Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-11-02
THE WINTER FASHIONS.

ihe Paris correspondent Of the Philadelph ia
North American, writing on the l4th October,
says: -
Gus spectacle Of the remarkable instinct. or
rather, sagacity and intelligence, of the festh. .
erei tribes With the flight Of the swallows we
notice the advent OF winter modes. Our eaiIv-
decKed shop windows display thick rich silks
m9lre antiques, brocades, plain heavy tadetss
brgnteoiored plaids, and an infinite variety sf
wooden goods Many Of these latter tissues are
sufficiently handsome to replace, even among
the most e1travagsntly disposed ladies, silks as
walking and home toilettes The reiogy.eDih
&c ds lame is a beautiful fabric: some are
pam, others have a very small figure, of q
hrignter Color than the ground. The bodies of
waking dresses are made high, and buttoned
10 'front.' with these, basques are scarcely ever
seen; rounded bodies, with band and buck la
or ribbon sash fastened in front, being the
style now in favor. Many robes are made with
points before and behind. In full dress this
form is indispensable. Sleeves are generally
worn open and large, but for winter costume a
closed sleeve, with a wristband, will be adopt
ed. MOire antique, in black or coIors. still re-
tains the favor it has so long enioyed. Thi.
material Is also much used for trimming, on
onrnous- These are made frequently in cash
nIre- IN broad Algerian stripes, or in Iipbt-coI
cred cashmire, wsdded and trimmed with plaid
and also IN black silk, trimmed with plaid or
pain VeiVet, plated ribbon or silk, or band
some PassementeTie. When trimmed with moire
the lining should be of the same color. There
are neW-tashioned taffetas of i rich quality: the
ground IS white, with checks rather more than
Saf an inch in size, formed by fine eolored
threads. Around the bottom of the skirt ara
tnree plain stripes, the color Of the checks f5ur
'ncneS VIDE, In SrOs des tours. We see dresses
Oh plain color, such as light brown. lilac. blue
or green, with one breadth in front, ARRANGED
e. tabIteT, OF plaid silk of many co!ors in which
oiue and green predOminate; or the front
breadth ornamented in patterns formed in fan.
sy Eelyets, Initiating plated ribbons, bardep
ourgs fastened by buttons of the same color as
the dress, or in Grecque.
Others have the front breadth Of vbits s;lk
with horizontal wrsatbs of aowers surmouutine
1nnges Of the same color as the dress Again
some are made With one breadth of plain
eoIored silk, and a half breadth of the iust.de-
scrloed silk, placed alternately FIounces
nave replaced double skirts these are pener-
alIy only two, either plain or festOoned, or else
one very deep hOunce, surmounted by FIVE
small ones, Of two or three inches deep The
skirt Is extremely full, and very long behind,
almost forming train. Undersleeycs are pro-
iuseiy trimmed with pufings ribbons. yelvets
ana lace, and are generally closed with en-
oroldered reyers Ornamented with lace. ON
WHICH narrow yeiVets are run, and lace bsrbes
or Pnmngs run up the sleeve all round Fer
negllge collars and sleeves are made with Aat
small plaits and Valencennes trimming. The
winter bonnets will be made rather larger than
those worn during the past year; the front
comes farther forward, and the crown slants of
behind. The curtain is wide, round and not
raised at all. The very wide and long strings
are often bound with a piece of velvet or rib-
Don OF different color. The inside trimming
continues to be an empress knot of foliage or
nooon, or else half wreath of flowers.