Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-06-10
HOW TO DRESS.
xRAsoSABLI FASHION SUGGESTIONS
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rslsnsiss Costumes "Aii the Co.. Dainty
and Elegant House Costumes
For Missos-Basques.

Correspondents Of he Richmond Dispstch.l
NKw York, June 8, 1885,
Polonaise costumes are call the CO."
Particularly popular are they for street
wear, no wraps being now required, so
that their beauties are fully revealed.
One recently noticed was in dark-green
faced cloth. The ends, edged deep
ly with braid, hung at the sides from the
hips down, tho garment ending in
short basques upon the waist-at the
back. This arrangement necessitated
separate draperies. and these being OF
cashmere. the same color as the polo
naise, naturally gave a superb effect,
cashmere being the moA graceful fabric
for drapery effects known to the D1odfste.
The entire front of this costume was OF
cream-colored crepe dc chime, plated
above the waist so that ii hung in gathers
below.
DAINTY AND ELEGANT.
II was one OF the most dainty and
elegant costumes of the season, but the
peculiar cut of the polonaise, which was
exquisitely fitted, required good fig
ure 10 exhibit its beauties. Fortunately
the lady wearing thegown was SO blessed.
In London insects of various kinds are
permitted TO nestle among the trimmings
OF ladies' bonnets. They are not real,
but are sufficiently life-l like to have made
the woman Of few years since shrink
at sight. The woman of the present
generation is, however, strong-minded.
A bug to her is simply a bug, and does
not inspire disgust.
HOUSE COSTUMES.
Costumes for the house or street, built
on very simple lines, are seen entirely
of summer serges. Serge is very salts
factory all-around material for wear
during the summer months and needs
little trimming. The fashion now is to
trim dresses of this material with dark
colored or black braid in fanciful ara
besaue or floral patterns. Serge is also
an excellent fabric for the tennis-held or
for yachting.
BAsQuEs.
Basques buttoned down behind-not
like old Grimes's coat-are reappearlng
after long season of disuse. They look
certainly unfamiliar and old-fashioned,
but they give excellent effects so far as
aft " is concerned.
Summer "robes" come packed in
boxes with the necessary embroidery for
trimming them and with neat litho-
graphed representations from which they
can be modelled. They are cheap and
particularly "handy," as the questions
of mako and trimming are already de-
cided when the box is bought.
"Pinked" draperies are seen every
where.
Black Puipure produces graceful and
elegant effects draped over surah.
Polonaises whose ends fall at the sides,
leaving room for both front and back
draperies, are the most fashionable
forms. These ends are either pointed
or square some are bordered with braid
and Others are entirely plain.
Foot plsitings reappear on some OF the
lighter dresses.
CLOTH GOWNS.
Cloth gowns have edgings Of velvet
upon the bottoms OF the skirts, often
eight or nine inches deep.
Green and white is popular summer
combination. Where white is used this
season it is always of a creamy shade,
dead or blue whites not being favored.
FLOWERS.
OF flowers it may he said that huge
punches are no longer proper on the
corsage. A small cluster is oil that is
deemed necessary. Violets and mar
euertes are among those worn. Oi
courge roses are at all times in fashion.
4 little attention should be paid IN
choosing the blossoms TO be worn to the
complexion Of the lady wearing them.
Red roses. for instance, do not har-
monte so we'll with blue eyes as do vlo'
lets or heiotrope, and very fair COM
plexions should not be brought in com
parison with white flowers.
FOR MISSES.
Misses wear sashes rs wide, as long,
aud of as many hues as they did ten
years ago.
A plain polonaise costume lately no.
ticed was in camel's-haiI cloth of td6de'
brown combined with cream-white faced
cloth. The latter composed the skirt,
and was edged with brown velvet. The
polonaise descended on one side In 8
point. but extended into tdblier drape'
~ in front, and also furnished the plain,
gracefully arranged back draperies which
feD at the sides in loose .ja6ots. The
vest of white cloth was edged with re-
vers of velvet, collar and cuffs being o.
the same.
FNRRoIDFRY.
That peculiar species OF embroidery
borrowed from the frocks of English
ploughboys and yokels, shocking,
has taken the towns fancy. 1t IS pu
here, there, and everywhere, whethel
appropriate or not.
Beaded shoulder-capes and Grape
shawls are the only forms Of street-wrap
pings remaining. The latter are knotteC
at the waist i'll front so that their ends
hang low upon the dress.
Stripes. mostly in hideous combina
tions, form the fashion in hosiery.
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