Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-05
Black velvet ribbon sreames on white hats the latest fad

ed green body, the shaded black STRIPED
border trimming. was indeed beautiful.
Speaking OF lace reminds me TO tell you
that we have quite got over the old-fash-
toned prejudice that il was bad taste 10
wear two sorts Of lace The new kinds
something between the old-fashioned Yak
and Maltese, appear as often as not IN
one model trimming the large collars Of
the material. which turn back from a
yoke OF fine Valenciennes.
One Of the reviyals Of the late season is
the old nankeen color, mingled with
mauve. Ii is q variation Of the combi-
nation l told you of last week-orange
with touch Of Palma violet
Here IS a hint worth having. French
people Introduce a cross-cut silk waist
band on 70 nearly all their day dresses
Of white. a different coloring from all the
rest. Light-blue on violet, helotrOpe on
yellow and cerise on black or on almost
any shade.
Lingerie is simpler than 1t used to he
in some few particulars. Several OF the
new models are trimmed with Fittings
having inch-wide hens headed by Nalen-
C.cnnes insertion, either the real or the
machine lace, both made with the same
thread. Some Of the nightgowns are
made without collars at all, but merely
wiki lace yokes. White muslin petit
CUdts-the very latest-dO not share in
tlis simplicity. They are embroidered
sad trimmed with lace and have q deep
silk hounce underneath them. We have
arrived at this point; even muslin petit
coat now must show its silk lining and
i,s numerous frills and furbelows TO form
the frOu-frOu at the hem.
Our old friend the tuck has come back
into favor for thin gowns. An elegant
skirt for debutante as made In tulle
with fiat tucks alterna<lg with narrow
Tgches. Another desigi> has ruches
placed 70 form an upper sk< and below
this rows o. satin ribbon N1Out three
inches wide brought up in dee'ly accen-
tlated points on the front. These are
exact reproductions Of gowns made
thirty years ago
Another revival Is IN the hairdressing
line. The front hair parted in the centre
IS waved and drawn back behind the
ears, but pulled out slightly at the sides
Just above the temples. Thirty years
ago, small rats" as they were called,
supported this pouf. 70 delicate, oval
faces the style is especially becoming.
NEW HANDKERCHIEFS.
There Is plenty of choice in the new
Kinds. COlOred borders, striped, speckled, |
ana checked. are 10 be met with I'm great !
DIVERSITY, and some are all co!Ored, with |
white or pin points over them. Plain |
White are embroidered. veined. hemstitch- |
ca. and bordered with narrow Valen-
cennes lace. Some are printed all over |
Win flowers In their natural tones. and /
iiese are not scattered over white only,
pun also over light-pink. straw hello
I'pe. and sky-blue grounds. and red
PACK, and dark-blue are all embroidered
IN both white and black.
u ne average American pays far too
niue attention 20 these. IL Is only here
NtaL "a mill fxYc |
tiays together cheerfully. under the mis-
,ehtn impression that because they are
both gray" they must be right. "Ret-
yer contrast than bad match" is a
motto which apparently never enters her
Aeao. ] saw a girl the other day with six
inherent shades OF yellow combined on
one waist. Imprimis her blouse was yell
low II was a pretty blouse enough and
'-ifp well cat, but--theTe Is always u