Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-06
while under the brim there are clusters
4 DAINTY HAT.

while under the brim there are clusters
of shaded pink roses.
\ DAINTY HAT.
For morning wear ] noticed a very
dainty hat in white satin straw. made IN
a French sailor shape, and having the
brim lightly yelled with a Grapery oil me
cream ace. The trimming OF TINS nat CON
sists OF a bunch of wheat ears III inc hdI-
ural coloring, and the two large chOuA'
one of white six and the other OK luI
uuoise-blue mirOir velvet a very snlai'
hat with turned-dOwn brim, closely re-
sembling the ancient mushroom IN shape
IS made OF Deige-cOlored straw, ana trlih-
med very PRETTY with punches of forget
me-nots. drapenes of blue chiffon, and
bows of blue fai.le ribbon. Some forget
me-nots are prettly arranged also under
the brim on one side, together with Il
dainty drapery Of blue chinon.
There are quite number OF toques III
this collection. one and all of them sim
e,ularly smart and effective. Ihey are
made in the most becoming Shapes ihdsF
nable and they represent also the very
latest yagaries Of fashion. There Is
tooue. for instance, in tine back net
spotted with tiny balls of golden yeloW'
and trimmed on one side towards the
front with an upright chou Of black chit-
fon. held in place by a pearl and diamond
pin. Dropping over the hair towards the
black there is a big bunch OF crimJon
cherries. surrounded by glossy green 10
hage. .,,ss
a tooue comprised entirely Of peoples
I'm n curious shade of blue was especi@1-
~ attractive.
SOME NEW SILK GOWNS.
Have 1 told you of the little old-fash-
toned glace silks which are coming mo
favor? l really don't remember. Ihey
are really charming, however. with lheii
tiny sprays OF flowers in pompadouI
colorings, woven on white ground -
gown in one of these silks has design
of tiny rose-buds and green leaves ar
ranged on a white ground in the form OF
a stripe. The lower part of the bodice
and the upper part OF the skirt are OF
the pompadour glace Silk fitting quite
closely TO the figure below the waist, but
widening out TO the requisite fulness as
ii nears the hem.
The lower part of the skirt is covered
with three or four little bias frills OF
plain white glace silk, edged with rose
pink satin ribbon. The bodice is arranged
10 correspond with a quaint little shoul-
der-scarf of white glace, arranged ike
Marie Stuart iichu, and bordered win
white frills, edged with rose-pink ribbon.
Just where the fichu crosses in front a
transparent yoke of fine cream lace may
be seen, made without any sort of neck
band or collar.
/ have already written of the tanetas
and foulards with lace applications un-
derneath which the material is cut away,
showing silk of contrasting color. Here
is the description Of IL gown OF
this kind 1 have just seen. 1t was
pOppy-red foulard, spotted with white
and black in rather an irregular fashion.
Both on the skirt and waist were inser-
lions of fine, black Chantilly. Under
meath the silk was cut away to show the
white taffeta foundation which cleaned
prettily through the cObWeb lace. This
gown had a very smart Louis Nv. waist
coat in floral chine brocade, fastened
with tiny buttons and cut away to show
a chemisette of white mOusseline de sole,
finely tucked and trimmed with narrow
insertions of cream lace. l see that this
season may have black crepe de chine
skirts of the very latest cut and that
they ring many changes thereby. First,
there is the bodice that goes with them.
then a full black net oVerDOdice, worked
with jet and paillettes. and simple
black muslin one, trimmed horizontally
beneath the arms with broad, white, lace
insertion. and the square lace and muslin
collar everybody wears about the Shout
dors 1t is a fashion among essen