Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-23
OUR WOMAN'S PAGE.
xous HAT SHOULD MATCH YOUR
GOWN, SAYS FASHION.
BEAUTIFUL HELIOTROPE COSTUMES.
not. 20 he Worn In the HOUSE
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NEW YORK; OCtoAt4 49, "
five note OF the current fashions Is sun
slimness. and. as this is 50, / am al'or
describing 4 few Of the lovely gowns
have seen this week. going to indite iec-
ture 10 tall and slight. l. seems 70 me
thai their name IS legion. and they are
making many mistakes In their enlhus'-
ISM for the new styles. First. however
As to the gowns / have seen.
There is no doubt but that we are 10
have double skirts next winter. They
ara with us even now. as this reception
toilet will prove and l could describe
many others OF the same vogue Inc
material Of this exquisite gown was per-
yenehe-blue tafeta; you will remember
that this color is halfway between
mauye and blue, and partakes OF the
character Of both. The front Of the skic;
formed an original tabHer in pointed
shawl-fashlon. edged with a deep SINH
larly coored silk fringe from beneath;
small nounces ornamented the skirt in a
circular manner. which were hidden
again at tho back by another pointed
yoke OF arple-green velvet. on which
appeared three points Of the peryenche
six, edged with fringe. The waistband
was composed Of the same pretty green
velvet.
Another toilette for dressy wear was
in havana brown silk. spotted with loz-
enges of white. The cOrsage was slight
~ loose In front finishing above the bust
with q border Of latticed brown chenille,
over a white satin yoke. down the centre
OF the empiecement tiny brown velvet
bows ornamented the front The Jupe
en- forme had broad insertion OF lat
tlced chenille. showing the white satin
beneath the bias. The skirt was round
ed and cut up in front. displaying a white
satin under-petticOat, trimmed with tiny
ribbon velvet bows.
Here we have, as you perceive, the
overskirt, and. in tho second instance,
HE under-petticoat, or skirt. Of differ
snt material and color. White satin is
used on a large majority Of the gowns,
and IL certainly gives a touch OF brilliancy
which is extremely becoming. Another
fact 70 be noted and remembered is, that
your hat must match your gown in color
this season. TO be absolutely correct.
Here is a chic visiting toilette in the
.avorite mauve. 1t is of heliotrope bea-
ger cloth. The coat, with its long round
cd tail behind is cut well away from the
hont, which is attached to a tight-dtting
vest i'm q lighter tone Of a similar cloth,
embroidered on hehotrope and silver.
Large mauve enamel buttons ornament
either side Of the coat whilst the high
collar and epauettes are edged with
thick ruching of helOtrOpe chenille. The
skirt. fitting we'll round the hips and
widening out TO a becoming fulness at the
base. has an embroidery in mauve and
silver on either side Of the front and
around the lower middle, where the
fiounce would be were it there. 1t is
not, however The fare in this instance
IS produced by the cut of the skirt itself
The hat accompanying this gown is of
dark heiOtrope velvet. garnished with
shaded roses. a black osprey, and a
cream lace scarf, the ends of which fall
below the bTim at the back
From an artistic point OF view never
have the models displayed been in better
taste than those prepared for the season
just beginning. II is, perhaps. due 10 the
combining Of two or three tones Of one
color, then adding the touch Of white.
Another artistic idea is being adopted
by many leaders Of fashion. 1t is the
wearing OF hats indoors. They have de-
cded not 10 receive I'm their own houses
with uncovered heads. This IS TO be in
force, however. only in the daytime.
We all know how fond were the great
painters. in all times. in depicting their
beautiful women in heads and head
dresses. Many a woman has found out
for herself how much prettier she is in a
becoming hat than without It. The new
off-the-face toques, broad, artistically
draped and bent. forming a true frame
for the face. are too pretty 10 be ever
taken of one woman l know says she
wished she could go TO bed in hers.
wrote last week OF the artistic en-
broidery used on gowns to-day. Paris
has Just sent rs an entire novelty In this
direction. on cloth costumes we find
beautiful floral sprays, but these sprays
are not executed in silk but in cloth.
The petals Of pansies, primroses. ane-
mones. and roses are cut out in fine cloth
OF different colors and sewed 10 the cloth
in the correct positions TO form the bios
SONS. When IL comes 10 the stalks and
leaves the method is just as novel. Cloth
IS cut out over white satin to form them
showing all the veins Of the foliage
This embroidery IS used as borders for
TUNES and as ornaments for the coTsagc
There Is another new embroidery called
the Richelieu. 1t IL an open-wOrk almost
entirely covering the material, and no
thing prettier can be imagined. / have
just seen an entire skirt OF rose taffeta
covered with tho network az omen do