Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-28

Pink or blue, with ecru is most effective.
For morning wear tho very narrow
striped lawns, in navy-blue and black
and white. finished with chemisette and
cuffs Of white lawn. the collar completed
| with a sailors knot OF crepe de chine of
a contrasting hue, form charming little
| garments, though. perhaps. more fasci-
| mating than all are the lowered French
| muslins. with transparent vests inserted
| with lace, square sailor, tucked collars.
! and reVers edged with narrow lace, finish
! ed with large colored washing silk tie,
with the ends tCcking into one of the
new pointed Wristbands.
Some of the patterned lawns. too, are
| lovely. There are various new shades in
| corniiower, these. too, being mixed with
/ white in the form OF sailor collars and
! ties, or else the OBJECT is not generally
! becoming. / rather think that this season
in such materials bright shades will be
worn In preference to dead white.
Navy. scarlet and pink Will be the most
, popular colors, at any rate in the country.
SMALL BELT CLASPS.
The belt. on handsome gowns. has dwin-
died 10 q very narrow line. This il
due to the new Princess effect, and the
desire to do away with any perceptible
division between waist and skirt The
new clasps are the tiniest affairs magma
bic. and the designs are exquisite. Two
diminutive daisies with diamond centres,
are one Of them. Another consists OF two
very small hearts set with pearls; an
other. coiled serpents, jewelled with green
and red stones. Pearls, opinels, oliYines,
and diamonds are favorite gems for the
enrichment of these gold clasps, which
come in solid and open-work styles. The |
spinel is very much in favor just now,
owing TO the fad for the ruby, which It |,
very closely resembles. They are often |
mistaken for IL, although they lack the !
depth Of that gorgeous stone. Orange |
diamonds are the rage for those who can |
afford them. They are used as solitares, |
or In two or three-stone rings in con-
trast with the purest white diamonds.
A MARY ANDERSON TEA GOWN.
The tea gown Of to-day is for the most |
part a very elaborate and beautiful gar
ment, so elaborate and so beautiful, in |
fact, that it is impossible to say where |
the modern tea gown and the dinner or
theatre dress begins. In many cases the /
terms seem to be interchangeable, for |
there is absolutely no difference at all be-
tween a very smart tea gown and a quiet |
home dinner dress. Both will probably |
be arranged with a small open square at
the neck, and both will probably have |
lace sleeves to the wrist, or
Marie Antoinette sleeves to the elbow,
finished there withsTudes of lace.
The most favorite fabric Of ALL how
ever, where summer tea-gowns are con-
,erned, is crepe de chine, a fine, soft,
'ilken variety, which drapes delightfully."-,
md seems TO fall Of itself into the most
graceful folds imaginable. A lovely tea
gown in pale sea-green crepe de chine,
green with more than hint of blue in |
[, has just been finished and sent home |
rom one Of our best houses to a beau
iful society woman and named the "Mary |
Anderson" 1t Is modelled on the lines
IF the graceful robes worn by "Our
Mary" when she played "Galatea" not so
ong ago, but that now. as Madame
Navarro, she can afford to recall 1t with
bride.
This graceful statue gown IN pale green
repe de chine is arranged with peplum,
n overskirt, and a full petticoat which.
however, rests upon the ground for only !
a few inches at the back. The corners r
Of the peplum are finished with silk tas- |
sells. and the figure is defined above the !
waist by crossing straps of very fine I
silk embroidery. in green and white, upon /
bands of crepe de chine to match the |
gown. From the shoulders the drapery
falls away, leaving the arm bare, al
though long sleeves of white chiffon are
provided, while the neck is left little |
open back and front
Perhaps the description OF a more ordi-
nary kind Of tea gown. but one which is |
also made in crepe de chine, may be or |
more practical value to my readers.
Imagine a gown, then. in azalea-pink |
crepe dc chine, that delicate pink which !
IS neither geraniurn, not quite /