Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-10-27
The Fashions

PARIS, October - he gay autumna wealth
or which u>hcred i'll the last week of September
has made IA revolution in the fashions; gauses,
musns, tarletans, are only seen by the light of
the wax tapers or lamps Dresses in Tatietas,
embroidered in silk or ornnmcnted with velvet
applications, have replaced those worked in staw,
the hnragc and the aconct. For autumn, toilette
tatfeta has the preference; the colors preferred
are medium tnts such greys and lilacs. We
see II great number with broad stripes and large
cumeo patterns. For full dress visiting toilette
silk is the most fashionable article. A dress of
grey or violet MORE dnti9e, ornamcntcd with
grey or violet silk ribbons with velvet stripes and
black lace, is in great vogue. The corsage
should be made high, either fastened to the throat
or open to the waist, according to the taste of
the wearer; il is edged with n narrow lace and IA
narrow velvet, which is continued down the front
Mt the distance of two or three inches the habit
shirt is seen between these bars. The waist is
round and rather pointed in front and, behind,
il is heightened over the hips. and falls over the
skirt in points two inches deep, these points are
bordered with row of black velvet, aud another
of lace. \ ribbon with velvet stripes is placed
down the front, slightly gathered a Ia rieIie, be-
tween two rows of black lace, about an inch wide;
u bow of ribbon with velvet stripes is put on at
the point of the eorsagc i'll front The full
sleeves are held up as to form two bells, fall
ing one over the other; they have three sashes
bordered with velvet and black lace, through
which appear the putfs under sleeve. black
lace finishes the bottom of the sleeve and falls
over guipure lace. The ample skirt is disposed
in four deep points about half yard in depth in
which is scwed watered silk flounce fuller than
the skirt, and the seams of which are hidden
under plated ribbon. This same dress may be
made tor the evening. by cutting the corsage
lower, and be composed of lighter MORE or of
Il gold and silver brocade with nounce of the
the skirt.
Bodies with braces retain their favor For
cool weather these corsages are high, plain and
with lappets and are ornamented in front with
two yelyets placed as breast piece; the space
between them is filled with smaller velyets plac-
ed transversally and to which arc suspended
small buttons. Two yelvets placed as braces.
begin at the lappet in front, rise over the shout
der and go down the back seam. These braces
are connected by cross velyets enriched by small
velvet buttons. The sleeves and he lappets
are ornamented in the same style
We see Il great variety in the forms and ma
terlals OF mantels and cloaks. Velvet cloaks
trimmed with deep lace will be the favorite gar
ment OF tho season. For winter, expensive furs
VIII replace all other ornaments with ladies of
fashion and large fortunes. The Alma viva
mantle, intended as u full dress costume is com
posed OF velvet of any color, according to the
fancy OF the wearer and is made round and short
like peerinr, II has for ornament, around the
bottom and at the neck, medalions formed bv
an insertion of lace,) bordcred by II gathered
row OF hce about an inch wide. from which fall
two lace fpunces l3 inches wide When this
mantle is trimmed with fringe, the lace me-
dhlhons are replaced by embroidered ones