Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-28

PARIS, September 2a.-Some exquisite
dinner and evening gowns which are be-
ing made for immediate and later wear,
We're shown me in the atelier of one of
our leading couturiers during the past
week.
1t would be difficult to point out at
present any definite lines in which radl-
cal changes have been introduced, most
of the innovations consisting in details
Of more or less prominence.
1 was accorded the privilege Of illus
trating a handsome dinner frocll of
cream point d'esprit over green taffeta,
The foundation skirt is five gored, with
plated ruffle The yoke of the skirt is an
arrangement of inserting and shirrings
shaped high on the hips and back, anu
lower in front.
The skirt is in one with the yoke. The
name idea of shirring and lace is carried
out in the fiounce, when is put on sep
arately and edged with lace.
The corsage is made of tucked point
desprit, with bolero Of lace. finished on
the edge with two ruIfles of the net edged
with narrow green ribbon velvet. The
full sleeves are of point d'esprit. laid in
folds and held in place with two runles,
corresponding with three on the bolero
Another chic evening gown slletched is
IN white silk grenadine, made over
changeabie pink and blue taffeta. The
foundation skirt is gored with plated
rutfle The drop skirt of Grenadine is
made with double boX-plaits. held in
place at about the knee with lace medal
lions There are bias folds of pink and
blue silk at the hem, and e6ging around
yoke which is worked with pink and blue
French knots. with an embroidered band
of white silk. The corsage is tucked, and
attached 10 a yoke, corresponding to fhat
OF the skirt with & marrow band OF
embroidery which is also used for the
GirGIe. Around the low. neck is Honl-
ton lace collar to which are attached
small white silk balls and cord pendants.
The close-fitting sleeve, ending above the
elbow is made of lace and tucked grera-
dine. The medaliions on the Skirt and
sleeves are of white silk and passemen-
tcrie and creamy lace, with silk cord ana
balls
Another illustration displays dainty
creation in figured silk crepe, made over
taffeta, suitable either for evening, recep-
tion or dinner wear. The crepe shows IN
Exchanging colors of pastel shadings of
pink, rose, blue. and green IN a ground OIL
pale gray with dark rose rings all over.
The skirt fits the hips, with very full
shaped founce attached to the skirt by
band of yari-colored embroidery on
dark rose ground cut in deep scotiops.
Higher up is a second band. Inc 10"
cut corsage is tucked with two bands OF
embroidery, just above the belt, which is
OF the came color as that on the skirt
and a band at the top and down the
front The little pulled sleeve is OF crepe
A pompcn OF rose ribbon, with rosettes at
the ends of steamers decorates the rlssi
shoulder
One hears much about the new SKIRT
and The new styles that are to be seen
toward the end of November, but the
couturies seem to be very wary ana
where any deviation from present lines
Is noticeable it certainly is not pro-
bounced.
We hear that the vogue of the flare has
practically passed, but the passing Is an
operation which seems TO be result OIL
EVOLUTION rather than abrupt change. TOT
hare skirts are yet seen on a remarh-
ably large number of weil-dressed To-
men However. the designers tell us ina.
Aounce and flare are both doomed. ana
mat we must make up our minds 70 ac-
cept severer lines for the fall with JUST
simple border or band to adorn the pot-
IONS without any of the old extraVan-
Eances TO hide defective lines.
Ihe two most popular styles IN sKlrts
are first, a very nearly round skirt III
form. fun In width and showing Ferticai