Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-11-23
Ladies' Fashions for November.

Watered Silks satins, and velvet will be the most
fashionable materials for the toilette this season
the latter material, cloaks, pesses, and redngotes
aud other pretty accroStremens winter, prepa'-
ing being rendered more or less elegant by the en-
broidery, lace, gimp trimmings, or ornaments en-
ployed. cheap description of velveis made, having
the beautiful appearance but the foundation is Of
cotton it answers for many purposes Of dress, young
ladies' spencers, Sc Pelsse cloaks of black satin
expected to be very fashionable, lined with pink,
green or lilac silk quilted in pretty paterss resem.
bling embroidery, aud trlmmed either with black
lace deep fringe, intermixed with the color oil the
lining; the form is simple, and they shorter than
the dress. Rich and beautiful scarfs are made Of vel
vet, cache mire patterns, or OF plain velvet pom
ceau. blue velvet &c, with Persian and chine pa
terms !; others Of satin embroidered all roand
with pines at the ends those Of lighter materials
will be much used in evening dress.
Torrent brschec, Reside de sole, Etoffe naere
Jaspine, chnec, rocsillc, sole, crista &c SC. are
among the new materials for dress for negjge they
are generally Of thicker quality Palestrines and
worsted materials plain, printed broehe in rayes
patterns. Winter dresses will be made long and full,
and tight sleeves still threaten TO supersede the full
ones. when the sleeves are tight, thsy baton to
the bend Of the ARM having deep cuff nj the bottom,
mach wider than wrisbsnd, but full sleeves may
still be worn the corsages almost all tight and
pointed with cordeiere ceinture Of ribbon, tying
with R@ud; the backlc is quite confined to nelge.
Many dresses are made Of gros de Naples, reps a.
Antiques levantne, with velvet spencers OF the same
color the body plain, closing with buttons or bran
denbourgs, with narrow plating round the throat,
will be the only trimming used hounces are desi-
dedly losing favor. Redngotes are much worn; the
most fashionable are bordere with bias the cor
sage tight and open, and tight sleeves every de-
scription Of gimp trimmings 10 used, cordelicres,
brandenbourgs orsades, sc. both on silk and velvet
dresses.
Bonnets continue to be wsrn small, but the fronts
a little deeper, and the brides placed inaide
which gives q more open appearance and allows
room for the hair; capotes have the bavost ra
Their deeper, and the edge OF bonnets is little tarn-
ed Up; the feathers and flowers continue TO be placed
quite fat on the front. Velvet bonnets partaks 81
the capote form; the colors pensee green greaat
the newest style is the capote pissc velvet. Vio-
lettes continue in favor
Caps are made Of embroidered muslin, trimmed
with fine lace; and for neslige Of cambria cmbroi-
dered and yalcnciennes. Chsnies will be very
fashionable this winter in trimmings well as in
flowers. Manteaus Of velvei lined with silk Of the
same color are oruamented with gimp trimmings
they form scarf in front and double pelerine behind
the manteau Russo is Of white cashmere with gimp
trimmings Of ccru cslor. The b. urnos continues in
favor the pretticst Of black silk lined with
lars; they are Of the deep cape form behind, with
the ends rounded in front and reaching to the ounce
ofthe dress, simpler ones arc of gray merino lined
with ponceau.
The hair Is not dressed quite solo as Il has been,
end surls are again seen little frises.