The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-12-31
Raoies department,
WINTER FASHIONS.

from Graham,s Magazine for December.l
WINTER FASHIONS.
Nothing is to be seen at present but
winter goods, rich, heavy materials, and
warm or dark colors. Furs have super
seeded laces, muslins have retreated be-
fore ~yelyets, and MORE antiques, and all
the " airy ~nothingsn of summer, have
vanished from the street, and in their
stead we have furs and w%oollen goods,
and all the clothing for which We are in
debted to animate nature. Vegetable
God and vegetable clothing go out to:
Zether, and between animal food and an
imal clothing there is a strong sympa-
thetic bond.
Furs do not enter into trimmings this
season so much as was anticipated, but
instead we have an imitation of Russia
sable, which is used pretty extensively
for cloaks. We have nothing new in
this department-the sable is still the
fur par excellence ; the shapes are In
nowise different from last year, and we
must confess they are pretty enough to
be retained for another season. The
large cape is slightly pointed in the
back, and full over the arm-thus pre-
venting any ungraceful drag which
might result from the absence of this
very important little gusset. They are
almost universally furnished with a
small collar, which gives them a more
finished appearance. The small cape,
and its diminutiYe, the victorine, sweep
round the shoulders and fall in long and
square tabs in front, ending in three or
four tails. The mufs are worn, we are
pleased to see, as small as last year. The
cuffs are of the same size as last year,
reaching almost to the elbow. There
is another style of cape, circular shape,
with arm holes, very convenient for hold
ing a muf. The Russian sable-the
scarcest, and consequently the dearest
fur we haye-is, we understand, Snug
gled INTO this country, its expectation
being prohibited by the Russian govern
ment. A small muf of this fur costs
four hundred dollars; and the entire
set, consisting of cape, cuffs and muff,
is worth sl,400 or 81 500. Next in i'm
portance comes the Hudson Bay sable,
its price ranging from 5000 to $500 the
set, its value increasing as its color dark
ems. Then we have mink, a beautiful
fur, almost rivaling the sable; and next,
fallen from its high estate" comes
ermine, now only a fourth rate fur, of
which, In the good old times, kings had
the monopoly. Then again We have
the chinehilla, fitch, squirrel, stone mar
tin, mineYer and if our ladies can't be
suited, no matter how diverse their tastes
may be, it must be the result of the be-
~wilderiDg variety they have to choose
from.
A very important department. in fur
establishments is that devoted to chill
dren. There are some furs dedicated to
their exclusive use, such as minever and
Others which they use in common with
their elders, as ermine, and the mixed
white and grey squirrel. They have en-
tire sets capes, cuffs and mufs, and OF
all sizes, suitable for children of every
age, provided that the Juvenile world -
must form a very considerable item in
business calculations. The price for a
set of minever is thirty dollars, and for
ermine, from twenty-five to forty.
DREssEs.-Among4 the beautiful and
fashionable dresses which have been
manufactured for the winter season, are
6Om0 VI kICCA d10 Dlut SILK, HAVING
dounces ornamented with a wreath Of
oak leaves broche in darker tints of the
same color as the ground. These wreaths
have very much the appearance of be-
ing formed of velvet. In other dresses,
the foliage is in a different tint from
that of the ground.
CLoAKs AND Cloaks
mantillas, and all the varieties of out.
side winter garments, designed for the
coming season, are now fairly before the
people, and certainly surpass in grace O.
form, and beauty of design, those il
fashion last year. The straight, scarf
shaped mantilla, that gave such a square
ness and ~angularity to the figure, ha
disappeared, and in its stead we hav,
the pointed style, in all its phases, from
the scarcely ~perceptible peakto the full,
developed shawl. The trimming ar
profuse and varied, and some, in ad
dition to their intrinsic claims to ad
miration, have all the charms of nov
city to recommend them. Chief anon,
these is the crochet trimming, which i
made Of thick purse silk, crocheted int,
shsll patterns, and floral patterns, an,
tufted patterns, and patterns too in
tricate to be described. The beauty q
this trimming is considerably enhance
by a deep fringe which is attached t
the edge-stitches of the crochet, an
which is generally very thick and luz
uriant. In addition to this, the mos
delicate embroidery has been called il
to requisition, to give greater value I
materials that could we'll stand on the;
own merits, and dispense with all e1
traneous aid. This is particularly IL
case with one called ''the Zuleika,"
new and recherche mantilla of the shay
pattern, whose gorgeous oriental maj
nifcence is in keeping with ito nam
It Is formed with the richest black We
vet, and trimmed with deep guipul