Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-11-19
FASHIONS FANCIES.
RICH STREET COSTUME APPROACHING
THE pEMLToILETTE.
Another Pretty Visiting Charming
school Dresses for Little 0iris-Eyc-
ming Styles for the Buds"
Correspondents. of the Dispatch.)


Correspondence OF the Dispatch.)
NEW YORK. November Is There v
variety OF frock that has lately AFRO
snted to itself a special importance-tn
much as the clever people who make
our dresses devote much OF their atten-
ton to giving It new forms and fashions
This Is what we call the visiting dress
IL Is street costume OF the most elabo-
rate Sort and almost approaches the
demi-toilette in its richness and extent
or decoration. IL Is the offspring OF the
reception gown ard the street dress It's
uses are manifold. II forms appropriate
carriage attire, and IL proper afternoon
wear for every occasion, from a flower
| show to matinee. One may both call
| and receive calls in such a gown. And
now. TO illustrate by a few descriptive
! passages:
A LONDON SPECIMEN.
A pretty example from London maker
was In blue Observation-Disclosures rather
describes the color-in combination with
| black velvet and sable. The waist was
made with a double jabot effect of the
bengallne over wide plastion OF black
velvet. The skirt was double. the upper
portion being longer than with most dou-
bic skirts and the edges OF both skirts
were deeply scalloped and bordered with
sable, headed with Jet passementerie.
A visiting gown in pale-tan faced cloth
was made with pointed velvet plaston
in a deep wine shade: over this kind
CT cape over the shoulders OF the cloth
was lined with silk matching the velvet.
and cut into square tabs at intervals
The skirt was trimmed with Vandyking
of the velvet around the foot, the points
reaching up as far as the knees. Big
sleeves Of the velvet were added.
FOR LITTLE MISSES
Pretty school dresses for little girls are
shown In the winter crepons in combina-
ton with the tartan-plaid Scotch WOOL
lens. one such frock had big ruffled bre-
teles of the plaid over the shoulders.
the skirt was divided horizontally, the
upper part of the crepon, the lower OF
the plaid goods, and the sleeves were
put together In manner TO match. The
color of the plain goods CHOSEN for tae
dress was a sort of light terra-cotta.
Girls are wearing coats like those OF
their elder sisters and in similar mate
rails. fur and velvet being used for trim
ming.
While on the subject of outer garments.
recently-mported shape in black vel
vet, trimmed with ermine. merits word
or so. IL Is deep pelisse, made pretty
full: over the shoulders are double capes,
| the upper being of the velvet itself, and
| that below-which shows for space or
six or eight inches-is OF the fur. or
course the concealed portion Is not all
ermine, for II the gods see every
| where" fortunately for the dressmakers
mere mortals are not SO omniscient; and
ermine costs big money as the boys
| say.
THEIR EVENING DRESSES.
The buds have the best of II so far as
evening dress goes. Mamma wears the
most gorgeous brocades; Mademoselle.
| who has been out three or four seasons.
| the most dazzling OF satins, but TO Miss
| Debutante are possible those delightful
| silk crepons, GAUGES, and almost diapha-
nous fabrics, I'm the daintiest coorings
and the most bewitchngly simple oil
STYLES. one pale-pink evening crepon was
made up with rufiie after rufiie OF snowy
| chiffon on the skirt reaching up 10 the
knees, with a corresponding decoration
about the edge OF the corsage. ana ex-
| tending to the sleeves which reached the
elbows A sash of red ribbon at the
| waist made the delciousy simple little
| frock irresistible In its suggestion OF
| youth and freshness. The corsage was
1 sauare and very modestly decollete. and
| pale-pink gloves yelled the arms to where
| the waves OF chiffon on the sleeves fell.
| CooUETTIsH PETTIcoATs.
The divided skirt, the pet OF the austere
dress-reformers. has been seized upon by
frivolous fashion and transformed INTO
| the daintiest and most coquettish OF pet
| ticoats. exclusively for wear beneath the
dancing gown, which Is intended 10 eS-
pand and hold In shape. The new DIVIDED
skirt reaches just below the knees, IL OIL
all, and exceedingly full, being accor-
deon-plated. -
TencIng is the EXTREMIST fad OF the
| fashionable woman OF the period. VI
course. Il Is a manifestation or physicai
culture. Il,
Simple house gowns are made up IN
| GA shmere. and the most vivid OF the req
| shades for some reason has been CHOSEN
as high favorite for the purpose.
OTHER FASHION NOTES.
| One of the latest sleeves has its full
ness caught I'm below the elbow by n
hand of the trimming; below this tne
c,0 flares out again to extravaganza di-
mansions. ,a,,ra
"Spots" are to be once again a feature
NJ the winter toilette, and must be worn
m <eeping with the street gown.
Nuns of fox.fur have the head OF the
anirooI added as an ornament.
Tbe "moire" Persian lamb trims some
~ the handsomest black wraps or the
year It'll, or, = ,,ao o.
ant enough feature In the millinery Oh
tho season at the start, are now so mo
enormously prevalent as to have become
|