The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-14
Some Touches that Tell in the American Girls Sn
This Seasons Gowns More
Distinctive Than Ever.
ARE STRIKlNGLY ORIGINAL
The Way the Trimming is Manip ulated
the Color Combinations and Little
Smart Touches Give the Cachet
to the Entire Costume.

Always. always something new Is the
cry Of the American girl. To introduce
In her dress some little, new. different
touch is her particular delight. and 1t
would seen, tina, this year, more than
ever before. she was succeeding; for
never have her gowns for every time Of
day been so strikingly distinctive and
original To be sure. they all show more
or less the same outline-the skirt with its
clinging effect over the hips and Its gen.
erous fulness toward the hem. the broad
shoulder with invariably its cape effect,
and he sleeves with their flowing fullness
below the elbow.
But 1t is the way the trimming is
manipulated, the color combinations that
are introduced. and the little smart
touches which really give the cachet TO
the entire costume.
WHITE MOHA1R s1C1L1ENNE,
This Is conspicuously shown In one
of the new mohair gowns, which has just
been made to order for a New York girl
off for summer at the sea. The dress is
OF white mohair sicllienne, with hip
yoke and the material then falling in
many plaits to the feet where It Is bound
with white vebreteen
The waist Is prettilS shaped blouse
not full enough to disguise the new
and the trimming down the front of the
waist that gives the smart touch which
makes the gown distinctive. The collar
is nat and cut SO that the throat shoWs
trife In front. 1t Is made of brilliant
scarlet velvet and trimmed with rows Of
gold braid and 1t fastens to the waist
with two big pearl buttons. Beneath this
collar is an unusually broad shoulder
cape OF the mohair. which falls we'll ovev
ic trt,, ,o6 with n n r1Ond-
shaped insets OF the vivid scarlet velvet,
framed In gold braid. The blouse Is tuck.
ed at the sides. and down the front there
are many dangling cords in white silk and
red silk. They are arranged to give
shower effect, which is something ex-
tremely new and original. The white
sleeve has a dash of bright color given
it by deep cuff Of the scarlet velvet
crossed with many rows Of gold. eraid.
It is just this Introduction OF bright
velvet with the CLINT Of gold that takes
away and conventional look from this
white mohair gown.
TAFFETA SILK COATS.
It is the same way with taffeta silk
coat There are so many silk coats this
year that to find anything original Is
difficult matter. But here Is n coat just
discovered by the clever woman who Is
always on the alert for something out
of the ordinary. 1t is quaint coat, In
sense OF the picture variety. and yet 1t
is the smartest style possible. 1t Is made
Of blue tafreta and is three-quarter
length. The upper part OF the coat falls In
plated blouse. the silk being shlrred
20 form band trimming, which outlines
The deep yoke with Its long, long shoulder
+ and continues down the front to the
pointed girdle belt
The lower part of the coat displays
carefully fitted skirt cut away In front
| trihe and laid In three fatty stitclvd
Plats The sleeve is full and finished with
j wide buttoned-over strap cuff. A be-
coming touch of white is introduced at
the neck by having the yoke which shows