Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-26
OUR WOMAN'S PAGE.
THE EASTER GIRL or EIGHTEEN
NiSETy-NINE.
sHE MILL WEAR 4 SHORT TRAIN.
Also VIII Have Lace yrocl.s and
Hats OF Dlaphanous MatcrinIx--For
Nearly Every Occasion She VIII
Have Ribbons Galore.
Correspondence OF Tho Dlspatch.)

hiring view. will wear short train. I'll
is sad but true and what her pale grey
fax blue or mauve cloth gown viii loo
Ike when she has finished her Easter p'
rade leave Il to your Imagination to eli
borate. she viii lift this gown OF cours
directly IN the centre Of the back. abca
ten inches below the waist. and so di,
play the gay baylacuse Of Killed taffot'
nut she VIII set weary at times and allo
the delicate material 10 sweep the pave
even the front Of her skirt no longer CT
square across. but rounded, will, with III
sides. impede her footsteps. and you wi
wonder whether she has forgotten al
about last years craze for athletics, an
untrammclled liberty OF motion.
She will be as attractive as usual, how
ever. Perhaps more so.
HER HATS.
These viii be OF black and gayly colore
coarse fancy straw for wear with tailor
made gowns. with feathers and ribbOi
choux trimmings. or draperies of straw
net with large handsome quilts tbrus
through the folds. For dress she vii
wear lace and tulle and chiffon hats
Many OF the crowns will be composed o
mall chiffon ruches and the entire briml
~ gathered chiffon or mousseline. Fol
trimming, these airy creations have mass
es OF flowers, or drapcries Of lace by the
yard or white lace wells used as draperies
And then there are the new feathers OF
pleatod tuile, with firm quilts down the
centre. The thin material is edged either
with narrow silk ribbon or velvet, and the
effect IS wholly charming. Then there
are hats Of black tulle trimmed with
black chantilly lace. and a single large
pink rose or a clump Of viOlets.
Here are two delightful hats: the first a
toque OF bright blue straw with q huge
blue poppy at one side. These immense
blue peoples, haff OF satin and half OF vel
vet. are tho very latest craze, and / should
have felt badly had / omitted TO mention
them. The other hat was a dark red
straw with the crown entirely covered
with q single rose In velvet and satin,
and draped with scarf Of old lace tied
ri the back. the ends falling on the hair.
There are very many ALFRED hats shown.
HER EVENING GOWNS.
Now Tor the the evening gowns of Ma
demoisolle 1892 They will consist mainly
OF transparent materials. and she will be
sure TO have one Of black spanglcd net
made up over white. with long unlned
sleeves Of the net If she Is anxious 10
be very swell indeed, she will also have
one of black lace which shall trail Itself
over LAYERS Of mOusseline de sole. which
may be either white or MAJ or course
the accessories and the tW4st Of chiffon
IN the hair, must correspond Lace, wheth-
er white or black, looks better lined with
mousseline de sole or chiffon than placed
directly over SATIN I wonder how many
yards Of this frail material We shall use
during the season.
ACCESSORIES.
Miss 80 will wear lace neck scarves,
long enough when tied, 20 reach 10 the
waist and from seven TO nine inches wide.
These scarves are made in needle-run
lace. and also with appliques OF duchess
sprays. and are Of light cream tint.
Even a more important part Of her neck
toilette win be the velvet and silk collars
land stocks.
\ Most Of these she will have made very
Nigh, with a point under each ear. They
ark attached 10 a band which fastens
round the throat. and generally have u
regatta tie in front. For more dressy oc-
casions' small turned-dOwn collars, b0r-
dered with Killed muslin. have a tie of
the same in the front, all worked over
with silver or crystal paillettcs In the
corners OF the collar are appliques of lace
in the design Of true lovers knots, also
paillCtted. 1t requires quite an education
20 understand the merits OF the several
kinds Of ties, and bows and stocks worn
about the neck--their name is simply
legion. but they are particularly fascina-
ting. Many OF them show hems headed
by open hemstitching. Such light colored
giaces as pink, blue, or green have white
hens thus treated. whiE others have
ends completely coVcre1 with crossing
lines Of marrow white ribbons. Quite a
new idea s. a stock with q crossing scarf
in plain satin, white or colored, gathered
into puckered lines. with cOrdings about
three quarters OF an inch apart Some of
our leading houses In tailOr-made clothes
are ordering them IN large numbers: they
have hardly as yet appeared in retail
houses but they are likely 10 have very
great success, for they seem TO hit the
happy medium between the too masculine
and the too frivolous tie; moreover. they
are quite easy of adjustment They con-
sist OF high collarband and the ends
are attached to the sides, crossing in
front. and simply require to be fastened
by a pin In front. The leaf bow is the
newest shape, the material cut in
series of points, which turn over like the
shrivelled leaves OF autumn. They are
s'ngularly becoming under the chin. and
are made UP in various kinds of silk, the
leaves edged with very narrow trim
ming. which sometimes takes the form OF
a small ruche. Great will be the demand
for these narrow rucnings as the season
advances. They are generally made of
some very clear material, some OF which
recalls the old tarlatan or organdie with
a floss edge. and a good deal OF chiffon
Is used for them; they are about half an
inoh i'm depth. forming minute flutes, hav-
Ing some braid or other small trimming
down the centre These edge many OF the
neck bows and loops.
Every sort Of ingenuity hes been
brought TO bear on the materials re-
CURED for neck-bows and stocks, and
some OF the softer makes of silk have
been prepared with cOlored borders, aud
worked all over with pea-spots in silk TO
match Dame Fashion Is still IN love
with spots, and many OF the wholesale
houses have brought over from Paris.
where they are in great request tulle
and chiffon or net ruffies. worked with
small chenille spots interspersed with
single artificial violets. thrown on here
and there.
Women are very fond nowadays Of
trenchins on mems domains, and the
form this has taken OF late are the mems
evening ties. They are made up bows Of
soft book muslin. attached 10 a stock
but they are rendered feminine looking
BY having lace motif introduced ;rto
the corners OF each end. They are also
IA much in favor as the soft white silk
ties made up Into bows having ombre
borders. but whether they are OF silk or
whether they are OF muslin, they are
nearly all hemsti,chod.
Excessive stitching gives 10 velvet a
certain clinging quality. and there Is no.
thing more becoming TO the throat than
the stitched velvet neck bands. They are
stitched all over in rows following the