Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-04-17
EASTER FASHIONS.
SPECIMEN EVENING GOWNS FROM
MONSIEUR WORTH, OF PARIS.
The Fatal Fascination for Oriental Rugs--
Fantastic Designs for Chiidren's Frscks
Wraps for the season-Ths Glove.

fcorrespondence OF tho Rlcnmond Dispssch.l
New YoRK. April 1G.--Lent being over.
the world OF pleasure resumes its gay ca
recr. and for brief season dances. dinner
parties, aud receptions. with the other
functions dear TO the heart Of society.
will succeed each other in nightly routine.
Then. no for the seaside and the noun
tains. doubt very much whether there
is any subject included among affairs OF
the toilet quite SO fascinating to the
mind feminine as ''party dress" so here
are a couple of evening gowns. sketched IN
pen and ink, and which come TO you with
the c1c',a of Monsieur Worth as an adii-
tional attraction.
No. is of white saiin-the good, old.
time-honored material tor ball dress. II
is On train, of course, tho front OF the SKIRT
showing rufiied fiounce at the foot. Just
about at the knee. on the left side. there is
placed an immense fancy bow OF apple
blossom MORE ribbon, the ribbon being
very wide and the bow enormous. being
lined with paiest green. The apple blos-
som and green are very significant OF the
spfing season and look delicately charm.
ing against the creamy-white ground OF
the satin skirt. The sleeves, as on SO many
evening dresses Of the present season,
reach the elbows and are covered with white
French lace, In puts, caught up here ana
there with tiny bows OF ribbon matching
that on the skirt, with final deep full or
ruffie of the lace. The waist Is cut IN low
V back and front. There Is ribbon CIR
die about the waist.
No. 2 is made with the old-fashioned
round bodice, and is developed in POM
padour brocade, including many pale
shades OF color upon paler PINK sstlh
ground. The bodice is draped with black
lace, back and front, caught here ana
there with pink-and-white butterfly
bow. The skirt has ruffle of black lace.
festooned with similar bows.
PASSION FOR RUGS.
Nav IA the month of housekeeping and
OF returnishing and replenishment for the
homo. 1t may be as well to mention that
there is quite a passion tor oriental rugs
this spring. There is fatal fascination
about these rugs. One commences by
buying a bit of Bokhara work for the en-
trance hall. Here it becomes the subject
OF much admiring comment. and one Is
applauded for possessing taste and 1udg-
ment IN securing treasure at an absurdiy
low figure. For, you see, these rugs have
absolutely no fixed valuations. Nothlngls
more variable than their prices. After this
one imagines ones sell cOnnoiSsetT, ana
begins TO attend sales of rugs. expendlng
ones surplus cash on these odd products
of eastern handicraft until every moor IN
the house is laid three deep In rugs. lis
an expensive taste. too. Fine antique bits
of Persian or Turkish carpet-work run
into the thousands.
LITTLE GIRLS DRESSES.
There is such dearth of novelties IN
children's frocks that one Is quite willing
to accept Miss Greenaway's fantastic de-
signs. Notwithstanding recent animadver-
sions upon them from sober matrons
There seems to be but two patterns tor
little girls dresses-the Suimpe and the bluse.
In these the only variety afforded Is In the
materials. These for Just now, are serges,
Bedfords, and crepons, but proyident
mammas are providing challies. cham brays,
gingbams, figured lawns. and Other. wash
dress goods, al Gbiium. One sees no longer
the good old-fashioned calico, unless one
looks for it in the back-woods..
PROPER WRAPS.
The tan box-coats continue to be the
proper wraps of the season. They are IN
a number of different shapes, one OF the
newest bearing the title of Scarborough"
II is very dressy. having what may be de-
scribed as double Vatican back. The
loose sacque back is very English ana
very ugly. Ii is nevertheless, more than
all the others, the thing to wear. III one
he's a passable figure 'twere well to ignore
the dictates OF fashion in this regard, for
ones waist disappears completely an
ones figure is lost beneath the disguise.
The silk glove to be worn with the adj
vance of the season is IN the gauntlet
shape with the gauntlet deliberately EN-
broidered in raised figures and open work.
Usually the embroidery is in self-color.
but when the glove is black the embrol-
derry Is sometimes in colors.
VARIOUS FASHION NOTES.
Ueliotrope and violet are the colors of
the fashionable stationery.
The big black chip hat of the season Is
turned up TO one side, the flap caught with
big gold true-loyers knot or similar or
nament
One sees fur on some of the evening
dresses. even with the season so Tar adj
vanced.
The Russian blouse figures in some
dancing dresses. although not showing the
customary full, long sleeve:
Empire STYLES are returning to us again,
and the short Josephine" waist Is quite
ponular for oil sorts of indoor gowns.
Black and yellow and black and red are
striking combinations, but they are dis
tinctly favored.
The corselet remains feature. This
NAV be described as very deep girdle
fitted very closely about the waist and up
to the bust.
Black stockings will be rivalled by some
of the very dark blue shades for street
wear.