The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-02-18
.,,, .su1nyaT roR FEBRUARY.

-, ,bo New York Post, February 10.
TIba born,n,sesas-pretsy combinations Of
lace feathers, and fowers.-are conslsasnntlS
hscnmine smaller. Meantime the import
ara and jobbers are preparing Tor thelI :
early spring opening, and m1lliners ana
n antua-makers are anxiously waiting the
arrival Of the new styles, hoping that the
new bonnets will be go difficult Of forrna-
ton that no unskilled hand can make them.
III .arsa EVENING DRESSES. En- Eoif
IA beautiful evening dress made to be
worn on arecent grand occasion was Of
heavy garnet-colored silk, and trimmed
with satin g. shade lighter than the mate
rial. The front and sides of the skirt were
Ipored the back tbreadths straight and full
with a very long train, and each seam cord
ed With the material Of the dress. The
bottom of the skirt had o satin fold an inch
wide. and falling to this was O. founce 7one-
quarter Of a yard, headed by a putting OF
the silk, each edge~bound with satin, and
act on I'M reversed plaits.a The bodice was
cut atfmedium height on the back and
shoulders, and quite low in APPOINT IN front,
to be worn over lace whist. There WAS Q
row of upright scollops of satin around tine
neck. The sleevessshad four satin foldl
running straight around the hand, and
shove these were row of scollops bound
with satin. The bow st the back was bound
with satin, the ends having two rows OF
fringe surmounted by folds, one at the
ends, the other at half their length. \
An attractive evening dress, particularly
brilliant in gashght, is Of plain pink silk,
having o silvery lustre, the only trimming
consisting. of -founces Of silyery tulle, and
the bodice trimmed with. tule folds and
white silk fringe This, on a graceful figure.
is an attractive Dress or. ..s..z.-s
Shot or chene silk makes handsome
dresses one of blue and black, recently
worn, was very elegant. The skirt was
made plain with long, sweeping tram,
"Pompadour :" bodice, with q fall Of heavy
fringe around the neck, and tho sleeves
and sash were trimmed with satin quilting
and fringe. &.. 1s-r
| Something new is suit Of black satin,
the underskirt having o stripe OF satin
alternating with q plain stripe, and without
trimming. The upper skirt Is OF plain
| aatin edged with fringe and festoonea OF
the sides and seams Of the front breadth by
rosettes of satin. Over this ia worn close,
fitting sack, the short skirt festooned and
also trimmed with tassel fringe,
Another suit is of heavy black Blk, the
skirt trimmed with narrow satin folds; the
oyerskirt has the front breadth in form OF
an apron, rounding up from the centre,
with the gored side-breadths tapping over
il. and turned back in reverS trimmed with
folds. This skirt is open at the back, and
Joined by bands of satin with satin buttons
at the ends heavy netting fringe, headed
by satin folds, is set around the bottom OF
the skirt; the bodice is plain, with fringe
across the shoulders, and satin buttons in
front.
An elegant walking costume, and some
what novel, is black silk; the skirt plain,
and sack with the skirt short IN front,
sloping away deep at the back, and trim
med with folds and fringe. "A cape is join
ed ct the neck in front, from which 1t
slopes down over the arm, and below the
waist at the back is also trimmed with
fringe. Another suit has the skirt trimmed
with garnet silk set on IN squares Inc
upper skirt is quite long, open about three
Fights Of yard at the seams, the corners 81,
turned up in reuers, faced with garnet silk
and edged with black lace. This suit has
q small round cape trimmed with lace.
A novelty ia purple velvet with SATIN
folds, and round cape caught up IN the
back with rosettes Of purple satin the sash
ends have rosettes of satin.
- MORNING ROBES.
A superb morning drcss is of purple pop
lin, the skirt gored and trained, with tive
rows of narrow fringe, the heading in va
riegated colors, each side of the satin but
tons in front, and extending over the shout
ders. A etri ped silk of brown and laven-
der is trimmed with dark brown silk bands,
with buttons to match. A shot poplin was
neatly made and trimmed, but was not
pretty, though the material was good, the
colors giving it common appearance. But
the neatest Of all morning robes is white
alpaca trimmed with narrow scarlet velvet,
the reuerS at the throat faced with white