Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-31
SUMNER FASHIONS.
TUE e,et TO GRACE THE SEASONS
plApHANou5 CREATIONS.
Tn. woman "on whceis"and Her onfn''
sur. r,ora, Designs, Patterns, and Col
or,nrs-For Misses of Tender Years.

,c.-...,onssncs Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
NV YORK. May 90.--The summer dressis
i. creation as light as delicately conceived,
almost as diaphanous as the fairy ropes =.
T,tania. II is a pity the summer girl Is not
alw.rs completely in accord with the sum
nor Gown. To grace the diaphanous crea-
,;ons Of tho present season she need DC
slender and shapely, rather OF the tai anu
wilowy than of the too.rounded contour
and she need be fair and piquant Oh iAcc,
nossessine which charms she may wea,
sneh gown as the following an opehh
waist of apple-blossom nun's-yellng, WIZ
collar. revers, and other tIlnn na e,oen
Sgnred India-apple-blo blossoms ana green
iasves On n surface Of white: A straignI,
skirt of white nun's-veiling, with quite Iu a
nsniers Of the figured silk and single
iooped dounce OF the same.
A REVIVAL.
The FIGARO Jacket is revived with excel
,.,t escct on, new street-dress. Inc
drcss is of a light figured English moha1;.
tbe skirt Main set with three or four tucKs
80 tha edge. The waist consists OF
inna straight basque laced down the mont.
Over this Is Figaro jacket, which IS mace
with long sleeves. ltis OF tan CORDUROY
crepon. ,h;r, of
tho wear is the fouT-button dressed kia ~
white or pearl-gray with very heavy olsuA
stitching. But they are wearing nous
0,,etaries Of silk in colors TO match the
Costumes. Then too the suede ana Tan
undresse | varieties have not oeen olacA-
listed.
The woman who wheels Ia no longer
uniaue parsonage, and ls not now uoeIno S
either eccentric or in any. way indecorous,
The safety picycle has become common
nroperty between the sexes, ana the mum
Der of women riders increases nom uay 10
day with marvellous rapidly. VI course
IL is not absolutely necessary thas o1o
sbonld mount ones bicycle in any elaborate
or particularly distinctive attire, ANY
dress with full cloth skirt of sufhcient
Iangth will answer. But since the men
have adopted a uniform for this purpose
most women riders prefer to wear appro-
nriate costume. About the most sensloie
and most comfortable wheeling outhts
consists of Jersey waist, not TOO tlgnt,
black cloth habit skirt, underneath knlcK-
erbockers, and heavy stockings, Will tne
REGULATION rubber-soled laced low SHOES.
Msnv lady riders prefer to wear the SILK
TIGHTS which have become 30 general
among eQuestriennes.
TIE GRADE OF SILKS.
surelv the lighter grade silks were never
az ,1retfv and were never so generally pop
liar The Chinas and India and japanese
silks are actually invading the province Oh
the Epbt printed cottons and Woolens;
desplte their greater expense. Inc noral
5oo,an. which have come to be known as
"JaSdinleren patterns are certainly de-
liciously pretty, the colorlngs represenntan M.
much more tasteful effects than we nave
had nut before us for many moons IN slIll-
lar goods. And the QUALITIES seem 10 10
of superior fneness.
TEE SEASONS ELABORATE TRIMMINGS.
The new embroidered net houncings are
richer than anything of the sort we nave
had. They come in white ana olack, put
their surfaces are completely covered with
masses of metal and jewel embroideries;
In fact. the embroidery is overdone ana
yives an almost barbaric effect. On the
narrower kinds, however, some OF the de-
siors show mere edgings of jewel WORK or
Isolated SPRAYS, giving an effect OF greater
delicacy. The Venetian applique work has
entered into popular favor. IL resembles
bra,ding, but is in lace-like hgures IN whlte
and cream and pale ecru and tan shades,
mingled and thickly interlaced with goid'
SWEET CREATIONS.
For the Young ladies of very tender
vears-from twelve TO sixteen-Who are MOI
granted in fashion columns, perhaps, al
tho attention they deserve-let me describe
A verv sweet creation OF ole or our most
ortistio modistes. 1t is cream cashmere
made with full shirred waist oyer
e,1n,ne, waist aad skirt are in one, but
}here is n oirdle of old-rose ribbon around
the waist. The plainly draped skirt has
ninkled f1ounce OF oldkrose crepe De chine ano
the sleeved qtlirnpe IS Of the same pretty
waterfall embroidered in white. Bows Of
ribbon here and there confne the tullnes'
~ the sleeves which do not, however, quite
reach the wrists, as the dress IS to be worI
on occasions moro or less OF Formally.
VARIOUS FASHION NOTES.
Tho bathing suit will soon become tn,
| nredominant topic in the humorous col
nmns of our wide-awake press. -,
| The "bow-knot" patterns rule In th'
| evening brocaaes. :.
The low white Leghorns are worn II
| extreme sizes, the brlms fitting IN oil dlrec
| tons and being worn in the most pic
| turesauely eccentric ways.
| The girl Of the present has almost NJ
short-sfirted days. When she is four o
| fve wears old she wears Kate Greenawa,
| GOWNS. by the time she ia twelve he
| dTesses once more touch her boot-tops.
| The newest high collar is neither tn
"Medicin nor the " dog-collar." / do no
know that it even has name, but II close
" clasps the throat to the very chin, ter
mnating in full ruching, SC, that not IN
merest glimpse of the neck becomes visl
bic.
At this time of year one should provid
oneself with On abundance of pretty ne9tt9t
costumes. Short sacques-tea-Jackets an
breakfast saoques as they are caled-ar
the most in vogue.
The tailor modes are consigned to limb
for the next four months. Only ones cit
street gown and ones travelling suit com
from the tailor.