The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-18

plumber Of new head dresses adapted to the eve
parties OF the present season. have just appeared They
made chiefly Of ribbon lace and flowers either siBgy
in combination Some of the ribbon head dresses
composed OF mixture OF figured ribbon and Of ribbon
broche with gold Among the new wreaths we may men
til formed OF the wild ths voubils Of any
flower Of medium size These wreaths encirce the head
and have on each side three dropping sprays bouquet
Of the flowers employed the npe
dress has aso three pendant sprays The may
employed with advantage as an ornament for the hair.
For dark hair nothing be more effective than a
wreath Of cactus varying in color from to ponceau
and interminged with narrow pendant foliage One OF
the newest wreethe have consists OF double
ccqueligots Of the natural color intermngled with
liage CT black velvet and Jet This wreath nad pen
dant sprays For full evening costume the coifure Of
feathers feathers and lace appets is fashionable
as ever. Among the most elegant mourning head
dresses We may mention some formed of half hand
kerchef or anchoH Of black lace the rounded
end disposed, towards the back Of the head and
the others hanging down as appets, The ri mining
each side may be velvet flowers or lace nermingied
with various ornaments of jet for instance light foliage
or rings OF jet the latter linked in the form Of chan
dropping low at the ears suitable head dress for
slight mourning may be formed OF long oarbe OF wae
lace fasered by two bouquets of whit. and lilac lowers
Some evening dresses have been made with two upes
each OF different the other One of tbes.
dresses consists OF upper upe Of broche silk green
spriggea with roes 1t is gathered up on each side by
bouquet Of with velvet foliage and displays beneath
IL upper jupe pecoet Of white satin trimmed with
adeep hounce OF Alensoa lace poalust OF roses or
nsmeLts the front ohe co,age Phs sleeves are short
aud trimmed with double raeoda' OF hercoD lace loop.d
up by si1al bouquets o. roses
Tbc following is description Of dress having vest
jacket OF the material The ac et may be
according 1t |. wished TO adapt the dress to
is full evening The dres. consists Of pearl
gray satin figured with bouquets OF flowers In white SILK
The corspge s low with oecp berthe formed OF gupure
fringe white and gray siL< the jacket, which l
open in front, bas pasola sleeves reaching just
below the elbow and ir trimmed with guipure fringe,
ike that CON posing the berthe.
Tule is this very favotite material for ball
dresses. For many styles CT trimming tulle Is better
adapted than any Other texture, owing to ss superior
ghtness Transparency Isny OF plain tulle
have teeu truined with I've bounces scallopst. and
edged with si.k
some q the newest bal dresses have gold silver in.
teIEiued with the trimming dres- of cru,e.u bius
ttle has been trimmed with iounces edged vita
light aIf'ment IN silver sGrmouutsa oy three rows Of
rarrow silver braid The font of the cersage Ia
louis Qunze is trimmed with friis Of ne edged
With Gtuteile dargent The berthe crnamented With
q 0cuce row Of dentele dargent Flowers accord
rg with this style Of dress the cors adopted ought
te feathers or some ornament Of jegtiry,