The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-21
GOWNS FOR THE
LAWN PARTY.
Miss Goodwin Describes Some of the
Lovely Warm Fabrics
LUCIE FAURt'S COSTUMES.
Warm Fabrics are Made Up. Like
wash Dresses. of Many Colors and
Many FaDrics-Gowns of Bar
oness de EOthschild.

PARIS. May lit IS pleasant out-of-
doors now and the pretty little cha
teaux I'm the suburbs are showing life.
The trees have their dresses of green. and
the ground is covered with a soft vel
vet carpet. Lovely. beyond compare. IS
tho dress Of spring. outdoor life
seems 10 feel that Exposition year IS near
for even the old society leaders OF Paris
say that they never .hava~seen sich a
season approaching.
EXtravagant is the term which should
be applied 10 the dresses Of spring.
though there are a few simple ones.
The washing dresses cost enough. but
when one comes 10 a consideration OF the
gowns that are made from silks and light
woods. from varieties OF N-ray goods and
from lace. then the actual cost comes in.
The couturieres say that never have
they been called upon 10 combine so
many and such beautiful fabrics In one
gown.
As 7 wrote you a short time ago the
popular blue IS ducks egg. Then comes
paatel. then musketeer and after these
the lovely shades Of cerulean. turquoise.
Nile. baby and sky. It is 10 be a blue
summer. set of with the gaudiest reds.
A delightful little gown worn at the
musicaie OF the Baroness de Reibnitz was
OF larkspur blue India silk so trimmed
that the silk was hardly visible. The
waist had a yoke laid IN tiny tucks set
IN a vest 81 white satin braided with tiny
black braid. over the shoulders were
three narrow velvet straps terminating i'm
a number Of loops Of vslvet. The same
trimming bordered the hOunces that trim
med tho skiFt.
MI 800 - @rrrvTrauu rarraf Of white
SILK with black braiding to match the
vest.
Outdoor teas have come IN. on veranda
and lawn. At one Of these a petite blonde
vas dressed In a gown Of null striped
with satin. II was IN violet blue with the
stripes Of a bright automobile red, bright
ar than most Of the shades OF that name
which. by the way. vary greatly.
The bodice was OF silk dotted null In
violet blue and red. and there was a belt
and a number Of velvet bows Of black.
Each gown. this season. 70 be very
modish. has a touch Of black somewhere
IN Il.
Two young women wearing very
charming erly season t~oilettes sat upon
a veranda the other evening watching
the sun 60 down. Q was az the close OF
a 8 O'Clock tea. and tho yet chilly spring
air made tho warm gowns they wore very
comfortable. Yet the dresses were by no
means thick or black they were a very
delightful combination Of the needs OF
spring with the prettiness OF summer.
One Of the young women wore a gown
OF wood-brown plaid silk Bingham with
q band Of brown silk around the foot at
least eighteen inches deep. Il was
trimmed with perfectly fat bands Of
brown ribbon OF n deeper shade. The
bodice had large lapels OF tho wood
brown bingham also trimmed with rib
bon. A tall white collar was worn with
a smart brown silk tie.
The belt was of black silk and was so
broad that it might have been called a
girdle. II was laid I'm folds with a rosette
fastening very high upon the front Of the
bodice which was fastened with one big
visible pearl button.
The hat was a high crowned sailor
trimmed with conventional white flow
era.
Some OF the foulards are very pretty.