Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-13

[ dressing OF to-day among really elegant
| women. These make study of the com
pletion Of their tOilettes. The ruified
skirts, small sleeves and high-poised
! hat, leaving the face and eyes exposed
| make the parasol Indispensable for face
/ protection from the ravages Of the sun.
! The popularity of the parasol is an
| assured fact Canopies will be great IA
/ vorites Among the more elegant models
| we notice that smaller sizes prevail The
| craze for shrrings plaitings, and plisse
! has invaded the parasol world. Shaded
greens, burnt orange, black, white castor,
| beige. and all the cOloTs Of the season
are represented in parasols.
THE BLACK NOTE IN MILLINERY.
The part which black plays in the COM
position of light and bright-colored hats,
creations Of the best milliners, is very
striking. An exquisite little hat on tur-
quoise blue straw has the brim dropping
over the left ear and turned up over the
right. The very full drapery which trims
it is of black areOplane, which is en-
crusted with applications of black Chan
lilly lace. A large bunch of forget-me-
nots is placed against the upturned side
of the brim.
Another small hat of rose-pink straw
is covered loosely with black tulle woven
with large, black spots. A fringe Of
small, black, ostrich tips droops over the
edge of that part of the brim which is
turned up and which rests on a cluster Of
rosebuds. Above the left temple is set
black aigrette, which sweeps back over
the crown. It's stem is fixed by elegant
ornament. A sailorshaped hat has a
wire frame. over this is stretched white
Irish point. The edge is finished with
n vsg11 Of oh iG =
full puff of black velvet and encloses
a fiat bouquet of pink roses, a small
spray Of green leaves being fixed to
the left side.
A bright rose-colored plain straw has
q narrow band Of black velvet around
the crown. 1t shows through a diapha-
nous drapery of white tulle made UP in
big bow in front with a small black lace
cravat, surmounted by three full black
ostrich tips. This hat is turned back
from the forehead like the model we
illustrate.
The introduction Of a small amount Of
black into light toilettes is the latest idea
of fashion: A black waist ribbon or
shoulder knot, a narrow puff or ruching
of gauze are considered very chic addi-
tons to an evening gown. For instance,
a dress Of pink mousseline de sole, span
gled with silver, has a tulle scarf at
tached to the side seams and caught up
at the back into bows through two
buckles. The elbow sleeves are yelled |
with black tule
A WHITE SATIN SKIRT.
One Of the models l recently inspected |
for the benefit of my readers had a skirt |
Of white satin; three deep flounces reach |
ed almost to the waist; and these were |
lined with eau de nil silk, a very thin |
Of
black chiffon The bodice was a draped |
1ne and fastened on the left shoulder
with a huge buckle and fluffy plume /
IF very short, black feathers. The de-
,olletage was outlined by a ruching of
he chiffon. and a tiny tucker of the
same material did something towards
its rather extreme cut Sleeves
here were none A square drapery OF
white satin. lined with the thin eau de
Ill silk. and edged with a ruching Of the
black chiffon, taking their place a cum
lingly intertwined twist of eau de nil
ule and black chiffon finished off with
bow, and the ubiquitous buckle was
o be worn in the hair
As this is TO be lace season, I will de- |
cribe an Empire gown intended for a
ebutante. which positively sent thrill |
# envy through me. and l am by no
means given to covet other peoples
GODS. The underskirt or rather slip, |
vas Of lily-leaf green glace triple frill
{ the edge was its only ornament. but
ne gown itself was just the most fairy
Ike garment il is possible to imagine
opposed Of softest. 1ilmest lace, in a
ander shade Of yellow-not the harsh
Office or ecru of the average lace manu-
lcturer, but a faded. browny yellow,
lst as though it had been lying by, for
no knows how many years in a |
rawer, all scented with lavender and | :
erbena. Up-to-date lace manufacturers
ave good reason for Observation-Disclosures {
hen they can turn out such stuff as 1 c
m glad to be able to chronicle l saw. c
he gown was not unduly flfll-a good c
ming, in my estimation, as il allowed
ne pattern of the lace to show to greater l
dvantage than would have otherwise
cen the case In front, the decolletage,
hich was OF the approved Empire cut,
ad two sOftly-falling Tevers of the lace.
cry slightly wired. The sleeves were
'rmed of tiny lace puffs. the latter y
with a long pointed drapery
illins from the back of the arm and {
aching quite TO the knee. In the ex- II
eme centre of the bust a bunch OF
were pinned I'm place
: an arrowheaded emerald ornament
Those who may be the lucky owners
one OF the huge white lace shawls W
hich were so fashionable In our grand M