The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-08
which were bought and shipped to the
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which were bought and shipped to the
invalids of the Cape
FASHIONS F,ADS.
Other little summer fads will include
the slipper fastened with an elastic band
which us twisted around the ankle, with
bow attached to the front. These make
the ankles look slender and are greediy
taken up as a pretty possibility of an old
fashion revived.
A dress for summer, if you would
have one modelled upon the favorite
Partisan lines, is of glace silk. in bright
est blue. The blue is made all the more
brilliant by the addition of silver pail
cites which sparkle from the belt, the
neck and the yoke, and are again seen
at the head of the flounces, which are
put on in a curious pattern around the
wear of an afternoon or. IL made upon
expensive lines. with neck cut in point
or square, as for evening.
The new neck is decidedly pointed and
is for wear in street and house. Many
couturiers are cutting the summer nat
dresses with elbow sleeves and pointed
necks. The necks can be filled On with
vests and bcrthes and the sleeves can
be lens thened by gloves They are also
making the lace sleeve to be worn under
the elbow sleeve. The lace sleeve is
gathered along both seams so that it is
a shirred sleeve. If made of chiffon the
sleeve is sIlirred very thickly SO as to
require no lining.
Summer skirt trimmings are varied.
yet all skirts show something around
the foot II rufe is employed it varies
in width from narrow to wide; if appli-
que, it is put on in diamonds Or circles
and between the figures, there are. the
most elaborate bits Of seQuin or palette
trimming.
Skirts have suddenly taken a leap into
the very midst of fashions fuss and
feathers. The plain skirt could once be
worn with any fancy waist. the elegance
of the toilette depending upon the bodice
alone. But now it Us different; and the
shops are filled with handsome separate
skirts which are to be Worn with plain
waists and little EtonS.
THE SILK SKIRT.
The glace silk skirt is made most Ella
borately, with rut1les of chiffon put on
over colo,ed silk, the top of the deep
rufi1cs being caught down by tiny bunch
es of silk flowers. The skirts so treated
are longer tight, but show a tendency
toward the umbrella, which flares all
the way around.
In Summer fabrics skirts are Powered
and sprigse6 and made over a founda-
ton skirt of gay color.
At llrst Glint of spring all the gay world
of Paris rusLes OFT to the country places.
Back from tine Riviera in the early part
of March. or the last Of FEBRUARY, they
remain at home only long enough to
order fresh gowns and away again to
the country.
One day the fashionable houses that
face the beautiful yistas which OPEN
toward the Arc de Triumph are aslow
with flowers; the next day lthsy are
closed, while the gay occupants have
fitted. All the country houses are thrown
open for a fortnight in early spring
and house parties are numerous.
Since the American triumph of the
Countess Castellane her little ladysllip
has been q recognized leader. She is not
pretty. bit very chic. An early spring
gown worn not long ago was Of cindre
taffeta sprigged In steel blue The under
skirt had a three-inch fiounce bordered
around THE top with a band of blue vel
vet aplliqued with cut STEEL The tunic
had a long narrow point in front bor-
dered with a narrow band of velvet, and
around the sides and back there were
three very deep rutiles, put on in an
entirely new style, the ruf1les of varying
width, growing wider toward the middle
OF the back.
The waist was similarly unique with
the front cut in a Grccian square over
a vest and sleeves of white null en-
5roidered in delicata mink flowers. A
Turkish tunic, very deep, confined the
waist.
A picture hat, lifted at one side to
display a blue flower garden which
matched the blue of the outside, was
set jauntily back upon her brunette
head.
MISS sIORTON'S GOWNS.
A modiste showed me the order for a
handsome American trousseau that she
whispered was for Miss Morton, dau:M-
ter OF Levi P. AIor ton, who IS TO be
married this spring. The order gave
her carte blanche to produce the hand
sunest Newport gowns that coriA 90