The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-09-30

New fans form begonia leaves in dark or
shaded velvet.
A beautiful dress fan is OF black gauze,
with butterflies (hand-painted) upon the
leaves. The sticks are dark shell.
The ribbed silk stockings In dark shades
are the most fashionable for day wear, I'M
less they are selected to match the dress.
A charming dress worn at a casino en-
tertainment was OF pink and white, with
fringe OF small pink and white crab
apples.
The most fashionable collar for the street
is an upright velvet band, over which lace
is turned, and which is finished in front
with plated ends OF lace and velvet ro-
settle or bow.
There Is popular tendency TO tuck the
front OF bodices, particularly those OF black
or gray wool. Instead OF tucking them to
the waist they are best tucked as deep,
not wide, square and outlined with black
velvet.
The London Queen reports departure
in the style OF skirts OF young ladies' ball
gowns, the hitherto indispensable water
fall drapery being replaced by skirts OF
tulle and net arranged ballet-fashion in
hounces OF unequal length, which are
trimmed with perpendicular rows Of satin
ribbon fashioned lightly upon them pro-
ducing pretty and novel effect.
At a recent reception given to partylof
artists il was noticeable that black and yell
low were the favorite colors-not used in
l.,,t Ill all COL "A -
seemed to be in the majority, the yellow
ranging in hue from palest canary to deep
amber-a sort OF treacle-and lastly to a
golden yellow-brown, with reddish tinge
in it suggestive Of wall flowers.
Wascoats are revived with cloth dresses,
many Of them being made in chamois lea
Their, which looks particularly well with
fawn, brown, and morlse-gray, all OF which
are fashionable shades. Dull-gold colored
waistcoats look well with black. dark red
with dark green, and old blue with bronze.
The buttons are wrought metal or placques,
very small and often iiligreed.
The capOte. gagged and protruding like
an ancient Quaker's bonnet in front, l.
very popular. II is trimmed with cockade
bows of narrow ribbon in two shades OF
color, such as pink and red, or light and
dark blue; narrow strings, bridling the
capote over the ears, are tied near the left
ear. The fayorite colors OF the season are
terra-cotta, old copper, and crushed straw
berry.
Pretty Marguerite corsages for young
girls are made OF royal blue, laurel-green,
or ruby plush, pink, mauye, or pale-blue
velvet, to be worn over airy skirts OF tule
yelling or embroidered muslin. In front
they open broadly over a dainty lace che
misette russo. The very short sleeves are
edged with frills of lace. and frequently
the edges are cut in blocks, with lace shell
plaitings set underneath.
Dress-skirts are growing decidedly fuller
and wider, and this decided tendency to
bouiiant styles has, as history plainly re-
veals, been almost invariably the forerum-
ner OF crinolne, and crinoline we are to
have, unless scores OF manufacturers, who
have summoned their hitherto idle forces
and begun the work anew Of making hoop
skirts, have listened to delusiye rulnor OF
their coming popularity.
The number OF mantles OF thin brocaded
materials upon transparent ground has
notably increased OF late. These materials
are chiefly brocaded silk gauze, with raised
designs in silk, velvet, or OF finest silk
grenadine in raised patterns OF satin. The
mantles are IN the shape OF pelerines. large
fchus or elegant pelisses. They are lined
with gold, mauye, or scarlet surah. and the
effect is exceedingly rich and stylish