The New York herald., 1850-01-28
Fashions for January.
TFrom the Lady's Newspaper

chsEkVATIo.s oN FASHION AND DRESS.
silh and tsip are, usual at the present season,
smopg the most fzvorte materials for evening costume
For walking dress nounces Of elk suitable but
fer evening dinner costumes lighter Kind Of trim
ming Is requisite Lace hounoes aud bouionuees Of
tue tha color Of the dress, much employed for
trim ming skirts Gaure ribbon qued Ia q variety Of
elegant styles, is also fashor able trimming tor
ming dresses For ball costumes, silk OF light ooors
will perhaps, be as generally employed as lighter,
tysnrT aren't materials. even for young ladies'
Bali dresses suited to the present season may be com
pofed Of tule They made with tso or three upss
isersd up with flowers or foliage Eneloidsrsd ,lls
with gold or silver IL very fashionable and sso satin
under upes Of tule the edge Of the satin skirt beiBs
s also much employed for ball dressss. We have seen
beautiful dress, just completed composed OF pink
Grape with two jus.. to be worn over pos ,s the
ofes, and the lower with three rows OF the sans
Grape dresses are sometimes made With great
Of nouncss Of Grape ppked at the edges these
nouDces should lie so numerous nesry to the
slrt of the drsss Some white tue dresses With two
rs 70 es worn 1Vs, ss sss. a. ~. uSss ard ne
hens ned with small vresths of flowers or fol
age only psinsr style for ball dress consists Of
white ceru an blue sk, edged With fcsopipg and
finished with two or three rows Of ELK braid.
rvtsno ruLL DrFss.
Robe OF very rich pink moire antique trim med rolnd
tulle On each of these there are fxsi
regular intervals tmsl bows Of pink satin ribbon
Above The bouillopnees Is q hounce Of rich Honitsn
lace, rather more than quarter Of yard deep. This
fource Is set on In very slight fulnes and u has
heading consistrg of 81 lace OF the pattern
ss the founce, but ahtut one third narrower. The
heading s bx,d with the edge the lace upwards and
therefore In order TO keep In that position must be
tackled here and there 70 the skirt o the dress Be
tween the 1ounee ard the heading Ia a bouillon Of
white tulle, within which s run bread pink sstin
ribbon and upon u 6xed bows similar 20 hoss In ths
s plain and pointed at the waist is rather high st the
bach and square In ont Of the bosom. Along the top o
the front row Of white lace, the edge
below II are TIVE three quite strsis ht
but graduated to produce the eject of stomach
CT. Over the oorssee worn berthe OF an entirely
pattern IL rises behind little above the back Of
the eorssge ana srsr passing over the shoulders 1.
terminated In point at the waist, Displaying In 'front.'
f eorssee the rove Of lscs above mentioned THIS
tsrtke is made on foundation Of tulle, upon which
ere ian two Of lace Sleeves rather short, and
sosed with lace corresponding With that on the berthe
snd the trimming In front of the corssse Absve the
lace at the ends of the sleeves onnce or ns-
Eertsd with smsl bows Of Jtnk ribbon Head dress,
dsnL cap d the half handkerchief torn, com posed q
nue Honiter lace and ornauented on each eide with
bcuQuets of srd foliage Dem long gloves OF vhts
hid; and on may be vorn one or two bracsets
~ih clssps s.t with jevs, In font ofthe corssee,
u,nseher brooch. set With dismonds and emerslds.
large " sttssu ian mounted sticks Of mother g..
pearl, richly maid with gold
Robe of three iuree con- pos.d of white tue, richly
tpreesd With gold Esob s soalloped at the eces
and snishtd with plain fat rev of gDd tfirrming
Corsge lev and pointed at The vsist The front
rsmsnted With drtpsfy Of plain white tus, gathered
hise erswit 60 enc IN TIE c,nre :, ,ns oo..m an .
innoAt of tie pai The berthe IL Of the pat
that in the above. butipstesd ofsce tits msd. ci
lie Materials q the dress ue rpiseed with gols) and
tie two roNs h tcsllersd and 6pisbed sith gold
lin ke The edges Of the jures The thcrt sleeves
are ssssd in coII,sponding manner hesd d,ess, |:
ttsutifui wreath q bright green foliage and gold
nntp Asprsy 81 foilsge rsrsss ever the upper part
o the bead and the gold berries hang oovn IN Thick
tustef st ssch sioe The bach bsir 10 simply plated
ard isstsrtd rather lev the fsent hair In fu ban
ctsUx DtmilcrG vhite hid gloves, and bracelet on
o. arm. Beuquet de ccsesge 81 green fciises, and
gid tefiss cor.srobsins with the wreath In the bss
White fstip sbcts
CouUEE tsviTFD TO A fuvrrffs FsRrr) rcR a LfrrIE
clnI srsss or sos.
Drefs Ct Tink siik The sklrt short and trimmed