The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-20


The materials for the present season very beaut
fthe rich fabrics with flowers embroidered taetas
antique These taleas very strong, and the flowers
in small boquets and foliage in white silk. Upon
chestnut brown ground the flowers are nasturtums,
orange, green or lilac coors The taietas antique are
also made plain in all shades.
We must mention the veoute mperatrce-a kind Of
terry velvet but more solid and firm, and exqsitely
shaded For visiting dresses this fabric in dark coors is
very elegant The skirts made without ounces and
trimmed with colored velvet ornaments Brown, and a
kind OF ruby color, the most MISREPRESENTATION for
robes simple manteaux The ruby ia employed with
black velvet or plain black silk.
The robe Isabeau made this style. is of black
taetas antique, wthout join at the waist, opsn on the
side, and trimmed round with band of ruby velvet,
which caught together at distance with paseementer
cuff band Of velvet placed down the shoulder seams,
AMI TO the point Of the waist behind where s fastened
with flat buttons The skirt is trimmed TO match
The color is mixture of groseile des Alpes and
violet In velvet 1t is most beautiful.
The Pekn velvet in broad stripes OF two shadeE should
not be trimmed The skirt should be long and cut the
Besides these charming robes we must notice the more
simple silks Cor negigees Woollen materials worn
for morning dresses-reds with small flowers striped
m black or sonabre coors Spotted taleas and wooen
velvets are also much used.
Satin dresses, embroidered with flowers and taGetas
gace but glace anew manner, and taetas with velvet
flowers Of the same color woven in the stuh and Pekn
ere all fashionable.
dress Of white satin, embroidered is suitable for full
land bows matching the flowers The body should have
embroidered ulle and lace in drapery FORM The
s,eeves also must be long and hanging:
G trimmed with passemsnterie composed Of plas
. lacux and tasses The body then has trimming to
match crossing from shoulder to shoulder and being
n the waist bow of passementere is placed
each sh oulder, which has very pretty effect The
sleases trimmed to match.
We mention open bodies as q novelty OF the season.
They are much made for home or dinner dress.
Pek;n dresses made in this style:-very full and
long Behind and the bottom Of the skirt trimmed with
three futed founces Plain body, with kind of basque
square behind and raised the hip with two buttons
the back. This is called the dragon basque.
Dressed without Qtthe waist not yet ut all
eneralya ldopted they are however sometimes seen in
quilting Pc pin, or vchy cloth, edged with velvet and
rnmed wiz cured buttons, rosettes OF gupure, black
lace arranged in three rows down the front Two forms
of this sye madethe FIRST has no plaits the skirt
enlarged again form the body second has only the
back two front breadhs cut In one piece and in
point; the two.. the sides are put IN sns whole width
made tight to the with two seams are trimmed
at the top by fsll narrow bouiuon.
In morning dress, small collars and cults OF batste, or
linen edged with colo RS worn white embroidery
is certainly more rsch rce For dem toilet thin muslin
by insertion in wh colorcd ribbon is run are very
pretty. Others mac Of one large puff of muslin with
sleeves have mousquetao cuffs lined with coIored silk
others formed Of three bouillons OF tue and muslin
ny bands 81 " wh long ends edged with
in melon shape, also wor n With all these sleeves
collars TO match are indispensa Die.
Nearly all the walking dress. 8 are made with plain
Skirts trimmed tdier fase ned up the front Como
skirts are cut crosway and set in az the waist In large
aat one plat und. e cue arm and two
and elegant varieties. Aguletes, L'uttons bows with
square ends trimmed with lace And enlvened with
black beads and fiat graduated ornamen both for bodies
aud skirts, all in demand.
There question at present whether tn Louis XIII
round hat with long feathers will be adopted this winter,
or al latest next summer We cannot speak po ,vey on
this subject, so we will describe what is now actually
The sorm large, rather open and forward on the
forehead p1edium however should be kept for II lhe
front forward the bonnet is wanting in grace. The
curtain Is moderately wide.