The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-25
FASHIONS FANCIES.
Dresses Of To-Day Com
pared With Those OF
100 Years Ago.
PIAIriNos. roLpfNGs, AND iHr-
rrniFs OF ovR ANCESTORS.
UNITS for the Holidays.

amid the cushions of her sofa-"show her
last months designs
Last month r' quoih the grand dame
enrsgcd sant the novelties.
Impossible, madame. We have
promised her Majesty that they shall
/ not appear before next week
| Ha. hai Talk of the pranks OF the
modern autocrat of the fashion plate
Every month this same dictator OF the
| Partisan mode world sent 10 foreign
courts doll" dressed up in the latest
toindicate the correct dress methods TO the
"barbarians" lall outside the pale OF the
French capiiaD
/ 1883, was as follows
4 "caraco" dress with long skirt anu
sleeves of black and gray -aun. trimmed
with cauze collar, hand embroidered
plastron. and large muf in -wan.doWni
striped with black. hair dressed high
I with little ball curs. The hat was SD
| large that il covered the entire width or
the person. and the rim was loaded with
artificial flowers, Qauze and feathers.
/ This. when pulled into small cap with
wide poke rim was called a bonnet
| A sort Of newmarket followed this
suiting. with double-breasted effect, srea {
metal buttons and double collar
These danes OF olden times seemed 90
have strokes Of the same masculine pc.
pensitv which has marked nom season
| 10 season. the dressing OF some Of oui
dear llifle girls Oh to-day Nahicoai4
with real watch pockets neckiies, ana
canes appeared among them al 1hia
/ time
Eighteen hundred andhltywas reign
/ Of caps h0unces. yisites, Quaker bOnneis
with artificial iounccs near The face.
/ Childrens lCr8 were hidden in long
panielets They wore queer l0w-neckcd
/ dresses large dish hats and fat shoes
/ The Talma and Cardinal were the
grand pieces OF fur.
sixty-one had nets On the hair im-
mcnse tulle underslecves d. falling over
/ the hands. horrible loose, long, heavily
trimmed cl0ake. dresses weeping the
ground an around The riding habit OF
this time was q loose, tull skirt that looks
"a fl # had crinolins iH It, q jacket ike a
morning Dire ing sack over an en-
broidered vest. shiri front tie. fat dish
hat. with cock plumes, and lace yell OF The
Jane Hading variety
The tremendous hoops have despsnei
IF the hustle ha. gone the iittie red heels
click clsck n0 more
Speak kindly OF the dead
Here is q BRIDE rousseau Tor Deem
Der, 1888 Breakfast diess-Iight-iittIn1
snOw-white princess, with green velvet
collarette and waistband the front open
ing over great falls Of lace Walking
dress-Faile skirt of shady gray with
eeloIay wool net oyerdre-s loosely
caught in clumsy pinches; plastron and
sleeves OF steel and silver embroidery,
tie Jacket laid In narrow plating an
immense hat OF the same color, caught
up 40 one side and falling over the other
with gray gull and ostrich plumes fol
trimming
An Aihenian stylc--Ganze COSTUME
with gold stripes. draped IN correct
Greek STYLE daad-gold oolored siik wal-t-
band shoulder banded by small gin
braid
Dinner dress-White-vatered silk,
short skirt, with Tiny, irregular-sized
punches OF pink blossom; little corset
Of green from bust so hips pOmpadOur
silk waist, very aecoNett., high-puited
sleeves. caught with green ribbons
Day Drcss-Green skirt. covered with
white lace, Marie Louise polonaise IN
emerald green velvet, laid open IN cor
rect old style, over cream petticoat hat
u green velvet, Directoire shape, with
sweeping ostrich plumes Connemafa
cloak Of green cloth lined with shaded
green plush Have we not to-day the
heavy brocades and slimp clinging
effects, the full skirt, short waistband
and SASH the Raglan" loose cloak,
Direct0ire coat and Romeo ' cloak, the
hat covering the width of the body the
cahe necktie and waistcOat. the cape and
fur pelerine, the lace veil but we have
also an utter absence OF the lack-adal.
sscal effect OF iemininity stereotyped
with those ancient danes
The great trouble with the dressing OF
to-day Is in tying 10 retain modern and
supposed becomingness in a dress. while
introducing antique effects. II is like
illustrating a classic poem with modern
figures One must concentrate either
upon becomin9ness or effect, and stake
her looks and taste-happiness on one.
Else, YOU see, we have a meaningless
commingling Of incongruOus ideas, often
gIotesque IN the extreme.
Simplicity simplicity : simplicity
Is the desderstum in dress ! sometimes
long for some sort Of uniform, established
by law, TO give Us d chance 10 begin al
over again with less weight, less stuff 70
see, less money TO spend These hurried,
busy, shopping Christmas times my eyes
and brain positively get weary and
strained with the loads Of folda and
traumels and things" they are obliged
10 see trying to hurry along the streets,
there is such an appearance Of effort
about it all
Too small or il-htting shoes and the
corset ale greatly 10 blame for this look
hut then We are growing our OF both
An ingenious cartoon which / saw to-
day. representing Perfect Health crown
ing Perfect Beauty, is, no doubt cor
rect forecast OF the near future.
Have YOU heard Of the leather corset
This is the first decent form OF this
beautiful domination have ever seen. /
IL is made Of this oOIe " leather. that
soft, fawn-colored stuff which we have I
heretofore seen only in shoes and .
slippers.
It's shcr, bodce-like. perfect fitting a.
a glove, from the cutting alone, has but
three or four bones. Is light as pair OF /
slippers, and does not stretch IL is but /
ten inches long. and It's soft fawn color .
set of by dainty red scsl!op!ng, makes an T
article attractive, comfortable -s2j .
|, comes high, but the DirectoiTe styles .
and riding habit must have II.
There IL also 2 nice new corset pro. I
vided for those troubled with tieshy /
shoulders or that round pufiness that T.
comes TO some shoulders with years
The back slst is extended 70 sixteen
inches, and straightens matters ont In
nice shape
The demand for slimness in the present F
fashions has caused the corset cOyertO be .
thrown sside, and Imagination itself
must be ltft 10 deal with the exquisite .
gOrgeOusnets Of the article thus pro- f.
noted. From $50 to $40 our nice dressers
are paying for the loveliest silk, satin, F
and figured rep corsets 70 wear next .
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