The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-04-25

dense the following sketch Of the latest
Paris fashions from Frdtk LelirS Jfna.
.ipe for May:
The new silk dress goods are very pretty:
this year they are particularly fine, neat,
tasteful, and appropriate To the season.
Small checks, line stripes, in gold or other
coIorS, upon black or white grounds; deli
cate chcnc patterns, and more expensive
styles, representing cc-cdgcd stripes, and
lace designs to simulate hounccs or tunic
upon the Skirt-thcsc comprise the fash
ionablc spcCialtics for spring wear.
The novelty consists of the lace patterns,
which are very choice and rare. The hea-
vicr goats hair fabrics make excellent
spring walking and summer travelling
dresses, while the goats hair mixed with
linen, and made into thin Mozambique, or
kind Of thin harege. forms good subSti-
tutc for muslin for the seaside or where
washing cannot be done conveniently.
Grenadines and organdy muSlins are
perhaps the most attractive OF the summer
dress goods. The latter are beautiful this
season in delicate leaf and robe patterns.
The very loud and eccentric designs OF last
season have almost entirely disappeared.
The pretty cambrics and percaleS are
prctticr than ever in the fine cord-likc and
clustered stripes upon white and delicate
buff grounds: they are the prettiest and
most useful OF all goods for every day sum
mcr dresses Of little girls and for ladies
morning wear.
Blue is the favorite color this spring, but
mauvc is by no means discarded, and straw
color is much used for bonnet trimmings,
rs well as straw ornaments. CrinolineS are
neither diminished or discarded, though
caprice is sometimes exhibited by their alb
Scncc. The size is entirely regulated by
the height of the wcaTcr. \ number Of
iuponS Of stiii;ned muslin are SupcrScding
steel at the French Court, but to keep
these of necessary tullncSS and stiffness
must be very costly. The effect is pre-
ci<cly the same. At the hips they are
made rs small as possible. Skirts are
longer than ever. and measure seven yards
in circumference. Cumy lace is still in
voguc, and it is used om light silks and
evening dresses in protu>ion.
Cores in the skirt are universal, except
in very thin material. The seams are
trimmed with buttons about 4 half a yard
deep. The cor>agc is round again, and
shorter in the waist. With these round
waists Il belt is worn, fastened withrosrttc>.
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h.,nnrt>. For head dresses. they consist Of
.rI,in >pr,y> ut flowers. or Of littlr chains
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mad, If vrl,rt balls divided bv cold. steel.
ar silver links, Such balls must match the
rnlor nr thr bonnet or the color of the
ornaments. sometimes they are >prinklcd
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or gold lrln@r>, are preferred i"F f'o'oi'
catalancS.
Dresses made with simulated douolc
skirts are like ly to be more popular ',IalI
ever during the spring. Inc upper SN'r' !Ir
is seldom straight as gcnerally ,i'e tf''i-