The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-24

shoulders to yoke depth, so making the
| blouse fuller and more graceful than
always has been the case. An exceed
inSly pretty sailor suit with an open
jacket is Of dark red merceriZed drap
! d etc and is trimmed with bands of black
and white braid and worn with a shield
Of cream white. The shade of red is a
peculiarly happy selection and unites
with the black and white to make a
most satisfactory effect
BERTHA IN VOGUE
For mothers who prefer the guimpe
to every other style of dress there are
| lovely things that are quite sufficiently
simple to meet the most exactng taste.
1t is well known that the smartest wo-
men demand the simplest frocks for their
| little girls, that children of parents who
take the highest social rank wear frocks
| free Of all fuss. These yuinpe dresses
| are charming, yet involve no undue trim
ming. As a rule the bertha makes the
distinctive feature. and berthas suit all
childish figures to perfection. Many
mothers keep suimpe dresses in use until
the girl reaches fourteen. In these days
when women of all ages wear guimpes
with certain styles of dress, that means
a continued use without any break, but
in the case Of the child, the rule always
holds good, whereas fashions for grown
folk change with every wind that blows.
Pretty models for the smaller girls are
made with gored skirts, full waists and
berthas that are fitted without fullness
and cut III odd shapes. For those who
prefer, or whose mammas prefer, the
dresses that do not include the dainty
Wn'te accessories are the Gibson
dresses, in addition to the many var1a-
itps1S fnlrd n ba hIo-Sa- &c fbo
fiGcks made with round yokes that give
a suggestion of the guimpe without its
pei stability.
Shirt waits are made and sold for girls
from ten years of age, but personally I
think twelve too young. There is a
style that is suggestive of the
| blouse that is pretty and becom-
ing, but the regulation style is too
old and does not suit girls Of ten and
twelve nearly so well as do other things.
JACKET SUITS.
The older school girls. those who have
entered their teens. are offered g wide
range of choice. Some of the pretticst
| Alliance costumes shown take the form
of jacket suits and are to be worn with
shirt waists of various sorts. Etons,
bioases, loose Norfolks and loose coats
are all in style. To my eye the blouses
and the Norfolks are the most girlish at
the same time that they are smart "A
really lovely suit is Of soft gray cheviot
aaG is made with blouse showing turn
=, q collar and cuffs, both of which are
OF deep rich, red velvet. Grays are to
he much worn. Treated in this way
t,ey become youthful as well as chic.
gne Norfolk suit promises to become a
fad. The coats are quite long, half loose
and belted Skirts are. for the most part.
plain and much hared or laid in vertical
picits Box plaits suit the coats to a
ricety and are much seen in the latest
SUITS, but the plain f1ared skirt has
distinctive style and is essentially smart
when well made. An exceedingly attrac-
tive school suit for a girl OF fourteen is
o: the '.maanish'' c1eviot in tans and
browns with the threads Of red and Is
made with a Norfolk and plain skirt
with DiDngs of red. Plain cloth bands on
mixtures. too. are much used and are far
better than silks for the hard usage OF
school. An exceedingly pretty dress for
a enl Of twelve is made with gored
skirt and double breasted blouse that
orcns to reveal White chemisette and
is finished with big collar. The ma
tel-al is plaid in greens and blues with
lines of red and the bands are Of darR
r-H smooth faced cloth,
The shirt waists worn with the Jacket
suits are Of cotton cheviot. heavy linen
and the like OF albatrosS, waist cloth
taffeta and French flannel. but there is
predicted an unprecedented use Of the
washable waists the winter through. Bit
by bit we are learning that houses heat
cd to summer temperature do not de-
mand heavy clothing. Little by little
we are learning the wisdom of DOMINIC
heavy wraps when called upon to do bat
tie with Jack Frost, but to dispense with
overheating waists within doors Alba
tross and challie, cashmere and the
pretty materials Of similar weight are
delightful! and not over warm, but heavier
fabrics oftea mean acute discomfort.
When a general wrap is worn shirt
waist suits take precedence Of all other
styles and are seen in some CHARMING
new phases. Among those the ..slot
seams claim special attention as being
newest and promising 70 gain great popu-
larity, The effect is a peculiar one, but
excellent, and Is obtained by arranging
tncks in groups of two turning one for