The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-12-16
FASHIONS.
FASHIONS
Corr 0f The North American C Entteh SLnLcs ca,

Corr Of the North american G Caed States Gazette I
PARIS, November %.
laces and embroideries, and magnificent materials
oil all descriptions; the embrOderes executed in
sewing SIR on either velvet. moire, rich striped
nrocaucS, lor dlnner or evening dress, as well as
for manteauX &c. Ribbons are in great demand
and are exquisite both in design and fabric The
cehf"re breteteS of velvet tatctas are extremely
convenient well AS becoming being prepared
ready t" be placed on the dress and forming berthes
and tontangeS bows ON the middle of the body
The broad and magnificent ribbons are destined
simply to pass round the waist and to tie in knot
on one side. The material in vogue are the Pom
padour pekin striped or with tlounces; silks with
cameo lozengeS; the pckins and terry velvet (both
wooen tissues dresses with broad stripes of two
colors. On the front of c0rsages we now see be-
sides gal0ons with shaded plush tufts. an array
OF little Chinese pendant buttons, or chenille tas-
SGls' Wlth several branches; this trimming is en-
p0yed on the skirts of dresses, as also are trim
mings of jet mixed with guipure, velvet with sat
IN, the colOrs matching those of the dress.
Although the winter modes are not vet
iniIy displayed in all the large establishments of
farlS yet many of the shops have large stock of
new materials for the coming cold weather The
season IN the gay capitol does not commence before
thenew year, consequently the winter OF new 90 DDS
does not inliy and generally appear before the
month of December. The Court continue to reside
at CompIegne; we have details of hunts and CAV
entertainments. The morning dress for those gen
tlemen who follow the chase is a green cloth frock
| velvet replaces the cloth The guests who do not
follow the hunt are equipped in an ordinary black
lrock coat for breakfast. and in the evening" black
dress cloth coat, shorts with white silk stock nps
turned over the knee, a !" Loris wv, are worn
As materials for walking dresses, thicker and
warmer textures are now appearing in great varie-
ties. PIaids are very much in favor both in popln
and in wOollen fabrics. The skirts are still worn
| very lull, and while some are made quite plain,
! many are seen with two, three, or more iounces
double he rn1 dis
carded One deep iOunce, with heading, or sevc-
raj very narrow iounc"s above it, is not unire-
| quently adopted. Both double skirts and nounces
are very pretty when trimmed with fat plaitinns
either OF the same material or of ribbon, and some
times OF taiictas different color from the dress
The corsages of walking dresses are frequently
quite plain, with the exception Of the handsome
buttons with which they are fastened in 'front.'
Rounded or pointed bodies, with basques are uni.
versay adopted band with a buckle accompa-
MES the rounded waist. For walking dresses, the
sleeves are made closed at the wrist with turned
back cuffs. These cuffs are variousv trimmed
with velvet, or with ruches of two colors. These
sleeves are seen principally with robes of w0ollen
materials with satin and alctas sleeves formed OF
two or three pulls, or pagOda sleeves with Jockeys
will be more in favor. The Xouave Jackets are
adopted by our fashionable ladies as an in door
garment. They are cut wide and loose in the back,
are open or closed in front and are worn over the
corsage of the dress. For handkerchicfs. collars
ana under sleeves, the embroidery in loim a raj
/
OF full dress, we pulled undersleeve, with a
deep lace trimming, and bows of ribbon or of vel
vet; also, large balloons Of muslin, decorated all
round with ends Of worked muslin or lace and hav.
ing openings through which narrow vevets or rib
bonS are run. Sometimes white muslin and lace
sleeves are trimmed with black lace When the
muslin sleeve is closed, there is cuff finely
worked in white, sometimes in col0rs or
with large points formed by wide vclvets mixed
with lace
For coiflures of half dress there are worn tufts
of pinked silk Of two coors, or of black lace and
white blonde, placed very far back on the head,
and fastened III front by bow one side or plat
or torsadc. In the streets undrcss coiilure,
we see waddcd and quilted black, or dark colored
silks, or satin bonnets. There is deep black vel
vet fold placed on the edge Of the bonnet and the
curtain; this is the only trimming, with the excep-
ton Of a fat black velvet Of black lace bow placed
on the top Of the bonnet the ends Of which fall
down on each. When accompanied by small lace
ro'etic u Fhmp@r6tTjce, this cumpoaes a very dis
tngue walking attire.
The macadamZed streets of Paris are yellow
pool throughout, after five DAYS OF constant rain
Nothing can exceed the ridiculous figure of our
small DANES Of the haut-,0n. in the proubcrancc of
their coats and robes, as they cndeavOr, in their
walks, to defend themselves from the mud The
astonishing amplitude of the UJes renders the gath
erlng them up in the hand a difficult and laborious
operatlon- We have many inventions, intended to
obyiatr the difficulty One of these is the pnge
oJrGgc, hook, which lastens into the belt, from
which hangs silk cord. At the extremity there is
erably above the edge of the pctcoat, from sweep
ing the muddy walks. Two of these ogrofcg
should be worn together, festooning the robe ON
each side.