The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-04

silk, with bands Of lace around the chea
and on the skirt and a trimming of peacock
blue velvet on the neck and as sash. She
also wore black stockings and slippers.
A tot of six wore a little frock of white
china silk, with baby blue ribbons brought
around the waist and tied in bows, holding
| in the fulness. The sleeves were pulled,
and both they and the fOunce at the bot
tom were edged with a very narrow silk
embroidery in baoy blue. Black stockings
also incased her chubby feet, though sew
eral Of the other children there wore stock
ings TO match the color of their frocks or
ribbons.
Many Of the little girls wore short waist
ed and long skirted gowns Of the Green
away styles which have proved so quaint
and picturesque that probably they will
never be discarded by those who love TO see
their children look like little pictures. But
the dresses represented in the picture are
all ovel and pretty without being very
stri ing, and Dany sensible mothers aim
at ressing their children in some such
hapl medium between French fashion
plate and the picture gowns, so that their
children may not attract attention enough
10 make them vain or awkward. To be
perfectly natural In movement and man
ner is perfection in deportment-that Is,
where the children have been well taught
from the beginning
| have a young friend who is about to
be married to an Englishman. Her en-
gagement was announced but short time
ago, but she has already received some
beautiful gowns from Paris some of which
are to be worn here and others to form part
OF her trousseau. She kindly allowed
sketches to be made of some of the prettiest
OF them. One is a dark moss green cloth,
made with a Spencer waist, with wide
lapels, postiche, embroidered with dull
garnet chenille and silk. The skirt has
narrow binding of astrakhan and a trian-
gular embroidery on the right side of the
skirt, down which extends band of astra-
khan. a garnet velvet belt and gold
buckle go with it. A good many gold
buckles are worn on belts this season. The
older style they appear the better.
Another gown was of pale green faille,
with a chestnut brown velvet underbOdice.
The sleeves have puffs and bells at the
elbow bound with very narrow shell plated
gold colored ribbon, and two rows of this
same plating were laid around the edge OF
the plain skirt. In the middle Of the back
at the waist was windmill bow of brown
velvet, with long ends falling nearly to the
bottom of the skirt. With every one OF
these costumes was a bonnet, or rather
toOue, TO match, made of the dress material.
\ third dress was rather more elaborate.
The cOrsage of petunia velvet was bound
with Russian sable and left open in the
front over lace and the mauve OF the dress,
which was of mauve cashmere, dead fine In
quality. The sleeves were combination
of puff, bell and coat. Round the upper
puff was tied green velvet ribbon, and a
rich Jet ornament fastened the chased silver
belt. The skirt had cornet plat in the
back and was ornamented by narrow
band of sable. These three handsome
gowns are for home wear and visiting, in
which latter case they will be supplement
ed with a most graceful and elegant wrap,
which is illustrated below.
This wrap is made Of superb black Terry
velvet, with faint CLINT and CLEAN Of gold
fp its warp or wool IL is lined through
out with old gold colored satin and has a
border Of Russian sable around the bottom
and on the shoulders, where it terminates
IN curious puff Along the front plaits,
and also on the two deep back plaits, are
superb pieces of black passementerie. The
whole plan of the wrap is extremely SIM
ole, but the effect is superb.
| noticed among this trousseau that
there were more plain wooden dresses than
elaborate and extravagant materials or
modelling. There were some plain black
dresses, notably one black silk warp hen
rietta. which was laid in narrow plaits
from waist to foot, evidently having been
fitted as they were laid. This material
gives a round fold, which never falls nat,
and the effect of these folds, 80 evenly iaid
and flaring out almost fmperceptlbly at
tho bottom, was indescrbably rich and
refined. The back was fan plated and
the corsage neatly laid in those same iiuted
plalts up to the armpits. The rest was
plain, save a double row OF the nutlng
set in place of a collar.
Another really elegant gown for home
wear was as plain as it was possible TO make
II, but it was equally attractive TO the eye
attuned to grace and beauty OF color. 10
was Of soft diagonal twill In drab ana
fawn, made with an Elton jacket, hlled In