The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-05
costly SIMPLICITY KEYNQTEOF BEST FAsFIIoNsIlPARl
The Aim Is to Wear Gowns So Exquisite in Material
Design and Detail That They Cannot Be Copied, A
Season Of Embroidered Muslins and Laces-Wonderfu
level Ball Given Paris The Exclusive Parisienne of
1914 and Her Frocks

stone gray, &c. This half tone inspirs-
| ton has come from very famous
/, painter, whose opinion Is as eagerly
sought by the eclectic Parisenne as that
| of the great Worth himself.
This painter has had much to do with
the revival of picture fashions. He has
| worked hard, hand in hand with An
tonic de Ia Gapdara and others. TO do
away, to a certain extent, with fashions
which are merely eccentric or sensa-
tional. lie is power in Paris, and since
his portraits are universally admired he
is in a .postion to make his voice heard.
A new and very charming shoulder
scarf Is composed OF alternate bands of
ermine and white tulle. Such scarfs as
this can be thrown on over any summer
dress and they always strike har-
mouiotls note Some of the ultra chic
Parisiennes have similar scarfs made of
black tulle and bands of black brett
schwanz these are. worn over dainty
robes in rose pink chiffon or silver tulie
yelled In black Chanti}ly.
Breitschwanz Is a fur which always
gives an impression of extreme richness.
People insist that 1t can be perfectly
initiated. hut in my opinion there are
at least three things which defy imita-
tion---and they are the three thinge
most frequently imitated-real pearls.
real vaIenciennes lace and real brett
schwanz.
Another charming scarf for afternoon
wear is made Of pearl gray chiffon
lined with supple silver tulle and bor
dered with Il narrow band OF black fox.
~ ~ rf recalls the
traits of such masters az Gainsborough
and Reynolds: II is a delightful addition
TO lace or chiffon gown and the little
note of dead HACK Is unfailingiy effec-
tive. Pale gold tulle looks lovely when
yelled in desert dawn pink chiffon and
inexpensive ecarfa OF this order are
bordered with black rnarahout or with
a fringe of ostrich feather trimming.
For evening wear white tuile scarfs
lined with silver tulle and hnrdered
with white marabnut or ermine are
charming; IN all cases the gold or silver
tulle must be absolutely supple In tex
turo and OF The finest quality. I re-
I Gently saw Gabrielle Dorziat--one Of
the most elegant actresses on the Pari
sian stare-~wear lnog scarf OF orange
coiarea chiffon velvet lined with black
entirely Of black Chantilly lace Her
picture hat was black. go were her long
gloves. but she carried a fiat topp, q
rarasof covered with orange coiored
velvet to match the scarf the ensemble
| was admirable.
Sketches are given Of two pretty sum
mer hats this week. These models are
quite free from exaggeratton and might
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any smart afternoon dress.
The toaue is original IN shape. II is
covered with white Ivy leaves and there
IL M relief of any kind. This toaus was
to be worn with navy taffeta gown.
Tho wide hrimmed hat is of the pop
ufar sailor shape It is in chalk white
taffeta lined with black satin straw,
The feathers, which are shaded from
black to white. are cleyerly arranged.
They seem to have been thrown on
the hat quite rarelessly and the grace
full tips c1irl over the crown.
These sailor shapes become more and
more popular AZ the season advances.
They ara almost universally becoming
ana as they can be trimmed in many
different ways they appeal to all tastes.
For morning wear they ara charming
IN navy bEIe EHt4A SHAW. AiaGa WIN
white chip and trimmed with two long
white quilts. The same model 81 also
made In white Japanese straw with
lining Of black or nay rieor-
Black satin sailor shapes are lavtshlv
trimmed with ostrich feathers or with
clusters of white wings. and hats for
girls wear are wreathed IN roses or in
mixed flowers and foliage. It II still
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kinds Of flowers on a hat. This style
was launched at Monte Carlo very early
in the season and when carried out by
skilled milliner 1t Is very decorative
and attractive.
wildfowers Of all kinds are thrown
together in this way and sprays of ferns
are mixed in with them A fascina ting
wreath for a garden party hat was conn
posed OF golden yellow buttercups. wild
hyacinths, black satin daisies and ferns.
This wreath was 10 adorn fiat hrim
med hat made of palest pink straw.
lined with black chip,
In the millinery world the two most
popular coors of the moment are "hleu
hirondeile" and rich blue called "ciel
d'andalousie" Isancret blue IL very
much worn by women who so In far
picture fashions, and the exquisite pink
known as desert dawn Is 10 be seen ON
many of the more expensive models.
Laghorn and Tuscan hats are seen
to perfection at Lewis's and this famous
miliner is using quantities of shaded
feathers on his best models, Mime, Car
lier remains faithful to fat brimmed
hats trimmed with curved mounts of
considerable size, but these mounts are
now almost always made of fine horse
hair