Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-09
HATS ARE POPULAR.
vuE BELLE IRIS YEAR WILL
WEAR TIE SHAPES OF 1890.
q NEW AND CHARMING SACQUE.
Novel and Fashionable slstrt-Red
Lingerie May lie the Vogue-A
Used for Trimmipg Brides Dresses.
Correspondents Of The Dispatch,)

Correspondence OF the Dispatch.)
NEW YORK, May S.-Wc are going
back to the fashions Of our grandmo;hers
in hats-that Is. the fashions that were
popular with them when they were girls.
The date OF the particular style OF head
gear which we must cultivate in $780, and
really these arrangements OF the old
time milliners are go pretty 1t quite re-
comedies us TO forget that they are not
the latest ideas OF the mIlliners OF Paris.
In modified forms these hats are being
made With colored straw jam-pot crowns
snd orims OF white or black drawn
tulle which affect tho Empire shape,
and are finished or with a ruche at the
edge. The Quaintness they give to
youthful faces is only rivalled by the
e.eeance OF their appearance for elderly
women. AS yet. the Princess bonnet is
as little seen as the Princess dress. bat
solemn assurances are given that II is
only being held back for the time
being.
The new shaded millinery IL delicious.
There are crowns OF violet velvet with
brims OF fancy mauye straw trimmed
with shaded stocks or feathery branches
OF lilac. The freshest of greens coquette
with each other in many OF the hats
toned by gerbcs of shaking black velvet
OATS on fne green stems. Rose, coral,
snd poppy reds would give fascinating
effects II one were only sure that they
would not grow common In time. Coarse
yellow and burnt" straws show
quaint little Louis-Slze knots of wired,
narrow velvet ribbon and clumps Of field
flowers while the Lesnorns continue 10
be Respondent with nodding white
Ra1 he Of
On the hair. IN more sedate style
might be mentioned an Empire Leghorn
hat lined with black satin and trimmed
with black ostrich piumes and yariegated
roses.
Back and white mixtures are promi-
rent. and many Of the new tailor-made
dresses have walstcoats of white velye-
teen spotted with black. \ practical
front" may be made OF white accor-
dion China silk trimmed with narrow
Talenciennes lace. II a jeweled belt is
worn with this. any Golored ribbon may
form a stock" or bow Of cream lace
may replace IL when a change is. desi-
rable. Very narrow black lace is often
seen on the white, pink, or lemon ac-
gordon vests, and very pretty they look.
The jewelled zones must be really good
60 look anything but vulgar The best
way is TO have a special design made and
properly carried out by good firm OF
jewellers.
IN Paris coats are much worn, while here
the mantle struggles for supremacy. AS
q compromise between the two, there is
the sacque, and one recently seen is we'll
worthy of description in detaA. The lady
who wore 1t had ON handsome black
broche dress, which was confined 10 her
waist by q flaming red ribbon belt. The
more was repeated in the sleeves, which
had frills Of red lisse pleatng under
the funnel-shaped cuffs. The hat was
q miracle OF good taste I'm the new cerise
colored straw, having a full crown OF red
horse-hair muslin. with a quantity of
lovely Ceafless roses and two bold black
ostrich tips gartered by band of black
velvet ribbon.
The sacque Itself was composed Of black
satin, and the armhOles were made par
tlCularly large. The front hung loose
and revealed the dress bodice beneath.
A Medici collar, thickly embroidered with
emerald, formed a frame for the back
OF the neck. The fronts of the sacque
were edged with the narrow emerald trim
ming. From the shoulder seams the back
Of the sacQue was supeTbly embroidered IN
emeralds and metallic threads; V space
left room for two Vatican pleats at the
back. The sacque was lined with dark
green shot silk and could be worn with
almost any dress. 1t would be quite easy
70 copy, but care must be taken to make
the fronts rather long and pointed and
the armholes very wide and V-shaped
toward the waist.
Here is a brand-new skirt. which bids
fair TO be extremely fashionable. 1t is
cut In two pieces, with a narrow front
piece, and then the selvedge is used for
the side seam. There is. besides. only
one seam at the back The skirt can
be made Of any material, and is trimmed
with five rows of cross bands. plain or
edged with tiny silk cords. Care must
be taken however. not 10 buy any but
double-Width goods for these skirts. as
the narrow widths spoil the appearance
OF the gown. For this reason the mar
rover the materials are very reasonable
IN price. They are also practically use
less for the purpose of making Princess
dresses.
Red is so much in favor this year that
sets Of lingerie are being prepared all
IN red. such az under petticoats for red
surah and over petticoats of red taffetas
or satinette. There are also chemise
and drawers. Of red coral CT
surah. pattern undeTskirt is Of red
surah with small pleats, the over-petticoat
OF taffetas plisse soleI. with four small
founces scalloped. This, OF course is a
fantastic novelty, as It is difficult to i'm