The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-03-13
+ ashlOns fHr February.
fEpnvv, 7 a Eollos

The unsettled state Of the weather during the last month
makes difficult to give very decided opinion TO any
change IN fashion Fog mud are either of them very
unlikely Incentives for the display Of elegant toiIetes
We look anxousy for the bright sunny days when the fair
wearers may with safety throw of some of their wraps,
WHICH, athough comfortable, certainly grace
full ana becoming as smaller closer fitting mantIes
The prevailing colors for visits Of ceremony and dinner
shess are utsh. oue ana silver gray blue Of deeper
saoe prgnt Drown voiet and green OF different shades
for walking dress.
Three skirts sometimes worn, even in heavy mate
ras put The greatest novelty the double skr-one of
satn the other OF velvet the color but not the
same shade, the lower being rather deeper This
combination Is AZ present too great novelty for US 10
speak very decidedly as to It's but should
Dc surprised TO see very generally adopted as they are
materials which relieve each other The upper skirt
being OF satn the body should of course ne of tho same
and trimmed with velvet
Velvet dresses are almost invariably made with plain
luil skrs much longer behind than in 'front.' The bodies
are much trmned sometimes the chenille fringe or lace
IL placed 20 as to form round peerne Though the point
co menu u sun IN favor, II II seldom that the body
left quite PLAIN.
Morning dresses are now very generally made with
plain tight seeves the skirts are very full short in 'front.'
and quite long at The back.
FOR Dall dresses white tule rcgns at present. The up
per skirt raised with bouquets or bows of ribbon IL the
fashion most generally adopted however another style
or ue dresses, newer and not less elegant is TO make
me tnle skirt very full and long behind fhis is worn
over satin skirt still longer, trimmed round with
pouilon Of tullc, in the midst OF which are placed
., punches OF flowers without leaves, bows of
ripoon, without ends. satin body, trimmed with a
crossed berthe Of ue buionne inerpcrsed with flowers
or ribbon Tulle sleeve rather long Mt the back Of the
arm An elegant blue tulc dress had the lower skirt
Trimmed WIN three double ounces, raised At the sides with
punches Of email blue flowers; over this was tunic OF
uc trimmed with narrow ruches Of blonde and punches
OF lowers The body trimmed with crossed berthe,
with bouquet OF flowers front Tule sleeves tri a,
med with ruches Of blonde.
The dress worn by the Empress on a recent occasion
was drab MORE, with hounces trimmed with band Of
violet velyet over this dress was worry large black
mantle Her Majesty quilted silk, and velvet bon.
net OF the same colors Az tho cress
Among the handsonest burnous, or sortcs do bal are
those composed or light cooe plush and satin and others
purple OF white velvet satin cachemire striped with
gold.
The bonneu most wen just now made either Of tor.
~ velvet, with trimmings OF plain velvet or plain velvet
trimmed with feathers but those OF quilted white satin
are exceedingly elegant, trimmed for instance, with
scarf Of groseilc velvet osodered in silk the ends Of
which form an segan plat the forehead or sim
ply edged with bais fold OF the same velvet trimmed
with bow Of black lace the front and another small
bow In the cap, with small bouquets of groseNc prim-
Not less elegant is bonnet Of white satin trim
med with bow of green velvet at the side and black
feather
The Empress lsteIy bonnet OF black velvet the
whole Of the trmmngso Of pink SATIN with the exception
o. the strings, which were OF black satin.
We have also seen o charming bonnet made II violet