Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-01
many SUMMER FASHIONS
FORECAST AT THE WHITE.
Smart Women Arc Wearing Short
Clothes All Day, DiscardinS
Fine Lingerie Gowns.
SLEEVELESS SWEATERS WORN
Athletic Girls Find Freedom in Coats
Which DO Not Hamper Arms
While Playing Golf, Tennis and
Other Outdoor Games.
Especial 10 The Timcs.pispatch !

Especial to The Times piSpatch.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS W. VA.
March Silt is an interesting pastine
To forecast summer fashions at White
sulphur. among smart society women.
who have brought the Very latest
sports clothes. one may gauge the
summer STYLES very satisfactorily by
noting what a few or the ultra smart
women arc wearing, and nero. rs IN
most other resorts, while tho general
tendency Is toward the wearing OF
sports cloths AL day. and there is
hardly the excuse hcrc for fine lingerie
gowns that ono nnds nj Palm Beach
the quality. texture and design Of the
sports clothes OF smart women set
them arar; from the ready made
clothes from tho shops ana stamps
them with the Individuality OF their
owneN.
one OF the most notable fsncies OF
the sprrc season is in the sleeveless
sweater and sports coats which made
their appearance In Palm Beach only
at the very end Of the present season,
but instantly found such favor that
every woman who has played golf and
tennis In them. rev.is in the freedom
of the arms. unhampercd by tightly
combining sleeves. and wonders why no
one has ever thought before to omit
these imrcdimenta. CO course. IL is
still bit cool for them in the Eir-
Stnias. but q peer into tho smart in
novatton trunks Of some Of the attn
letic girls WHO havo just come down
for Easter from Manhattan. reveals a
notable collection OF these. One girl
has several smartly tailored sports
coats devoid Of sleeves. and in stitch
ing. pocket or some individual touch
n. .. F,, C. F~fI -,
white hroadcloth Is stitched in riban-
lied stitching in coarse black silk:
another IS Of forest green. TO wear
with black aud green checked wool
skirt. cut tho bias.
Miss MARY I.c i. Clark wears a smart
Havana brown cloth coat, with a brown
and black skirt finely checked. and tho
coat has a comfortable collar of ko-
linsky. Anyone who has ono Of tho
smart new Russian Kolinsky cape-.
bordcred with lttlo brown tails. or
one Of the now erinirc shoulder capcs
for summer wear viii do VOL TO nut
ii in her trunk for White sulphur,
where they arc having an amazing
vogue. and whore almost every woman
has enc OF the wide. long orIninc
scarfs bordcred with saucy little err
mine tails
old rose sweater with a tan skirt and
her navy blue sailor In Ccorcettc shape /,
has scarf of yellow silk twisted
about it's crown.
The slip-on sweaters arc SO popular
that every woman who can knit IS
making several for herself and those
who cannot arc sending np to town
FOR them, those preferred for this sea
i"n being the camcl'S hair aud the soft
Angora wool with collars and cuffs of
ontraStinG shades. Some Of the now
Shetland wool s,p-ons for wear when
warm days come trs so ssh.cr and fine
that they may be Slipped through a
wedding ring.
Mrs, Frank DUFF Frazier. tho dauch-
ter Of ally Williams Taylor. ~ Mon. =.
trcal who Is occupying the stevens /
cottage here this season, is cAnrctcd !
this week from Palm Beach. whore she |
introduced the smart llttic checked 7
bingham morning dresses with white
collars and cuffs Witch arc 10 bc so /
popular this summer.
Some ~ the new velvet ccate worn
with cloth o. sport SILK skirts of con
trastinc color arc comfortubla things
Tor cool days. Ono seen at the Green
hrier was Of Forest green, worn with
white sports satin skirt and !. white
blouse Tho hat was Of forest green
felt. with medium hrin and a cock
ado Of eros grain ribbon standing
smartly ~ ono Side.
Some lovely gowns arc seen in the
trousseau az Mrs. ". Z. Ncili. tho bride
Of Faynastor Na,H l.. :. y, WHO came
here from WaNhiuston FOR their honey
moon