The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-18


fy ruche of point desprit- For morning,
shopping, and travelling the skirt that
clears the ground is best, and with 1t an
Elton or blouse coat. Lovely ones with
bands of the same, cut bias and plped
with plain color, are seen, and appeal
to every cultivated sense. The material
sheds the dust, is ngnt of weight and
cool, an ideal combination Of Qualities
for a warm weather toilette Silks for
summer wear were never more tempting
than at the present time. In addition to
foulards we have ponSee In many coiors,
louisines. crepes. habutai and what not
a really striking gown is of pongee IN
pastel green, and is trimmed in a way
that is quite novel and effective The
skirt is made with graduated circular
f1ounce, that is headed by cream Irish
Crochet, that. in turn. is edged with mar
row black velvet ribbon. The bodice. an
open blouse with a big square collar.
shows the same finish and is worn Win
sash and cravatte of black velvet. 1t
is astonishing how the touches OF black
serve to emphasize the color of the pom
gee and the deep cream of the lace, and
what a touch of character they give to
the entire gown. White with deep cream.
too, is much seen. and is always good
Some exquisite hats for street and gem
erel wear are shown by leading deal
or and serve to emphasize the beauty OF
anese straw, in it's natural cream shade
and in walking shape. The trimming is
pure white louisine and the softest pos
sible white breasts. The straw is so
light as to have almost no percepdble
weight, and as the ribbon is far from
heavy. the hats are comfortable and n.y.
gienic, as well as essentially smart
White, by the way, is to be worn in all
degrees Of weight. in all grades of quail
ity. and apparently for all hours of the
day White mohair walking costumes
are charming. and as they shed soil. less
inpracticable than at first appears. An
elegant example is quite simple. but
smarter for that fact. The skirt is cut
in seven cores, that fare freely at the
lower portions, and is trimmed with
stitched bands of the material over each
seam. The accompanying jacket is
blouse, and beneath it are to be worn
the thinnest of white shirt-waists.
A slightly more elaborate costume, for
the summer promenade or the carriage
is of cream canvas and serves TO illus
trate the tendency toward deep side
p1aits- The skirt. q gracefully long one.
Is made with a narrow front gore that
is laid in pliats that are stitched fat TO
nounce depth and meet at the center:
but otherwise is plain. the fullness at the
back being laid in triple box plait
stitched fiat for several inches below the
belt The jaunty little blouse Elton Is
novel and charming. The back is laid
In a box plait and finished with a pos
tillion that exactly harmonizes with the
skirt The fronts are loose and laid in
side plaits that are stitched fat to yoke
depth AT the neck is a collar and the
sleeves the big loose bishop ones With
this are worn a belt OF Iure white silk,
that}is narrow at the neck but becomes
a deep draped bodice at the front. and
the daintiest Of null waists Still anoth-
er white creation is peculiar and new,
but to my mind less graceful The ma
terial is crepe de chine. The upper por-
ton of the front Of the skirt is of Irish
crochet and forms deep pointed apron
that becomes O few inches wide at the
back Below this apron falls the. skirt
of crepe that is laid in wide kilt plaits
and with it is blouse also of plaits and
combined with lace. For evening and
all formal occasions lace gowns are much
liked and are elegant as a matter of
course. May finds few brides rageous
enough to have the ban set upon it, but
April saw many elaborate weddings, and
at one OF those was worn a costume of
Lierre lace. over peau de sole, yelled with
chiffon, and made with a deep founce at
front and sides. but plain back widths
that allowed all the beauty Of the ma
terial to be seen at its best.
Not white lace alone. but black also Is
much in vogue and is freely used both
as entire gowns and parts thereof.
lovely black Chantilly is made over white
taffeta yelled with chiffon and is ex-
quisitely soft and beautiful. A really
handsome gown OF soft black louisine
is combined with lace OF the same sort
and touches Of pastel blue that render
1T charming IN the extreme. The skirt
is cut in a succession Of narrow cores
at front and sides. each of which is
tucked vertically to nounce depth. then
& these cores and taking the place OF
seams are insertions of Chantilly. app
proximately an inch and a half In width.
The entire skirt is hung over blue
fouIda tion whose color IS caught through
the meshes OF the lace. The bodice, a