The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-02
Dress Designers Kept Busy
Evolving New Creations.
FITTING OUT AUGUST GIRL
Sun Plated Frock for Morning and
Dainty Gown for Atternoon--Lnen
Dresses and Fetching
Hats

there is nothing doing in the fashion
world in The summertime. The fact is
that many of the best dressmakers and
dress designers are rushed with work
during the dragging, hot days of July
and August The dress designers are eth
er busy evolving new fashions for the
fall out OF their creative brains or they
are abroad seeing, copying and buying
tho French couturiere's advanced models.
AS for the dressmakers, they are kept
busy either replenishing the fashionable
woman's summer wardrobe, which she
purchased early In May, at the latest, or
they are fitting out the summer girl, who
is not nkle to take her vacation before
August
For this girl and her name is legion.
there arc special midsummer fashion dis
plays. not only at the big shops, but at
early spring imported model is now selling
and hats at the big shops arc simply If,
new clothes are again In the air.
The midsummer gowns. many OF them.
are much prett:er than the dresses which
they show a certain charming simplicity
In design, Yet they are deliberately trim
The craze for sun plating continues. and
the pretty summer girl looks her prettest
this year in sun.plaited frock. 1t may
be a skirt and coat costume, q little
o: gracefully lovely evening costume
4 dainty sun-plated frock for. morning
wear shows much fagoting as It's deco
ration. Both the skirt and simple waist
which fastens In the back are of sun
plated white mohair. The skirt IS ins,ep
length. and is made with deep hip Yoke
the pretty French curve at the waist
line. From this yoke the plaits start.
The su VI blou ass, has deep YOKE
fagoting, the stock stiffened a trine with
fsather-bone to help It keep It's shape.
narrow bands OF the mohair Joined with
fagotins. hitting CLOSELY, to the arm. The
paed pa Is the g uness Confined ri De At
wrist with band cum This is an all
white costume, but very pretty effects
but having the ,nohair dark blue and the
tagoting done in scarlet or green.
Fancy. stitches OF all sorts are much
used this summer as trimming, ana
very open-work effects are in demand;
Embroidery beading run with ribbons, and
course lace. as we'll as linen braid. hand
embroidered, are other fashionable trim
m!ngs.
dainty gown designed purposely for
midsummer afternoon wear combines
made Of fllmy white SILK null arranged in
scft box plaits and trimmed elaborately
with hamburg embroidery beading run
also entire. deus Of shirred white point
d'esprlt. The lower part OF the skirt.
which is gracefully. full; Is trimmed with
made Of the point d'esprit outlined with
the embroidery beading threaded with the
black velvet ribbon. These, same me-
dallions, the center of which is also OF
the threaded embroidery beading, form
pretty bertha effect on the blouse bodice.
which is made 80 that i may be worn
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Is OF the white. silk null very finely
plated and appl!qued with lace motifs
It, has stock OF the same msterlal I'm, m.
velvet. which ties at the back in a full
little bow with many loops. The lower
e sfaeefn q fu hs The blouse f has
bon-run beading. This gown Is very
useful little iroGk ss eI ,Imes may Foe DC
summer hop 1t may be worn without the
guimpe. For afternoon wear the guimpe
is OF course always worn. 1t may be
Of the material like the dress. or 1t would
look we'll in black chiffon trimmed with
black lace or mado OF black point d'es-
prit. 49,, .o,.,,,
,h Ae i hot m mornings eooi-lookns linen
dresses trimmed with coarse lace. The
and ii is noticeable how well the skirts
hang. They fit snugly. over the hips,
aaring PRETTY toward the hem, and 5arI TIE
natiicoot-fhat is the petticoat with the
self-adjusting yoke and Just the correct
Hare and fitness at the b Of ON vs,r tb,t
4ha summer girl appears in the most
fetching Of new hats, She is partial 70
the picture shapes and soft lacy ;oS eftect 81
white in the flaring brim, are very much
IN Vogue lust now. hey are usually trim
med with one long. expensive black la p plume
sThe flower hats are also at their pref,
TEST, and chrysanthemums. in several
varying shades, are among the new now
Or course, the midsummer girl has
dainty resting robe. A pretty, model Is aea
veloped in pastel pink s!oii nd Min ner.
nendicular bands Of the very, fashion,
able crepon lace. The robe IS GU. q
trlfie low in the neck. and the sleeves
are loose and comfortable.
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