The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-03

Il pretty frock any less wEan the dress
maker can no longer flash at one the I'm
mensc amount OF hhndwork she has put
on. and wall what it costs her TO have 1t
done| queried the scribe. hopefully
We'll, hardly guess that IL will
smiled back the buyer. The drcssmakers.
when once they have achieved high
price for frock. are not going 10 lower
1t any. even though the cost of produc
ton is not as much us 1t has been. You
see. 1t would lower their reputation, they
think. TO lower their prices. Aud, be-
sides" she added, with roguish twinkle
IN her eye. did you ever know anybody
rejecting little extra profit when they
can make 1t just as well as MOTT
Now, take the new coat sets. for cx-
ample. They are all the rage abroad, aud
do you know that ] have not seen one
yet here since / came back But once
they are launched here they will 20 with
a rush. The sets consist of very fanci
ful set Of cords and tnssels that CO. hus-
sar fashion. across the front of a fitted
tailormadc from shoulder to shoulder.
There are the epnulettcs, the dart braid
inss and the two curved pieces for the
back, that are set from shoulder to waist
line, or peiow IT. Then there are the
cuffs as we'll. and when those are all ap-
pliqued OH velvet to match the color OF
the clothand, by the way. do you know
thar all of the new broadcloths are quite
a little bit heavicr?-a stunning effect is
achieved with very little trouble.
Sometimes there come skirtbnnds and
panels TO match, and the, way that the
French people are using gold and silver
threads with which TO connect the
strands OF braid Is very pretty. indeed.
Those show up delightfully."- on the mo-
hair gowns that make such excellent be-
twcen-season costumes. and all of the
delicate tints are copied In braids, so that
n atch Is readily obtained However.
since some of the best makers are using
black braids upon almost everything. and
posing them upon colOred SILK, satin or
velvet, according 10 the character Of the
gown, the question of color and color
match is not so very bewiidering, after
all"
but how are we going to trim the
frily and fluffy frocks?" anxousiy
quericd the scribe. II am going to have
a very pretty pale pink lansdownc made
up, and any hint as to how to trim 1t
would be, oh, so gratefully received"
well, II tbs for dinner wear you can't
do better than have some Of the new
have the skirt 1ounccs--oh. of course.
you'll have founces on the slirt-trlmmcd
with some of the new ribbon cmbroid-
cries, having a little of these, too, on the
bodice to carry out the effect. Or you
might have some OF the ribbon lattices
that come in all sorts of shades and
widths, and studded with metal cabo-
chons- naiihcads, you know-and mock
jewels. They are wearing all of those
abroad OH gowns for afternoon and even
street wear, and saw some very smart
talor-madcs at Monte Carlo that had
sleeves of the same color. but contrast
Ing material, and literally studded with
those same nnilheads.
"And, If you want to be In the very
first flight of fashion, have sleeves OF
white tulllne in your pink frock. No.
don't have sleeve cap of the ansdowne
over it; that would spoil the effect.
little tucker of white tulline, too, will be
quite In the picture, and If you want to
use 1t for daylight wear Just have a little
guimpc OF yellowish all-over lace and UNI
dcrslcevcs of the same. Then you'll have
a frock that will spell Paris in its looks.
even though your drcssmaker may never
have been nearer Europe chan the steam
ship dock"