, 1859-01-04
T18hlO3auble I1afe{ligeMce.
Fashions for January.
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RECEIVING CALLS.
New York ladies' are just noE- busily en-.
gagged in preparing for that important event
| Of tie New Year, "receiving calls" For
| weeks this coming egcnt has occasionally cast
It's shadow, in the shape of p um cakes made
and carefully put away, oysters picked and
bottled for use, and crystaGzed l7tits, AMI
! confectionery ordered from French 0rtistts in
the line, whose exquisite taste and genius is
quite upapproacuatle by ordinary people.
In spite, however, Of all that experience and
foresight can do, the last week brings a crowd
Of multifarions duties, which keeps house.
wives busily employed while the younger 1e-
All interesting discussion upon their tolle.tea.
1t WAS the custom formerly for New Years
tables to groan beneath tue weight Of the
most substantial luxuries Of the season.
ronderous rounds OF beef, immense stuffed
tu1kics. bams Of Puritan dimensions, aud
platters OF sandwiches cut with more gcner-
Gus estimate Of mans natural capacity, titan
would seem possible to the delicate calcu-
lato!s Of modern times. The work Of refine
n..n. has done away with beet, and hams, aud
ii tongue is suffered to make its appearance
in til: firm Of sandwiches they are Of such
ctltsial construction US scarcely to permit Of
50 vulgar an idea as eating being applied to
tl!cm.
TIC test Of f;.sliou now is the absence, in.
<tcsl Of tue presence Of quantity. 4 little
delicutc cake and " ne is now tue only dstcn-
sible rcfrcSl.mcnt in some Of our best houses,
the tables being filled up and elegantly
adorned with superb ornamental coafecuon-
cry, flowers and fancy French preparations in
chocolate and cream. The cost is therefore
not r,ductl but very much enhanced. nor i
the trouble of preparation les.
i few gentlemen last season created quite
i sensation by presenting photograph IF
themselves u eacl IF tic ladies' whom thy
lonn1cl will 4 call !; this year great MANY
improved upon this IDEA by llarInga neat lit
tie likeness engraved npon one corner Of their
visiting cards, tic size rot exceeding tho cir
cumfleucc OF ten cent plrcc.
NEW TEARS ToILETTEs.
Several of these, made by Madame Demar-
csr, ;ste striking, both from their simplicity
anu elegance. The first was robe Of very
ricl. grey silk ropl1n, with 4 double skirt,
oruamcntcd aitt a border Of black silk vel.
yct, quarter vi Il yard dcep, the upper o.jgc
finished with aarrow suipure lace. Tllc luly
was high and fastened down.ttc front with
diamond buttons set in jet. These we're the
only ornaments, with the exception Of Il
buckle to match, which fastened the belt. The
sleeves were square, open, aud lai1 in large
plats at tie top, over which were placed very
Short caps Of black velvet, cut into squares
and edged with guipure lace. TIE la;ns ol
the sleeves was white silk, edged witt, !. Tlltc
satin ribbon r1iehc- Beneath tEc:e, full
sleeves Of rilfIvd lace are worn, ornamculel
with cherry or SruscllTe ribbon. A pearl nrt
with pendants is the coiiure arranged to Le
wurn with ibis dress.
Another robe was Of superb black Lyons
veiv1t. with magnificent upper skirt OF
Spanish point. This lace is rcry heavy, the
designs having disappearance Of rais''l work.
1t is a'so very snowy and striking, and should
only lc worn with dark rich velvet as Il
lack ground, and upon person Of di.ta-
gn!sbed ard commanding appcara.cr, u
very ioH body without points, accompanied
this SKIRT, and wide hanging sleeves, lined
with whitc satin. The only oruameuts Of
tic corsAge consisted Of Two long t'arlrs Of
Spanish roint luce, placed over each shonl-
der, and crossing each otrr back and frout
where they were confined by Il clasp Sct with
bsiilianis.
4 rore simple te.let, hut cue Of the y,.ry
pre.tic>t ot III" sca=t'n is Ill i'ulnrtcl robe u
white grcna,1inr. the firunc,.s striped with
cninre!l elk. Pink, blue, "g nlari:o1.l scariS
striped 10 match accompany ,lleSr roles. and
ATE very graceful addition to tic low Gre
clan cn~lagc. At balls they form much
more picturesque dr:lp.ry for the shoulders.
than the hcavy opera cloak.
Thick 1f.:k dress silks arc very tlis,Nyue
this winter, will fiji double skirts trimmed
with bands oruucut velvet. or : yeral gnunl.
II! narrow frin4c-ilyt or scren, only The
M",n1eg luu>t not lie ln even one. The iht-
irs arc cut very lnw, with light points At til"
waist, ;l.-d trimmed with uarrow l1.ck fringe
IL match the skirts. Instead Of fringe. hack
ATTN ribbon 1ilching may b.: used fur III"
decoration. edged with narrow t',rcaI or
"sli MrG lasc.
Narrow black etlsings are in extraordinary
t1urop1 ft,r tr;un1 f3,n tlnuncrS nr ar.,,t
anu ,arIatane dresses. To such III extent
lSlt used. that it is n"w exceedingly difficult
IL .'"'ain it, the stock ]'cl1ly rcatly cxllsu~:e
THE DECLINE OF uoors.
Every week ur 50. IN a1':ur'l paragraph
@'"S the rounds Of the newspapers to the e.
iect that tl,: Empress OF Franve has been
seen with nne nr two less than the u>sl;,:
amount 81 humps. and that IN entire collapse
will inIlow in !, very short time. Such i re.
]"rt Is always i>lloHc.l by I'LL announcement
'li,* crlnolinc iSworn with greater amplitude:
than ever.
Early in the present season tie Empress
En:tne sent to the Royal Tartan Warehouse
at in1er'"ss. tor 1nantity Of Tartan plaid.
nloIrc antiques, plaid woolcns, and striped
and ilIi..S with tic bright striped p.ttico.ts,
which with Kobes looped over them. it vas
decided wou1d form very picturesque walk
my Costumes at Commi5ae. +aul So they
d!d. Nothing could ~: more cUqnrttisl1
lirtn }f1n .ui1trl hcnt with trinr,al Inn .nI
the rich ru!t lopph] in graceful f.stoonS ov.,r
th, hr;,,ht ,,rtt;ca,1 13I;n,r u for ,rr,,i,,.,
lnw,yIr ,s,f ,h, E,nnr,.s: worn ma lr,..
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