Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-28

ribbon. Serge or twilled ribbons OF a
single color have their tassled edges in
the richest cashmere colors. Pompa-
dour ribbons are in exquisite delicate
colcrs, representing gay flow.
cred vine forming a stripe along
one edge OF a muslin ribbon, or
else with sprigs dotting it all over.
Spotted gauze ribbons as soft as the
old-time lute-string ribbons are shown
with edges Of corded loops, and these,
with the Pompadour ribbons and mar
row satin damask ribbons, will be used
for bows and rosettes on white costumes
for midsummer. Checked grenadine
ribbons like etamise and like the
NeSicaine grenadines are shown in
narrow widths with picOt edges.
Velvet ribbons with picot edges are
also imported, and there are
watered Grape ribbons, and many grapes
with hemstitched stripes and bars
For children's hats is new fancy trim
ming made OF six rows Of ribbon a
fourth Of an inch wide joined at inter
walls by woven cross band. This list
does not include half the varieties in
ribbons shown by eachimporting house {;
hence it is evident that the next Is to be
ribbon season.
FLOWERS.
The flowers that bloom in the spring
are to rival ribbons for decorating the
new hats and bonnets. For this pur-
pose all stalk.like and long-stemmed
flowers will be chosen, so that they can
be arranged in high clusters on the
front or on one side of the crown.
White and pink hyacinths with velvet
petals make long slender punches.
White lilacs, jonquils, dafodils, long
siemmed bluets, silk.petaled carnations
Of pale pink and white wild roses in
their lighiest tints, wood-violets with
punches of long stems, yellow tulips
ciOcuses, heather and spir@a, are
massed in the new high montures. The
object is to give the effect Of aigrettes
and pompons in the arrangement hence
few wreaths or vines are shown. Pop
pes and tulips promise to be the
fashionable red flowers there are a
few Jacqueminot roses, but other roses
hide their diminished heads behind
lunches Of Drowned foliage, or else APP
pear only in unblown buds tied up in
msiden-hair ferns.
LACEs.
Embroidered laces are to he fea-
ture next season, but the embroidery is
as often done on diaphanous gauze or
crepe lisse as on net or tulle. The en-
broidery is done in silk, and is closely
wrought, sometimes having fine seed
like beads introduced. These laces
come in all stylish colors, as well as
white and black, and may be had both
in trimming widths with .scalloped
edges and in the broad, piece lace.
LACE AND SILK JACKETS.
Among other importations in lingerie
are sacques or jackets Of Nalenciennes
piece lace, made up over surah, either
pale rose or blue, with a blouse-ycst
front Of the surah, and pleated hOunce
of scalloped lace across the hips. For
wearing in the house with black silk or
white.muslin skirts are loose negiige
jackets Of India silks made up OF the
Oriental palm designs on white, pop
Vy-rcd. black, or cream grounds,
and trimmed with the new EN-.
broideTed laces or else with Va
lencienncs- Some Of these have the
straight loose front and shorter fitted
back. with waist-Tibbon in the front
only, while others are gathered on the
shoulders in front and back, and again
at the waist-line. In many such gar
ments The partly-howing sleeves are
used. There are also charming morn
ing-gowns from Worth's made of cherry
ard white striped India silk trimmed
with Irish point.lace. These have dou-
bic Vatican fold in the back, and the
shirred front is confined by a
waist.ribbon. Other yoke morn
irg dresses are of psle-blue India silk,
with belt ribbons Of watered grounds
that have Pompadour bouquets all over
them. Black India silk jackets, with
gay chintz designs, have frills Of the
rich Escurial lace that is now sold at
low prices. and rosettes of red velvet
ribbon, with picot edges. Black surah
petticoats, with frills of French lace,
are so handsome that Reglige sacque
of the same is added, and pretty
morning suit is thus completed.