The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-11-15
.rass,se,s Notes.

Diamonds arc now to a great extent set IN
dull aiigre-work. The effect produced Is
very beautiful.
yinatrretfes are now made Of dun gold, 20
represent ~ hunting.horn, and hung at Tue
waist,hels, -,
tits said that the long, gray, beitedan "
sser oyercoats will be much worn on the
street this winter.
SiSty.ssc new coiors in dress materials
have been introduced to the notice OF the
;eD,ipinc sVerId this flsl.
The Gothic style $50 cailed) Of jeweiry is
much In vogue. 1t consists OF Transparent
enamelEng or various colors set tn gold hii'
gree work. LII
new style OF bonnet Is called the Car
,ssa Hafspwe--the modistes are going into
obscure iiaerature to find sponsors Tor theif
Inventions.
Travelling suits are now made, as they
were some years ago, OF rnavy,Diue Gotn ,
made with long redfngotes, buttonea aoWh
the front with two rows Of oxadized silver
buttons.
A French fashion writer says: Almost
everyyear fashion adds another button 10
}a,lies' kid gloves. They will reach to the
elbow shortly, as in the days Of our grand
mothers 12
jet sets are very much worn, very beauti-
fully and eiaboratciy carved. They form an
elegant and appropriate accompaniment TO
the black cashmere and silk costumes SO much
affected. .s
White corduroy jackets trimmed WITH
black velvet are quito In favor for house
wear among our fashionable young ladies.
They are siylish, and, us general rule, very
becoming. >
The Gueerest set Of tewelry that has APP
pearet fn New York this season consists OF
earrings and breastpin made of coral, ella.
borately carved to represent TINT poeticai
creature boiled lobster.
Among the, fashionable ladies of Paris
hoor-skirts have disappeared entirely, and
have, for time ct least, been relegated
to the shades which contain the Dunstable
bonnet and other fashionable fripperies OF
the past.
Roman and Etruscan gold are very fash
ionabte.' Also, fockets merely for ornament,
without opening, are made OF pale goia SET
in bars of turquoise, with full set OF jew.
elry to match, and nothing can be FOUND
more becoming to blonde beauty.
Velvet encircling the neck is now quite
obsolete. In it's place we find the gold neck
lace, with the lockets, crosses, or cnameled
peudnnts. The necklace IL broad and mas
sive. according to the wealth of the wearcr,
of the dead yellow gold. Some of these are
models of beauty In the artistic designs.
A fashion correspondent, writing from
Boston, SAYS j." Papiers cut low In the neck
and scolloped Ia scolopendr0 Will prevail
TO an alarming extent this winter. The enc
will wear no jewels of brilliant or dazzllng
character except q nemory-string OF 1eaas
composed entirely of horn buttons. CATER
boots win not be worn so large rs during
the past season. Mufs, with poodes ana
beaux to match, will probably be in vogue
during the holidays, but not in the form OF
al epidemic"
birds, birds, beautiful BIRDS" to what
base uses have ye come at last 1t was not
enough that birds, turned out like life, only
more natural, By the taXiderlniSt should be-
come u part f Tue milliner'S stock In trade,
and figured in those ravishing creations
which lovely woman tries TO fancy. that she
is covering her head. That the blue-bird, the
rcd-bird, tine yellow.bird, and the rest OF 'em,
should have come to be regarded ms mere
branches of beauty dispensed by nature for
The purpose Of being flattened and spread out
as centre-pieces to fans was nothing. But
now the thing begins to culmnate. Taxi
tiernliyts in European cities announce that
they prepare bird-skins specially for the
adornment of hearth-rugs end tre-screens.
Hall door-Dats have not yet been mentioned
tn connection with orDithology, but 1t Is on
the cards that we shall have the birds under
cui feet ere long.