The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-26
Summer Girl Wants Perfection I'm Her Clothes
Great Improvement Noticed
Since Season Opened.
SOME OF THE NEW STYLES
How Cool-Looking Linen Gown May
Be Made-Sun-P!a Costumes
in Favor-Separste Waists
Elaborate.

Especial Correspondence OF The Times
Dispatch)
NEW YORK, july 25.-Thc smartest
gown 10 the latest. II the first gown OF
The season Is At the last gown is often
the survival of the fitiest Dressmakins
IL an art which is always approaching
perfection. No sooner is one gown made
than some new way Of improving its style
and finish becomes apparent.
The midsummer gowns this year look as
though they had reached the height OF
perfection, and II Ia interesting to note
their Improvement from the beginning OF
the season. Take the linen dresses. for
Instance; they are as elaborate and ar
tistic now as II they were robes Of silk
A linen gown, where every little detail
has been carefully considered. iB a cool
looking frock of white linen, trimmed
with beautiful medalions Of Paraguay
lace bordered with big French knots
worked in pale green silk The skirt is
nine-gorcd model, with narrow strapped
seams OF the stitched linen. over the
hips a yoke effect Is simulated by bands
OF the stitched linen Joined with rows
or fagoting done In green SIX. the waist
LII a blouse. deliberately trimmed IN front
ana cut low, and worn with little round
yoke and stock OF very narrow linen
bands and wide rows OF fagot!ng. The
sleeve IS one OF the newest models, with
ts flowing portion caught into the cuff
near the wrist
This same idea OF making the next gown
better than the last Is also shown IN the
newest OF the sun-paited costumes. When
the sun-plaited idea was first introduced,
1t was either only the sun-plaited skirt
that the smart girl wore, or else she had
little separate, somewhat frivolous
looking, sun-plaited coat; now. it ls the
sun-plaited skirt and coat costume that
is the swaggcr thing The first sum
plated costumes We're severely plain.
now they are made more effective by a
little trimming.
One OF the most fascinating oil these
graceful suits Is made OF pale green
Scienne, scattered with white snow
ficck. The skirt is made unlincd and worn
over Soros!s petticoat which gives It
Just the correct flare at the foot, 1t Is
trimmed at the hips with n fancy green
and white silk braid. arranged In Van
Dyke points to simulate yoke. The sun
(. plated jacket Is short and has little V
shaped capes, which fall over the should
ers. and are trimmed with the green and
white silk braid.
The hat to be worn with this costume
Is in striking contrast with II and yet Is
considered the very smart thing. II is
made of brown straw braid and brown
maine. and trimmed with two kinds OF
fowers-pink roses and pink carnations.
The carnations are used to form the ban
deau, which holds the hat up in front
There 10 no end TO the pretty effects
seen in black and white these midsum
MGR days. For seaahore wear the white j
rohair gown Is much IN evidence. and
II is the moha!r gown gloriflod. too a
A new idea for black and white
la Iy,1 NJ tybi AT
made with the cores OF the skirt Joined
with lace !nscrtion, through which the
black silk drop-skirt shows. The skirt
is further decorated with transparent
medalions OF lace, through which the
black underskrt also shows The skirt
IS mace to Il: very smoothly over the
hips. and Is fun and trailing at the
hem. where 1t is bound with a white
velveteen binding. The soft black silk
drop-skrt is slightly stiffened below the
knees with q Paqu!n interlnlng. The
waist Is n blouse, with box plalt down
the front. and a stitched white silk
glrdle belt emphasizes he French curve
of the waistlne. The hat-nnde to
order to wear with this gown-is one of
the new plaid straw hats In black and
white, and it Is trimmed with very
big bow OF soft white silk. the ends
edged with narrow black silk fringe.
The separate waists are growing SO
elaborate that actually but little OF the
material OF which they are made shows.
Some of the daintiest are of fine white
linen. almost entirely covered with ex-
quisite ,hand-wrought embroidery. Some
OF the very fllrny waists OF Persian
lawn are trimmed with lace insets and
Mexican drawnwork. and are worn over
a featherbone stiffencd silk corset cover
No matter how many new materials
are introduced each year. the summer
girl still cngs to foulard and insists
upon having at least few OF her mid
summer frocks made OF this pcliable and
delightfully."- cool material. The patterns
OF the new foulards this year are indeed
pretty enough to attract any girl. no
matter how fastidious she may be in re-
gard to her gowns, simple little
morning gown OF brown fouard, fecked
with pale green, Is made mp prettily
gupure lace The waist. which shows
but slight blouse. is also trimmed near
the shoulders with cream white silk
cords, caught with tiny pearl buttons,
There is n belt Of the fouard, crossed
f7t front and worn over Rosallnd ad-
tuster to produce the French curve at
the waist line. Then there are foulard
gowns in plain colors, made up with
medalions of cream color linen, eabo-
rately embroidered in the Turkish or
Russian coors. which are decidedly
smart In effect.
Though the girl OF the hour Is still de-
voted to her fower-laden summer nat
vet tho day is not far distant when
new hat viii be necessary to bridge over
the in between season in fashions, for
then she will do we'll to select one OF me
new felt sailors in white with nig hncN ,.
OF black and trimmed with DIE o'aeN
velvet bow.
Silent Love.
Love, It's summer by the bough,
And the bird---its passion VOW
But tits winter by thy silence