The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-27

China blue India silk, but eny chosen
color canfbe used and fine lawn can be
substituted without serious loss Of effect
Lace is a craze IN nesligees and in tea
gowns as on the gowns OF more formal
use. One OF the most elegant tea gowns
I have seen is entirely composed OF
chantilly net and edging combined with
point desprit- The foundation slip is
cream color and OF soft SILK. The III
front, that is cut off at the depth or
a square neck. is OF ecru point d'esprlt
banded with insertions CT the black lace
and finished at the upper edge with
sofe drapery and full rosette OF black
chiffsn. The gown proper Is of biscuit
colorcd chantilly net, edged with three
full frills of lace In the Same shade, and
finished with a big collar that forms
iabots to the waist. Edging this coll
lar. outlining the fronts and heading the
frills is black insertion in waved OUT
line The sleeves ar Elm angel style
snug to the elbows, then open at the
inner seam and widened to form ample,
full falls Others are of null inset with
lace and hung over color, and others
again of the softest, 1ilmiest materials,
accordion plated and hung from yoke
that opens in a v at the front and Is fin
ishcd with big collar Angel sleeves
make feature and are gracefully
charming. but differ from those worn by
our mothers in their youth in being ntteo
TO the elbow and falling loose from there,
whereas the carly ones fell from the
shoulders and were wont to blow OUT
like wings under the influence OF
draught or slight breeze
Lovely matinees are In bolero form and
a mass Of lace. A most exquisite model
is entirely composed of alternate strips
Of ribbon and insertion and is edged with
falls of lace. Tho back is plain extending
to the waist line only, but the fronts are
rounded in bolero style and at the neck
is q big round collar. The sleeves are in
elbow length and terminate in frills. An
othe ris short at the back but forms long
points at the front and is completed by
a square collar and elbow sleeves and
finished with frills Of lace. Exquisitely
dainty ones are made of point esprit,
but fine lawns. mousseline and genuine
habutai silk are more serviceable for the
reason that they launder with perfect
satisfaction. Null. both cotton and silk.
and the cotton mousSeline or mercerlzed
null, arc sufficiently dainty and lovely
from perishable. In addition we have all
the lovely reverings and embroidered
nulls and batiste. AS beautiful q boudoir
gown as need be asked is made of this
last material with trimming of deep Val
enciennes frlls and is hung over slip of
pale blue India silk. The design of the
gown is simplicity itself. but charm and
grace are found in its excellent lines and
the iabots down the front and the frill-
ed elbow sleeves. In no garments, by the
way. are the sleeves of this length more
effective than in the same negligees. The
more befrilied the gowns and the jackets
are. the more desirable the result.
These pretty sleeves that allow Of deep
falls of lace suit them to q nicely and
are charming as we'll as smart. rightly
made the slip of color is quite separate
from the outside of lace or null and
these last can be removed and cleansed
with case. At this season, when bar
gains galore greet one on every side,
they need not mean excessive cost and
that they are beautiful is a truth that
needs not telling. If one have cash to
spare it is even wise to buy in advance
for garments of this sort and so to
seeure fine materials for the price of or
binary ones. In the case Of gowns and
waists such bargain buying often proves
a snare as next season sees a radical
change in color and design. but the neg
ligee is not affected by such change and
is always charming if dainty and pictur-
esque Standard materials such as crepe
de chine and India silks in plain colors
are less likely TO drop in piece. but let