The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-10-16


.LINERYs AND VARIOUS FTxnSGs
The near approach of Fair always
season OF gaiety in RiehE,ond ond--Harns our
lady friends, who hase,so far rcsisted the
Of the dry goods stores and mill
lineries, that the time ior preparation Is very
short, and should be improved 80 far as the
means at their command these hard times
will permit. Tic is1 not really :neces-
sary to their happiness that they should
have very costly. fabrics with which to adorn
themselves, as the beauty and good taste OF
the average Richmond lady will go a long
way towards making her dress charming,
no matter il the material is not Of the dearest
sort. Ladies who have nothing else to de-
pend upon have to stake their oil npon their
say that no weil-regu gulated lover ever uttered
asigh over ga love OF a bonnet, or dreamt
OF ga delightful dress,s while thousands
.haEes shed briny Tears and lost countless
nights, sleep dreaming Of sparkling eyes,
coral lips, rosy cheeks, etc, etc. Ii
is, however, absolutely necessary to
bow to some extent to the impe-
rial DEGREES OF Fashion. Everything
that is made up should follow the prevail
ing styles SO far as the same are adapted TO
the position and circumstances of the fair
creature in question.
There is nothing in the world that pleases
newspaper man better than to give advice
to the ladies'. Then (he thinks) he knows
what he is talking about. He may some
times lose his latitude on the sea Of politics;
occasionally he may get entangled in the in
tricate maZes of court proceedings; now
and then he winds himself up in the agoni-
zing details Of murder or suicide; but
when he goes to tell the ladies what to buy,
how to cut and make il, and how to wear it
ah! then he feels safel He knows that he
rs travelling plain path where he can't well
Slip ND. At any rate, il he does, few other
men will know it.; and il he falls, he falls
into the-hands Of the ladies, and to their
tender mercies heroically submits himself.
The suggestions here following are the
result OF laborious thought and severe
study, combined with judicious use Of
latest northern magazines, a pair Of scis-
sors, and paste-pot:
Following the fashions OF the last several
seasons, combination OF fabrics viii gene
rally be employed in the manufacture Of
dresses, almost every one on display in the
openings at reliable houses presenting differ
ent fabrics in the arrangement OF the diffrent
portions now needed to the completion OF a
fashionable robe. Visiting, promenade,
and eyening-dreasesa are most generally made
with an overskirt, or appliances to the effect
OF the overskirt, and more frequently we
find the appliances Stimulating the overskirt
attached to the skirt than separate from it
separate overdresses appearing oltener
in the form Of the polonaise. The
tablier, in combinations OF very ele-
gant fabrics, is usually laid in large loose
crosswise plaits, to give the effect Of great
depth and artistic draping, while in some
imported dresses the tablier is deep, square,
and falls perfectly smooth; and again we
see it notched or slashed in the centre, OF
formed Of two breadths set together diago-
nally, and left unclosed to the depth Of
eight or ten inches. Some dresses are shown
with very little fullness, some with elaborate
drapery and finishing, and some with the
train laid in two large box-pleats, folded 81
as to lie in place their entire depth, with
lengthwise garlands OF roses, buds, and
foliage, laid between and on each side OF th,
plalts on evening-dresses.
SHALL. BUsTLEs BE BANISHED?
In nearly all the styles attenuation in tn,
general effect is not forgotten, the front ap
bearing perfectly plain and smooth, th'
skirt clinging to the figure as low as and be
low the knees, and the train longer o
shorter, as the purpose OF the robe ma!
make necessary, with all the fullness throw
out by tournatre that slopes very graduall..
from the waist but springs out sharply q
the bottom. We are constantly told that II
Paris bustles are among the things of th'
past, and yet the need OF them to supper
the drapery of the backs Of dresses seem
so obvious that it amounts to almost an i'm
possibility to Danish them from the ward
robe.
DRAPERIEs.
The extreme French fashion is to hav
the back OF the oYerskrt almost as plain a
the front; but this has not yet become po
pular here, and instead the slight looping Q
the overskirt Is placed very low down ol
the figure, while others are in large perpen
dicular pleaJs that lie almost fiat on th'
lower skirt. The Boiteuse fashion OF hay
ing the sides arranged differently Is NOR
liked than ever. "A new design Of this sor
has folds beginning high on the right sid
under long-looped bows, crossing diago
nally to the left foot, and trimmed straight VI
the first seam on that side from foot to bel
with galloon or pleatings; the fullness t5el
begins afresh, and is caught to the middl
of the back, where it is buttoned over th'
pleated train OF the lower skirt. A pleatet
oyerskirt of this kind is always made II
one with the skirt beneath it. In French
dresses it is often made OF wool, with sill
skirt beneath that is entirely concealed, anC
as there is no flowing drapery to be blown
aside, the silk skirt is never shown. Fol
this reason cambria lower skirts are beint
used with silk and wool flounces and awoo
overdress. This is iustifablc piece ot
economy, and not sham, as there is no pre-
tense OF having two skirts, but merely one
heayily-:rimmed skirt. Scarf draperie
passing around the figure and pass
ing above the edge Of the basque-if ther'
be q basque-are much used on elaborate
costumes for the street, and on princes
house dresses. There are many polonaisei
without drapery, but these look as plain a;
an Ulster or o casaque, and the preference
here is for those that are sloped plain fol
half yard or even more below the waist
and then draped and folded in shawl shape
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