Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-04-02

when the fashions for tho coming season
are officially adopted, and this annual
parade OF animated fashion plates Is
! the custom the world over. The
fall and winter fashions have no
day set asids for their exhibition
anywhere, except in New York city,
where the fall horse show Is supposed to
DO the Mecca of the elegdntes. II the day be
q fine one, as tomorrow promises to be,
| Charles street Of Baltimore will be but
reproduction of Fifth avenue OF New YORK
| and Franklin street of Richmond. Inc
crowd may be larger on the avenue. but the
same variety OF costumes Will be seen. Inc
1890 modes will =ule supreme. for the skirts,
| like our debts, are no longer contracted.
| but seem never to cease expanding. lt
must not be supposed. however. that the
feminine fashions monopolize the eyes and
| ideas on Easter morn. BY no means.
THE FRocK COAT AGAIN.
| Nowadays men nre giving more and
| more attention 10 the matters OF dress.
which is only right. for q well-dressed
man indicates we'll balanced mind. Imam
may certainly be we'll dressed IN quiet.
which is good taste. and be very tar re-
moved from the genus dude" But
both of these classes will be seen parading
tomorrow. and their costumes while
not admitting of the variety of the OPP
posite sex, will have fully as much atten-
ton bestowed upon them. Strange as it
may seem. the 1880 styles of mems dress
are once more in vogue also. The
frock coat, which IA pre-eminently the
proper thing" is reproduction
of that seen In the fashion plates OF
the DAYS of our grandfathers, with the
very small waists and the skirts long and
full, The material is rough cheyIot or
the popular yicuna. in black. in gray. or IN
brown. The trousers are approaching the
| "peg-top" style, very narrow at tho foot
and increasing in width towards the waist.
| OF course to complete this costume the
! shirt should have Indigenous collars and
| cuffs. the collar very high and straight,
| the tie should be Princes knot, and the
gloves very llght-elther lemon, cream. or
| mouse color. The silk hat 10 the 1880
| shape also. very curling, both as TO brlm
and crown, nothing more nor less
than the old "Billyeockn revived. So
very decided is the tendency OF the modes
towards the old-fashioned that should
belle and beau Of to-day walk side by
side with q couple of sixty years ago not |
very much difference in costume would,
fancy. be detected. have, Of course, only |
alluded above to the well-dressed, aud have |
not seen fit 10 mention those eccentrici- |
ties which mIngle with the crowd after |
church. always attracting attention and |
lending touch of bizarre TO the throng. and |
make O sight well worth studying as much |
for amusement as 70 wonder at the power |
which the Goddess Fashion exercises over |
her worshlppers.
THE GAIETY BEGINS.
said last week that society was Sleep |
ing. Twas true, and of course. the nap |
extended through Holy Week. But Easter |
Monday tho gayety begins with n german |
for the younger set. and on Wednesday |
larger subscription, german. arranged by |
Messrs. Frank Frick Jr., Gerard L. Hop |
kins Jr., Henry Parke GUSTS Wilson, Jr., |
and George Somervile Jackson. Miss |
McKim has invitations out for ball on |
Thursday evening. This promises TO DO |
an elaborate affair. as the McKims are |
noted for their hospitality and they have |
been in mourning for several years.
Then, on Monday evening. the Exhibit |
ton of Relics and the Bazaar for the Re- |
volutionary- Monument Fund will be OPEN |
ed with much form and ceremony by Vice |
President Adsi Stevenson. This bazaar |
will continue at the Fifth Regiment !
ArmOry during the week. and addresses |
Will be delivered on different nights by |
Colonel Charles Marshall, Horace Porter, |
OF New York, and others. As many of the |
prettlest girls IN town will be at the vari-
Gus tables, II issafe to predict success.
Last Tuesday afternoon the Women's |
Literary Club held their meeting aud Miss !
Clara de Graflenried read an able paper |
on The Housing OF the Poor" Miss de |
Graffehried IS the Special Agent or tho |
United States Department of Labor. !
Among the guests at the meeting were |
Mrs. irwin. Professor of Latin and Greek, |
and Miss Berrell. Professor of Mathema- |
tics at Wellesley College, who are making |
brief stay IN Baltimore.
HUNTING SEASON.
The hunting season has now begun. |
II I baI
meets this week-one on Tuesday in Hart |
ford county. and one on Thursday at |
Lutheryille, about ten miles outside Of |
Baltimore. This club Is most popular |
among the ultra-fashionable set. The |
club has its clubhouse four miles out on |
Charles-Street avenue, and IS essentially |
country club. IL has large and commo- |
dlous house. containing a ballroom. |
billiard-rooms, dining and reception |
rooms, all beautifully decorated. The |
members are most h0spit,ble and en- |
tertainments are very frequent. The |
dinuer-dance which they gave Just !
before Lent was one OF the most at !
tractlve functions of the winter. and tea |
Is served every Sunday afternoon during |
Lent. 1t is q charming drive through Bal |
timore's SUBURBS TO reach the clubhouse, |
and on one of these bright spring after
moons any number of swell turnouts may |
DO seen vending their way thither. from |
the trim and swagger dog-cart to the more |
sedste Victoria aud Brougham. Those |
country clubs which are now established |
in nearly all of the large cities are the |
most attractive features OF social life IN the |
spring and autumn, for not only do they |
encourage driving and riding, but every |
kind of athletics "a well. for you will AL |
ways find tennis courts, baseball grounds, |
bowling alleys. and they are not stlntedly |
patroniZed either This open-alr life, |
hoo nd
OF our existence, could not receive better |
encouragement than through the medium |
of one OF these charming clubs. Many |
Richmonders am sure, can remember q |
few hours spent al The Kennels either |
at one of their semi-annual spring aud tall |
luncheons, or fees ch1npe're, or at one OF
their teas or hunt balls.
PROMINENT MEMBERS.
Among the most prominent of the hunt |
ing mem bers Of this club who rarely miss q
meet are Gerard 7. Hopkins. Jr., N. +. H.,
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Whistler. Mr. and Mrs. |
Ross Whistler, J. Crossan Cooper. ID. Blu
chanan Merryman. Mr. Samuel George.
Mss George, Mr. and Mrs. w. $. G.. VII |
liams and Miss Charlotte Williams and
Mr. Alexander Brown. There Is another
hunt club, which has but recently been
formed and Is very popular, and this is the
Green-Spring Valley Hunt. 1t Is by no
means rival or the ELK Ridge; on tne con- |
trary many are members of both clubs. and
the meets are 80 arranged as not to clash.
Society devotes so much of its time 10
sports nowadays that the residents of
Gainesville. the most fashionable of Bal
timore's suburbs. have organized another
county club. the directors of which are
Messrs. Charles q. W. MacGIll, Blanchard
Randall. Norman james. Gus. w. Lurman.
Henry Parke Gusts Wilson, Jr.. Allan
McLane, Jr., John Glenn. Jr. This sup
plies long-felt want in the neighborhood
Of a resting place during afternoon drives.
and hall for dancing purposes, 10.
OTHER AMUsEMESTs.
Continuing IN the line of sports the Bal
timore Yacht Club held its annual meeting
last Tuesday. at which Mr. Alexander
Brown was elected president, Mr.. 4. l..
Bartlett vice president. and Mr.. F. w.
McAllister secretary and treasurer During
the year they have had thirty-fve new
members and three new boats. Tho most
recent addition to their feet is the beauti-
full sloop-yacht, just built to succeed the
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