Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-03

the tips and a belt and collar Of plain
| satin ribbon.
Mohair serges, tweed silk, and wool
goods and MORE poplin are the materials
most employed for these skirts, and all
| the new varieties OF canvas and grena-
! dine are the popular stuns Tor more
dressv gowns. with the exception Of flow
| cred silks The fine qualities of canvas
which are much like grena0ine, come in
| all the pretty shades of gray and tan
| and made over colored changeable silks
| they are the most tempting gowns OF all.
Pale-gray. with a blue lining and an odd
collar Of dull-bue silk, embroidered In
dark blue, black, and silver. with frills
| OF gray chiffon around the edge, is very
| effective.
Fancy canes are sometimes made to
match these gowns. and they are short
| and very fun, with rufiies Of chiffon
around the edge. one pretty novelty OF
this sort has an inner cape Of tateta
silk like the lining. and the chiffon ruf-
nos are sewn on the edges Of this, show
ing a little below the outside cape. En-
! broidered ecru batiste and lace are both
I used i'm this way, but the trimming must
match that on The gown.
Blue canvas, lined with shot-orange
| silk. and trimmed on the waist with
stripes Of copper gold, and silver en-
| broidcry. is very good style, and dark
| blue alpaca gown has plain waist with
a blouse front opening wide over an
| other blouse Of changeable green and blue
silk. embroidered on either edge with
green and gold braid.
This. in turn, is opened down the front
4 10 show a narrow vest Of cream lace over
white satin and the collar OF silk has
/ friu Of lace falling over II, with a cravat
[ bow Of lace in front. a gray mohair dress
/ has a bodice of embroidered white batisie,
| with plat OF mChair edged with white
/ braid down the 'front.', and with this, in
| stead OF q cape, is a short, sleeveless
| jacket, hanging in two box-plaits, belted
across the back with a narrow white
feather band, which passes through the
| side seam to fasten across the waist in
| front.
Narrow bias bands OF black satin are
used to trim blue alpaca gowns, and are
set on in rows round the skirt. One
model has two wide box-plaits in front
of the waist, taperng 10 a belt on black
satin, and trimmed crOsswise with the
I satin bands, upon which are tiny steel
| buttons Between the plaits is a vest Of
| white tucked batiste trimmed with lace,
| and the dropping sleeves have large loops
Of black satin ribbon falling from the
| shoulders. batiste collar and cravat
complete the costume. Black canvas
made over green silk, and finished win
a tartan plaid ribbon belt and collar, and
| some yellow lace on the waist In front,
is a very desirable combination.
Plaid ribbons are quite the thing with
plaid materials. but plaid silk waists
| made exactly like the cotton shrt-waiSts,
| with a yoke in the back and fun front
are the latest fancy in this particular and
popular line Of dress.
checked and finely-striped taffeta silks
are used for these waists, and the special
novelty is the stiff white linen collar and
cufrs worn with them. These are adj
Unstable. OF course. and If they are not
becoming. the neck may be finished with
n turnover collar OF the silk, or black
satin stock with piping Of white on the