Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-25
OUR W0MAN'S PAGE.
SOMETHING ABOUT GOWNS THAT
ARE FASTENED AT THE BACK.
FEM PRACTICAL HINTS.
Wonderful Buttons, Canoes, Anne
thysts, and EmernIds-Ihe Ihih
Girl IN Have IL All Her own Way
This Season.
Correspondents Of the Dispatch.)

Correspondence of the Dispatch)
NEW YORK. September 24.-However
inconvenient, we must accept the inevi-
table. The gowns Of the immediate flu
ture. especially for day wear, will fasten
many Of them. at the back. Some of
the Princess gowns owe most OF their
charms to this arrangement. but demand
q beautiful figure. The girl who pos
sssses one will soon be in evidence with
her cloth or homespun tailor-made'
moulded 10 her form at the sides and
back. but not, in all cases. in front
blouse is permitted there, or a bolero or
circular rufies. which 1 should, TO be
strictly correct. call the rufie zen forme
This giving prominence 10 fastenings
at the back is not confined to the waist
portion, but is made feature OF eioth
skirts. both plain and plaided. Ihese
are fastened behind by two rows OF but
tons laced across by gold cord. The
buttons may be gold. and the cord black
n preferable. This, Of course makes
the skirt mt like a sheath right round
the hips. defining the figure in a way not
always becoming.
Buttons are certainly TO play an impor-
taut part in our dressing this year. For
tailor gowns there are, besides the solu
buttons fancy metal and inlaid ones
antique. so much the better For ele-
CANT costumes there will be others. we
must, in fact. prepare for wonderful put
tons. The return Of cameo TO FAVOR .
Illustrated in this direction. Large s'ohes,
canoes. emeralds, amethysts' &C, ar
surrounded by paste ornaments, anu, ~
only round ones. but diamond shapeu;
oval. and square Duttohs' are ~ -
a. time goes on. 49,
A beautiful model gown saw the
other day showed this. 1t was OF clhd-
mlu-brOWn cloth, with smooth suridOS'
aaI had a plain skirt and coat Wh'Vh
can best be described as gloriileu Ne"
market This opened in front over
brown velvet vest, decorated Win i"'
rectangular metal buttons. ihSsS 49,
really only for decoration, as the lLoh'
closed with hooks and eyes, beneath
Jab0t OF age-yellow lace. This color Dy
The way. is the proper thing in lace- nov
cream. or butter color, but the pecuhaI
TIA. taken on by lace which has been III
existence many years. 90
The tea gown and the tea coat are ~
he rendered more fascinating man eN'i
b. these artistic buttons. Here 10
Charming instance OF what / mean q
skirt OF accordion-kilted gray Neilhs
was mounted over pale yellow ana WI"
Uth q tea coat Of gray and yeloW oio-
cade. the shaping OF the latter iollo" ms
The fashionable Directoire lines the
fronts rounding of gracefully 10 coat,
ta4l back Large, pointed revers turned
back the top. and revealed vest OF olu
lace Immense and very beautiful topaz
buttons. surrounded by diamonds, foune
home on the front and sides or inns
unique creation. You can easily imagine
how much these decorations added TO the
eject
The era OF the slender, woman has az
lived. Dressmakers reyel in the fact'
noted one said TO me recently: "One
can always make a figure where IL does
not exist, but one cannot unmnke H.
which was logical. though, perhaps not
tver-elegantly expressed. To begin Win
III slended woman II dressed with due
regards 20 the concealment OF her paa
points. has a far better chance or look
ing her best than her stout sister pos
sefses. As a rule, too, unless her race
Is also very thin. she looks the younger
Oh the twO--no inconsidrrabe thing Win
woman. And, then, careful dressing
vii do 30 much-there Is no end TO us
Possibilities. Even the grand ana. ad-
nit. main difficulty OF evening dress can
be got over with a little care, and. though
@ASx things modistic are OK necessity