Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-06
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
SPRING JACKETS AND OTHER SEA-
sONkBLE STYLES.


The Short Wrap-Uip Paniers-A Charm
Ing Morning Costume-The Mortar
Board-Princesss Back-Up-
holstery, Etc.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.I
NEW YORK. April 5. $780,.
outer garments for the spTIng lnciude
jackets. capes. long wraps, and snort man
ties. The Jackets considerably resemble
those Of past seasons. One OF The inno-
Vatons is the Marie Antonette collar
which rolls into pair Of long and narrow
re,yers, and which is usually faced with
silk t. match the color Of the jacket.
MATERIALS Fon JACKETS.
IS TO materials. the smooth English
and French faced cloths, fine quality
broadcioths. and meltOns ara chiefly
seen. These are in various shades OK lawn
and tan. with an occasional dark brown or
green, or brilliant red. Shme twoeds and
cheViots ere also employed. The Jackets
are usually lined throughout with the
gayest-colored plnid-silks aad surahs, and
are trimmed with huge saucer-llAe, nut
ornate buttons.
Snort WRAP.
The short wrap, the mantle. is once more
seen. IL is of black, invariably. IL has
bell sleeves. fits snuyly behind. but Is de-
plorably loose in front. and terminates IN
two separate pointed tabs. 10 Is Of silk.
and is trimmed extensively with GRO
chcttcd net or black lace, mingled with
Jet pas semonteric.
jacket effects, either real or simulated,
distinguish many of the new walking cos
tunes. They range from the directolre
shape, cut away ut the waist, TO the short
figaro and and zOuare jackets, IN NelYets or
silk.
HIP PASIEDs.
As though to compensate for the di-
mlnishod COuruure behind, we are agan
10 wear the pulled. unnatural panlers on
the hips. at the sides. Women OF good
taste however. wear the the plain straight
skirt which. unless it degenerate into the
"suele tr0uear" OF the English caric9tu-
rist, deformel by the pull-back, Is at last
the true model for the potticOat portion OF
female attire.
A MORNING COSTUME.
A charming morning costume recently
noted was brought out la one q tne
brightest Of figured English wool challies,
in Nile green and old rose upon the white
ground. the design being one Of small
floral sprays. The model gave polonalse
effect, opening into at the meek az
deep as That of an ordinary eyenlne gown.
Don't star. 10 was an decorously filled.
this opening, wish folds of soft. creamy
null. leaving Just n glimpse Of the round,
Whio lhToal visible ABOVE H. Inc po4V-
halao siitlel IN IL t.9 W'..sl VIZ ~,
pointed w'ngs over ycry straight, pam
skirt of the same material, having only
band Of bright scarlet ribbon run around
it. Bows of the same gay color wore used
or every o1a.'-v 'o III 49, W. ,ort;c,,iori,,
ri. .up,,' 'Hc "'''' '"
4e-oilhs'
THY MorTiE BOARD.
There Inns been some attempt more or
losa -lir,oesfnl-nlade 10 introduce among
our millinery shapes the "mortar-board "
or rather trancher can. Worn bv English
,1nivcrs,t,, etul.nfe h isa decidedly ui-
quaint style Of headgear for g.r.s, but too
o'lre 90 be readily adopted 10y most oi
them. ?
Tho frincesse PACK appears OF hiini vi
the ntN Waiains-@3"h'' ms 6 N'ii''
with an orcn mont, often IN ile h'yle 81
launty Jacket, beneath Nhich a cl"S9
walstcoat 10 some contrasting o0'oi a'''
In upholstery, the present freak e.i is Tor
ilensh tapestry coN'ilN-'' m. az
dull co.QrIngs ana lLe OeSiens, ~, -
human h8ureS. uth,hE very oo,, ,'rr
GOVERNS. OtheT o-s,sn77, III u apolo, ~
tapes.tres show the meo"il'on ueS'sN' u
the / ust Umpire.
onnlioJ nr,ncinally to reception and din
,cr-ro,.ns and lemi-to lets. is opeu on the
outs.de and tied together with ribbon
how. IN tho way from the shoulder to the
cuf. vlich il high and Of velvet This
.Ioo-e 70 vory loose. and the drawing to-
Gotbcr IN tte outside forms innumerable
wrinllcs. rroduclng novel effect.
Slyc-y-ray slk-warp Henrietta cloth
recent afternoon dresses, maze WIN