Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-10-27
AN AFTERNOON IN THE PARK.

But all considerations are swallowed up
in the superior one of style. \ we'll
dressed woman follows closely the
style. Here however, great errors may
arise. The danger is in mistaklng GER
tain ramiGcatious for the radical, stray
ebulitiOns Of the designers fancy for the
essence and true characteristics OF style.
If it Is thought that what Is newly design
ed and freshly put upon the markets -
necessarily stylish a fatal mistake Is made;
For illustration, there is exhibited tins tall
a hat with two crowns. and another OF a
round mOrtar-bOard with a coronet under
Meath. They are bulletined as the great
novelties, and will find their way to remote
places where they will be taken for lead
Ing STYLES. These will never be seen on
Broadway and Fifth avenue. They are the
sOps 20 the morbid demand for something
new. but give the milliners and fashion
guides something fresh TO talk about. Ire
METROPOLITAN women who form n style
seize not on eccentricities Of this sort but
Oh the essentials Of current modes. Ihey
choose. adapt. and develop; they analyze
and crystalline, theresuit being what - &C.
copied 90 the purest prevailing style. Lake,
the artists they are-they cut away all
those embellishments which appeal so
strongly 20 the provincial heart and which
are provided by the shopkeepers to cater
70 the appetite and lot 10 guide the taste.
AMELIE RIvE5 woEuLLY PBoyIScIAb.
The most noticeable characteristic Of
New York dress is its simplicity and Ger
tain cOmpactness or cOnciseness. Every
thing falls into prescribed bounds. Tho
limitations of space and time in a city may
be responsible for this quality, clrcum-
scriptiOn having become a habit, Nothing
is allowed TO futter or 20 escape set
hounds: irregular and sldewise effects, as
of a hat cooked upon one side, are for the
most part frOwned on; artless effects and
meretricious graces are not tolerated, and
when INDUCED mark ono at once as cOuntri-
fed studied imitation Of the novelties
of the fashion bulletins has the same effect
and looks vulgar also. II is in these points
that the dress of q metropolite differs
from that oil the women Of remote towns,
and this explains why @ poor salesWoman
lin Now York may exhibit Ii her gown
more stvle than a country woman who
spends unlimited money. When Amelie
iiives made her ontroe TO New YORK
she was gOwned in n manner that She
herself considered highly aesthetic and
entirely satisfactory, but 10 the Metro
poltan eye it looked wotully provincial.
For "A time she rejOiccd in her superiority
20 style. and the exaggerated comments
upon her wardrobe did their service az adj
vertisements. but ! understand she has
OutWOrn these fancles, and the latest All
vice from Paris. where she IS staying, an
nounces that she has succOmbed, finally,
to STYLE, and now wears the most correct Of
costumes.
Broadway STYLES are modes for the street.
Fifth-avcnue STYLES cover more ground ana
include dress for all seasons and occasions.
What issanctioned on Broadway Is the most
"chlc" thing going, and that IN which
Ifff "a llunnV Qnnarplll0 Is "A cor
rect model in every respect.
THE BROADWAY HAT
this season-thepromenade, shopping, and
church hats, first of all others, the tur-
ban: and this "a the most successful form
of small bat ever devised. 1t Is low and
fits the head and is simply trimmed. Fold
cd velvet Is about the brim, knotted IN
front or at the side. or even be-
hind. with wing thrust through tho
knot. The crown may be felt, or It
may be soft. Of plain or embroidered
cloth. The toquo of last year Is not
abandoned, but IS not so much IN favor as
the simpler turban. There ~ another
shane seen on Broadway which IL very
chic" II is q felt sailor with very low
crown and very narrow brim. Folded
velvet rests upon and nearly cOnceals the
rim above, and Is kn0tted at the side or
back, whereit has wing or quill thrust
through. projecting 10 the 'front.'. ms
hat is lust "a tritie pronounce and requires
"a pretty face beneath 1t.
BALLROOM BOUQUETS.
But not all the hats are small The
Murray Hill milliuers' windows are splen-
did with great faring- trimmed chdpeduc
ike ballroom bouquets. Do not, how
ever, make a mistake. You cannot choose
as YOU fancy between a broad brimmed fat
cd from, Tho nrfarat ole
for times and places are ineXOTable. and IN
your discrimination of them will lie one OF
your claims to style. The large hat is suit
able this season only for carriage wear and
gala occasions, such as weddings. II will
not be worn by women of taste and fash
ion on Broadway or ut church; therefore, if
YOU do not drive in an open carriage do
not supply yourself with one.
But they are lovely, these Haunting
brimmed CONNECTIONS, and 1t tries the soul
10 abstain from wearing one. What frame
is 10 a picture il is to the face, catching
and concentrating all its charms. A dark,
soft outline over which plumes peer cum
ningly, il is very lovers trap, to entan-
ole the senses. | saw one in the park the
other day under circumstances which sug-
eested this last remark. 1t was upon
the exQuisiteiy dainty head of a
coming society debuant6. Her costume
was of the color once known as rescda, now
called in Paris vert-vervaln. 1t IS q grayish
blue green. The gown and jacket were of
plain face cloth and the large hat was of
velvet of the same color. A gray boa of
silver fox was about the throat, and about
the hat crown was a wreath of sage with its
gray leaves and blue blossoms. As she
bowled along the drive, sole occupant of
an open victoria, gallant horseman kept
pace beside her and engaged her in inte-
rested conversation. II was the prettiest
sight in the park that day.
A large hat which is a model for an older
person is of black velvet and golden brown
velvet and black ostrich tips. The brim IS
faced underneath with the brown and
above with the black. Bordering the upper
edge IS two-inch band of black feathers.
The low crown is Of the brown velvet