The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-27

Cannon Is the new Committee on
Rules.
THE QUESTION OF CLOTHES.
With the exception Of the Summer,
the Fall and the Winter. the Spring
season IN Richmond is the pleasantest
season OF the year is at this time
that the "young mans fancy lightly
turns to thoughts OF love-" as Tenny-
son wrote In his Locksley Hall. and
by the same token 1t Is In the Spring
that the womans fancy. whether she
be young or old, and there are no old
women in Richmond, seriously turns
to thoughts of dress. It is for this
reason, and upon the eve OF the bless
ed Easter time that we have thought
a few suggestions might be prudently
made as to the things the women arc
expected to wear in the glorious season
just budding into. life.
First In Importance, as some Of our
fair young friends think. is the waist
line, and the new waist-line, as we
basque-like effect in the shorter coats,
which are not strictly the right thing
unless the fit is easy. In the Russian
blouse the waist-1ine is Influenced by
posed to give the waist a military air.
and with these Russian blouses,
straight and wide belts are to be used
and worn loose and round. so that, as
\ sess a quaint appearance and make the
i girl wearing them look like 20 cross
. between Russian soldier and an 1880
, school boy" 1t is hardly necessary
to say that tho Russian blouse will
not be much affected in Richmond, for
tho reason that there is no woman
!. in this town who would care even for
|. 1.-The sake OF being in the fashion, to
look like school boy eighty years
OF age.
i Sleeves this season are said to be
charming-of three-quarter length Or
shorter, small long and straight-but
Il II they arc to be shorter than three-
quarter length, 1t is hard for the or
: binary Southern gentleman. who is not
J, strictly in society. to know why they
4 should have any sleeves at all: but
that is neither hero nor there. It is
!; really important, however, to know
5 that the woman with small shoulders
!, has the right under the new regula-
E lions to slightly puff her sleeve into
81 the armholc. which putting. Of course
is not expected In any way to obstruct
tho use of tho sleeve as q. covering for
the arm, or so much Of the arm as
the law directs. AS a matter Of fact
n nowadays there is an overslecve ant
a an undersleeve. and in case OF chiffon
: covering there arc actually three
t sleeves, each passing a little below
Q the other: In evening gowns the small
I cap sleeve, which Is said to bo Yer,
y becoming and most prevalent. is worn
\. but In addition to this cap effect Their
"A arc also a number ofsvarieties Of shor
l. pulled sleeves. a consideration which
n. will appeal to the HOUSTON Post, a
10 the moro sleeves the Texas woma
"a wears on her arms the better for tn
a. general artistic effect; the washerwo
L. man arm being much in vogue !
KS Texas.
cd In the matter OF millinery, the We
es vet faced and color-faced brim OF hat
which would look on the nascultr
to head altogether outEof place. are note
ly and in black hats tulle. with net ar
I'd. chiffon. is quite the thing. The Sin
re mediate style OF fabric hats shoy
tut wide brims turned up at one side. n
ed and fastened with pompon, and
en- made disk covered with shot MORE
ny 1t must DO understood. however. TIL
by tho moire must be shot before it
'n- worked into the head gear. and ]
.strctched on a frame. which, OF cours
Is built in variety of shapes. AS
the size OF hats. they are enormous
tie. large or rdiculously small. Tho lar
nd hats tilt over and shade tho face. #
his small hats show tho faco. and In ma
OF styles turn over it SO as to give 1t
lee effective background. Only small hi
''es should be used in Richmond. as the
~ Is nothing about the faces OF the "
-" men OF this town that should be b
'sss den, It would be little less than
'S outrage II any fashion should be
vented which would deprive the 10
Of the beautiful OF the dellghtfnl pr
,een iloge or neetng the pretty faces In 7
II a town, s.a5fa.
was Tho foplards this season are Q e y
ted. bold patterns and all the colors OF
Give rainbow. With such I'm proYeH'e;lts
to tho artists.ot the weaving world y
tuna been able to- mako upon the rainh
.ker, One, hand some model. we are