The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-21


inch wide, which went winding in and out amid tne
cloud like lace in may regularity, remarkable for
its simple beauty. The cache pei9aen very pretty
style, with very inappropriate name, Is composed Of
bows upon Of ribbons arranged in the shape Of
wreath and rather surround than
the comb. Others formed exclusively Of Bowers.
delicate spring blossoms, and glowing autumnal
stately exotics and humble wild flowers interben in
beautiful confusion. These wreaths fastened with
large gold pins from which depend chains and bals oe
the costly material.
MORNINGS.
Tho mourning for the coming is distinguished
for the richness and variety Of the materials and the
grave yet graceful elegance Of the different styles Purple
which was lately looked upon with dsavor limo
yason, and used Taringy in consequence, has gradually
worked its way into public favor and Is recognized
as one Of the genuine hues Of grief This is
to be attributed only to the beauty and
becomingness of the color, but to its possessing the
rare quality of contrasting and harmonizing with the
standard mourning coors black and white. This it pos
sesses in common with lavender its greater depth Of
color gives it an ncalculabe advantage the older
but less brilliant avorite For deep mourning, which
rejects all light shades jealousy deep grief rejects
all consolation, have bombazincs Of the finest
texture very rich kind Of corded silk, called ducabe
and the usreless silk barathea fabric emineny suited
for the purpose For lighter mourning we have very
elegant Gouncea brocade robes on ground Of purple
SILK and robe Of MORE antique in alternate stripes
lavender ashes Of roses, white and black that
perb From the mourning hats exhibition in Bartho-
lomew's, select remarkable for their beauty.
The Rachel Pauline is made Of heavy English Grape and
trimmed in the inside with bows of the description
fall of Grape, almost large enough for demve Is at
tached to the hat, and flung back over the cape,
adding still more to the gloomy and funereal character
the whole Another very pretty hat composed of
silk ribbed with velvet fall of lace, embroidered with
straw, thrown backwards from the edge the.
hat; the cape, trimmed with straw embroidered lace,
slightly elevated side, to give for bow
of MORE antique ribbon, and the other side was
feather, tipped with straw. The chenille embroidery
mentioned in connection with the other hats is found in
mourning establishments also, and enters largely into
the composition Of mourning bonnets. The ''Rachel" il
beautiful specimen Of this kind. The foundation
purple silk is overaid with black lace eaborately en-
broidered with purple chenille and buges and loops
chenille carried round the edge of the hat and curtain
mpart to it a finished look A bow Of broche chenille
ribbon inserted under the curtain feathers tipped
with purple chenille complete the outside adornments
DRESSES.
The most prominent feature in the dresses for this
is the prodigaty of trimming Everything is trim
ned1ounces basques bretelles and sleeves OF these
trimmings have most bewildering variety
MORE antique, velvet, plush fringe, ribbon and lace.
We would venture to assert that gounces would the
only style this but for the vision Of more antique
and rich heavy striped silks that rise upbraidngy before
us We have some brocadc lounces which most
exquisitebouquets Of nowers OF the most brilliant hues
contrasting beautifully with The dark groundwork of
black purple dark blue of the main body of the silk
Arabesque patterns of the most ingenious devices and
stripes of all widths some varied with polka spots
other small figures between the stripes others APP
pealng confidently to public favor the ground Of sim
plicity and trusting TO the unadorned stripe alone
Basques are in fashion still and In great favor at
the commencement of their brilliant Nothing
yet has shaken their supremacy-even the stereoyped
instability of fashion has been Intellectual against them.
We have charming novelty in the corsage t'etelles,
braces passing the shoulder and extending back
and front to the waist sometimes falling below it, in
square appes. They frequently split the shoul
der, and invariably they approach the waist.
They give full scope for the display of trimming which,
as VIC mentioned before marked feature in the pre-
STYLE There is also another novelty the corsage
called the jam dArc II is light fitting plain waist,
high TO the throat with Of buttons and open the
bottom in the vest 0e STYLE There ia also another
style Of waist trimming which is becoming and
suitable to some figures than the breeit II is called the
d.mtretetfs, tretele cape, which forms JretlL
n front, but instead of reaching to the waist, it
sweeps gracefully round the shoulders forming cape.
This style We would not recommend to round shout
dered person SleevesFashion has not been very rgor
dcspotc in this particular. She has mercfully al
lowed us quite number of styles to choose from We
will particularze few of the most charming The dou-
BILE bell is a very pretty style OF Sleeves plain
shoulder piece three inches Deep with two full frils.
This is suitable for plain dress. Then have much
more stylish sleeve Of which the oldashioned flowing
sleeve was very imperfect type. The outside open to
the shoulder which trimmed with lace velvet fringe
and closed with bows Of ribbon There is s another
which we cannot omit It the flowing sleeve shape
but from The elbow down there Is funess laid on which
is made into toD'onne by perpendicular lines Of velvet
plush, or MORE antique.
BALL DRESS.
Pail dresses made Of pink and white tarle,one With
alternate LOUNGES OF each color II has most beautiful
and arial appearance. The sleeves formed of two
frills, white the other rink. The corace il low
and pointed and deep fall Of lace almost covers IT,
bouquet Of pink and white buds completes the
dress, which, for ghtness and beauty, is far superb
or TO either silk satin for ball dresses. We have
seen another, which is worthy rival OF the above
II Is made of white and pale blue tarletane, with
alternate founces Of blue aud white like other but
with this difference. that the head OF each fonnce il
pufed AMI through these bouiionnees glenn ribbons
q different color In the white dounce We have the
blue ribbon, and in the blue founce the white which
appears at intervals in bows and long flowing ends The
corsage is ow and trimmed lrle the sleeves short
and looped up with blne and white ribbon
We have seen AT Of he leading bazaars in Broad
way the following elegant giacs;-A wedding dress Of
white silk, almost covered with two deep aoupces of
POINT lace, each founce trimmed with quilting of broad
white satin iibbonthe trimming ut the head
OF the founoe. Tho corsape low entirely covered
with point lace, forming ises back and front sleeves
short OF point lace, loope1 up with flowers veil OF
point lace falls over the shoulder and is ooped up with
bunch OF orange blossoms at side. a wreath or
the same bridal blossom encrcle the head and white
satin Slippers with extra ordinarily high heels completes
This elegant wedding dress.
CHILDRrN's CLOTHING.
Some exquisite specimens to be seen al lcadinv
Hoaowey bazaar, from the infants embroidered long
'one 70 e pcy iul dress cloth suit One very pretty
syie combining richness with simplicity was a blouse
Of brown 'noe antique, sufficiently open in front 20 a;a.