The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-17

AS In Gods out of door gard len. the
4 midsummer season OF maturity is always
pregnant wIthsthe hint5ot coming change.
& so In the hot house Of Fashion. new col
.ors and forms are 3alread s. ad opted. III Sum
mer favorites have lost their crown of.
prestige and fresh M combinn tons 81 IN
4 shades have already i ken their place,
Dame Fashion has on her thinking cap
md, as she ponders.i the costume sheet
II OF past centuries Is unroiied before her
omntpotent gaze. The 1880 reviHal has ~
I been d success beyond a doubt, thinks
u the Dame. but my autumn girl must
II eclipse even the glories Of the summer
sea son, for her gowns shall be more EN- "a
Sphatically adapted & from N the VI most 5 be
switchingE Of all past per tods st hat q the
II Directoire.' ss a s55 U & NJ
n simple. but as simplicity Is no longer N
H favor models must partake OF quaintness
and originality and at the same time
must be resplendent In richness. "a
with the Drectoire5 reyira elegance IN
material must come In the 81 thinner 81
B satins and Sbrocades. the creamy oftness
OF velvets and en- web like a Lac .s The
4 shades. pinks and blues. grays and p,ir e
pies will have their yogu long Wit the,
4 rich, purple crimson known g solferino
4 red and the lovely tint tina among tlti15
4 Directoire DANES was termed m oss green
All the trimmings that have. been SO
d popular for months past Will be added
fofyend varied in the garniture OF the
gowns that fYill serve as models from
~ fha fgrea t Paris houses, that are :consid-ii
cred authorities on style. Skirts Will pc
"a early covered With pa nels OF & IA &c. en-
broidery and braiding. while the plait-
ing. stirring, putting and frillng WI still
& come il for all soft and clnging fabrics
& which young girls and pretty debutantes
are accustomed to arrogate TO them
"a selves. Y
s. A DIrectoire gown worn by the an
cestress of Richmond, felle at q great.
ball in Paris Is still in the possession i. Or
the dainty maiden to whom the lady q:
hyl gone days bequeath he'd It. along with.
The toronze-brown eyes and hair, and the
4 rose-red lips and cheeks the W'illoWy
Grace and slenderness. that made the
sDirectoire lady SO famous q beauty IN
4 the splendid European ca pltal, here
lcveliness Twas the rule and not the ex-{
n ceptiOn. ~ ,.sS. {, iif
The gown in question is Of pale yellow
\ brocaded satin embrold ID IN gold.slsT e
y puffed sleeves have ruffles 81; fine Mech,
lin lace The corsage is trimmed with.
4. the lace and embroidered In pearls. Gin.
derella-like slippers, high-heeled and
II pointed % toed \, are made to match the;
gown. Silken hose, yellowcd to a rich
ivory In color, are wrought In aEdellcate
hroiderie pattern. a lace; fan has ivory
sticks, which arc deliberately carved 8 One
4 takes 1t up with8a smile and a. sigh for
4 the memory OF the ha md that held IT.
and tho arch eyes that looked over IT.
+ at, the ball, that had Its passing in the
long go. s ls' Il. .3 u
'tW hat will you do with the gown, my.
2Edear?'' asked one woman OF the oWner,
ms she snroothedt out the folds OF btocade,t
! "and the sllppers,'"a she added as an at
Ter thought.s"and the hose and thu
4 dear little fan? Will you wear them one
and all, to make your hundred dear
friends turn green with envy, and your-t
self look like a French dame OF high
degree? How. beautifully they have been
kept. to be sure. Oh, Il i only had some
& like them" S
a,.rhe gown Is hopeless was the an-i
u aver, "for It Is too short and too small,
and / never intend that 1t shall be re-
modelled The slippers must be kept, too, !
I but the lace i shall wear md the fan
las for Observation-Disclosures pearls. you
4 know theylr-lave long been my most
y che 1shed possession. But, when you
meet me at german or bal poudre next
winter, and wonder at my alr} of dis
tnction, remember what I have borrow
&c from the past, and then youth under
4 Stand, f.g, .st 223 aiss "a S Il