Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-28
VIOLET NEW COLOR.
THE FATEsT AND MOST FASHION
ABLE HAT A BOW ONLY,
Decorated by nm Aigrette or q Comb
of Cut Jet-The New Sandstone
Practical Costuming Suggestions
OF Interest.
CwrItten for the pIspatch.)
of Interest.


ball gowns and the artistic creations
worn in the afternoons. The young woman
In our illustration this week wears one
OF these evening toiiettes. which seem, at
FIRST sight. lovely flowers In themselves.
This one is OF Parma satin, the skirt
trimmed with founce OF embroidered
tulle headed by a wealth OF Parma vio-
lets. The blouse corsage OF Parma
satin Is ornamented with a scarf OF the
embroidered tulle caught into a large bow
by bouquet OF violets. Small joskeys
OF satin fall over tulle draperies, which
form the short sleeves. The tulle Is used
as a cravat, and ties In a largo bow at
the back Of the neck. Nothing could be
more becoming TO TALL slender woman
than this simple, yet thoroughly artistic
model.
One OF the most charming dresses
shown 10y n fashionable modiste this week
is n princess in shape, and made OF pansy-
violet cashmere. the skirt originally cut
In irregular points. trimmed with deep
silken fringe OF similar shade. the meshes
and swayng strands OF silk lightly veil
ing an under-petticoat Of Parma mauve
silk. The corsage, trimmed on one side
founces of purple coloring, edged with
narrow black velvet ribbon, is thrown
back on the other with a lapel OF Irish
point. The yoke chemisette is of finely
pleated white chiffon, of which the collar
is also made, and finished with upstand-
ing points of lace at the back only.
This dress is a duplicate Of ono worn
by the pretty Mademoiselle Yahne, now
playing in Jealousy" in Paris. The
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cleaning novelties in dress.
Another little chef d'oevre shown by
the same dressmaker was so graceful,
girlish, and elegant that our readers will
certainly endeavor to carry out the design
for themselves. 1t is one the home
dressmaker can manage. 1t was entirely
composed of insertions Of exquisitely-fine
Swiss muslin and Valencennes worn over
a pale-green Silken under-dress. 1t was
hounced high around the hem with the
foamy lace, slightly waved, while the
bodice, Of similar materials to the skirt,
enzoned at the waist by a long-ended
sash Of pale-gTeen frilled chiffon, and lace
ornamenting the shoulders and finishing
on the left side, artistically tucked into
the belt. At the neck were bow and
cravat Of muslin and lace while the long
sleeves, entirely shirred from shoulder to
wrist, were of white silken muslin, cut
lengthways by insertions Of lace.
Here is a beautiful toilet worn at the
Horse Show by one Of the -Four Hun
bred" 1t is OF mouse-gray cloth, en-
broidered upon the skirt and bolero with
silver and steel spangles, and edged
around the hem with chinchilla. The
bolero. cut high at the back and showing
a hand-width Of cream lace chemlsette
enwrapt about the waist, with sashing
Of scarlet panne or short-haired silk
plush. is furnished with a high collar
and lapels of. chinchlla fur The hat,
of soft-gray felt, broad-leaved, and low
crowned, is turned up at the back. and
covered with gracefully-curling plumes in
various shades Of gray.
THE BOW HAT.
The hat shown at the lower left-hand
Of our column of hats is the very latest.
It is an indescribable Japanesque bow
Of black velvet, tied as only a Partisan
milliner-and that a celebrated one
knows how to tic bow, ornamented sole
ly by an aigrette Another Of these new
bow hats has a high Spanish comb OF
cut Jet, in place OF the aigrette. The
universal becOmingness of the Alsatian
bow Of some years ago suggests that this
one, still more chic, will be an immense
success. This is another valuable hint
for women of taste, who have fairy
fingers. Notice that the hoop is at
one side. and two ends only at the other
SOMETHING WORTH KNOWING.
The great vogue this season Of velvet
and velveteen suggests that a fact but
little known would not be out of place
here. 1t is that velvet, If treated right |
washes TO perfection. BY washing / do
not mean sent in a careless heap, with the
rest of the family lingerie, to the laun-
dress The velveteen would promptly
resent that by returning upon
your hands limp and useless
rag. But try the following method
and II my directions are carefully car
ried out you will find that the soiled vel
veteen comes up smiling and almost II
not quite, as good as new. Fiji an enam-
elled-not zinc-bath three parts full o.
hot water, then shred in finely as much
white curd soap as will make a very
soapy lather; take the material to be
washed-if a dress it should be unpicked, |
though this is not absolutely necessary |
and shake it backwards and forward in |
the water until the latter becomes dirty. |
The velvet must not be rubbed, merely |
shaken TO and fro through the suds When |
the water begins to cool throw it away |
and epeat the same pocess, shredded soap |
and all, with some fresh water, and |
while you are preparing the second lot u |
lather, hang the dress or material over |
a clothes line; do not leave it in a heap. !
Repeat the shaking until the dress is |
thoroughly cleansed. Then rinse out sew |
eral times in tepid, and, finally, in cold |
water DC not wiring it, Stretch il out, |
If in the material, across two clothes |
lines; if a dress, pin it out TO its fun |
extent, by the hem, using for the pur- |
pose pins. not clothes pegs. 1t Will take |
a day or two to dry, and when dry should |
simply be stretched and knocked between |
the hands, to raise the pile, or ii can
be ironed on the wrong side If held by |
two people. while n third irons, or pinned |
on the back of two chairs, stretched as |
far as il will 60 and ironed from under
meath; but it must. on no account, be
ironed upon a table in the ordinary way |
or II will be spoiled. 1t must be under
stood that 1t is only velveteen, not vel
vet. which can be cleansed in this way.
The latter, containing silk, is only amen
able to the ordinary process of dry clean
ing. -
NEW IDEAS IN SASHES.
The newest idea in sashes is the
'Watteau." which comes from between
the shoulder blades, and from thence de-
soends 10 the feet. For this purpose,
there IS liberal choice Of ribbons In
strIpes. especially velvet and silk COM
bIped or in checks, which include some
bold tartans, and in plain,
rich peau de sole OF the vivid red tones
which are so becoming and often so de-
liehtful an addition to winter dress.
sashes which fall from the waist,
wbether for day or evening wear appear
to be carelessly tied, starting from