The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-27
Special Demand for Loose, Cool,
Comfortable Garments.
OURS is AN AGE OF LUXURY
This is Shown in Exquisite Tea Gowns.
Lounging Robes and 6oudoIr
Gowns-luxuriant and Ex-
travagant Styles.


10. yose, comfortable, cool garments, IN
w.llita to Toll about ones room or to take
the daily siesta- AS a result, number
less xtiu!site materials and designs are
Offer and every opportunity Is pre-
sem, To make ones self lovely under all
conditions OF privacy
We 1--we in an ago Of luxury. That
self-e' !ent fact requires no reiteratlon
at ~ lands. but its truth is doubly i'm
u ess. on the mind whenever the cues
tx OF tea gowns, Longing robes,
.sdoir gowns and the like comes up
Tor discussion. At the moment the va
riety of exquisite things that are offered
81 fairly bewildering. One feels the
truth Of ''how happy could be WITH
either with peculiar force. To become
cornpeiled 10 choose become trial. Like
the children turned loose in toy shops,
we want everything that VIC see From
the ki,nonos genuine sort, spelled with
a final o. and the AmericaniZed ones that
are spelled sometimes with an o, some
times with an n. TO the elaborate lea
Gowns that allow of receiving ones in
Inmates: from the simplest OF comDinE
Jackets TO the exquisite coffee coats as
our English cousins call them, every
stvle every graduation of quality and OF
beauty arc spread before Us. To begin
with the Eastern models, there ate
kinonos Of silk. Of linen. OF pongee ana
of cotton all of which are ATTRACTIVE
One Of The handSomest of the genuine
models is made Of japanese SILK IN
lowered design with bands of plain color
AS we all know, the sleeves and the
width. or thu lack of width found IN the
garment. arc its distinguishing charac-
4eristics The little lasiies of Japan
wearing: no herutftsd skirts beneath. man
age to be comfortable with little 1uiness.
The sleeves are the curious ones that
l., ct FsSIyl- Il IL
die Shown on a wax figure they are
picturesque and alurnS.
One seen to-day at an eastern bazaar
is tempting in the extreme. The foutlda-
lion is white with design Of exquisite
tuInblng chIysanthemums in pale yellow
and the bands and the accompanying SASH
are of plain green. that matches the
leaves OF the flowers Had II not peeh
for a later glimpse of a westeTnlzed modei
in similar silk my heart would have been
Won but calm contemplation coHFlnced
me- that for Occidental women, Occidental
garments possess fitness ana a true
charm That marvellous belt, or DBL that
cur almond-eye3 sisters tie so deity ana
make express the married or Single
state those strange loose sleeves lost part
az their charm when confronted with a
i;irlpna made amply full, unha1npered y!
any confinement at the waist ana Win
ease-giring sleeves, that fail from the
shoulders vet are generous III Wldlh. III
f. w, could lounge. nap or read with Tree
dom and with comfort. and beneath II
could he Worn the fTille6 pettcoats that
belong 10 femininity and TO warm days.
In addition 10 the silk ones are others OF
pongee, of linen lawn, OF simple cotton
fabrics, and Of Oriental cotton crepe,
eye.V one of which materials Is offereu
tri colors and designs That IN themselves
are delight. If our eastern friends caH1i
incl q
III name and have so changed the gar
.rent We can afford TO smile. we owe
.l7e East many things. II We can abb
so,h something OF its spirit OF calm ana
dcliberaticn while wearing It's borrowed
robes. we add another debt of gratitude
30 biC that the one question OF criticism
may well be allowed TO pass. We are
nervous people. We live at high tension
most OF the time. If a kimono or klmona
or any other reStful garment, borrowed
from wiser, calmer folks heIP 10 oTlhs
about a less strained condition, At may
well be handled and held to with tenaclty,
desnite any little comment that our.
n6apiation may cause. The lovely klIno-
nos or fowereI Tluslins and lawn. of pom
gee of silk, undoubtedly tempt Us TO
hours Of rest. and in SO doing amply fui-
1iil their mission.
More elaborate negifgees take a hun
lace perishable chiffon and what not thit
Sc luxurious and cXtravaGant. most
charming gown that would grace any
family breakfast table is made Win d
,nI,e fun fronts and Vatican PACK ana
with bell sleeves. AS saw 1t lhe ma
telJal was pale yellow INDIA siiN "hu Tue
,.o,,a Was overlaid with a lattice oil piack
st.-,tir,1- insertion while a iabot OF lace
e,iehed tha front and frillS of lace the
s,srycs Another. in much the same style
IS OF lowered chiffon showing Shaoo"S
mink roses over = foundation OF piift
China silk and with trimming OF Wnlte
,,ra and still a third, far simpler nut
not less dainty, IS Oh lovely AtoH ~ ~ -.
owe, lawn il is by no means necessary
10 spend wildly 10 obtain goo dresui{s
-rhe charm OF the summer neGilSee lies
.n its color and lis dainuness setter ~
ta- The null. or even lowered 9ntSiih or
fewn ,,nlfned. that is kept eNqulsltely
fresh, than the Tares' chllt"n Sti9 49,, 81
10 become heGragEled or soiied. That
,o,-civ tempting material is for ne
,.ea1thy few and wcsvld we'll be eliminated
rro,n the lists CT less lucky folk tresa
q, has a charm beyond words. It's origi-
nal cost is not extreme and often proves
= snare. but il soils quickly Is r0inp!eo
nra rendered passe with a few wearlngs
Hben its only proper place is the recep-
facle for rags Those women Who can
AFFORD TO discard a tea dr breaizIsrt
Gown al often as the necessity may arise
odd 10 their other privileges the big one
OF wearing chiffon We who are COM
,el,ed 10 count cost must needs turp
esite and rest content with the musllns
that can be Numbered at need; but, as
tbei, variety is great and their beauty
fra:sputable and as fresh ribbons render
f,sen, charming in the extreme. the loss
rod NOT he AN Overwhelming one in
en!te of tn. subtle fascination of the
he;1:tiful cTiffons. a really exquisite
morning or boudoir Sown. that comes
from across the sea. Is of cream null
over pale blue and depends almost entire
~ on fine stitching for its effect. The
fopndation is a simple slip. To it is at
tecbea a deep flounce of the null the
edge Of which is finished with hem that
IS deeply hensttched. Tho gown proper
Is tucked from the shoulders nearly 10 the
knees where the tucks fall free 20 give
!. second flounce effect. the edging be-
ing he,nmed as described. The sleeves
rs-l1,