Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-01
OUR W0MAN'S PAGE.
THE TALE OF THE gown REPEATS
ITSELF IN OUR uEADGEAR.
BsyDsySA KERCHlEFS As ATRIKAING.
r.neta strnppings on WOOL Cos
tumcs--Tea Gowns and hntinecS-
They should Express the Wearcr's
Individuality.

Never was there such variety IN the
shapes Of hats. II is impossible even 10
mention their variations and their wide
|ly-dimcring aspects. Among the quaint
est IS the shape with the funny little high
crown aud the curtaln-like band down
ward from tho edge Of tho brlm. You
can behold 10 in our large illustration
this week. not failing 10 notice its rows
OF stitching and its fringcd scarf.
These fuicncd velSct. cloth, and felt
hats arc "A tremendous success, not sole
ly let us hope. because they are new but
because the broken lights and shade,
caused by the stitching are very hccom-
ny. Heretofore there has been hard
ness about the felt hat which has been
serious objection. IL was becoming only
TO the young, FIRE d face. but now all the
handsome new felts are, as l have said.
stitched. or they are pressed into ridges
which simulate the overlapping or WHO
straw braid. and WOmcl Of all ages can
wear Them These hats need but Mite
trimmlne. ana are O. real triumph OF the
designers skill Beaver brown was the
chic wear Of Paris last year, and will be
the general wear there this year. IL is
high novelty with US, however. ana as
such ID must D. noted that the pale blue
and mauye and certain shades OF PINK
arc the accessories most charming there
10.
or outing hats there are an infinite va
riety also. For these. 90 my MIND, thcfS
SIS no prettior trimming than the gay
bandanna Laudko.chiefs, or the silks in
bandanna patterns.
AUTUMN BLOUSES.
Quite the latest fad IN the making OF
the cotton or silk shirts is 10 have gath
cred tucks This sounds somewhat oX-
traordinary, but Is extremely pretty IN
effect The tucks are run perpendicular
iy. but instead Of being kept fiat the cot
ton Is pulled slightly, with the result that
the tucks flute and stand out little,
whilst the background is puckered. A
shirt Of glacc silk I'm old rose tint looked
very dainty made thus. and in the thin
ner fabrics, such as chiffon, mOusscline,
batiste. it is especially pretty, and GER
tainly far more easily accomplished than
v hen each tuck had 20 be kept 50 very
nat a-d smooth
Another new notion is 10 have the
tucks so inhlitosimal that, except when
at all. They are absolutely 10 wider
han the pin-point stripes on materials
with which we are all familiar. They
are not placed very near together and
the general effect is just a rlppled APP
rearance: one sees that the material IS
now plain. and yot-ard yet--What IS 10?
query only TO be answered when the
shirt Is handled. Then there are the
craquele silks. woven 10 produce the
same effects. Entire blouses are made
OF this silk, with soft jabot draperies Of
The silk meeting In the centre or the
front and extending to the waist-lne.
Cordings. / Ventured to predict short
time ago. would come greatly into favor
again in rivalry Of the ever-present tucks.
Ny prophecy is now working out
It's own confirmation, and with very
happy results. 4 beautiful blouse, hail
Ing from one OF the great houses in
Paris. had yoke and vest Of magenta
,elvet. corded in circular fashion round |
he throat and in semi-circles down the |
front over this came the lace bodice, !
mounted upon magenta silk, ana long,
MINED lace sleeves The harshness OF |
he velvet was relieved by erratically |
arranged fallings Of lace.
For a wear and tear" blouse, nothing |
IAN be prettier or more enduring than |
nat or EOou, SOIL Sllhf Ildht Ntltt Siltl7
,ly with sailor collar and separate vest |
me In cornhOwer-blue had sets Of up |
light tucks back and front; the collar
Vas Of the same silk edged with killing
o match but beyond was another
.ilted frll of white silk. The tucked |
est. collar. and sailor knot Were also
Il white. and We're detachable. A good
lea was here carried out by an eco
omica lly-minded woman who knew well
" bitter experience that though the
lue silk would go through many adj
entures without showing signs of age
he white would become pitiably dOwdy |
cry quickly. She was by no means a
iealthy woman. bat could not endure
dirty hnery," so that when packing
ato her dainty box"-as she called 1t
vent two extra vests, one Of white and
ne OF pale-bue. each with ready-kilted
rills and ends for the sailor bow. For
moment / did not see the drift of the
fittings. but with little amused smile
pom her face. she explained that she
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