Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-24
THE CODE OF FASHION.
Every Lady Puts on Her Best Bib and
Tucker Easter Sunday.

Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.]
New YORK. March 2l.-The day of all the
year TO the world of fashion is Easter-Sun-
day, and its near approach makes milli-
ners and modistes most unusually busy peo-
pie Just about now.
Easter-Sunday is the day that brings
forth the spring gown and the spring bon
net IN all their magnificence, and walk
up Fifth avenue just after church will be
complete review of the prevailing fashions
for spring, 1891.
Not only is it part of the code Of
fashion that every woman must then put on
her best bib and tucker, however: our
cilded youth emulate their sweethearts
and sisters. and while they do not enjoy
the same latitude of choice they are not a
whit less particular that their Easter rigs
shall be strictly according to-(Hoyle, L
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THE EASTER BONNET.
Attempting to describe the Easter bon
net is translating poetry into prose. To
saw that it is q thing of beauty and a Joy
forever is simply to make use OF very
hackneyed quotation most Intellectually.
However, ore may transfer to cold type a
few specimens. and if the descriptions are
not altogether vivid any woman's imagina-
ton will help the chronIcler out of the
difficulty.
One prepared for dark-haired girl is in
the form of close toque covered in white
uncut velvet with q coronet of gold braid
on a white ground. A great faring bow of
bright-red MORE ribbon is artlstically ar
ranged upon the front, and over this hoy-
ers gauzy-winged gold butterfly.
ATINY CAPoTB.
A young matron, also belonging to the
brunette sisterhood, will wear a tiny ca
pote covered in saffron-colored velvet,
with long white ties and cluster of white
violets upon the front.
A black crinkled straw hat is trimmed
with bows of mingled black AM pale
green MORE ribbon fastened with Jet orna-
ments. Another black hat-a small close
shape with tilted brim-is garnitured
with two cardinal BIRDS one on either side
of the crown on the front. A tiny bonnet
IS covered in black lace, from the soft
folds of which arises cooled snake Of Jet.
Gold lace and triad of large and luscious
American Beauty roses ornament trim
straw odpote.
FLORAL TooUEs.
The number of floral toques and turbans
is lsgion. Many of these are mere banks
of small blossoms. such as lilies the-val-
ley, violets, lilacs, or forget-me-nots, and
receive no other garniture-not even bow
of ribbon.
Many strange and outlandish blossoms
are to be observed amidst the spring MILL
merry, to which it would be difficult tor the
most astute botanst to put name, even
though in polysyllabic Latin. The dis
corning and ingenious milliner is not, how
ever. so easily posed. They are orchids"
she sweetly explains, and no one can say
her nay. For Just what an orchid can do
when it tries exceedeth one mans wisdom
to say.
NEW PROM HATS TO STOCKINGS.
SIN the spring a young mans fancy
-" You know what follows. Spring is
naturally the season of weddings-and
wedding attire might seem to be first
rate subject to dilate upon just here and
now--if it were not so hackneyed. Be-
sides, the only people to be considered in
the modern stylish weddings are the
bridesmaids. The bride has como to be of
quite secondary importance. She wears
" the usual" But the bridesmaids must
have designed for their attire something
new and strange-from their hats to their
stockings,
At recent morning wedding the four
bridesmaids wore costumes consisting of
pale gray Louis coats, braided exten-
sively with silver bullion; the gowns be-
meath of gray silk-warp Henrietta cloth,
with white cloth vests-the vests braided
in silver. MousquetaIre gray suede gloves,
gray felt hats. with gray ostrich plumes
and very long white MORE ties. The bride
wore a simple cheyiot going-away gown.
FASHION NOTES.
They are dressing the hair high on top
once more.
Butterflies of lace are inserted in some
of the richest of the spring parasols. A
partially is exhibited for the simple white
wool goods for entire walking gowns.
The big plaids that have become some
thing of feature do not make up at all
in the prevailing "close-
reefed" style of dress.
The shapes in millinery incline to be fiat
and close.
On some street dresses single founce.
about a foot deep, is to be observed on the
front breadth.
The street coat favors all the pale browns
and tsns.
Single color costumes for the promenade
are distinctly the mode.
There is fancy for having ones under
petticoat OF silk in color to match the
dress worn.
The riding-habit is so short as not to re-
guire being held up even while walking.
The great problem of successful safe |
ty" habit is the only question that troubles |
the ladies' tailor now.