Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-09-28

NJ ak snd beads done on the panel fronts
and On tbe vest. Fur win also be much
uscd for trimming entire suits OF velvet or
Of yeIyeteen. and for this purpose the
French r,odIstes use the American black
,uartsn furs In quit. nlrrow borders. Red
az the Titan shades. golden brown, green
and black velvet dresses are made up Tor
visiting and for afternoon receptions. A
fashionable combination Il golden brown
plain velvet for the basque and straight
skirt, which are hooked together be-
low the waist, and covered there
by sash drapery OF velvet wrought
with gold silk 10 represent gilt
beads. This sash Is single breadth pass
ing straight and low around the hips, form
ing n single large loop behind, and drop
ping down on the left OF the front In one
broad end that IL heavily fringed. The
pointed vest has six narrow gathered satin
rufIles. and black marten FUR edges 1t on
each side, and also descends In two rows on
the skirt front, and then borders it. A
Titan red velvet basque and full skirt are
made gay by pointed drapery OF red velvet
arabesques on ground OF electric blue
satin. In this case the two full pleats OF
tho hack Of the skirt extend to The belt,
and the drapery IL only on the sides and
front. The hindsomest black velvet cos
tunes have embroidered velvet panels that
omen over pyramids OF cloth Of gold on
which droop many strands Of large cut Jet
beads.
yelyeteen dresses are much less easily
injured than those OF silk velvet, and are
therefore used for seryiceable waking-snits
interchangeable with those made Of cloth or
other woolens. The long polish oyerdress
is liked for those with plain underskIrt
that NAV be. bordered with fur. or else have
many rows 81 wide silk galloOn for its trim
ming, put on around the skirt Just as the
rough wool braIds are used on cloth dresses.
In making up both velvet and yclyeteen the
reader is reminded that the pie Is nov
turned upward, as this makes 1t look
richer than when fllttened down
ward. Brown, maroon. and bllck are
the most seryiceabe colers for velyeteen
suits. There are also many imported cos
tunes with a plain yelyeteen skirt. on
which is draped camcl's-hair oyerskirt,
and 10 this Is added short position basque
Of the wool goods. Cloth polonalses OF
tricotee, or diagonal. or the plain Amazon
cloth, are made with basque front and
long, eighty drapsd back. disclosing the
entire front Of velveteen skirt beneath.
This skirt front may form large pleats. or
il may be trimmed either across or length
wise with the ne" basket-woyen braids
that are made partly OF wool braid and
partly OF gilt braid. Sometimes strips OF
the cloth are interviewer with gilt brsids.
and there are also iringes that are made OF
cloth cut in pendent stripes with g1lloon
heading.
SIMPLE WOOL DRESSES.
A new and simple plan for wool dresses
is TO make the skirt with the doublc-width
material passing around the figure, and
having only one seam that in the back, in
stead OF being cut up in gOrcd breadths.
English tailors make plain cloth dresses Ia
this way. having the skirt two and hall
yards wide, with all it, funess massed in
LAYERS OF pleats behind that fail in with the
plackct-holc. Darts are taken in the top OF
The front and sides to make II fit smoothly
over the gored foundation skirt, and there
is cut cloth fringe around the lower
edge, falling on the trimming OF the
foundation skirt, which consists o!
two pinked and gathered runles OF
the cloth. The new polonaise with this
has a round waist like vest in front. open
ing diagonally from right to left. and met
by broad folded velvet sash crossing II At
the waist line, and passing under the sides
OF the long pOlOnaise, which are widely
turned back from the shoulders Qike
mans Overcoat when thrown OPEN, and
are faced with satin. The sides OF this
overdress hang fat and plain. and all the
mlness is msssed in layers Of pleats that
meet in the middle seam.
There Is a return to fanciful outside
pockets on some garments, while those OF
cloth usually have slit pockets braided and
finished with arrow heads