Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-08-05
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
SUMNER STYLES OF MANY KINDS JUST
IN VOGUE.
Plumss-rhs Jansen" Hst--A Yachting
auit-cardinsi Red-Dress for a Boy
and Modes for Little Girls, Etc.
Correspondence of the Richmond DI,patch.l

As beseems the Tune OF year, race,
white, black, and cream tinted, enters
much into fashionable millinery.
Many very charming capotes are
covered with folds OF white lace and
trimmed in addition either by small
white ostrich plumes, knot Of l'fcot
MORE ribbon, or spray of Some simple
flowers such "a lilies of the valley.
plumes are more fashionable than they
were during their more appropriate sea
son n few months ago. They certainly
look in greater harmony on winter hats
and bonnets than on hot-weather head
gear. However, c'eSt IN mode.
Fancy pins are not now in great favor
for millinery.
TIE "JASsES" hat.
New York has borrowed wrinkle "
from Paris and allows its stage favorites
TO set the fashion. The proof whereof
is that the "Jansen garden hat is the
most popular millinery novelty of the
year. and is extensively worn. Ii Is a
yellow straw OF huge and irregulariy-
shaped brim, trimmed very simply but
effectively with wreath OF roses.
OTHER HATS.
Plain sailor hats, with the scantiest
possible trimming, are favored by young
ladies.
Childrens hats vary from small round
straws, whore only trimming is a bunch
Of vide satin ribbons to hats foot and
n half in diameter, encircled by huge
white ostrich plumes.
Round highcrowned straws, gar
nlshed generally with clusters OF flowers,
are worn by misses.
STYLE REVIVED.
Some Of the pretty Directoire styles
are again revived, both in head-gear and
dress. They arc incomparably pictu-
rescue, but rarely look we'll on other
than pretty and graceful women.
4 striking costume recently noted on
young lady included q black-velvet
bodice with shoulder straps, worn over a
guimpe Of white crepe dc chine.
A YACHTING SUIT.
An attractive Yachting suit is made up
in several different varieties of flannel.
The short, looped drapery is white, with
large blue dots covering its surface /; the
killed skirt is entirely white, bordered
with several rows of blue braid; the
basque, which is very short and jauntily
thrown open in front, is of plain blue
flannel, It's wide revers being OF the
white, embroidered in blue silk with an
chors. The vest, exposed by the open
iacket. ia OF the same material as the
drapery.
CARDINAL-RRD TOILET.
Entire toilets Of cardinal red are seen.
They are vivid and striking, but are not
always worn by tho right people. For
instance. blondes occasionally don them,
when it is one Of the first principles Of
taste that only brunette compilations can
stand red when it fqels any large part OF
the costume.
A piquant little dress for boy of three
or four years is made with a skirt Of
cloth, approaching nearly to scarlet in
hue this is killed. The jacket, of the
same material and color, is trimmed with
black braid a 10 mHUaire, and opens
over full blouse waist of cream cash
mere.
SPRAYED POPLINS
and plain organizes in combination
make most chnrmingly- refreshing morn
ing toilets. Ribbon ought to be libe-
rally employed in trimming.
Jaboted rev rs, lined with bright CO.
lored silk, are chic.
Little girls white muslin dresses are
made with skirt and waist entire, button
inc down the back. They are separated
by folded girdle. The waist IS laid IN
clusters OF piaits all tho way across the
front, while the skirt is tucked, with a
wide border of embroidery. Sometimes
these suits include the most popular fea-
ture Of children's dress. e., o 9uimpe.
VEST AND GLOVES.
On light dresses one occasionally sees
q vest OF white surah. covered with en-
broideries in gold braid.
Among the colors now fashionable for
street-wear in gloves besides the all but
universal tans and suedos, shade Of
green 50 light that it is almost n Nile
shade is being worn. These ore gene
rally stitched in self-color but some
tunes in black.
A STREET TOILET.
A simple street toilet is in dark
broun French fO,lle The basOue IA