Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-02
SATIN FINISH CLOTH
IS TO DE AN IMMENSE rAvoRITE
FOR ENTIRE GOWNS.
NATIONAL BLUE TO BIZ MUCH WORN.
0,orn a Powerful Rival, and HE'D q
close Cempetitor-Thc New GLASS
Passcmentcrie-The PoIonalse and
Fringe with Us Once Again.
correspondence OF the Disra,o,

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NEW YORK, October I.-Every woman
IS buying cloth gown, and is having &,
shrunken and refinished before leaving
thc store. The era OF smooth-nnishad
materials is here, and Il is well that reau,,
lood cloths can be bought for Is cents
rtr yard up. and as they are nf,v.
two inches wide the cost is not nrobih,-
tive. These suits will have, in many
instances. a fitted basque in front and
oplning with a double row Of buttons
and revers. over linen chemisette.
These VIII be. later. worn with fur canes.
The REFER coat will be used however
i5r the majority.
This is what we are coming to. For
the present moment we are wearing
ordinations Of plaid and plain, quite the
smartest Of which is a plaid skirt OF a
rather large and friant pattern worn in
conjunction with sacque coat of plain
cloth, whose color harmonizes with that
~ the skirt. This is an English fashion.
and though II can hardly be called a new
mode, It is for tho moment. very well
Norn What is more. It will not become
common.
American women have never taken en-
masse 20 the sacque coat. II is only the
smart woman that adopts It, and even
che avoids il is short.
In shape. these plaid skirts are. as the
newest mode dictates. of eelskin-like fit.
the fulness at the back being transformed
into "A huge box-pleat, and the said box
p'eat bearing some two dozen buttons.
whose size may vary according to tho
whim OF the wearer, set on at intervals
from waist to hem. Personally, 1 think
this mode was invented by some one
anxious TO prove the truth of the proyerb
III faut souffrir pour etre belle" for
they certainly must be most unpleasant
upon closer acquaintance, and when 10
this is added the difficulty OF sitting down
in anything like comfort in the eelskin
gown with which we are threatened. II
viii DO seen that the lot of the fashion
able woman Of the immediate future IS
not likely TO be a happy one.
] saw this week at the rooms Of n
fashionable ladies' tailor some charming
model Jackets, both in cloth and light
materials. They were, almost without
exception, of three-quarter length-an-
other mode Which is emphatically not
becoming save to the tall-the exceptions
referred to being the tailed coats, cut
away in front. and having directoire
revers. though, in this connection. it is
notable that the tails" are growing
longer daily. while the revers are get
ting proportionately smaller. One really
exquisite garment of this class was Quilt
OF black silk velvet and lined with cream
colored satin, the revers of satin beinG
covered with Irish crochet lace, and the
nd L
adorned Most OF the new coats. though
are OF startling severity as regards cut
and nearly all have the long basque
added la Newmarket. and depend
solely upon the fancy shape of collars
Guns, and revers for distinction. Satin
or a new and rather heavy make OF
satin merveilleux, seems TO be the fash
ionable material for smart Coates toi
early autumn wear. A great deal OF pip
ing Is noticeable on these models, but
they depend more upon the absolute per
lection OF their cut than anything else
though some, with bolero- shaped backs
are rather uncommon. IL would, how
ever require At Slight hsure 10 carry 4
coat off successfully.
In evening frocks the Princess gtwr
seems 20 he the leading ftvorite but this
again. IS A mode only seen TO PERFECTION
when the wcarer is tail, and, as th'
French Aave it. "fausse msigre." re
Gently saw an exquisite instance, which
had beef prepared for some Of the earh
autumn festivities The material wa
satin nichesse of pale Coral pink: BY
the wal, pink Of every shade, from pales
salmon TO deepest Du Barri, is still al
fashlorable as ever. The train OF Thu
gown yas very long-indeed, trains, boti
on dai and evening gowns, are gettinl
longer and longer. However. TO go baci
10 the Princess gown. Each seam OF this
from be hem to the decolletage, was out
lined With passementerie in cut-glass an'
cora of rather deeper shade than I'M
SAITH This glass passementerie is Il
derrtr cri and has quite superseded
everything else from paste upwards. The
decdetage was rounded one, and eX
nosi the whole of the shoulders. havinI
forhl ornamentation a few folds Of th'
so,kt tulle, coral pink in hue. TIT
less were conspicuous by their alb
sNs-indeed as regards the newes
m hs. sleeves may be said 10 be, for the