The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-19
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NORFOLK STYLES.
Norfolk styles hold their favor and are
much seen in the costumes designed for
all the younger contingent, whether
nlatrons or young girls. A really very
attractive street suit recently COM
pleted for q girl in her teens, is OF to-
baccc brown cheyiot, showing an almost
invisible check. The skirt, cut In five
cores and flaring frec,V at the feet. is
plain, except for the stitched seams.
but the Norfolk shows standing collar.
flare cuffs, and belt Of panne edged with
white. The jacket is essentially girlish
at the same time that it is smart, and
is in the best Of taste for either late
winter or early spring street wear. with
a flaring hat of tan straw or OF D3nne,
with a brown plume. Tobacco brown Is
admirable for all-wools and is extremely
fashionable. Later. lighter tints OF tan
will appear in rivalry, but the rich. warm
brown can be relied upon for many
months to come Already the first hats
are shown, and rough tan and light
brown straws, with the warm. rich yell
low Tuscan. are notably conspicuous
For immediate wear flower toques are
essentially smart and they can also be
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feet safety. Violets, white and pink
roses are given first choice and often
soft tulle is used in combination. a
charming French creation is all OF deep
toned violets with just a bow of pare
blue ribbon at the left side. Another
has a crown Of white tulle. with brinl
Of white crush roses and bows OF blach
velvet ribbon. The violets are Singh
farly charming and the touch of blue is
exceedingly chic; but 10th must he or
just the right shade to get the effect ana
few non-experts succeed in obtaining
them. The French have an inherent
sense of color. BY instinct they seem
to put shades together that give a most
delicious effect, but the color-sense OF the
majority of humankind is less acute and
requires training. Inasmuch as unusual
things have a potent charm. they are apt
to be sought, but wisdom suggests that
familiar combinations are safer where
trained taste is not to be obtained.
Beaten tracks may grow monotonous, but
they have the merit of being safe.
SOFT CLINGING GOWNS.
In addition to the foulards and the
useful cheviots. crepes de chimes All
soft-clinging silks and the datntiest OF
summer gowns are being prepared for
the winter trip. The tendency in all is
toward bertha effects, larger sleeves,
many tucks and much fiareci skirts. me
cotton fabrics are bewitchinG. WASH
able they assurcdly are not, tut ceased
to hold that an essentiaf many seasons
ago. 3y far the most beautiful fabrics
are the embroidered Swiss naus!ins, the
silk and linen batistcs and the various
mercerized materials. The Swiss mus
Inns are exquisite. Much pink and much !
blue are shown. and they will undoubt-
IDLY be popular, but the yelows and ten
der greens must not be overlooked, nor
the chic combinations OF black and white.
Many of the designs are in stripes, OUT
bow-knots and all-overs are shown IN
equal numbers, SO providing for al
tastes and needs. The best include some
touch Of black, that being held dis
tinctive feature of the best style. For
simple sfirt-wasts merceriZed ducks.
Oxfords, Madras and pique rival one.
another. White IS a prominent raEorite,
but coIors also are seen. Daintler oGd
waists are white in preference to every
hing else and are made exceedingly eiab-
crate; but the best shirt-waists are Sc
we're AT, excellent all-round useful skirt
Is essential. Tan and brown mixtures
IRE much used. but black has place OF
its own and the heavy linen ducks ar
:,dmissable. a good model is made with
graduated circular Hounce. finished
With stitched bands of the material plain
cloth or silk. With such SKIRT ana
well-n1ade shirts. as our English cousins
say, the morning hours are provided
for while variety can be obtained by
i,,dicious selection of waists. One OF
the newest models the Gibson lends
itself to the heavier stuffs peculiarly well
and is admirable in pique, Oxford. duck
md the like. \ model in white mer-
cerized cheviot is both smart and not too
hin for the t:ilmy Southern mornings
even in March-that dreanliest OF months
TO Northern winds.
.MEhCERIzED FABRICS
The naercerzed fabrics have gained in
beauty and increased in numaer. Nothing
could be loveler than many OF thel. c.,ors
and Z. designs. The silk embroidered
.batistes too are rarely lovely and make
ideal dinner gowns for Summer wear.
One, that was shown me only yesterday,
IS so exquisite / must tell you how 1t
is made and then no more until next week
The foundation is soft-inislled white silk
The OUTSIDE skirt has three graduated
aounces, narrower at the front wider at
the back headed by an inset OF cream
colored lace, while the fitness of the
upper portion IS collected In groups Of
tiny tucks. and the skirt is hung from a
yoke tucked m horizontal groupes OF
three. The waist IS an open blouse. The
yoke and front are OF mousseline finely