Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-12
NEW YORK FASHIONS
Charming Seasonabls Trousaauz fol
the Warm Weather.
HINTS FOR THE WEARY SHOPPER,
A Russian Artist who Invented tho Popu'
lar Boiero Corset Covcr-What Madam
Mode Can DO at Times.
Correspondence OF the Dispatch)

NEW YORK, August ll.-Madame
Modes New York cousin has at last
sternly decided that white, purest snowy
whlte-cotton ana linen, at that's the
only thing possible for correct underwear.
The colored-siik petticoat is still. OK
course. 10 have its uses-it Is too valuable
and convenient a garment to be uohe
away with: then. too. when one stops 10
go deeply into the subject, somehow the
silk petticoat does not seem exactly 10
belong 10 the uncanny mushroom CROWN
of other colored underwear.
As the summer advances, August VIII
find them like flowers indeed-blazing
POPPY, and dull marigold. and violet pur-
pie, and pea-green backgrounds for the
unllned muslin frocks-all chrysanthe-
mum points and fiufiiness and cobwebbed
with lace.
Linen cambria, or to use the French
name. batiste, lawn, and dimity. old
fashioned dimity, woven in half Invisible
checks and stripes, are some Of the ma
terials used: and In some cases dotted
muslin not dotted Swiss, which Is harsh
to wear and difficult to launder-appears
In Jokes and runling. Other trimmings
are hand embroidery and real Imitation
Valenclonnes lace. point de Paris, old
Germans and the thick -meshed Maltese
lace. French or fancy laces are also pro-
fusely used. and TO the familiar designs
OF these have been added many novelties
in pattern. Besides the lace trimmings
there are rosettes, knots. and even draw
ing strings Of ribbon. a so-called wash
ribbon, highly finished. and-one Is glad
TO remark-white like the garment. Among
the many underwear materials supplied
by the yard at present Is a thin glace
web, called China linen" that the warm
and weary shopper would do well to give
careful attention.
CHINA LINEN.
II is Of dim, pearly wilderness. ana at
first glance looks like nothing more than
oiled paper: but the least examination of
Its cool exquisite texturc-to say nothing
of its price mark-cannot fail to inspire
respect.
Designed from the simplest models, and
trimmed only with a narrow edsing of
lace, nothing could be more delightful
than China linen for midsummer wear.
1t comes in two widths, seventeen and
thirty seven inches. and can only be
found in the large Japanese importing
shops.
Skirts and chemises show a perceptible
widening as compared with styles OF a
year ago. The latter are also longer, DO
away with the uncomfortable short pet
ticoat, and the slip. or baby model.
which Is without sleeves or opening Is Il
favorite design. Linen cambria Is the ma
teral used for the slip chemise, and the
fat, ungathered neck and arm-hoIeS are
hand-embroidered, and finished with n
background ruflle Of narrow Nalenclennes
lace The Carmen or Spanish model Is
the most popular for skirts. that is, for
dress skirts in sheer materials. nainsook,
Swiss and lawn. Flounce overlaps
founce to the number of three and five
In some cases there are as many as
eight-and all are heavily trimmed with
lace: this gives them at the bottom the
full floating dancer effect at present so
desired, and makes them, alas, almost
hopelessly expensive. Indeed. delightful
and simple as the plainest articles may
seem, model under-garments are neces-
sarily far beyond the scope of the aver
age woman's hopes.
Next best to them. however. and really
no mean substitute are the dainty little
lawn garments trimmed with fancy laces
of American manufacture. These can be
bought at any Of the large stores on
broadway and Sixth avenue at what will
seem 10 the inexperienced buyer rldicu-
lously small prices. Skirts In the Carmen
Design, three founces. sell as low as Sl.9S