The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-21
How Girls May Be
Fashionably Dressed.


and white, but 1t must show the pin
check. and, II ones figure makes It per-
missible. the coat must reach below tho
knees.
In planning skirt and coat costume
the very latest, smartest model is OF
brown and white pin check taffeta. The
coat is made collarless-that is. It has
merely a fiat collar OF the very new
wood fiber lace In ecru. It is made with
merely1a slight blouse and box plated.
very long basque coat In ripple style,
we'll fitted over the hips. The upper part
OF the coat is also laid In fiat box plaits
and the entire garment Is trimmed down
the front With big brown velvet buttons.
Joined with white silk cords. The sleeve
s is Just moderately full. At the shoulder
1t has a sloping, quaint effect. and at the
wrist there is cuff OF brown velvet over
which Is another cuff Of the ecru wood
fiber lace. The gored skirt is plainly
trimmed, merely with straps OF the self
material, and a velyeteen binding I'm.
ishes the foot. The summer girl who
wears costume OF this sort cannot help
but be regarded as very fashionably
goWned young person.
VARIETY OF HATS.
She must have o. course. variety OF
hats to suit the occasion md to suit the
gowns with which they are worm But
though they are varied In style the map
jority OF them must project far out In
front. The newest hats are short at the
back. fitting the head we'll, and they
show decided scoop in front. For every
day wear. hats of two colored straws
are particularly smart n style, and In
black and white they are much favored.
Many times they are trimmed with Moth
Ing hut a broad band and bow of black
velvet ribbon encircling tho wide crown
and also appearing in loops next the hair
No.. l.,.f.,. ITatn s,tt tN1xn ell
and stitched canvas are worn for yacht
Ing, racing wear, and the new sailor
shows very wide brim this year, making
1t much more becoming than IT has been
In the past, and particularly to this years
summer girl, who invariably wears
broad shoulder cape Of one sort or the
other.
Buttons as a trimming, the summer girl
must seriously consider They are re-
garded this year as a fashionable access
sorry to the toilette II your automobile
coat has wide reyers, fasten them pack
with huge buttons; II your linen shirt
waist suit needs just a bit of trimming,
decorate the straps of the skirt with
pearl buttons. Big ones may be Used on
the shirt-waist and group or little ones
on each tab which straps the seams or the
skirt.
Tiny silk-covered buttons may be used
to good advantage. outlining the hip yoke
nr tho skirt or defining the deep cuff OF
"a fashionable sleeve 1t is buttons-but-
tons verywhere--whenever there Is a.
possible excuse for them.
Then, remember that sun plating Is all
the vogue. Have sun-paited skirt II
YOU possibly can, letting the plaits either.
fall from the waist line or from care-N
fully fitted yoke. There is nothing more
graceful than this style of skirt when
correctly made, hut let the amat eur dress
maker beware of It; 1t is a snare and
deluson. and generally a hopeless failure
With her.
If you can afford more than one sum-
mer wrap, then have a long siln-plaited
garment entirely covering the gown. 1t
Is the very newest thing, A distinctivnly
chic wool-teX wrap Is sun plated from
the neck to the hem of the very full skirt.
1t is made of very fine quality of cham
payne color mohar Sicilenne. with black
taffeta scarfs giving a touch of charac-
ter to the wrap The waist portion shows
a slight blouse all the way around. and
Is confined at the wast-line with broad
stitched silk eirdle, made over feather.
bone foundation. The grdle Is the same
shade as the Sicllienne. Over the Shout
ders fall an exquisite collar of ecru cons.
vent lace. finished with deep border OF
ecru slik-knotted fringe AT the neck
and also at the waist-line in front are
scarfs of black taffeta, knotted, and hav.
ing long ends, finished with black snA
tassels.