The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-07-31
,,.--,..,,. :.,,sncc Of the baltimore Amcrican.l
SARATOGA, July -, 1876.

IL.',,~, seem ,o imagine that some special
''',--.,.;nn in r,rard 10 clothes is required
i,i,.ra loot can he set upon tins sacred
'..',j >ncrial costumes. special hats. spc-
-, ,,.l.,>. >nccal para>olS. a special outfit,
.m ,l-,rr. ll,l>t be procured, adapted to any
....r r.nr. place or emergency.
-r'i. lnwrycr iS moi ut all necessary FOR
-.,r. who are accustomed to wearing
'.r,.. ~ home. Almost anything that will
~, - t,,.lr anywhere can bc worn IN Sit;a-
~. ,,,.;,,,,
r., 70. sire there are many beautiful
3..,>,.> worn. and many beautiful dresses
and charming womcn.' bat there are tncsc
....rHnn..c. and il one does not think OF
..,n.,urug with them i'll New \ ork, why
.r,.fIii "" IN saratoga:
p.,}fy. unless one wOcS TO the hops and
t.". ,a. difficulty l. how to air your nice
linz, u all. | know one lady whose trunk
t... really never been unpacked during her
.iu,;rn--a white dress, 4 camhrlc dress,
l3,rL six. and 4 grcnadinc have answered
- nif.rposcS: and over-dreSScs OF silk and
r.n'. uaIr blue evening" silk, and an ele-
,~.,f :. combination costume lay with
i,.ry kid gloves and Il dress bonnet in the
;,.,,igrilIat,. covers in which they were
brought.
r,nu,,>. and even hats, are hardly seen
q. I'll cyrrM on arrival and ut departure.
,,rayrS Yr,. not needed, and trains are a nul-
,yIrr. There are plenty OF opportunities
,nr >ucnding money, however, and one OF
Them i in washing.
ATTEND TO YOUR WASHING.
The >tvlr and character OF Your "wash-
mo" !. much more than the wearing OF silk
m, ,r>r oi wealth and position in Saratoga.
ryrryhody has Il silk dress and suit OF
some kind or other. and can parade the TWO
more. or less during 4 short stay ut hotel;
hi everybody is not III possession OF lovely
lawns and camhric>, and French percales,
and nainsuok>. and thinner French mliSilnS,
hrautiiicd with fine plcatcd flollnccS, ana
rutilrs and ribbons. and embroidery, ana
ever, one cannot afford To wear them con-
tinualv. with exquisite underwear and laccs
and shoes 10 match. Ii YOU see woman
raradinr III and down with Il long-tallcd
silk dress on and somewhat scanty lingerie
and accessories, and another with q dress
iwin1v-tivc cents per yard, but fresh: and
whirh cost her three to five dollars every
time she gets il "donc up" you are safe in
assuming the silk dress 10 be the only one OF
the kind i'm The wcarcr'S possession, and the
length OF her purse to br in inverse proper
liou 10 the length oi her train, While ten to
one the twenty-five cent gown will be Worn
ly the wife Of a billionarc.
HOW TO 'MAKE uP."
There i a great deal in accessories, y stiff
bow. thu latest thing in nccktics. or 4 frame
work oi wlialchOnc hustle. Is never seen
uDan 4 really fashionable and elegantly
dressed woman. Her ribbons seem to be-
hong 10. or 10 have grown out OF, her dress,
and not 10 lave been put there. The finish
in. about her throat is a piece OF old lace or
= >imulc ruille OF exceeding tincncSS, and
her ornament i Il rocco. Il queer bit OF rare
or art work, valuable mainly for its an
tDlIity'
:, for her skirts. they follow fashion in
ua>>n- the drapcry lin the utterly stupid
way in vogue at prcScnt) ut the back; but ut
!,t>t they are not suhicc TO the wigglc-Wa%-
..t oI The long train-Shapcd cages which
bulge ON. spring TO one side. and are tor
lurr III sitting. such aS some women endure
in the interest of fashion. (l All the tour
mere necessary is derived from lounced
mdcr-pcttlcoat. made OF 4 coarse, thin
barred muslin and drawn in at the waist, so
a> to tie in front and throw the fullness to-
wards the back. This permits, il it does not
1--WE soflncs>. case, and grace, either OF
which Is IN impossiblitr in the other case.
Hops and balls. OF which we often read
such long and glowing accounts, never
flourish Ut watcring-places-at least, | have
rarely seen one where the guests did not
have 10 he drummed up and really pressed
into service. in order apparently to permit
a few CuGn> or new rich women, who have
10 other WAY OF showing their fine clothes,
10 parade in grand satins and gorgeous
masses Of irwclry, and incidentally to in
dul"c the desire OF the young folks for a
dance.
GRAND TOILETS.
Still there is beautiful dressing and costly
dressing The United States Hotel is trying
hard 10 restore the old regime, and even the
state and ceremony and magnificent toilets
OF years and wears ago, when the queens OF
southern society tlourished and swept
through its stately halls.
But il will not do; the time has gone by.
Modern women arc too active, and have too
many other things to do--to dress five times
IN the day--anG they no longer take from
seven 10 twenty trunks; one or two suf-
tccS. IT was not at the United States, how
ever, hut III the Clarendon, that l saw the
ioycllcst white | ever saw in my life. 1t
consisted Of masses Of delicate, knife-cdged
rItatng>, made in the finest French muslin
and trimmed with deep, exquisite Valen-
clennes lace; pale ribbons, lemon color and
hiur. iooped and garniShed the dress;
winch, worn by Il fragile beauty, seemed
part of her, and the whole an embodied
dreaH Men may have noticed the woman
dare say they did, though there was not
much OF her, and she was guarded by two
anxious and devoted cavaliers but l con-
less stood in rapt contemplation before her
GrrSS, wondering il mortal hands arranged
th"se intricate, yet simple and graceful
lo'ds; II poetic insight or skilled de-
.iSh pictured and then created that per-
lcci ensemble. Very much more expensive
White dresses, suppose, have been worn,
thou3h that talenceinnes lace was by no
means CHEAP" but none SO fine or so effect
i've.
OH, so LOVELY.
For example, there has been an ivory
satin, the skirt covered with scaris laid in
loids OF damascc gauZc, bordered with deep,
tassslcd fringe, and crossed and recrossed
until 1t was quite impossible to tell where
one ended or the other begun, but was eX-
actiy like one worn mt the charity ball last
winter in New York, and may have been the
very one for ought know, only the gar
lands OF yariegatcd roses were taken away
and some vulgar red ribbons substituted.
Many "Juivc" tunics or 0yerdresses are
worn, which are very novel and stylish. a
very handsome one was Of white brocade,
trimmed with many narrow rows OF silver
braid, and worn over nayy-Dlue silk and
velvet, velvet sleeves. The ornaments worn
consisted OF Il chateiaine, necklace, and ear
rings OF high!y-wrought silver.
A party dress OF Observation-Disclosures