Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-05-26

across the bust and put turned-back re-
vers, as in my first picture. which will
give breadth to the chest, and the girdle
and edge OF bodice gives breadth to hips,
while the straight fall Of the skirt
from well back on tho hips to the
foot emphasizes that length OF limb
which we associate with grace and
delicacy. A loose skirt, full and un-
draped in front, may be less "dressy y
than one punched up and fiddledeed and
squirmed and squinted into tucks and
folds and rosettes, but it is the skirt
which will most surely resolve itself into
curves and folds which will shift into
harmonious draping through all movo..
ments and positions. Such effect OF
skirt is certainly the most suitable IN
house robes-gowns IN which one may
look graceful in the essy-chair or on the
couch gowns that will cling prettlly
about the feet when we lean back, that
will fall into saving folds when we cross
one knee over the other, as would no
quite impossible and improper IN our
street dress; gOvns in which we can
safely go down on the floor to get better
acquainted with Flossie and her new
doll. sure that we have sunk into soft
swirl of folds, from which, il your gown
is lacy enough and pretty enough, We
NAV rise like Venus from the sea IN
stead Of struggling TO unsteady feet with
heels caught in pull back tapes and steels
all mixed ND and straining and dress
twisted into uncomfortable unsightll-
ness. Then, too, gowns cut In this way
keep fresh longer than more complicated
creations and YOU can make them over
and over. one back will do for half
a dozen fronts. If the back or over-gown
part of the dress be a material COM
bining two or three colors you may have
quite a new gown each time 10y taking
first one color and then another for the
front
Let me whisper, too, that if you are q
wise woman and have your opera cloak
made large and plain you can put o front
in 1t maybe the tram OF the ball gown
you used to wear under the cloak and,
behold you have pretty house dress.
The second picture represents something
of that sort. Indeed. / have one clever
little friend who dresses charmlngly.
She has wonderful creation Of tea
gown which resolves itself upon occasions
into a ball cloak. | don't really know
how she manages it, but when ] swore to
the cloak's identity she smiled pretuly
aud said :" ] wanted new carriage for
baby. So | took the money John gave me-
for cloak and this does quite as well,
doesn't it?' | thought 1t did.
The new cut for the neck is shown in
both my first and second illustrations.
A very pretty cut it Is, but | must con
fees a very irving one, especially when
made so low a. in the first instance. A
woman may often be as well shaped as
that. and the fault in deshinP about tho
base Of the throat and the collsr-bono
NAV not be noticed when the dress u cut
in wide sweep from shoulder to shout
der. The drawing, however, betrays
only that part Of the shoulders at the
rise OF the throat, which, while most
dainty and graceful il well curved and
plump. is most likely 10 joe not
quite faultless. The tuird gown Is
cut more safely Unit. We are
used 10 this new fashion it looks a little
bare and unfinished, but it is undeniablo
tnat a round white throat is better barred
than hidden under stiff collar, and
often the spring Of the head from
the back is graceful. When well dis
played it often lends dignity to the en-
tire poise. by tire way, a woman With q
well set head is seldom an awkard wO-
man. A pretty variation Of the gowns
here given, aud one which adjusts them
to the new Empire craze, is to let the
eirdle effect come Just under the breast
line. This emphasizes the curve Of the
bust without robblng the front of the
dress OF the long sweep OF folds to the
floor
Really, any woman who does not in
these days dress charmingly should be
fined. ANY woman who does not dress
daintily at home should be treated with
that rIgor which was Of old accorded to
shrews. am old-fashioned enough to
think woman should "meet her hus-
band with smile when he comes
home. / am Of the opinion that a pretty
house dress will materially assist the