Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-13
SOME or FASHIONS FANCIES

What 10 Wear and How TO wear it-brihai
Drcsses-Cicaks and Caps-PariSinn Novel;
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Plush is much used for ball dresses.
The waist and sometimes the skirt may
be Of plush, or the toilet IS only
trimmed with this material. Light
colored faille is also in vogue for even
ing dresses as well as MORE combined
with tulle and lace. Among the light
issues are crepe de chine, crepe lisSe,
"crepe crepe" and all the laces and
embroidery and dotted tulles now
shown in the shops. Beads are used
in cordings around low-necked waists.
For young girls and slight women there
is often used with the different styles
Of lOw-cut waists a band of plated
tulle arranged to initiate crossed tichu.
Some low-necked plush waists for wear
with skirts of different fabric are in
rich but dark colors cut in pointed low
necks. These are particularly elec-
tive with skirts of embroidered tulle or
lace. Plush skirts may have tuniques
and draperies of light-coored goods.
For bridal dresses white satin COW
cred with lace is the most becoming of
all toilets, but though constantly made
they are not considered the latest style.
Faile is more employed than ever for
the purpose referred to, together with
grOs grain, ottoman, and fancy velyetS.
White brocades are less used than any
other white fabric. Many bridal dresses
have skirts of different materials to
the trains, and the latter match
the waists. AS lace is very costly
to have draped on the skirt, en-
broidered or plain tulles and crepe lisse
are resOrted to. These tissues are very
effective when raised under punches of
flowers. Another combination is an
ottoman redingote, with train opening
in front over a skirt embroidered with
large flowers. 1t is almost as difficult
to arrange dress for the brides mother
as one for the bride. A color much
favored at present for this purpose is
dark violet. A redingote of plum-col-
ored plush, with long train in the back,
is most suitable. Ii opens IN front
ever skirt Of lace, MORE, or em-
broidered silk. The capote bonnet is
almost necessary with such suit. The
trimmings that harmonic best with
violet plush are the gllded iawn tones.
These toilets may be OF velvet or rich
silk as well as Of plush. Unless IN
tended for quite an old Lady nothing IS
worn over the shoulders. Rich furs
make admirable trimmings over velvet
and silk. Bridesmaids dresses are
often in the light and dark contrasts
already described in respect of plush
and lace toilets.
4 bridal toilet Of white iaille aud
MORE has faille skirt, trimmed IN
front with a deep lace tlOunce, draped
on the left side under bunch Of orange
blossoms. This ilounce reaches 10
about the centre of the skirt. Above
this is the MORE apron. IL is plated
to the belt and raised high on the right
side. The MORE waist opens in shawl
shape over iaille plastrOn, which but
tons down the middle. Around
the plastrOn IS MORE plalt-
ing. with lace rufile on the
inside of the plating. The same
trimming is around the neck. 1t
becomes very narrow as it is taken over
the point in front of the waist. The
straight collar is of MORE. The long,
tight-fitting sleeves have narrow fringe
of orange blossoms around the wrist.
The MORE train is very long. The hair
is dressed with bunch Of orange bios
SONS, placed in the centre Of the head
under the long malines tulle veil. The
slippers are of white satin and the
stockings of white silk.
Opera-cloakS are of crepe de chine,
of velvet, or of India silks, trimmed
with passementerie and fur. They are
very richly lined, and many Of them
have hoods.
Large tuniques are worn in coarse
yigogne or bure de Palestine" over
faille skirts to match. These tuniques
are full ard draped very high in front
near the right hip. The putting con-
sists of a breadth Of goods plated near
the waist. 1t falls straight on one side
and is plainly draped on the other.
The skirt is not trimmed, and is
usually OF q very handsome mate
rial. There are sometimes two skirts
with these tuniques, the silk one
just described, and another of
yigogne with plush stripes. There
is some indication that handsome dou-
bic Scotch cachemire is to be in use.
Whether this fashion will gain ground
is not easy to predict, but for the pre-
sent coarse materials have the monopoly
Of favor. A suit for walking purposes
is of coarse-ribbed woollen goods and
Of the same material striped with as
trakhan. The round skirt only is
striped with astrakhan. The apron OF
the ribbed material is full and long aud
falls in a point on the left side. The
back of the skirt is covered with the
same goods raised on the upper
part in a full putting. The cuirssS
waist is in Amazon style. The
garment for use over this dress
is of fancy velvet, with seal
ground and pompadour designs. 1t
is yisite shape and falls loose and
straight in front. This garment is
drawn in to the waist by means of a
ribbon belt with a buckle in the centre.
There is the usual flowing sleeve, with
the addition Of a tight sleeve under
meath. The loose sleeve is round in
the shoulder and is draped full in
front of the neck. where there is a
metal clasp. 1t forms half the back
Of the garment, and the lower part
of the front is pointed. The
back sits tightly to the figure and
terminates in a small plated basque.
The capote matching this suit is Of
brown velvet trimmed with gilt lace,
A bunch of pink plumes is placed high
in the centre. The brim Is Of pink
plated faille. The ribbon-stripgs are
in the same color.
sealskin caps are the stylsfor morn.