The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-30
CHARMING DRESSES
AS WORN IN PARIS
lspcclal to The Times Dispntch

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Paris, March q.
Clever new frocks are seen At every
smart affair A bronze green taNeta
dress with pour behind .nd a littlc
bolero trimmed with WOODEN beads in
the same color as the taffeta. was quite
desirable = blue serge with a two
nounccd tunic slit up tho back and
bolero trimmed with bright silk col
lar and cuffs Of shaded reds and pur-
Piles was also a good looiSins little
turnout. and a black tatIcta moire.
made with a long moire coat, which
/ dropped low behind and was cut away
in front, was worn with the most rallish
black straw toquc.
1t was a shiny straw and the shape
was bonnet de police
a Purple Dnhlln.
The only note Of color in tho whole
thing was purple dahlia worn in front
OF the dress Scotch plaid with navy
blue IS seen a good deal. but II will
hardly live beyond tho early spring;
blue and yellow Seem TO have captured
the taste OF q good many women, and
a certain hrown-red still appears to
hold its own. With the brighter days it
Is more than likely that all these will
give way TO lighter shades. especially
IN tailor madcs and in all tones of
colds, fawns and mastiC. Emerald green
is seen here and there. hut il is "a trying
shade, and not TO be chosen lightly.
Lingerie Fascination.
one Of the mos; attractive sides OF
the spring fashions is the lingerie
fronts, Guns and chemisettes have not
been seen for some time. The most
attractive OF all are those made in very
hne lawn. so fine as TO look like nous
sel!n de sole. \ waistcoat OF whito
lawn with a Byronic collar Hopping
back over the coat. and about cighl
tiny lingerie buttons, four a side. very
closely ser!Icd. as the only trimming,
and the result Is charming White
pique waistcoats arr also 10 be seen
and many in white or black tamets
"ith perhaps three button fastcningS.
Is 10 tho ne, slips that are worn under
the corsase, they are as varied in sha pc
and trimming as possible. but the finer
and palmer all these things arc the
more cachet they have.
The Nursery Motto.
We remember the nursery bibs with
their motto. BE dainty" written on
them. And really the motto might be
ours for a guide in dress these days.
. one must be very dainty TO be well
dressed to-day. and 10 he dainty needs
a good deal Of time. alas 1t is the
that they dcspisc clothes Not many,
il is tru". hut there are still some fool
iIh people who like to say they give no
thought 10 what they shall wear! Sc
riously this is mistake. We should
ali think about what VIC are going
20 wear - The porper season, and If
~ once learn how to dress the time
1T takes TO do IL well will he reduced,
| not increased
ihe Big Choice
IN the spring fashions change more
than They do in the autumn. and the
choice Of what 10 wear is more diff
cult. 1t is "a good idea TO he quite clear
III ones mind "a TO the silhouette VIC
hrt llkeiy TO wish to copy before wc
make any choice at all One. we know
what The best houses are going to turn
out ii Is easier to know just what to
buy.
The .AcccsSoricS
Sew sets Of cuffs, collars. cui,np.s
! and slips can be indulged in so that
I when the tailor-made come home All
! these minor points viii be ia perfect
! order Gloves, stockings, shoes ana
/ thosr wonderful p-tticoAts in tulle
/ must all hc PASSED in review, for I'M
/ loss they are sans fautc ct sans re-
! rrochc the best made frock i'm the
| world Will look nll wrong. The woman
| without maid should have one tailor
| made. one afternoon dress, an evening
| dress, and just the right attinss foi
! each, with not a stitch wanting. a but
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