Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-06-14
THE FASHIONS.
SOMETHING FOR THE LADIES.
What 70 Wear and How 20 Wear ft-Paris
TeiIettes- Dresses for Lsttie GirisJ

for miss than for lady. This Is
true in many but not in all cases, as
perfection Of form is rarer in girl
than in woman. The girl may be TOO
stout OF too thin, or her complexion
may not be quite clear, which very
often happens. A dress lately made
for blonde whose skin was not very
clear consisted of skirt of light blue
yelling. The waist was chestnut brown,
with gold embroidery. In this case
blue waist would have been very try
ing, but blue skirt was very effective,
as it did not come in direct contact
with the complexion. 1t is bya know
ledge of such arrangements that the
art OF perfect dressing is acquired.
The most careful study of what
is becoming should always be
made, even regardless Of fashion. The
materials most in favor for yonng
girls toilets are yelling mousscline
de lame - canvas, foulard, silk, etamine
muslin. and batisse. "Serpillere " can
also be employed for misses dresses,
but this exacts richer trimmings and
more elaborate making than the other
materials. Sashes are very fashionable
for children and young ladies'.
Partisan brunettes are now wearing
toilets in such colors as light pink or
blue and even cream or white. Light
beige is particularly becoming, with
the addition Of some red ribbon bows
or red sash. This color retains full
favor, but ii is a bad hue for blondes
when not trimmed with some bright or
very dark shade. The present style
of waists and skirts in contrasting
tones is both serviceable and eco
nomical. Pretty waists for this pur-
pose are of embroidered fabrics with
straight or turned-down collars. These
should have no fancy fichus. Plas-
irons, pufiings, and tichus are reserved
for palmer suits, which should be re-
lieyed by some such addition. Colored
plaStronS covered with black tulle or
lace are used with black costumes, but
are not destined for street wear. They
serve for ceremenious visiting purposes,
matinees, and entertainments Of all
kinds. The best effects are obtained
by piastr0nse Of orange faille covered
with tulle pufiings, or of blue under
black and garnet over beige.
/ Many Of the toilets worn at the OPEN
ing of the Paris Salon were in dark
shades, made very simply and plainly
trimmed The full skirts fell straight
or were plated over large tournures.
The materials Of which most of the
toilets were make were etamine. canvas
of all descriptions, and woollen brocade
in open work called SOudan lace,
and crepOnnes. Creponne is a fine
and supple article in the most delicate
shades of old tints. \ suit Of this
kind was of French faille and japanese
pink crepOnne. The creponne unique
was drapcd near the left hip to show
the skirt. The apron fell in many
plaits and was sewed to the other part
of the skirt. Thus the unique formed
full round skirt with drapcd apron.
The creponne waist had a small point
back and front and was trimmed
around the hips with a bias band Of
goods. Down the front was faillc
putting. The very high collar was of
moss-green beads, forming the band
neck ornament described in former ar
ticle. There was worn over this toilet
kind of pelerinc, which reached to
above the waist in the back and had
small sleeves. The whole mantle was
worked with dropping ornaments of
pink pearled beads like the goods. The
hat Matching this dress was of coarse
seal straw lined with moss velvet. Ii
had a scarf of ecru etamine with stripes
of many colOrs. This scarf formed a
high trimming and two long loops. At
the starting-point of the loops were two
small ribbon bows, one of MORE, the
other of pink velvet.
A dress worn by miss about twelve
years of age was Of fine ecru etamine
combined with embroidered insertion
in open work. Threads OF silk in sew
eral colors were mixed with the goods,
and small roSebuds were embroidered
on the insertion. They were of silk in
the natural colors of the flower. The
skirt fell loose over an underdress Of
moss silk. The Louis XIII. jacket
opened over a vest of moss faille. with
ends as long as the basque of the
jacket. Around the jacket was a flat
lace Of coarse ecru cOrding worked
over with moss silk. The side and
back pieces were shorter than the front,
and terminated in double huted plat.
The back of the skirt had a large moss
ribbon bow.
Dresses for indoor wear are generally
in redingote shape, as these allow for
full trimming of lace, silk, or colOred
surah underneath. They have thick
silk cording around the waist, with tas-
sells on the ends. \ wide ribbon sash
may replace the cord and tasselS. 1t
comes from the seam on either side,
and is tied in a bow over the putting
in the back. Matinees are Of silk
and lace, trimmed with many ribbon
bows. Summer suits have bows on the
shoulders, in front of the collars. on
the belts, and down the front. Ele-
CANT matinees are usually in two
pieces--the body and the vest. The
vest may be replaced by gathered,
plated, or pulled front piece. Plain
matinees are trimmed with embroidery
or lace, and if they close down the
front they may have trimming on either
side to initiate a vest. Wrappers and
matinees have reyers Of lace embroidery
or of velvet in bright colors.
Busters are of gray alpaca, mohair,
gray, or beige yelling, or waterproof.
Travelling garments are cut like the
long cloaks worn during the winter.
Many Of these are taken well into the
figure in the back, where they form two
hollow plaits and have dolman sleeves.
1t is best to have them very simple, so
that they can be rolled in a small bun
die. The tissues called sac raisin,"
summer ''bure," and woollen canvas
in open work, when employed for
travelling cloaks, are lined with silk
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