Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-20
SUMMER FASHIONS.
A BRIGHT, JAUETY SUR FOR TEE TEN
MS COURT
Loose white vests-Chamoisskin Corset
Covsrs--Lscs Jabots-Evening anu
Light Summer Drsssss
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dlsp.'eO.l
NEW YonK, May 1a. 1883.

Correspondents Of the Richmond DIsps'eh.l
NEW YORK, May 1e, 1888.
As The season OF tennis IS upon us
description Of q costume shown here ior
that game will not be amiss, particularly
AZ this dress is ono of the most charming
tennis suits Of the year. =,
II isa combination OF striped blue and
white flannel OF very fine quality, win
creamy white cashmere. The short,
widely open jacket is cut away just at
the waist, leaving the loose flowing
cashmere vest to fall below. where 1t
passes beneath O folded girdle OF the
striped material, run around in corsalr
style. A loose, natty scarf-tie of silk
striped the same rs the fannel--ls
tied carelesslv about the neck, It's ends
being allowed 10 stray at Will. Inc
cuffs and Byron collar are white. The
skirt without any drapery other than
the picturesque eirdlel is composed OF
breadths of the striped material slasned
at regular intervals all the way around
with the white cashmere.
The dress is the personifcation OF free
dom of motion, GOODNESS, and beauty.
ODDS AND ENDS.
Loose white vests OF cashmere are pop
ular on all styles OF summer dresses, par
ticnlarlv for street suits. They are very
seasonable and decidedly soft and pretty
in appearance.
Black net embroidered in gold, Jet, or
silver. forms the basis OF trimming on
many matronly bonnets,
Chamois-skin corset covers are de-
liohtfui articles of underwear, somewhat
expensive, but enduring and servIceable.
They are shown in the same shapes as
the muslin articles.
Very small, close straw shapes, simply
trimmed, are stylish articles OF head
gear.
White summer dresses have gathered
waists. whose fronts are covered with
embroidery. The sleeves are of plain
but fine muslin or cambria, and made
rather full.
Sacquos now quite generally occupy
the places of the long matinees hereto
fore worn. They are quite short, and
arc natty garments, attractively trimmed
with ribbons.
Lace j0bofs are worn on home evening
dresses. The folds are very narrow and
the ja6ot reaches from the neck to the
waist.
A fashionable cloth summer wrap Is a
mantle exquisitely fitted to the figure
and with ends reaching to the knees, or
namented with cord passementerie.
CLOTH STREET DRESSES.
Draperies are full The cloth street
dresses have their skirts almost entirely
covered by their drapcries, which are
heavy and drawn in innumerable folds.
Some walking-costumes are made with
the greatest simplicity, being practically
without trimming and cut IN the
straightest possible lines. Underneath
these. however. good figure is an es-
sential and they are therefore not widely
worn.
One lately noticed was in ta6ac
brown Albert cloth. Tie basque fss-
tened inyisibly (no buttons appearing on
anv part of the dress) from the left shout
der diagoually, the line of the opening
being followed by narrow braid edging.
The basque was short, with high COZ
lar-coIlar and cuffs being also braided.
The drapery consisted Of square ta6her
completely ccncealing the skirt IN front
and falling straight down from the hips
on both sides. The plain back drapery
commenced Just behind its edge, and it
was only at the lntersti between them
tbat the skirt became at all visible. 4
small fournure sufliced for draping the
scant folds Of the back drapery, aud the
dress became the plainest Of the season.
Silken gloves are to be much worn for
the street this season.
| Loose sleeves are occasionally seen.
Very little girls wear 9WimPc dresses,
overwaists Of fine muslin, challis, Oh
other very light material.
sUMlrER EVENING DRESSES.
Few evening costumes will now be
needed for town wear, and dresses foI
wear at the summer hotels for dance
nights are n popular theme OF discus
sion among ladies who enjoy Waiting as
well by the seaside or in the mountains
as in DelmOnico's ballroom. Summer
dancing costumes must be cool that IS
the prime necessity and as many 10 not
care to wear expensive materials, cash
meres and surahs will be popular. Light
silks, made up simply and prettlly, with
clouds OF diaphanous tulle and pretty
trimmings of lace, are also being pre-.
pared. They arc sleeveless and cut
either in Y shape or square. The for
mer style is indeed most favored.
LIGHT SUMMER DRESSES.
Dresses in ell the light summer ma
terials-challis, foulards satines, NO
hairs, &c.-are made on much the same
lines, and the following is fair model
The basque is rather short, reaching
only Just below the waist. 1t has high
collar Of its own material, and the cu1;
are generally of the same, although vel
vet is occasionally seen. There mus
always be a vest, and this is OF surah, cash
mere, orsome similar material. 1t gene,
rally q osen in white, made narrow, and
sometimes buttoning down the front.
On either side of this the material OF the
basque is shirred into folds. The from
drapery consists of very eavily-drapeo
ta6lier falling in curve TO the bottom
OF the skirt. Both tabtier and skirt are
of the same material as the rest OF the
costume. At tie sides narrow plaiting'
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