Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-05-19
SUMMER FASHIONS.
GOWNS FOR OUTDOOR sPoRrs-YAcHf-
ING AND TENNIS.
Yachting Costums-Evsning Govns-sim-
plicity in Trimming-Ths Pelerine
Revivsd-Ths Capuchin Mantle,
and odds and Ends.
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Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatchl
New YORK, May ls, 1889.
At this time Of year out-of-door dress
is the thing most thought Of, and gowns
to the various summer open,
air sports and pastimes are OF especih
Fashion has OF late years made the
distinctions between costumes to he
worn for different uses more wide, ana
the necessity of having a gown for every
occasion which arises has become
positive and unavoidable one.
Go%Ss FOR OUTDOOR SPORTS.
One cannot wear a mountain dress for
tennis nor tennis gown for yachting.
There is even a distinction made be-
tween yachting dress and boating
costume. Moreover, all the minor &C
cessories Of the toilet must be changed
with the change Of gown,
This year few Of the pretty Yachting
dresses are made in Directoire style,
with open jacket fronts over loose, full
vests, or crossed vests, and broad revers,
for which. sometimes, the broad sailor
collar is substituted.
YACHTING COSTUME.
The conventional sailor gown is not
neglected. and one sees blouse waists and
plain skirts in navy-blue flannel orna-
mented with white braid.
One is not at all restricted now in the
choice of colors for a yachting gown,
and blue by no means monopollzes the
field. Striped goods are much worn in
combination with plain fabrics Among
the chief materials which can be used
for sailor gowns are the finer French
fannels. pilot cloths, and serges. Can
vas cloth is sometimes used for comblna-
tons,
THE SHOE AND HAT.
The yachting shoe is as high as the
walking boot-coyering the ankle, but
no higher. It was believed that Lon
don whIm with which the season open
ed-the "Princess of Wales boot,
which reaches midway to the knee,
lacing up the front-would take here,
but our girls have not favored the idea.
"Ohze and suede kid are worn, and
the soles are invariably OF rubber. This
has q two-fold advantaGe-one has
better footing on n rolling boat. and also
vachtmen are not tortured by seeing
their glossy holy-s.oned decks scratched
and marred.
As TO headgear, tarpaulin hats are the
newest. Tam o Shanters are worn, but
the customary straw sailor hat-the
round. low crown, and fiat brim, with q
band OF ribbon run around-holds its
own.
EVENING GOWNS,
except for wear at the summer hotels,
are beginning to lose their usefulness.
Ii is too warm for dancing. However, a
few are being made in the very lightest
OF goods silk-embroidered veIlingS
aiOuSsolayne de Soic, China grapes and
lace over surah. A broad, shallow '
seems to be the general corsage form,
but quito number Of draped bodices are
seen, IN which the corsage naturally be-
comes semi-circular.
One of the fayorite outdoor short
wraps of the season is "sailor coat
even for city wear. IT is like the loose
Jacket seen upon sailor dresses.
SIMPLICITY n TRIMMING.
The fashions in cotton dresses exhibit
much simplicity. Painly-draped skirts,
fulled or plated bodices and trimming Of
cheap lace, or simply Of ribbon, form
their usual characteristics. Sashes are
seen upon many Of them. The revival
of Empire models has brought sashes
into general vogue for ladies' wear, and
they are no longer an exclusive attribute
Of juvenile attire.
Az Old STYLE REVIVED.
Among the changes in outer garments
which the coming Of warmer weather
has wrought in Paris is the reintroduction
Of the pelerine, a garment which had
become decidedly old fashioned here
Int which has been revived as suitable
for summer wear. Ii is seen in all the
lighter fabrics in use for outdoor wraps
at this season, and lace is much used in
trimming.
THE CAPCCHTN MANTLE
is another Partisan outdoor garment
which promises TO be worn here, espe-
cially at the resorts. This wrap is made
with flowing sleeves and long hood
falling down the back, lined with silk,
the garment representing one of those
monkIsh robes which bestOw upon 1t its
name, but the materials in which it is
seen are somewhat finer and moro ella
borate than the coarse cloths with which
the frugal monks were content The
Capuchn mantle is made in all the light
smooth-fnish woollens, and occasionally
in satin, with trimming Of lace.
ODDS AND ENDS.
Paris modes exhibit a simplicity this
season which is the more noticeable by
contrast with the productions OF former
years.
Jerseys ere now much worn by tennis
PLAYERS. The advantages are obvious,
as they secure the most perfect freedom
OF action, and while wearing Jersey one
is never III terror OF ones sleeves split
ting.
Embroidered muslin is dainty, pure,
and seasonable for a summer dc6utaHte.
There are some very fine and soft
white woolen goods shown with PEN
cilled hair lines Of color that make very
neat seaside dresses.
The parasorette, which, like the breech-
loading gun. breaks in the middle, has
a diameter Of about eighteen inches and
is only intended to be carried while
driving to keep the sun from the face.
On some of the summer headgear the
fruits of the season are represented in
prodigal profusion. noted one bonnet
the other day quite loaded down with
ripe red currants, and cherries and black
berries are common garniture for season
able millinery though not commendable
either for taste or beauty. c. II. NJ.
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