The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-02-11

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The Latest Fashions. aieasr
| In advance of the fashion monthlies VIC
are enabled to announce various modif.
cations of styles lately introduced.
DRESSES.
The new train for dresses first demand.
notice, being g pretty bnt singular fashion
copied from some old Court style.a For
this train the front widths Of the dress are
cut square at the hem, an inch from the
ground, and the back widths. abruptly
without being sloped from the
front. The Marie Antoinette waist, with
| its pointed throat, and ruf1ed ffchn, sleeves
widening to the elbow, and finished with
broad frills, is becoming very popular. !
The plaid mantle, or oyer-dress, is win.
ming its way into fashion. this. side the
water. A whole suit in plaid is rarely, in
good taste, but combined with other plain
rich materials its effect is admirable For
example, walking dress of violet vel
yeteen, with skirt entirely plain, and over
skirt of Sutherland plaid (black and green), !,
and violet nat trimmed with partridge
feathers, is picturesque suit for morning
promenade, Another costume of the same
style is skirt Of black velvet, with polo
naise (bigh close-itting oyer-dress). OF
high colored plaid poplin fastening diago-
nally with large cairn gorm buttons, or
| wooden ones to match the plaid. Round
hat of gray velves, with plaid fringed scarf
and argrette of fowl plumes. The border of
the oyer-dress may be cut out in the lines of
the lowest plaids, giving an irregular edge,
to be bound in heavy silk Of the same tint
as the brightest Of the plaid. Revers lined
| with plain silk are an agreeable relief to
| the plaid suits in making which care must
be taken to have the plaid match in the
cores.
The most popular dress for young ladies
of fifteen or thereabouts is white spencer,
tucked, laced, and frilled, with bodice and
butelles; worn with q skirt just touching
the instep. This suit is neat and tasteful /;
but for morning or school wear variation
of the Garibaldi, the bright chemise Russe,
in blue or scarlet merino, braided with
bright cord, is substituted for the white
waist.
| A pretty style Of corsage is cut very
low and square, both back and front, we'll
off the shoulder, with long close sleeve,
slashed in ovals of different sizes on the
entire forearm; under this waist is worn
high plain or plated cambria chemisette,
with turn-down collar, and cuffs tucked
vertically.
CH1LDREN's SUITS. .@
| For children, the yelveteen suits with
wide Scotch scarf wound over one shoul-
der, and pinned there with fancy brooch,
the cap bound with plain velvet, are the
best of costumes. For those who prefer
some other combination than Stuart plaid
and black velvet, which is the richest union
to be found, brown or stone-colored cloth
suits, with over-dress or mantle of Grim.
son and purple plaid, or gray, gold, and
scarlet, will be found tasteful.
COSTUMES.
Masquerades becoming very popular,
the fashionables are deyoting much atten-
ton to the selection of recherche costumes.
Although it is hardly probable that in this
latitude masquerades will soon be intro
duced into any but the highest circles, it
is we'll that few striking costumes should
be suggested: The picturesque Cossack
and Russ costumes, with short skirts, wide
girdles friDged and embroidered, bodice
with snowy chemise and silver lace, the
heavy braids of hair wound with basket
work of silver cords, and the high cap, are
novel. Pretty girls, with carnation and
chalk checks, and fine black hair, car
make themselves attractive in the japanese
dress with its magnificent embroideries Of
black and gold dragons on blue or scarlet
silks. The dress Of women Of the Basque
provinces, and the contadini of Naples,
the Albanian, and Moorish costumes, will
mingle picturesquely with the mantles and
crests of South American queens. The
serpent head dress and scarlet anklets of
antique Egypt; the pencilled tattoo (or
one night only, the feathers and bark robe
of the Hawaiian, which can be made
effective. We would not advise the use OF
the ballet girls immodest attire, though
quito fashionable at masquerades north
of the Potomac.
wRAPPINGs.
Expensive seal-skin furs are the latest
things in the way Of wrappings. No note
able changes in bonnets.
. THE HAIR.
Long, dropping curls, worn on either
side, are still in vogue; also tufts Of curls
over the parting in front. The most gene
rally admired style is thus described: The
hair is parted in the middle. In front, at
the top Of the head, piece of hair is divi-
ded on each side, which must be, at night,
put over curling pad to make it wavy.
The next morning wavy tuft is found,
which should be arranged in short curls.
For the back hair a small braid somewhat
low is made, and the hair divided into two
parts across these are singly, over crepes.
made into rolls, to be fastened over each
other. The lower roll is held firmly on
the braid. The front hair left before plain
which can also be waved if found prettier,
is then put back either with or without
toupet Chick puff underneath, according
to the thickness of the hair and the shape
of the head, and from the ends of this
coming from each side, and laid over each
other in the middle, is formed the two rolls
dividing the chignon. A ribbon velvet
either plain or finished with beads, mother
of pearl spangles-indeed, small flowers
ETC., is now put through the tuft of curlI
before mentioned, and carried behind un.
der the chignon, and the ends tied in bow
across the top Of the latter.
WINDOW SMASHED AND RoBBED.-Abou'
| 10 o'clock Sunday night some one smashed