The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-05
The New Shirt Ge)aists

(WI1tten For Inc SUNDAY liNleS.]
January and summer Shirt waists have
become sysronyInous terms. Just why
is hey ond my ability to say, hut no sooner
are we reco-eTed from the holidays than
dainty waists are to be considered and
made u5a While we are enduring the
severest and most disagreable of winter
weather our MINDS are given over to dint-
ties, lawns. piques and similar materials
OF midsummer wear. This season opens
with the promise Of much white in tie finer
waists, but many figured and striped
materials for general wear. All ma
ferials are soft finished, which will be
good news to the victims of sensitive
skins. Swiss muslin is so made that it
no longer irritates the throat, and even
p1ule and duck are comparatively soft
FiQue, by the way, is to be much used.
and as nothing ever devised gives greater
satisfaction for hard wear that item will
be me. with rejoicing. Other materials
are madras. dimity, cllevoit, batiste
sawn and the familiar cotton stuffs, with
linen, linen lawn, linen dimity, Swiss
muslin, Paris muslin. Persian lawn and
all the multitude OF lace and fancy
weaves In the always becoming white.
The features Of the early models appear
to be wider box plaits. deeper cuffs, many
tuc}ks and pIaits that run from shoulders
to waist
THE GIBSON.
A novelty and one that BIDS fair to
meet success is known as the Gibson, "
after the artist, presume. and is COM
paratively plain. while at the same time
st includes the new. features. a hand
gone one showns is pique and Of course
unifned. The back may be PLAIN ~ with
a pointed yoke. but the fronts are laid
IN one deep llait EACH that runs from
the shoulder seam TO The -telt. h. Sc
Haits are deep and stitched al ;hc ~ Ger
folds to keep them in place but tn oush
two thcknesscs Of the cloth ontr. an the
box plaits is notably wider than thosS OF
last year. Tho sleeves are comfortable
width in shirt style. but with cnefs at
least three inches wide, that close with
link buttons The GIBSON idea, or the
Gibson thought, appears to have been
snuch in the designers minds In addition
to tbs shirt waist bearing the name. Is
fancy waist of quite different sort
Inevitably 1t will be seen in many mater
falls anw many combinations but one
of the first models is in white MORE
resours In this instance the character
isttc platts are. laid in both back and
Fronts. and they extend oeyond the arms
eve seams, adding breadth to the shout
ders. They are laid In after the shout
der seams are closed, ana SO form con-
tfnuous folds that arc stitched to posi-,
ton part OF the way on both fronts and
hack. Between these plaits and the
neck edge are groups Of stitching which
xaye the effect Of pointed straps over the
shoulders.
The sleeves are in bishop style with
HeeD c1ffs and the front closing Is rem
de1Ysa exceedingly ornamental Down
each edge is row. Of repvoeisse gold but
tons. and passing over these are loops
or white silk cord The neck is fin
4sncd with plain stock only, but both It
ma tho cuffs are stitched to match the
s,o,nts at the shoulders. How far the
-vatst resembles any of those Mr., Gohson
nassshown us worn by his always charm
4ng girls, do not know. but 1t. as we'll
aes the shirt waist, bears his name. ano'
&c quite handsome enough ito deserve
s.ch distinguished patronage
SHOULDER PLAITS.
Piadts running over the shoulders are
much seen an0 take many variations A
really novel waist has two at each side
and many others show three or even four
roy oizits at each front with two or
three at the back. A variation OF the
set,puIder plaits Is shown in Madras, and
q exceedingly elective. There are two
-saita at each shoulder. back and front.
g4,ey are y.M moro shallow than those OF
the Gibson waist. but extend to the
.aasss, Ilne, At the fronts they slope
siirhtiys towards the centre but at the he
tspack are arranged to give the becoming
~ effect Tss pointcd sttcMnss are