The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-08-25

we know that you are lOOklDg LOT tne iash.
ions-you that have not seen them already.
For your especial qualification the writer,
who knows not q great deal about them,
will briefly sketch them from the most reiia.
bic authorities. He knows pretty woman
when he sees her, and admires and re-.
spects her as much as any other man, but
is not wise about the mysterious folds and
developments Of the form divine yet, at
the bidding of his fair countrywomen, he
will do anything-he was about to say,
even 20 to the moon; but lest some little
witch of loveliness should, in moment Of
caprice, desire him to do so, he will change
the extreme thus he will even write of
matters he knows very little about.
To begin, then: September is that plea
SAINT month of relaxing summer rlgors,
cool shades, and delightful cool nights for
sleeping, but of temperature too warm
for decided change of styles. 1t Is
month of coquetry with the colder season
that finally drops into the cold embrace OF
winter. The light textures and cool tints
of summer wear are slightly elbowed by
gayer tints, more in keeping with the varie-
gated hues of the autumn forests but yet
they are displayed with modesty, giving
only faint symptom of the warmer hues
that will light up the social circle when
frosts are white and frequent.
Beginning with the crowning adornment
of all lovelness, we learn that the head
dress, artistically styled "coifiure," tends
more to the top of the head. The coifturc
Josephine, adopted in Paris, is an expan-
sive "chignon" {" waterfall, we suppose),
formed of plaits or curls arranged high on
the head. Coils are worn, but the water
full continues popular, half wreath OF
curls being often placed over the waterfall
or coil. Sometimes the comb Is used, the
top of which is seen over the head, the
coiffure being elevated so high.
The new Empire" coitfure, adopted in
Paris, has the hair curled from temple to
temple in short ringlets. Over the curls
fancy bandelet passes, and over that
puff Of hair. At the back of the head
double fillet and "chignon" divided into
three loops, terminated by curls. The neck
and ears free.
The Pamela and Lambelle, it is under
stood, will likely remain the favorite among
bonnets for couple of months. Indeed,
no marked change in bonnets is looked for
in that time.
The catalogue of mantlss and wrappings
is extensive and multifarious. Sacks and
rotondos are worn, while the peplum is
considered stylish, and adopted by great
many as a novelty. The Marie Antoinettc
scarf is favored by many. 1t is of lace,
muslin, or the material Of the dress,
about the depth of yfchu at the back,
crosses in front, and ties at the back, with
a large bow and ends. The same style Of
cape, in lace, will be worn over tight-ttting
casaques and pcplums this fall.
A neat fall wrapper is short casaque,
the front sharply pointed, deeply curved
up the sides, and falling in deep point at
the back, made to fit tight, with belt,
and has a large square pocket on each side
of the front and the trimming consists Of
q proi'usiOn of buttons and bead paSSemen-
trie. The style answers for cloth or silk,
or for a suit.
Cashmere talmas and sacks are lately
imported. The black arc studded with
white or gilt beads, and are encircled with
embroidery, edged with Cluny or guipure.
The white are embroidered with black
coral or blue beads, and finished with deep
goats hair fringe. These wrappings are
thought a little too decided for street wear,
though elegant. Some Of these styles are
made OF black, richly trimmed with jet
embroidery and ornaments, mixed with
guipure and finished with the Benoiton
knot.
The palctots are numerous. Some are
slashed to the waist in the back, and
caught together by canoes and chains, or
namcnted with rich beaded bands fasten-
ed over the arm with buckle passing in
front, then under the armhole to the back,
where they fall in sashes. The front is
loose and rounding, while the back is
tight. Some have deep points at the sides,
and at the back are belted at the waist by
belts studded with steel. They are square
at the neck, and richly trimmed with
black and steel.
Festooning of dresses has introduced the
robe fourreau, which at first did not take
well, but is now adopted by Partisan mo-
distes. The skirt is short, and worn over
petticoat of good walking length, gored
and trimmed with elaborate design in vel
vet, sprinklcd with beads. The dress
skirt is cut in bundles of scollops to favor
looping, and touched off on the top of each
fcstoon by an applique ornament Of silk
or velvet. Paletot or basquine, with hood
Of same material as the dress, completes
the costume. For very dreSsy costume
the underskrt is of silk, while the upper Is
of poplin or some other material. The
only colors for this conspicuous dress sui
table for the street, dark shades Of mode,
brown, and fax-gray. For rich dinner
dress, striped or figured silk, rather short,
over skirt of solid contrasting color.
Three bands of ribbon or velvet fastened
at the waist apparently fasten the skirt at
the lower edge.
Dresses of solid silk are often trimmed
with bands of striped silk, and have apron
pieces of the same material. The body is a
long basque, with three long and accent
uated points, edged with band of canoes
and hanging buttons. The front, q short
waiscoat of striped silk.
The Partisan bellies at the late races wo. Q
very novel and snowy dress, which our
countrywomen are hardly yet ready for.
1t is called the Vatican festOon. The
long train is tucked up, and falls over .
ribbon which is fastened to the reyers at
each side of the front Of the skirt, and
then tied in the centre Of the skirt with
an enormous bow. A critic in such mat
ters suggests that stylish evening dress
might be made up from this idea thus
"Let the underskirt be mass of tulle
puffings, and the overskirt long cloud OF
veil of tulle caught back by wide rose,
cerisc, or blue ribbon fastened by bow OF
bouquet of flowers"
A late style In Paris is for the paletot to
match the dress in this novel manner /,
the dress is solid, the paletot is striped II
the dress is striped, the paletot is solid.
A style of peplum for evening wear is
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