Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-24

made of the superadded fabric. Others
have lace stripes, and minute spots, 1or
sc must recognize that spots are not as
regarded, and that they play their part
I'm the immediate modes. Nicuna Is 50
useful that we are all glad that 1t remains
with us and matelasse Is come DaCk
again after a somewhat new order Win
check effects. Fancy spots figure on use
full whipcord and in all these there is no
particular run Of any one color A goou
many Of the stuffs have self-colored spots
and these are specially introduced on the
material or woven of the cashmere yarn
There are shot coatings with pin spots II
color or black and vice versa, ana the
newest stripes are of the very finest fair
order Our market is flooded for the mo
ment with materials of tartan mixtures
and there is q great feeling for Scotch
tweeds. Amazon cloth, which is certain
~ most fashionable in plain colors, mas
teen brought out with pin stripes ad-
mrably suited TO bicycling gowns. Shep-
herds plaids in red and white, black and
white, brown and white. and navy and
white are selling freely for skirts TO wear
with plain cloth jackets. Automobile is
a color which has found great deal OF
favor in Paris, and now has come TO stay
i'm America. The jacquard weaving is
still the mode, fieecy and rough on the
surface showing a sort of brOcade, and
an Amazon coating with black spots, and
some shot reps, are the chief novelty OF
the moment. A great deal Of black is 10
be worn with contrasting colors, and coll
ored poplins with black silk stripes, es-
pecially in castor brown. On some OF the
cashmere grounds the spots are in mark
ed contrast, for example, rose and flame
color, gray and blue, green and black, or
green and white, and stone on white. a
new make of cashmere in black has open
work lace stripes, with an interviewer
color beneath like wool. Another novel
fabric has a mixture of wool and silk in
the proportion of ninety-seyen Of silk and
three of wool, and some of the stripes
show a tinselled effect. Nivid-colored
cashmeres are woven with black chenille
spots. We are in measure returning to
the art coors. Light blues, washed-out
greens, and a certain tone OF magenta,
are powerful rivals 10 the pastel shades.
and light, though they are, have fol-
lowing i'm the cloths preparing for win
ter We must bear in mind that chenille
has a very important place in the autumn
fashions. Many OF the cloths have stripes
OF chenille. and one of the novelties is
woollen terry, with speckled chenille eff
fects, good looking, but possibly not good
wearing Another chenille cloth In the
weaving is closely allied to Astrakan.
White chenille spots appear on red, and
red chenille on black grounds and. on
vivid green, while the fancyfigured silks
also display chenille spots. a good deal
Of white corduroy is to be worn, many
reps. and many robes, and black and col
ored stuffs with ribbon embroidery. A
great feature Is the thick make Of Gre
pons. They are mixture OF wool and
silk. and this in the waving gives them
a blistered effect. The tones are brown
and prune, a color that is coming to the
fore. and likely TO establish itself, to-
gether with blues, resedas, and water
cress greens.