summer 6ooaa'
A Paris coutouriere who was asked
TO spend five hundred dollars for an
American girl I'm such judicious way
that the sum would carry her through
the summer advised ST. purchase OF
suit OF pastel blue serge made WHY
skirt six inches from the ground. Ihis
would do Tor golhng, cycling and boat
ing.
TO this she added a suit Of coral taft
feta made with two waists, day ana
an evening; two white dresses. one ol
silk crepe dc chine made with two bod
ices. and another one Of white muslin
made with two bodiCes completed inc
fine gowns.
For the others she advised three skirts
one OF blue and two Of white pique and
duck These were TO be worn with the
summer shirts OF which she advised
twelve. Of all weights, flannel, cheviot
percale. pique madras cambria and null
These would give the young woman a
shirt for every occasion on which the
shirt could be worn.
The chambray shirt IS the most use
full and the prettlest -Four young wo-
men iu Paris who are remarkable for
their beauty and grace were trying the
shirt waists az a fashionable store the
other day: and your correspondent
sketched them at moment when they
all happened to be trying on the wash
waists. which occupied an entire depart
ment in the store.
one Of them, a semi-blonde. chose
waist of ciemaus pink chambray, trim
med with big choux OF garnet velvet
ribbon. Bends OF embroidery were iet
in the waist horizontally. 4 yoke or
tucked taffeta silk was attached 10
the chambray boulce with very snnaii
semi-precious pearl pins. The yoke could
put on. The collette was OF shirred chit-
fon over pink tafreia.
Another shirt which looked almost 100
heavy FOR chambray had a figure OF
stripes and dots with an embroidered
vest and bands Of embroidery set veru-
cally in the waist. A belt OF dark vel
vet and a stock Of the same gave the
finish 10 the waist.
The shirt proper has no velvet or SILK
upon it but Is made entirely OF wash ma
terials The finest would cost In our
money about SIS and are really exquisite
creations.
One OF these was of ducks egg blue
with the front made in such way that
IL was gathered into n buckle at the bust
line and again az the belt. The buckle
was very large one set with tiny PINK
conch pearls: and II could be taken OH
when the waist was Numbered.
The beautiful feature OF this waist was
n small shoulder cape with many rutiles
which were attached TO a smaller cape OF
satin figured gingham which was the
only trimming the waist afforded.
All OF the summer shirts are tucked.
Tucks reign more than supreme. SO
many are the tucks. and so numerous are