The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-03

famous dressmaker in the Rue dc la
Paix. 1t Is destined to he worn dur
ing the Deauville race week, and II will |
certainly score "a success, for 1t is as |
charming as 1t is original The coat
was made of very fine black lace and
bordered with gray fox, while the big |
'mousmee sash was In black mirror
velvet. The coat was quite trans
parent and the clinging robe under
meath was made of oyster white satin.
the skirt being arranged in the fash
ionable two tier style.
You will notice that the sleeves OF
the lace mantle are exaggeratedly short
and that the satin sleeves do not show
at all. Very long gloves in delicate
shade Of pale gray suede were to &C
company the dress. The mousmee sash
shown in this sketch Is one of the novel
ties of the year. 1t is made in many
different materials, such as painted
gauze. embroidered chiffon. mirror
velvet. supple satin, &c. There is
softly folded waistband which circles
the form without compressing 1t and
! the large bows are as a rule cleverly
stiffened with invisible wires, for 1t Is
necessary that they should stand out
| from the dress.
Similar sashes are tied in large bows
directly in front. rather high to give a
slightly short WASTED effect Indeed
/ these wide sashcs have become so popu-
iar in Paris that a great deal of liberty
In given for the introduction OF indi-
| vidual taste So long as the sash is
wide supple and handsome II can be
tied in any way that is unexpected and
becoming.
In my second full length sketch you
! will find the newest sleeve for summer
dresses those intended for afternoon
wear, be It understood. You will see
that the sleeve is extremely short and
narrow and that 1t is untrimmed.
This model, also destined for Trou-
| Vile. was made of an exquisite piece Of
! ivory white Indian muslin, The length
of silky stuff was brought from Delhi
by a lady in the suite of the wife OF
the present Viceroy of India, and it Is
so fine that the whole of 1t could have
been passed through an ordinary ring.
In color 1t was a warm ivory and very
artistic effect was obtained by the in
PRODUCTION of pure white tule on the
corsage. AT the waist there was a
cleverly arranged sash, with short ends
of black mirror velvet.
The hat indicated In this sketch Is one
Of the very new shapes. The model was
made of leghorn and the wide brim
was turned up abruptly all round. For
trimming It had a high mount In black
and ravens wing blue shades. This
particular shape is having much favor
Just at present; II is uncommon and
original in outline but it cannot be said
that these shapes are universally be-
coming.
Since the beginning of this season
have had occasion more than once to
speak in detail Of the various color
-sc4er4e-efaBes- which n made them
!
of the wonderful changes which have
been introduced into the world of art
by that extraordinary artist Leon Baks'
--Bakst the magician, the iconclast.
spoke of him in connection with the
Russian ballet season and again In con-
nection with Gabrielle d'Annunzio's La
Pisanelle." To certain extent, as
uointed out in a recent article. Paris has
lost its head over color schemes.
It unfortunately happened that at the
moment when an eclectic few were
genuinely interested in Leon Bakst's
work and were studying 1t closely the
i Bulgarian color rage was thrust upon
us with distressing results. The many
heard that the few were interested IN
what they were pleased TO call Ballet
Russo" color schemes and they rushed