The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-06-09
BOnneis, Sashcs, Keady-Made Gar.
menis, Children's Clothes. and
Other Things.

Fingers and sewing machines are busy ft-
ting out matlcus, nlaidenS, aud children for
the seaside and the mountains; our dry
goods stores are crowded with shoppers, and
our fashionable modistes have more orders
than they can possibly fill. There are
dresses 10 stand in, to ride In, to walk IN:
dresses to firt III, to sit In, to talk In:
l're-se for dinner for party and ball;
Dresses In which TO 10 nothing ut a''-
until one wonders if the chief end of woman
is solely to dress.
With the exception of blue, bright colors
have almost entirely been laid aside. Black
if black may he termed color, grass. aud
browns are The prevailing hues for the street,
and the Greens and liIacS, SO popular for
more dreSSy tuilcttcS. arc either or the most
dec tie shades or toned down by combna-
ton with some less decided color. For
TRAVELLING DRESSES
: linen will be us much worn as ever, but the
/ buii has lost its prestige; gray, the fashion.
able greeniSh tint5, and brown have the
preference.
For long Journeys serge is the favorite
muteria, RS it does not crumpe OF show
! dust.
Comparatively speaking, travelling suits
: are but little trimmed. Putf>. pleiltingS. and
quilngs, 50 difficult to free from the dust
which lodges in them. are seldom used, and
! floupces aud h;ludS are the mode
| The redingote-of which more anon-is
: decidedly the tavorte overdre.S, and when
: the suit is of two shades, the darker is in
, yariably chosen for the lower skirt.
| PRETTY STYLE OF SKIRT
for a travelling dress is trimmed on the back
| breadth with Spanish f1cunce, headed by u
bias band, which, if the suit he OF two colorS,
! is ppri with the lighter shade. aud on the
front breadth bands of the same sort arc
arranged nv'>, one above the other, nearly to
the knee.
Skirts for travelling should always be
short enough to clear the ground, else they
are in tue way of the welrer and every one
else. Ii the dress must be made dcmi train
for Use upon other occasions, then for clean-
Ines sake let II b. topped when travelling.
French dressimkcrs accomplish this by
means of dlawing-strings in the back seams
Of the side CORES, which enable the wearcr
to shorten the skirt ut will, and draw it into
Il graceful pOaT, which adds to the boutl:int
appearance ut the back.
Pretty and convenient arc the long linen
busters. which by means of buttons aud
loops MAY be shortened into bGited polo
naisr, or worn loose. as the Wcar2r may
prefer Worn over black CT ! rown skirt,
they form coal and convenient travelling
SUIT.
Children, both little boys and gi'l>, wear
linen busters long sacks with capcS-On the
cars: Il dress rs comfortable as possible for
warm days.
Hats for their mamn,s and older sisters
are of black or white straw. trimmed i'll
brown or black. \ model shown for travel
ling is il hlck straw Rabagas: \ scarf ct
black grOS-grain passes around the crown
and TO- ms loops and ends OF one side. An
oyidzcd silver buckle is placed among the
hops, IN! two ostrich tips cuIl over the
crown.
The redingo'e is fast >uperseding all other
polonalSes, particularly for outdoor wear.
1t may be made of Calico or silk, linen or
cnchcmire; and he the mat2ria what il may
the o.Ilv trimming is the pockets, sash, collar
ADD cuffs, except that it is usually finished
at the bottom with Il heavy cord OF the same
material As tLe>e, and invariably has double
roy of buttons down the front. 1t is
doubIe-breaS:e ed, and It made with rcrcrS, Il
linen chcuniSctte is worn underneath; though
the revers may be simulated. if desired
Usually it j. worn loose III front, and COLI
fined hy sash ut the back; but by some
ladies it IS beited in at the front also. In the
former case, Il tape underneath passes arOund
The waist and holds ii i'll place.
EXIT cRlNoLISE.
Crinolinr, except in the shape D. hustle<.
il weIl.ni.h extinct. Very small hoops will
be worn this Summer by all cXcep. ultra
iusbionabes; but the lOupskiIt as an iDsti.
tuition is no more.
1t is pity; for whatever mcn (who never
wore hoops aud know nothing about them)
may say to tue contrary, they were econo'ns.
cal, comfortable, and convenient; but, like
the snort drcSsts OF Il year or two ago, they
have passed away from our wardroUeS aud
our promenades.
1t seems strange that ladies, after having
so long felt the advantages Of short walking
skirts should have voluntarily returned to
(lemi train, tor the street. Yet it's even so.
Now ind then we hear r,Imor that trains
are TO be abolished at least OIL the street. but
in point of fact they are Increasing instead
OF diminishing in length. Ul" thorough
fares are still
SWEPT BY HANDSOME SILKS AND GRENADINES,
which seldom held up, and scarcely lifted
even at muddy crossings, would scarcely
spryive weeks wear but for the quilted
Virgin blessings on The man, or WIS IL Il
woman invented it: which protects TIL: end
| of the train and takes the Drunt Of TIE street
scrapingS. -.
| One Of the handsOmcSt suits Of the Scason
! is Il superb black silk made by ono ol our
most skilful a,odiStes for
THE WIFE OF wEALTHTY RlcHM ND
| TOBACCOSISI.
The pelopaisc, corded with The same around
| the lower edge, and flushed with VIDE Sul-
l,nn j., II, nnIutpI
| A fiounce about ten inches in depth en-
tends entirely around the lowerskiri. Above
it the front breadtns are pulled to the waist
in perpendicular putlS. Guipure lace sur
rounds the entire pulling, and ut the bottom.
between each pun, is a handsome pls.amen-
terie ornament. \ Move the lower tloupce
behind is u second wide tlounce arrunged-in
large treble boX-plaits with spaces between,
the centre ~ each pIait being caught buck
and held down by an ornament similar TO
those on The front of the dress. 4
COMMENCEMENT DRESS
TO be worn by young lady Of our city al
The closing exercises OF one OF the largest
schools in tie State IS Of white organdie,
with French waist formed entirely Of pufs
of orpandie alternating with thread-lace in-
sertiou. The Y neck has o standing ruT of
thread lace two inches wide, and the sleeves,
short TO the elbeg, are edged with the same
Iare. A deep Spanish flounce trims the back
of the trained skirt, md is headed by 4 full
nutY drawn to form 4 harrow rufiie az It's
nnner edge. In front the Spanish fiounce Is
followed out until the puff above lies In a
graceful fcsloon on the skirt, aud narrower.