The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-12
WHAT TO WEAR
BY THE SEA-.
BY MAY MANroN.

| Wssh July comes the first real rush for the
Shots and Tho first real surrender to the subtle
fascination always found int tho sea. louflngi
June we talk and plan for an outing that
shall mean deep brcaths OF old occnn's tonic
salt, dips Into the strengthening sea and all
sorts Of happy times spent on lie surface e IN
yae esss and q sN 0 forth
earnest and are. consequently, Quite sure 70
ponder on what shculd be taken, what. ie ,
at home tits then that trunks nre brought
forth and questions OF suitability, OF this
need and OF that arise /. I. IA
Any one who knows tho shore well and has "a,
studied tho crowds who yearly throng its
forethousht whatever Was exercised by the
Se
OF conditions, but Gothnnittes thtmselyes who.
surely ought to, know the sea. make all sorts
OF absurd blunders and don costumes az un'
suited to the damp moist MIR as may be-.
Tor example, feathers were fashionable last
year. & rs f5 (. 3;f2 . al
fog means ttelr ruin, 1 saw dozens Of we'll
dressed women at the near by resorts wearing
ps%r9a thnt each aas
then, moro and more absurd. that the glory
8of their feathers was as nothing that In its
stead they presented q curlously bedra ggled
and sorry aspect.
That n far moro chic appearance would
have been maintained by foregoing feathers
altogether, and selecting ornaments loss easily
robbed Of all beauty seemed not 70 have re-
rnelnhered .nll. yet any glance Ct a mirror
sn1a 'ns sS a
have been moro than sufficient ~ icing we'll
dressed Is being suitably dressed. we al know,
strlctlons 10 heed Them Il 70 be comfortable
rs we'll as smart. to disregard them Is TO be
miserable both In mind and body. 3Rs az III
Shirt-Waist Suits. 8
For morning wear nothing 4 90 sati factory
skirts that clear the ground. 4 The former may
q shambray, the latter 81 linen q any s 90
ways should be simple I In cut and sn,artly
made hem one can stroll ~ tho beach,
nases fsh enter
When fresh hoy are dainty charnlin . ell
that aimorning costume should be, when soileds
come com forth non none the worms for the service
they have done. Morning and afternoons are
the warm hours Of TIN .hsrefors some
will be found leone By fering from hest.
although. let mo add, icy also are apt TO.
mean slinbnrn and the slightly avier8 ma
&terials serve bett err as a. rule.
Shoes and II ats.
S$ with these gowns whlte canvas or brown
leather shoes. ana bothAAy the new broad. x
5brimmed q low crown sail i hats s.4 and tho
Tho ,es.
new garden slipper. tho three hole tie and
a number 81 others. but always show extern.
sion soles and mill ~ or flats heels 50 Tar
this realm. and IT. is to- be hoped that good
sensa viii keep It barred 18th the white
shoes. stockings also are white, with the
Slation ends. They may be Of silk or lisle.S
plain or embroid cred. Tho sailor hats mrs
simply trimmed, preferably With q band with
bows and quills. The felt models arc light IN
tho extreme. and can be bent ana shaped
IA suit $the wearer md tho exigencies OF athe
hour. Gloves for the most pa IT are eschewed.3
and not many arasols are carried, exposure
B being one OF tho outdoor fnds not yet wholly
forgotten. hut when liked IA are white. the
gloves. Isle Jr sill ~ the pa rasol plain and
simple In Goa ching style and. preferably. Of
linen embroidered. ~ 5s5s