Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-10-01
FASHIONS FOR FALL.
WRAPS or FIRST iMPoRTANce-ThE
PRESENT COLD WEATHER.
seasonabie Capes Seen In Very Rich Col
ors-Dinner and Reception Dresses--
High Coifrures and Coronet Bonnets.

Correspondence OF the DlspatchJ
NEW YORK. September 30.-One's out
of-door excursions already begin to de-
mand the addition Of some sort Of outer
garment to the costume. Accordingly
wraps are OF the first Importance at pres
ent.
The designers display a most catholic
and unparalleled taste in these factors OF
dress this season. and you pays your
money and you has your choice" Goats,
Jackets, long capes, full-lengths. and short
capes are all quite in the reigning fashion.
In fact, ones cape may be OF any length
ones own fancy dictates; it may be sin
gle or double. or multiple. 1t may be Of
cloth or velvet and of any color under
the sun. and nobody can cavil or point at
II the finger OF scorn as being out OF the
stylish limits
For the fall, however, before the real
cold weather sets In. one particular form
OF cape has a marked preference. 1t is
very smart taunty contrivance. usually
| IN one Of those sleek. beautifully
! English-faced cloths that have been lately
seen in such perfection. and It reaches
! just about 10 the waist. over the Shout
| ders there IS a fun. rufIied second cape OF
| velvet In much darker shade Of the
! s'<ne color as the cloth; this is boriered
with foX-fur. sable. or beaver. Within this
! again comes a close collar Of the FUR.
| These pretty garments are seen in some
| very rich cOlors, too Warm scarlets and
cadet-blues, sage-green, Havana-brown,
| ana the popular variations OF heliotrOpe-
| that is 10 say. the reddish tones Of that
| cOiOr-are employed.
TAILOR-MADE.
| Coats are closc-httlng. tailor-madc. in
| TACT, indicating most unmistakably ones
! Waist-line. but below that point their long
! skirts are very fun, indeed. Something
| Tx" the full-buttoucd riding frocks men
Wor" sixty or eighty years ago These
coats arc sometimes capped. or made
! with collarcttes OF fur. As to cOl0rs.
black and the various shades 81 brown
are most seen. though red is also used.
| The cloths are the same as those Tor
| capcs. but later on only the heavier broad
cloths will boo used
DINNER COSTU ME.
There Is Il good deal 10 Dee said about
! dinner and reception dresses, too. just
about now. The town season isn't in
swing Yet. but preparations for its adj
vent are active. Among the features Of
u large Importation | recently inspected
was particularly charming dinner cos
| tune. I'm ohaugcaJle shaded mOirc. tine
tints ranging between Nile and pale yol-
! lowish green's. and pink, with a svery
Hight sh'mm"ring over the surface. II
reproduced what ls now known as a "suu.
| Set effect. The waist was made with
one Of th" now basque effects. cut into
short square tabs al tho back The full
! pulled sleeves of tAr,e-quarter length
We're OF yoach-col1rel misolr velvet, ter
| miudt.ng I'm falls Of real lace. The skirt
was finished with q kind OF hounco at the
| foot formed of velvet and lace Topped int,
f'sto1ns IT had the very slightest Of dem-
! trains. 10 return 10 the bodice. II WIS
! made high behind. but little open In
front. between reyDrs OF the velvet, which
were carried 10 the waist. with 4 jabot
OF lace between.
WREATHS OR CHAPTETS
Since high colGmes for evening wear
have COME in little coronot-bouncts ar,
also fashionable for wear with them
They are mere wrcaths or open Chaplet,
| OF Jet. strung on wire or of pearls SD
I'm the midst OK a gilt framework. the
pearls being only. Of course, the clever
limitations now so much used for millinery
and dress trimmings. Sometimes a feather
aiRrette or ribbon rosctto is added in front
but beyond this the coronetS are guilues'
OF garniturc and are twined about the
heai-dr ssing.
French lady bicycla-enthusilst5 hhv'
adopted some ianty and effective cos
TUNES which do not. however commcn'
themselves to American girls, since They
cOusist.of tunic and knickcrbockrrs only
OTHER NOTES.
sal coats are tshtutung. but Yer!
fl-skirt,d. They are great relief from
the old-fashionei, shapcIes5, unbeautiiu
| sacques.
Trains on evening gowns are forme'
! with three box-plaits from the waist.
IN the new silks. the prevalence OF M
! black-and-white combination is almos
| mouotonous. 1t IS as though society az
body were 10 be clad in mourning through
out the winter
with the renewed vogue for the clal
plails. plaid stockings have been reintro
duceI-a hidcous freak which Will be- onl.
INDUCED Tor its oddly
Krimmer appears 20 be one Of tho mos
popular ot the seasons furs, ana IS mucl
used in trimming.