Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-02

the sleeves, and q piece Of ribbon drawn
in gathers round the waist TO tie in the
front. SO that the V~alenciennes yoke
be real, and the frills on the ends of the
sleeves match it, this will not be found
a very cheap possession. All the night
gowns Of the most ~extravagant kind
are made q little low in the neck, square
or round. and / have seen ~nightgowns
with their sleeves of the Grecian order,
long at the back, and quite open no to
the shoulders at the top; these / VEN
ture to term ridiculous. Last season we
had our best nightgOwns accordion killed,
but this was an inconvenient process, for
IL had to be repeated every time the
nightgown was cleaned or washed. Yet
one more simple method Of making an at
t~ractive n%jghtgown is TO cut it a little
open at the neck, and TO supply it with
a large sailor collar or tucks and lace,
with lace at the edge Of the collar, to
be allowed to wander down the fronts,
which should be literally tucked. The
back of such a nightgown might well be
set into three box-pleats.
Chemise admit of endless elaboration,
the best Of the simple ones being formed
Of two straight pieces of tucks and in
sertion crossed over in the front. They
are made guiltless of sleeves, with just
~ I'M ~ latt RAAAA - t'OA ~ ,
| pretty chemises may be made Of lawn.
( band-embroidered with butterflies and
Just edged with Valenciennes lace. Nalen-
ciennes lace is par excellence the lace
with which to trim all underclothing, and
for those who cannot afford the real
thing, the latest imitation lace, which
Stimulates II with a marvellous fidelity,
may be cordially recommended.
AS / have previously observed. the art
Of undertaking is an important one, and
IS not accomplished when you have
bought chemises and ~nightgowns. Elan
mel petticoats have been invested with
much charm Of late years. and the most
novel style Of treating them is with a
founce of white pongee silk striped with
lace insertion and edged with lace. The
Zenana silk, which is interviewer with
wool and Of ribbed surface, takes the
place of the flannel petticoat in the al
f~ections of the most fastidious.
Once again 1 repeat the immortal truth
that all silken petticoats should be made
with corsets to match them, and again L
mention that this need not necessarily
involve excessive expenditure. The pos
session OF a pair of black brocaded SILK
corsets, flowed in pink and blue, VIII.
enable us to wear a petticoat Of the same
material in the daytime and a plain blue
or pink glace silk in the evening, always
supposing that expenditure be an object;
for. Il not then, L would recommend
white satin brocaded corsets for the eve
ming over a petticoat of white glace much
frilled.
A MIDWINTER TROUSSEAU.
The exquisite models described above
are in many of the outfits for January
brides. A trousseau just finished gives
valuable hints in regard TO other details.
For the bridal gown itself. brocade is
still greatly in favor. The ~going-away
dress in this instance was Of the old
Parma violet shade, but made in a
woollen fabric having the appearance Of
being poundre-that is. slightly fiecked
with white. 1t was made with a bodice
tight fitting at the back, a little loose
in front, where 1t opened TO display n
rich piece of plain mauv brocade. bor-
dered on either side with hand-wrought
embroidery. The accompanying jacket
was lined with the same brocade. and
had two long ends meeting down the
centre of the front, worked with black
and gold braiding. A Russian gold belt
encircled the waist, and the collar was
OF double Russian sable, standing up
very high; the skirt was quite plain.
but, after the fashion OF the day, was
almost more beautiful inside than out,
lined with plain mauye shot silk. and
edged with a double ruche. Another
pretty model was a gown of royal blue
cloth. the bodice OF plisse crepe de Chine.
trimmed with chiffon and Brussels point
de gaze. The outdoor Jacket was in the
Moujik style. embroidered In steel, hello
trope. and pearls. 1t had a deep collar
at the back; the sleeves were OF the
bishop form. the cuns trimmed with the
same embroidery. the belt displaying cut