The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-24
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? trAeIESEi She must consider well theii
appropriateness and theil
adaptability. She cannot take
irany gowns with her. and those SHE
does not pack away in her small trun,
must DO just the right thing for the
right occasion.
in planning her summertime wardrobe,
strange TO say, It is the buttons that
4 count II she aims TO keep pace with the
advance fashions. 1t is not that buttons
r,a.e her frocks appropriate but that but
tons give her gowns the newest finishing
tcucl- of style. Big buttons and little but
tons llain buttons and ornamental but
tone. are all used, and for pearl buttons
there is perfect craze. They are used
not only in the conventional way of fas.
tenin@ the cont or bodice, but as trim
ming for the skirt. In fact. wherever
there is possible excuse for them, these
2 pearl buttons are to be found this year.
USE OF WASH SILK.
If the girl with the short vacation can
Z have but one shirt-wnist suit she will be
wise to have 1t made Of wash silk for
she can wear q. silk gown on many occn-
sions, even II II Is made in shirt-waist
style. when linen or crash dress would
be bad form. a good style model to copy
{ is made Of ecru wash silk: the gorcd skirt
10 light and cool; 1t Is made very plain
and unlined. 1t Is close fitting with no
fitness until below the Knees where
box-plait is inserted at each gore, the
box-plait headed with a stitched diamond
shaped piece of the silk The shirt-waist
s Is made without the exaggerated blouse
and shows the pretty lines Of the new
Trench curse figure, produced by the new
s1tosalind skirt-holder, which makes the
long, slender waistlne SO much to be de-
sired. The waist has a box-plait down the
front. with group Of narrower plalts at
either side. 1t is trimmed with narrow
silk braid to simulate yoke, and on the
! boX-plait arranged in two groups are
i Zig pearl buttons. This dress is not at
all inappropriate Tor morning wear. and
yet 1t is equally good style for almost
any informal afternoon occasion.
In making up gown of this sort where
the sE-rt is Of lightweight silk. unlined,
the petticoat requires special attention.
1t must be fitted over the hips Us care
fully rs the dress skirt. There must be
positively no fullness at the waistline,
while at the bottom there may be ono
deep flounce slightly stiffcned with
fcatherbone. or many featherbone stiff
fened ruffles.
The selection Of a new coat for two
weeks vacation Is indeed problem
for the girl of limited income. OF course,
ruch depends upon where She is going,
and whether or not she has n Jacket left
over from last season, which could be
used very we'll for knocka bout coat II
she happens to have a covert cloth
jacket she can afford to buy one of the
Very new smart looking. loose fitting long
coats of black spott-prufe tuffeta She
can use coat of this sort as a travelling
wrap, as 1t will shed the dust and rain
ard is cool and comforta bic. She can also
put 1t to good use during her two weeks
vacation, not only MS n driving coat, but
to wear over her light summer dancing
gown in going from one hotel to the other
8ili the evening.
The fashionable black taffeta coat en-
Z phasizes the button craze. It IS double
breasted and fastens with big black tar-
fetn covered buttons, while the collar and
4 wide cuffs of the coat are trimmed with
groups OF small black taffeta buttons.
SNThis coat is n loose fitting garment and