The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-23

La Mode SoupleSns they term 1t abroad,
still regns supreme in MI departments
OF dress No matnrlnl is too sheer no IN
ing too supple to sbe motnted for II coat,
n wrap, Il gown, Il ncgliscc.
A Talk With Dame Fashion.
with the close and even cinglns 1T At
tho hips, the outward flare Of the new
skirts begins exactly At the point where
the curve Of the hip Is reached. There is
no punching out Of the material no mats
ter how sheer but rnther 1t is u graceful
ripping fail. tlleFfolds taking VIVA was
once known as"organ pipe outlines, and
increasing In size and depth as the l,cm
Is nppronched.8s1i III, consequence OF tEe m
creased ftillness of the skirt tho train IS
in some measure being recognized again,
and what is known In England as
bobby Jor' d "dippy" train--both terms
have a slangy sal,nd however descriptive
they may bells the rule on these later cx-
prcssions Of ytlie mode.
THAT such outlines will maintain Tor
some monthsEnt least seems to be wen
foresllndowcd int the fact that some or
tho leading cout,irlers of Paris arc max
Ing up two jackets to the one skirt
this IN tlless"'demi- tnilcur mode. nien
The one jacket is often AFTER
the bocro Dr. short sacque order, and the
other, OF drcssier type follows inc PIC
turcsduc modes Of sthe Louis. periods, OF
the later. Dlrectoire.
There Is $uuiteEn furore for the sEort,
loose sncuue coat that Just comes over
the hip curve. The French term these
q caraco.' butti It cannot pc truthiuiiy
said that this term conveys any adeuuiilte
cxpresslon Of tho style tc American ears.
s,,ccinctly described, 1t is after the man
nish design fortSn sack cont and this
effect is heightened by the nddlt'on q 4
match pockets and q plain tailored sleeve.
OF course, there are ntmberlcss Vnril-7
lions upon this ,nodel-a very fetchlng
one Is Illustrated on this page-bnt t tax
ing 1t by and large, as our Soutnerh II
cousins say, this, description apples 70
nil of them Il That It takes q brisk step
and a. youthful, alert carriage 10 carry
,r this simple style we'll goes almost
without saying
Gowns for Dressy Occasions.
) Gowns for formal occasions, when sthe
cnnpeau is considered supcrfluous ana
wraps are dispensed with. are displaying
skirts rulfled with lace flounces ana
TONED with corsage and paniers Of SIX.
That panlers were n the air. SO 20
sneak has beenErumored and limited at
Tor quite some little time, In fact, ever
since the opening Of the spring racing
season at Autcuil. But like so many ru-
mos, they failed to ma teriallze. a few
scattering examples have been seen here
and there, but in no instance did the
leaders OF the mode incline toward them
with any conspicuous degree of favor
Now, howeverh, they arc making their.
appearance in Sthe fashion described, the
bodice exhibiting the long point IN front,
and the panicrs starting from the dart on
either side, fcstooned on the hips and
a long and puffy line In the
back. Doubtless from this mode to the
adoption of tho polonaise Is but a short
step!
Tunic Skirt.
The vogue Of the double tunic skirt Is
one that Increases Slowly but very surely.
Tho craze for trimming schemes OF many /!
characters really invites this mode; ana
1t is entirely according to the height and
build Of his client that the tailor fashions
these models Some of them are in over
skirt and flounce design, the overskirt
showing just trace Of drapery In the
center front. and about as often as not
finished with a very irregular edge above
the flounce. Coat effects, too, prevail in
these. the upper OF over skirt giving the
impression of long redingote worn over
a plain or pleated skirt clvet ribbons in |
several widths are applied in conventional
designs; and the touch Of tarnishcd gold |
In lace, soutache, or bullion ehbroideries
marks one Of the very latest styles in this
direction.