The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-09-27
Rithmond 4ispatth.
TUCRSDAY......SE BER q, 1866.
The Fall shionS-" Opening Day" OF
Millinery In New YOrk-New Fash.
ions In Hair aud ParaSOls.

The Fall rashions-" Opening Day" Of
Millinery In New YOrk-New Fash.
ions I'm Hair aud ParasOls.
The reign of the summer styles is over,
and the regular fall opening day produces
many changes in the shapes and trimming
of ladies' bonnets. The admirers of the
summer bonnets have looked forward anX-
iously to the "great opening" lest the
changes decrecd by fashion should not be
becoming and graceful but to-day the
millincrs are prepared to answer all inqul-
ries.
There has never been greater variety
of styles than now: there is something TO
please the fancy of every purchaser and to
suit every style Of features but whether or
not the fashion will suit every purse is an
other question. The prices do not vary
much from those of last year, and there is
no prospect of cheaper bonnets; the duty
on imported goods and the price of gold,
with other causes, combining to keep mil
lincry goods at high mark. There is the
usual variety OF coiocs, but the leading
ones will be green aud English magenta.
THE STYLES.
A tasteful evening hat is Of willie ma
tcral, Catalan shape, aal triniacd with
purple velvet. Tie string a.c edged With
white lace, AID there is . purple and
white flower on the top, with q smaller
flower in the centre OF the banlcau to cor
respond with that Oh the outside.
A pretty bonnet is Of green velvet
trimmed with white, necklace of velvet,
with jet ornaments, and Il fall of white
lace in front. Another style is a white
bonnet, trimmed with row of fringcs
across the upper part of the crown, made
of marabout and pearls, white marabout
across the back, and pearl pendants around
the entire edge.
An elegant style is in black velvet,
trimmed with jet and velvet, and made in
a new shape. The front is somewhat like
that of the cottage style, with a wide
crown closely fitting at the back of the
head and this will probably be the pre-
vailing style later in the season. A hat of
white marabout, trimmed with pink velvet,
is tasteful and attractive.
Most of the round hats are of turban
shape, which is becoming only to the pretty
or youthful faces. There appears to be no
winter style in round hats for plain faces,
the genius of fashion having forgotten
them.
The Marie Stuart style, for misses, is
made Of blue royal velvet, with long blue
strings; a white lace barbc passing around
the front and falling in long ends over the
blue strings: u cluster of crystal panSics
forms the inside trimming.
A hat known as Ia incroyable is of white
royal velvet, adorned with mauvc flowers,
with crystal pendants; a velvet band
covered with white lace forming the inside
trimming. 1t has wide mauvc strings and
narrow grass ribbon streamcrs of the same
shade, and white marabout fringe at the
back.
A white sills-Catalan shapc-is trimmed
with purple flowers, with a lace barbc
falling over purple velvet strings pendant,
purple flowers, having rings attached, to be
worn in the ears, to match the outside
trimming. This is Il decided novelty.
One OF the new styles is curious, and
cannot hc easily copied indeed, at first it
puzzled the millincrs. 1t consists Of a
single piece of white satin shrred over a
Catalan frame, with purple velvet wreath
ornamcnting the edge.
The Lambclla is one of the new shapes,
/
In round hats the Pompadour is eX-
hibitcd as a novelty. 1t is Of black velvet
with point in front and one at each side.
4 wreath of white velvet flowers orna-
mcnts the edge.
As half the effect of the prctticst bonnet
| is spoiled if the hair is not taStefully and
becomingly arranged, it may not he inap-
propriatc, in connection with bonnets, to
give the style of wearing the
HAIR.
For full dress, curls will he much worn,
without the waterfall" The front hair is
arranged in water curls or i'm wavy putls.
The front hair is also worn in smooth pullS
but this is not becoming to all styles OF
features. There are several different
modes of arranging the waterfall--to suit
the fancy of the wearcr. 1t may be COM
posed of several small pullS, or two or
three, or two narrow bands crossing it,
which give it the appearance of pufS. But
coils were ruled out some time since, and
though occasionally We see one defying the
fiat Of fashion, yet they are decidedly out
Of style.
PARAsoLs.
When the small parasols, gorgeously de-
corated with gold and jet, were introduced,
it may have been thought nothing prettier
could be produced. But parasols for the
fall, following in the march of luxury, have
come out more fancifully adorned than at
the spring opening. They are small, lined
with white or some contrasting color, and
ornamentcd with feathers and marabouts,
A black silk parasol has a row of black and
| white feathers near the edge, and one not
far from the top. Apurple silk is trimmed
with white marabout, and blue silk with
blue and white. They are pretty, but ex.
pensve. $50 ..e.
1t is rather early to speak decidedly OF
the styles for cloaks to be worn later in the
season. The opening for cloaks, etc.
takes place in October.
HOOP SKIRTS.
The style of the Empress Trail" Of
Bradley's duplex skirts, for wearing with
gored dresses, has been altered. The skirt
is narrowed around the bottom, for the fall
and winter season, from 4 Ii and 81 to
81 and 3h yards, with prospect Of
still further reduction. The " Pride of the
World" and "Paris Trail" for riding
house, and general use, vary from 34 to
yards in circumference at the bottom, with
the same decreasing tendency.
| DRESSES.
Among materials for dresses, striped and
plaid goods are found in greater prevalence
than was ever before known. Ladies have
| their choice either to be striped like ze-
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