The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-15
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EtsSs5 Hear the vail Of The fashionable Nev
n q York woman, who declares IN taKll'E =
Fs look nj tho styles that;
t.Wc arc lost III n wilderness OIL lr1l
III and furbelows. NNc are overwhelmed VIII
III lace cmbroidcrcd with chiffon painted
8s with every known devlo, for increasing
s3 fhn cost OF materials. Wc see the III!
XII painted, or It's equivalent. everywhere
Is and With whht5rcsnlt? True beauty Of
sBsS{enB lis lost Distinction Is APT TO be tonne
only where rebellion has been manifest
K u ar reaction has sot III and comparative
sEttSsimpllclty Is the result. AMONG a ,l,n.
Il y drt,ti models. exhibited at an importer $
Showing this spring, just one fingers IN
III my memory. and that ono was Whl'e
gE c,.epc do chine made on simple INES
" with thc only trimming embroidery WoIh-
VI I'd onto the material and do not De-
g.. 1ieve that the experiences is r'ino aloho,
,tAl Il recent opening there was ieu.u
a sigh followed BY, Oh, dear IS ever.
M5Sthinr so ftssy?' the remark coming IRON
& . ~, wo,nan whose own gown bespoke
M relitl, and all that comes thereof, NV ~
e no doubt countless other visitors lclt inc
III criticism IL they did not utter It.
"tro be tastefuly dressed Is ever! "o-
mans duty, no do credit to herself and
"a her husband should he her aim But
there are certain things that belong TO
#Htho owners OF big purses that arc !, I'M
Is attalnable without. unless one sacrllico
88 FAR hotter things IN order to procure
III 2t,,ou Vet which often are striven after
rs if they we're indeed pearls OF great
L price.
.1f young girls could be brought 70
seA ;hnt simplicity suits them as noth-
& ine else can. If mothers would set pc
fore their daughters the truth that no
no matter how fine, is worm me
4 prlce Of exhausted nerves, OF overstraln,eo
$s energies. Of demand upon the fanny
I. mrs, that means n tense strain, we
t 1yould become happier race anu !
4hjnk, a more beautiful one.
IA eve arc continually being told that the
53}p ne-;can woman Is the handsomest IN
DIS world, We do wear our gowns well.
81 svs Al nossess a certain distinction, but
nor n foreigner comes among US VINO IS
II. not shocked by our exhaustive ways
q and who could not teach us lessohs ~
pepose How much OF this Is Que 70 .,e
Il etrneple to keep up the pace set BY the
wealthy few, I am not prepared to say,
d mt that greater simplicity. combined
% Nth n true sense of beauty. would mean
,,hora ton, along the line OF dress at
least, am sure.
Il Nj ..Handw Of all sorts is craze.
e omen work embroidery, Of the sort our
yrandmothers did so well, Is the latest
and snartest of all things y simple
5i,inen gown becomes transformers "nen
touches are added, yet the work is py no
means either exhaustive or e%act1hs. ne
ymy newest stocks are made with the
clerical tab at the front and are Of
linen. all one mass Of work. AS yet they
n ~. shown by the most exclusive shops
only. and bring big price, but the work
Is rapid and quite within the power OF
8Eany deft girl or woman, while such a
rinisl: to the planest waist means DIS
tinction at once.
...It Is to be season OF shirt waist
suits. The odd waist VIII hold LOT COZ :
tain uses, as 1t always must, but the
3 dress made with plated skirt and shirt
waist to match is to be a feature of the
coming season. We have had 1t before
TO bc sure but always In heavier stutls
az With fancy waists This year tie
newest and smartest are OF dlnlty OF
4 Lawn, ard the waists are made IN tabor
Il style, with skirts plated and fin,sheo
"a with a hem. They launder perfectly, II
carefully shrunken before cutting, and
are supremely smart II cut and fitted
with care, but there should be nothing
in Them beyond the reach Of the clever
girl Fashionable taiors charge big sums
" for The making, but in this day OF good
me- Gels care should be the only essen
tlal to success.
ITO return to the daintier gowns for
summer wear. a most fascinating veil
q ing, that will be worn at seaside resort,
rs of palcst green, and is made with q
quaint 1880 skirt that Is plated at the
belt, and includes a deep flounce. which
Is both edged and headed with group
OF narrow bias ruffles. The blouse is laid
In pIaits below a yoke that is Of sheer
muslin. inset with lace and unlined. and
the full sleeves include plated extensions
that are arranged over the shoulder seams
and give the droop of shoulder SO I'M
portant to 1880 effect. With each gown
is worn a deep gIrdle Of soft silk. In
color, in line. in texture, they are y
delight-what more could be accomplished
p had their cost been treble what 1t was?
q3elieye me, chara cteristics such as these
arc good for aliA time, sand are never
really out of date. Where they exist
2 the result is good, where they are lack
{ ing 1t is bad. and you will find that the
greatest artists IN design never lose siElt,
OF the fact. MAY MANTON.
Pupils Recital.
The midsesson pupils recital OF Miss
Zelle Minors class will be held at the
music rooms Of Ferguson Brothers. No.
II West Broad Street. Saturday, April
18TH at $50 p. NJ, when the following
programme will be rendered:
PART l.
Waltz bride of the Colony, Zelle
Z. Minor-Miss Minor, Miss Winston, Miss
/, Brdsong, Miss Hill
Trumpeter's. serenade, spindler-Mr
John Field
Cradle Song. Baumfelder-Miss Mary
Wngfield Scott.
Spring and Summer (song of l.ife).
Mrs. Mason--Mrs. Matte B. Thomas.
Minuet (Don Giovanni, Mozart-Miss
q Mary Hawks and Miss Minor.
Lullaby. Goederlcr-Miss Margaret DE
b Jarnettc.
L'AInazine Mazurka, Godbeck-Miss
4 Leila Betty.
The King of the Winds, Frank David.
Afr. Selden Wake.
Waltz. Mack-Miss Margaret De Jar
nette, Miss Lucille Massey. Miss jamie
j Simpson
Thomas.