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

British matron. 4 read In the papers
that 'Um-peer' frocks are fashionable, and
want to get them. That's all!
''rhe dear soul did not, seem to know
there Is a world Of difference between
the modes of the first Empire and those
of the second, and that about three
quarters Of century elapsed between
the launching and the vogue Of the two
modes. For my part, my dear, when
speak French ! use French throughout,
and when ! speak English never try
to interject words of another language.
And so l. as well as Others. If am
speaking In English, give the English
pronunciation to the word, and call 1t as
1t Is spelled and pronounced by the best
authorities"
That the princesse gown IS intended
to lead the procession of fashion there Is
no gn1nsayins, even ut this early date.
Many and various are the devices that
the dressmaker's designer has recourse
to In order to produce that unbroken
line which denotes this mode. ~ II the
pursuit of this the corselet skirt brought
Itself to the front once more Now, this
corselet skirt, or princcsSe skirt, or what.
ever one chooses to call it's one of 4.
those things that II it cannot be done
well were better not done at all. 1t
takes master hand to cut, and an equal
skill to At, and 1t requires the most skill.
|
to get the required snug Il above, around
and below the waist The slightest
| stitch out of plumb, and there Is skew.
Ing of the seams and u bllstering Of the
| material rs the result.
| In the gowns that grace social occa.
slons after dark there is simply no limit
| to the amount of elaboration or the labor
expended in the attainment thereof.
| There is evident a growing liking for
satin, either plain or yelled, With filmy
aud transparent gauzes. Chiffon cloth
holds all of its place in fashionable es.
teen, while laces and applied embrold.
cries nre rapidly taking the place Of the
hand-wrousht fantasies that have held
| sway for so long, In spite of their ex.
pcnsive origin. But SO much more mate.
rial Is required by the latest, fashion
that the dressmaker has, In self defense,
! to provide some sort of trimming that
| shall not cost her quite as much MS
hand ,,embroideries always fetch.
| While the vogue of the decoetage in.
| cieases daily, many conservative souls
there be that do not feel comfortable in
a low-necked gown. or these fashion
takes cosnizance by approving the trans.
parent lace guimpe, which is oftentlmes
fully MS revealing as is the open and
unadorned dccoletage However, it may
be good news TO those that n slightly
open throat Is now supposed 10 be
fully us formal as the low aud square
or round decolletage, and that even for
afternoon functions, provided that the
i shades are down and all the lights It,
the throat is fully as much approved
as is the high transparent collar and
chemisette, without which even the morn,
ins frock of today Is not supposed TO be
finished after modsh manner
The short sleeve Still regns for all
social occasions, and bracelets are sup.
posed to DO the Inevitable accompani.
, ment. ouaintlookng bands OF black
velvet, on which slides. clasps and old,
fashioned brooches display themselves
are used for both neck and arms while
! as for necklaces nnd bangles there is
simply no eud TO the variety In which
they display themselves,
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The New Pnrusols reverse tho nc
eepted way of carrying those effective
. sunshades. The stick is extremely long
} fully as long as an alpenstock. The sun
shade is percked on this halfway, and IN,
ferule is ut the end shat the tipped rib
g point 10 In this wn. the sunshad,
. hangs down when carried, and the tol
held In the hand Is most elaborated,
Il carved. That they will be conspicuous II
g the new fashions there is no denying, an,
/ they viii doubtless hs taken up cnthnsl
astically by those TO whom every aoyelt,
. ID welcome.