The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-15

The season has arrived when the girl
graduates gowns are matter OF
thought and anxiety both to the college
and school graduates. and the modis'e
whose ingenuity IS taxed to evolve the
most charming possible combinations in
her 1904 adaptation Of 1880 styles,
The girl graduate has to begin with the
charm of freshness and the bloom OF
youth. Given these valuable adjuncts, IT
is not strange that dotted null, mousse
line, chiffon and point desprit fall easily
and naturally into folds OF grace and
beauty around girlish figure.
The keynotes OF graduating gowns
should be taste and simplicity, Crisp
white material needs little in the way OF
trimming except tucks, insertions and
edgings of pretty inexpensive lace. Muil
plain or dotted is the PROTEST of all
materials for the graduates gown and
in far better taste than china silk, crepe
de chine or anything which requires
more elaborate finishing.
Crush girdles or sashes OF soft white
liberty satin, fastened with rosettes or
bows and having long ends are ind!spen-
sable accessories to the graduates toilet.
The skirt may be tucked and finished
with Spanish founce or It may have
number OF narrow lace-edged frills above
the hem. The waist is prettiest with Il
tucked yoke and a berthe OF lace over
plated frill. The sleeves. tucked to
the elbow may have n plated frill fall
ing away below the elbow. The finish at
the neck should be very simple tucked
and turned over with lace TO correspond
with yoke and sleeves
White suede slippers and gloves are an
important part of the graduation cos.
tune. To these must be added white
xrtt1lf a ell caJ
fan, for the graduating day comes but
one In life time, and marks an Inn
portnnt era In the life OF young won,an-
hood, Therefore, In Its honor attention
must be paid to details all OF which are
important.
Probably the graduate herself thinks
most Of all about her flowers. These by
preference should be American Beauty
buds, long-stemmed. tied with ribbon to
match the buds In color and held by the
graduate on her arm. New taffeta petit
coat importations are to all intents and
PURPOSES hoop skirts In modified form.
The taffeta hoop-skirt has several rows
of corded pin tucks interspersed win
several rows Of plnked ruchlngs used TO
hide bones of a stiffness similar to What
was worn In the old fashioned hoop-sklrt.
Nothing really clings now-a-uays ~ VIC
way Of a skirt, The bands are not only
headed by&a shirred tuck. but anothef
finishes the bottom OF each
In tints, 1t Is the palest. most destruc-
tIble and least serviceable that bear the
stamp of the greatest originality. with
regard to deep color. II is the touch or
this here and there rather than the en-
tire costume OF 1t which emphasizes the
vogue of the season thus far an uneN-
pected note of parrot green, Algerian
blue or cerise red intensifylng tho erect
of neutrality In hat and gown,
Many champagne gowns or those IN
pale grey and lvory-color are rendered
oddly attractive by n dash of vivid color
champagne and emerald green which Is
one of the latest developments In fash-
onabe trimming are frequently combined
In the make up of gowns, though the
use of sEeen Is restricted TO trimming,
Y Gold as color touch Is stlll quite as
smart as 1t has been during the past
winter though 1t Is now applied IN tho
form of gold gallze or gold cloth. inc
gauze appears on fashionable parasols
as a deep inserted border and It serves
as the crown or the entire foundation of
smart hats. a smart differentiation which
will distinguish Milady's costume is the
method of ornamenting 1t with an open
work design by making holes in the
fabric along the, lines of the required
pattern, and buttonholng the edges with
mercerized thread, When the design is
to be unusually handsome 1t Is worked
over colored silk. An eerll linen h,ltton-
holed with ecru thread over dull red silk
Z makes q very smart morning or street