Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-25
FASHIONS in FURS.
ENTIRE DRESSES IN FURs, EVEN UN-
DEPARTMENTS INVADED
No Novelties In nIiiiinery-Desription of .
Merftorious Evening Reception Gown
Dancing Gowns for Buds"

fcorrespondsnce OF tho Richmond Dispa.cn.I
New YoRK, January A.--Fur has reached
apotheosis. We have at last arrived at the
fur dress. Yes, positively. dresses entire
" of frn. Expensive? Rather 30. But
the season has tended that way from the
start. 1t has not been unusually cold,
but IL would seem that the great modistes
had entered into solemn league and cove
nant with the fur men, agreeing on their
side TO SEQ that fur Is employed on every
possible and impossible object of woman
attire. The only exception is in favor, OF
the unseen--the lingerie. Even the under
garments will soon be invaded, fear,
since already they mike them Of chamois-
and goat-skin. Fur togues, furred walk
ino boots, NUTS, boas, buttons, borders
these are the lesser uses of fur: Capes,
Jackets, newmarkets, sacques, circulars
these are the larger manifestations. And
as above, dresses.
EvEyING-GovN GARS1rURE.
Tho evening gown IS scarcely complete,
lacking a border of angora. astrachan, or
sable upon bodice and skirt. 1t is out OF
the question to design ones street dress
without some garniture of the same kind.
And millinery long since succumbed.
BY the way, is there anything to be told
about millinery? Ii is too late-or too
earIy-for novelties. AS for what they are
wearing Well, one is safe If ones head
gear is fat, low, or elongated and covered
with cloth to match ones gown. New
shapes do not appear. As to colorings the
late winter millinery is very sober, the
dark shades prevailing.
EvESISG-REcEPTroy GOWN.
4 \ L 4.
" il distinctly of the Saxon blonde order,
she has perfectly yellow hair and yet with
ont n tinge of gold-appeared at recent
evening reception in a gown which merits
description. The bodice was of quite dark
yellow yalvet, made with the front open TO
the waist and filled with maize-colored
chiffon up to a square edge across the
chest, leaving the bodice quite deco,let6.
The chiffon forming thus o kind OF vest
was barred across backward and forward
with black silk ribbon. From the front on
either side, at the corners OF the square
corsage, arose a standing Medici collar OF
the velvet, enclosing q still higher run OF
black lace. The sleeves consisted OF high
puffs Of the yellow velvet.
DEMI-ToILETTEs.
There Is O noticeable fashion now for
these demi-toilettes, dinner and reception
dresses, of making the sleeves of some
dinphanous material, white silk muslin or
tulle. making them very full and to the
waists.
Yet another form Of skirt, departing
somewhat from the fourredu, has appeared
This is quite as tight about the hips, seems
to follow intimately the contour of the
limbs to the knees, and there becomes sud.
denly full.
Yet they continue to talk about paniers
FLoUNcEs REVIVED.
One old fashion has been revived on the
skirts Of evening gowns-that is, hounces'
Many ballroom dresses of the dancing
length terminate in deep flounces. The
prevailing form Is founce of the self ma
| terial. commencing very little below the
knees. looped up at intervals with bows OF
ribbon. Often it shows q similar effect tc
| boX-plaitlng.
| One of the most recent Of evening wraps
| intended for theatre or for carriage wear
was in o heavy stone-blue corded cloth
| IL was as close-ftting as dress. following
| the figure, but with full sleeves high OIL
| the shoulders. 1t was trimmed with gray
| lambs wool, forming high collar, as wei
as cuffs, and band around the foot OF the
skirt.
COMBINATION CoLoRs.
White and gold is becoming freGuen
| combination for young ladies' evening
wear. the gold being supplied by braid anC
| bead passementerie. PassementerleS ar
being extensively employed in trimming
| evening attire.
| The dancing gowns our buds are wear
inc are all draped with chiffon. No longe
do diaphanous draperies of tulle iloa
about their slender forms. Tulle has beef
banished. Now it is either chiffon o
crep6 de chine, and generally the former. NJ.
Another note on evening wear. 1t vii
DO noticed that on some of the most recen
oscouete gowns the shoulder puff or ban'
has been displaced by kind of upright
stiff, ruff. wing-like, that stands out at OIL
angle TO the arm.
DAINTY AND coQUETTIsH.
The ruff as now carried is most daint
and coquettish affair, and nothing tina
goes into the composition of ones head
gear is inappropriate TO ones muf. The
use birds and ribbons and even flowers.
Boas also have been made much OF. On
secs them with evening gowns compose'
| OF genuine blossoms.
Astrachan has been he fur of the season
OTHER NOTES.
An evening dress seems to be peculiar
ly inappropriate costume to take fur trim
ming. Yet, every other ball-gown on
sees has band of sable about the cOrsag
or white lamb's-wool around the skirt.
Green is the coming color, they say.
Bias skirts arc among the possibilities O
the year.
The couture PEmpireis coming in vogue
It is held in place by fillets consisting o
strings of gold-beads.
The prevailing English street coat
| made very long coming more than mid