The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-10

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Give tho girl whose limited income
force. her to dress by her wits half
dozen shirt waists. and then Just watch
the result. With a good style skirt or
two, q pedestrian suit. and perhaps one
In fancy cut. the resourceful girl IS
sure to readily acquire a reputation Tor
smart dressing. She can even do 1t with
less, IL economy forces her.
Her six shirt waists, OF course. must
;, selected with the greatest care. She
must have two made with tailor-llik e
severity OF style. and II she has been
dressing by her wits for any length of
ume there is no reason why She cannot
mako these waists herself. Heavy linen
Is the best material to use for one or
these waists and Scotch madras IN ono
Of It's effective striped patterns. or cotton
chsv1ot, for tho Other.
These waists should be made with a
yoks back, with tho fullness In tho front
laid In plaits at tho neck and the waist
limo and with a plain shirt sleeve THIS
Is tho style OF whist to he worn when
playing golf or tennis or for general
Early morning wear with short walk
Ing skirt.
Tho effect OF these two waists can be
changed many times by varying the col
lar and belt worn with them. narrow
black snakeskin belt. with brass mar
ness buckle and small black SILK four
tn.hand lie. are good style. A white linen
a,ocl. and belt both made with tab ends;
are equally appropriate. The stock should
ha worn With turnover Of hand EN-
hroidered linen, using, for instance WIG
.trawberries in their natural Color Ior
the embroidered design and having me
same design worked on the tab enus OF
both tho stock and the belt. Inese enus
,,diI look well II drawn through good
.,asd cotton ring, either worked In red or
white meroerlzed linen thread.
Another of tho waists must certainty
- ~ nonnee, for there are times when
cool silk waist Of this sort Is simply IN
vaInable. Tho clever girl Will have her
pongee waist made IN some DAINTY lelI ,
.romnd it as she can possibly have. She
I'll, select white pongee II she Is wise,
md have 1t made with insets Of heavy
white lace.
pretty style to copy is a model which
,hnwa the upper part of the waist laid
n fne tucks, forming deep yoke IN
'front.' and fndshed with a fancy heInstitch-
~ hen,, The lower part of tho waist IS
mi and 1t fastens up the front with con-
spicuously big pearl buttons
A waist OF this sort has many adVant-
ages. When worn with While poIis,ee
skirt II makes dainty little gown SUIT
,bie for afternoon summer wear. It can
ESQ he worn with white mehair or
stamine skirt and be equally appropriate,
f)f course, 1t will wash to perfecuon, ana,
perhaps best Of all, will dye Well, 700; IN
his way 1t can probably serve GUY
throughout the entire season, Wasn sm ~,
with lace insets and waists OF allover
notton lace, the girl who dresses by her
wits makes for herself many different
colored featherbone stIffened corset coy
ers to wear with them. In this way she
can vary the effect of her seml-transpar-
emit shirt waist many times.
The oollarless shirt waist. which are
really dainty blouses more than shirt
waists are charming to wear with q
yelling or fouard silk skirt One OF.
these should surely go IN the collection;
linen which have almost the effect OF
silk. and they are trimmed with antique
Cluny or Paraguay lace and oftentlmes
pearl buttons.
An attractive ahlrt waist in this style
Is of pale blue mercerlzed linen with q
pouch front laid in fine plaits and the
waists fastening In the back. A deep,
yoke effect was formed of heavy lace
finished at the neck TO show the throat,
Straps of linen also trimmed the front
Of the waist and were fastened where
the yoke ended with big pearl buttons,
This same button ana strap effect was
introduced on the sleeve the upper por-
ton of which was laid In plats. tho full
nun coming nearer the wriys than the
elbow.
To vary the effect of this waist the
deep lace yoke may be either threaded.
With different eolored baby ribbons or
black velvet ribbons. or the outlines of
the laca pattern may be worked In coarse
silk threads, Il,