The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-10
Elaborate Dinner Gowns:

Verify do we live in a luSurlous e
Simp1icitV is little known; labora tlon -
the KEYNOTE of the season and MAKES .s9as1.&
self annarent,iri all things, from the ae E 81
uuisiteiv dainty ind erwe ina is us
| PLAYED on every side, to the costly gowns
thatSare often far less peiu.ilui ..s.a.
would be the case were the
less lavish. Real beauty is
to find. AS I have stated again ana gam,
exclusive women demand exquisite work WORK:
Emanshin i nd abundance z,hereof - N their:
desire To- separate their gowns and wraps
/ from the multitude, made ready to wear,
/ the fact# that over-elaboration is apt TO
kill effect is frequently overlooked WINE t1 z
there are eallypeSquisite creations 70 spe-s
seen, many Of the most costly gowns gowns
seem designed. with a view to making q
big LII, rather than TO oplatilllls tlt's
graceful elegant result
| &, Tucks and lace stitches are almost a
mania II n. themselves they are charm
ing, and, on the truly better gowns make
most satisfactory trim ming. butsln many
instances are carried to- an eXtreme-flheI
exists, and always must exist, a de1lillte
law as to- fitness. When one sees ou QUIZ
combinations and teXtraorellarsse i ilo'i -
to produce the unusual, which result only.
in destroying@go lines and marrlns
graceful folds. the pity of it's being over
look ID t,presents itself with keenness ana
force. = Ugly ssplendor is far more uncom--
mon in these days. Just how soon the
tide will aturn is a prediction beyond my
! ken. fbut;.t'beieve me, turn It VIII. ana
even now t.ies Smartest,S best-dressed +Wo-
men are those who recognize the impor-
| lance of seeking genuine beauty not pl-
zarre effects.
X NETS AND GAUzE.
Among a number of imported models
| for dinner W ear. two facts are noticeable
before all others Transparent nets and
gauze have great prominence, and, fol-
lowing them, cloth and crepe de chlne
in white and pale tints. Where the &C
casion IS formal. low bodices, with elbow.
sleeves, are preferred, but, in spite of
|. the effort to introduce to general use de-
collette gowns, many women prefer high
waists for the simpler occasions of the
sort. But whatever the material, anG
however cut, tuclks are d lmost certain to
be found Point d'esprit is a favorite
net and is being handled with consummate
skill. ! Both the black and the white are
in vogue, but black over white is held
peculiarly smart. The English Court is
still wearing half mourning. With the
influence that such things have upon mat
tiers Of dress the fashionable world over,
| it is inevitable that. black and white
should be. much worn, and these fllmy
I gowns show one of its best forms. one
valua BILE truth that has been taught by
| the. general Introduction of liberty and
other soft finished silks, is the real grace
and. beauty obtainable by using such
foundations only for transparent stuffs.=
These delicate gowns are all mounted
over liberty, sa ..n7 yelled with chiffon and
are. consequently eXquisitely ethereal in
effect. ss,si;T
saINTER-SKIRT= CUT
A really admirable model has the
foundation and::the inter-skirt cut to- fit
snugly at the Upper portion, and to- flare
freely at the feet with a sweeping train
| sweeping trains being a feature Wine
the nets includes a. graduated circular
ifoutce.- arThe upper portion is laid in a.
succession Of narrow vertical atucks that
run round the entire skirt u The 2flounce
I also is tucked at the upper edge.t to IN
crease it's tfullfsss; joining the two:is a:
three-ilCh insertion of cnantlly lace thai
is exuiiigites over the VIII On the
llounce, running up from the lower edge
are points of the same lace, en- applique
The bodice is low and is as daintily eX-s
uuisite as may be-. The under po'e-on
is white chiffon ACCORDION plated, Over
/ it is a tiny bolero of the net tucked and
edged with lace applique. The sleeves
are in elbow length. tucked and chiffon
lined. with two puffs Of the white just
at the elbow, and It fall Of ACCORDION
plated net below, headed by lace en- .ap-s
pliuucH over white. Asa matter OF course,
much Of the WORK is done by hand. All
the tiny 5tucks are so run, and the dell
cate lace. is SO applied. but the result
amply justifies the labor. With allsits
beauty and smartness the gown is de-.
! signed on comparatively simple lines. and
utterly lacks tina t over-splendor to which
! L have referred. Dainty workmanship,
rightly applied, is always beautiful. HanG-
run tucks give an effect impossible to. OBJ
tain bv other means. 1t is when we see
:garlands of artificial flowers applied over
lace, and dotted net completely covered
with small velvet discs, sewn on between.
the dots. that a desire to protest is felt.
Fine lace is rarely lovely. Dotted net
makes a most effective gown. What.
but ADDED COSTS gained by concealing
the design of the one with roses OF chlf-
ton or destroying the -eliect of the ot...r
by sewing on. "a myriad OF heaNlers dots
is past my: finding out?
VELVET RIBBON:s
Velvet ribbon retains its hold and IS
singularlv handsome used on point d.
|fesprit: A second gown OF that material
exemplifies the use OF the trimming, and
makes an admirable model for the high
neck gown; but the skirt of the net is
cut with one front gore that extends to
jsthe feet, and TWO side portions to which
are attached a graduated circular f'ounce.
The front gore is entirely covered with
bands Of narrow velvet ribbon put on in
curves The side portions are untrllll-