Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-05
OUR WOMAN'S PAGE.
yoxEs on SPRING GOWNS ARE THE
STYLES.
WHAT TO DO NTH BARGAINS
. Few sensonnbIe and service"n'e
Hints In This Directioh-ne sur"
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are not going 10 be bereft OF our yoNe''
They have proved so becoming that ,hey
will form a distinguishing feature Oh HI
foulards. The model we illustrate TINS
week is q charming example.
II can be made with lace founces or
those Of the material, as preferred OUT
aounced IT must be, If you care TO be III
the latest style. The lace yoke over sa''''
with the lace tops Of the sleeves carfslhe
out the idea Of breadth, which we iea'eu
70 lose when we gave up our puiis, Is
happy creation The velvet bahuS sNo
the touch needed. and the color Oh the
whole IS like that of a cluster Oh Farm"
vio,e,s white and colored. We have no.
however quite given up puffed sleeves dS
one of the other gowns In inc sio"P
shows and We hear vague whispers th'.
in thin materials we shall! see many u
the leg-of-mutton shapes.
There is sun much TO be planheo !o'
before we reach our summer "aroIo'e7'
and n really serious question LOT many
-, ne ~ what shall We DO with the Jan
,,ary barrains we have invested In II j.
not given TO all Of US to shop polh WIS.,
and well. and very often the things VIM"
under the hands Of an oVer-piauSio''
salesman. seemed too tempting TO De 10
sistod nroye on closer inspection but
ao,,,eion and a snare. That hat she as
oo,ere &c rather more than shop-Soieu'
mn, those two petticoats Of rustling SIX,
lit ebau we do with them How couu
sbe ever forget that tickle FASHION mas
decreed that our garments for the hohce
sbol he innocent of rustic? And so on
and so on. am
NOT running down sales, when i peheNe
TO be most useful institutions Tor the
slenderly -pursed woman. Only my az
vice is this: Make up your mind pstoIs
Won 20 exactly how much you can aho'u
10 snend and what you want 10 spend IL
On and do not under any circumstances.
he nersuaded into purchasing things Tor
which YOU can foresee no immediate need
The latter course is the way modisuc
madness lies. Things that are bought
because they are so cheap, or 50
nrettv" or Il am sure ] can ma use
for them by and by" have an unpleasant
knack Of getting out Of fashion ere ever
that happy time arrives 49,.
And now. perhaps a word as TO the
safest sorts Of investment may not come
amiss. Lingerie, for instance. Inc lasn-
ion in undergarments does not nearly
change so rapidly as does that oil our
outer attire; wherefore, purchase, OF
even a series of purchases, OF this KIND
is always to be recommended on the
score of economy and common sense.
Lace handkerchiefs-inde handker-
chiefs of any kind, so long as they are
white and Of good quality-also hosiery
particularly silk hose, which may often
be picked up at a third of its usual cost
al sale time-all these things are OF the
sort but little affected by fashion. or,
at any rate. not noticeaby affected. Smart
lace trimmed 'shop-soiled
ones-are also frequently TO be had much
under cost price. Gloves, particularly the
long Suede gloves for evening wear II Is
always safe TO buy. whilst a chance OF
acquiring lace-real lace-should never be
missed If your purse will. vulgarly speak
ing run to it." The best sorts to buy
are Brussels. Point de Flanders, Point de
Venise. and Point de Bruges. These. 1t
Is safe to say, are always in fashion,
while their value increases with every day
that passes. DO not disdain piece be-
cause it should happen TO have a small
flaw or flaws be slightly torn, or have
been mended. All this counts, or should
count for nothing beside the fact that
YOU become the possessor of a piece OF
genuine lace, for which the present-day
uses are so manifold that to attempt to
describe them here would be impossible
But to go on.
/ do not advise you to invest in dress
materials unless you happen to have i'm
mediate need OF them, or they are Of the
kind always in fashion, such as, for in
| stance. serges, meltous, or Doc cloth. y
very fashionable material, unless, as ]
| have said, you can use II at once, you
should never purchase. The chances
are ten to one that it will be hOpelessly
| demode long before you want 70 wear II.
| Especially is this true in regard TO dress
| lengths in any new or popular shade.
| A dress length of good black silk, poult
| de sole, faille Franchise. OF Bengaiine. on
| the other hand, is always worth investing
| in. So, too, is a length Of white or cream
| satin. which can always be turned 70 ac-
count for an evening gown.
| Just at the present moment lace robe
IL q thing you should on no account omit
| to secure, if a kindly chance throws one
| your way, since lace robes are likely to
| continue in fashion for some time to come.
| The little lace jackets Ia Louis Quinze
| are also most desirable things from a
modistc point Of view, and if you come
1
| let embroidered. do not let il escape you.
| These are veritaby the dennier cri. as
| have already told you, and happy the
woman whose wardrobe contains one OF
| them.
AS with the jetted Jackets, so with the
| chenille embroidered robes. although, as
| they have but just made their appear
ance, think ii extremely doubtful II they
| will be encountered at any Of the winter
| sales. However, a word 10 the wise Is
| sufficient, and if you do happen on one
make il your own, for they are likely &c
be the rage during the ensuing season
as they are at the present moment in
Paris.
OF the pailletted robes I cannot speak
with such certainty, since though these
are still very well worn, We have had a
| tolerably lengthy spell of them, and they
may not continue long in feminine favor,
though there IL something TO be said for
"a white net robe pailletted with cut-steel,
and made up over white satin with steel
passementerie bands by way Of shoulder
straps, a twist of rose-pink mauve or tur-
quose- blue velvet round the waist, and
a corsage bouquet of roses or flowers
| matching the Waistband in hue. one o.
| these robes in black, steel, or silver en-
| 5roidered, makes a useful little dress for
| theatre or dinner wear, and an old black
| slip so long as it is well cut. can always
be called into requisition as foundation
| Most of these robes have a bodice piece
| as well. but when this is not the case a
| good Brussels net can be utilized for the
purpose. and the paillettes on the skirt
matched in passementerie.
But to go on again. a dress length OF