The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-31
PRETTY SASHES
FOR SUMNER GIRL
,rhis is % b. :, ribbon summer.
Which is not to DO wondered at

Which Is not to DO wondered at
For two reasons.
First Of ALL the ribbons !, arc 90 beat
man has ever been fond OF ribbons.
The ribbon has been more than an
ornament; it has been a symbol. .X
had [aDl0n taken aa from from her bali dress He
wrote to the beautiful donor; This
eamier has s'p BEEN carried through many
battles by the General Massene: 1t has
always brought him victory"
a blue blue ribbon fell from tho knee Of
the Countess OF Salisbury; It became
= Mary stuart died Tor : !, black velvet
ribbon which she Fa,ye to Leicester, which
give that.
buckingham was nssassinated for cor,
tain white satin ribbons with diamond
tags-the dear and dangerous gift OF
Anne OF Austria.
A rose and silver ribbon carelessly de-
tached from the Kings coat was found
It betrayed their secret
hons play a significant part. and II chiv-
airy no longer fights for ribbons. nor on
the ribbon or his well beloved, as on that
OF the knight OF the brave days OF old,
ribbons now. as OF yorc. give the crown
Ing charm to tho costume OF fair wo-
man.
If the prophets are right. women will
experience new joy In the beauty of tho
ls0c summer ribbons. They're a fetch
Ing lot, andi their hutter beckons US on
1. ncw wesves-as soft as chiffon and az
rich and beautiful as fairies could think
out
The principal USE OF ribbon will be as
purpose especially favored are the satin
tanetas and liberty sat tins. soft of finish
and with n high lustre. the wnrp-prin.cd
tafe.hS y; and L mous,nes The soft grace.
satins are as popular MS ever In white,
pink, pale blue and the other summer
e eoshas i,, and they make charming
having an unusual vogue and wonder
fully beautiful they are. Snowy or deli
en1te ayr. tinted s grounds arc abloom with
and single blossoms almost look as Though
landIpnlnted on the shlmmering lengths
pt s'l gen texture and roses, from tho
open flowers, orchids In tho brilliant pur-
pie shades of nature. lovely violets pop
pies and pinks. lilacs and gernniums Vie
With each other in their efforts to fas-
climate feminine favor. Just TO look at
these flower-strewn ribbons seems to chi
up the age. of Vatican, of lakes and
amon1'g si. with lovers, shepherdesses COW
blue ribbons.
II the summer sashes arc OF many kinds
as TO the ribbons that compose them, they
hre or quite as many styles with refer
eemce TO the ways IN which they are made,
Inc ribbon Is softly crushed around the
waist ana the bows are all In the back
y y me bow that gives the sash Its In
dividlality. It may be the simplest kind
graduated ends, or the steamers may
float almost to the hem of the gown. The
latter style Is particularly effective on
frocks OF the garden party order and on
those for the evening, and of such they
can be made a highly decorative feature.
The realistic looking roses now fashioned
so cleyerly from satin ribbons. are used In
many graceful ways, Clusters of these
ribbon roses are .ntermingled with the
Of the sash, or the long ends OF other
fanciful flower rosette made OF mar
row ribbon Is sometimes placed at the
back and completed With loops and ends
OF ribbon floating from 1t.
What are called knots prettily finish
the ends of other sashes.
The girdles on the gowns from Paris
are of various width. but the high Cir
die Is decidedly In vogue Flowered RIB
bons are much the mode. These girdles
fit the figure beautifully and fasten In
the back where they are completed with
loops and short ends or streamers floating
almost to the hem of the gown. Fringe
Is an ultra fashionable finish to many or
the sash ends on the Paris gowns-the
mothers set SUCH store by, sometimes II
Is used not only to finish tho ends. hut
the streamerS are ornamented at inter-
walls down their lengtk with tina frinRa