The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-10-02
THE DAILY GAZETTE.
From the n v Times, 20th inst
COURT-OPENING DAY
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i FASHIONS COURT-OPENING DAY
IN NEW YORK
Yesterday was opening day and
q the weather was all that could be
+ desired, the fair votarics Of fashion
went from place to place. inspecting,
ciiticising, and comparing everything
snbmittcdto to their Judgement. Moth
lng so arouses the interest and curios-
4 lty Of our ladies' as the advent of new
fashion, torthoueh the advent ola new
sth@er IS all very well, it is rs nothing
compared with IT, This will account
iur the sustained enthusiasm with
which they crowd the exhibition rooms
and block up the streets on opening
day after another, the eagerness with
which they look forward to it, and
The delight with which they hail its
arrival This year they had not SO
long TO wait, for the fall season com
lnenccd earlier than usual, attributable
in a great measure, to the number Of
visitors in our midst. These helped to
swell the gay and fashionably dressed
liuoag that on such occasions imparts
~ animated holiday look to onr great
business thoronghiare.
EoNNEIs.
There IS more variety in the form
ofbonnets for the coming season than
usual, but it is confined wholly to the
crown The fronts are invariably
small and recedin9, slightly pointed at
the centre, and faring at the sides,
anil as unlike the old-la8hioned idea Of
a bonnet as can well be conceived
The capes are full and pointed, but
not SO deep as those Of last season nor
So proiusely trimmed. Indeed, this
remark may be applied to the body OF
/ the hat, for though still more elabor-
ately orhamerted than simplicity or
good taste would warrant, itcompares
t3tpdrably, in this respect, with the out
I going fashion a move has been made
inthelightdirection which may proba-
bly, bring rs back. by easy stages, to
first principles. Then a bonnet will
be 2 bonnet and not q head dress, be
coming and elegant, it is true, but
hearing no trace fits original use.
( The crowns are round, oval and cap
| shaped, and many are such nondes.
cripts that words can convey a very
feeble idea Of their whimsical original
ity Mixed materials are in ,fcat Il,
mand: straw and ribbon Tor the fall.
ana lace and velvet for the winter -
The tall rnche Is still in favor Tor fronl
trimming. and feathers. flowers an
birls hf pHa lisr for the outside.
Fruit has gone oHt with the GUNNER.
Ot all the gifts Of Pamona the grape
alone fingers Each season lhoweyer,
has its appropriate admnmcni, and
til fact IS not lost sight Ut hvHnRiHft
#reiined taste.
\ Glance At the trimmings Of a hat
will At once Indicate the season for
which it il intended. Summer frnit4
and delicate Spring blossoms wonld
now be ont ol place, and consequent.
Is We have instead gorgeous autumnal
flowers and exquisite exotics. The
iavorite colors are brown and beaver,
but all shades are worn, and every
complexion, from the delicate blonde
to the glowing burnette, can find the
hue that becomes the best. We Ishali
endeavOr to describe a few hats that
attracted most attention, though it is
exceedingly difficult to make a selec-
ton from the confused mass Of lovely
forms that everywhere met the view
some winning admiration by their
quiet beauty, others challenging at
tention by their old but distingue
style Conspicuous among the latter
was the "Chapeau Catalan" formed
with lace, barred with blue sattin.-
The crown is oval, and formed Of a
thick cording Of satin rolling around
a centre. To the crown are attached
two falls Of the most delicate blonde
lace, which etfectually conceals every
vestige of the bonnet shape, and looks
like a cap flung with happy careless
ness on the back ofthe head. Around
the front runs q blue ostrich feather,
which, dropping considerably, imparts
a graceful tullness to the sides. Inside
trimmings, ruehe, and on one side Il
| bunch Of roses. Another opera or
carriage hat more in accordance with
/ the prevailing mode, and more beauti-
! full, though less striking than the pre-
ccdine was exhibited at the same es,
tablishment. The material was pink
uncut velvet, and it was trimmed
with blonde, and rare and elegant
fringe made OF marabout feathers. Ii
Is light as foam, soft as mist, and forms
welcome addition to our stock Of
trimmings Its misty appearance is
| further heightened hy the innumerable
specks that people il, likemotes ina sun
heam-those specks being the tasten.
ings OF knots necessary to make
fringe the required length. 1t is a
most expensive trimming; and in
| these little knots, and the amount Of
labor they involve will be found the
causc, The "Chapean Ferrero,"
which takes ii name from one Of our
first class ntot2fstis, is Il very pretty
Paris hat, simply elegont and unmis-
taxable novel. 1t is formed Of the
finest lutin straw, sewed with black
silk, great regard being paid to the
regularity ofthe stitches. Round the
esIgcs Of the crown, the cape and the
front runs band Of open work two
or three inches wide, formed by the
black velvet and straw interlacing
damondwise. From the inner edge
of the front opcnwork, or straw inser-
tion, depends a border of Chantilly
lace, reaching almost to the side crown
and the cleaning Of the pearly straw
through the transparent cover pre-
serves the uniformity ofthe design. -
Trimming, crimson velvet flowers.
We have not heard whether freights
have fallen, as yet As 'sMaine has
spoken for disunion, : we have watch
ed, with some anxiety, to see the eli