The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-17

y This summer all the feminine world
has apparently gone over to the tradi-
tional bridal grey. and the ordinary
street frock Is lighter in hue thanFit has
been in past years. The white and black
checks and stripes that have been the
most emphatic notes in the spring modes
have become SO common that In spite
N ofltheir real charm, one Is very tired OF
4 them.
The simply tailored gray suting, with
/ no trimming save self strapping, is per-
II haps the smartest thing In the gray
street frock of the short skirt class. The
manufacturers Of rendy-made costumes
have used braidng and embroidery eff
fects in wais coats, collars and cuffs, un-
It'll there Is a certain distinction In q.
severe model, and, provided this severe
+ model is skilfully cut and tailored, and
OF good design, it stands out impressively
among the more elaborate models.
Is I An extremely we'll dressed woman, who
= was on Atlantic City's crowded board
walk the other day, gave an object lesson
in this theory. She wore costume Of
light gray wool In a two-tone mixture of
mo definite design. The close-fitting coat,
falling we'll over the hips, and the circu-
lar skirt, were both perfectly plain and
perfectly cut, as well, and the trimness
4 of the suit was not married by the waist
coat of deep ccru embroidered linen, of
which mere glimpse could be seen
between the coat fronts.
Even the most casual observer could
see at "A glartc that .the frock had been
!. made to or,ler by tailor of rare merit,
and it Is in the severe type of frock
that this distinction is most plainly cvi-
dent, now that ready-made frocks follow
so closely the dressy French models.
Taffeta and voile. taffeta and broad
cloth, taffeta and silk mousseline, taffetat
and grenadne. all are fashionable COM
binations for the dressy street frocks.
and costumes all of taffeta, though
hardly SO chic as the combinations, are
Il to be worn again this summer. Soutache
braid matching the material is the trim.
ming used upon some of the newest
taffeta models, and cut out designs in
cloth are often used upon taffeta OF
4 the same color
Street frocks of the most severe tall
ored description In the ubiquitous light
gray mixtures, With no trimming save
collar and cuffs of panne, are shown by
severa! OF the most exclusive tallors, the
panne being usually In some contrast
Ing shade, the collar Of the rounded
shawl sort.
Birmingham and the various silks of
the pongee class are made UP for street
s wear, not only IN bolcrO models, but II
pony coat and basqued models; and such
silk, in the natural tone, trimmed simply
with sou,uche the same color, Is very
successful IN the hands Of a clever
tailor.
Mohair will be seen more often little
later In the season than II Is now. For
@ general utility frock Of white--a frock
of the short skirt and tailor built type.
so practical for summer wear-nothing is
moro serv!ceable than mohairs. Possibly
this very fact counts against the mate
4 rial lis sery!ceable qualities are so gem
orally recognized that buying It Is an adj
mission OF desire or a necessity for
economy. and there are women silly
enough To consider such rational desire
Beneath their dignity.
B One Of the novelties of the season is
.he extremely pretty striped white mo-
hairs, The stripping Is, OF course, In the
weave, and is in all widths, from pin
stripe TO good half inch, The mohair
us Of the best quality, as plable and
soft as serge. though with the old dust
shedding surface and lustre.