Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-01-24
FASHIONS FOR JANUARY.
From | e F0llet.

We have been asked lately what is the favor
ite color this season. For visiting there 10
nothing very decided; but after black, which
Is certainly the most worn, and il is greatly in
favor as il was last year, the colors most fash
Unable are brown, green, and velvet. For
full dress, that is to say, for dresses Of velvet
and SATIN, the new colOrs, grOs ,ille des Alp es
and peacn bio; som, are the most fashion able
Tarlstine will not be the fashion this " nter;
tulle will be more worn, and we approve of the
change. 1t was always difficult for US to com
prehend bow women of taste ard elegance
could wear diamonds with a material simple
enough to be worn by a school girl but which
was too frequently found mixed with lace
ribbons, and wreaths, thereby destroying that
simplicity which was its principal charm.
Tulle dresses, with two skirts, the upper one
raised with bouquets, will be very generally
adopted. Some, however, have twelve founces
trimmed with ruches of tulle, gaufered rib.
bon, or chenille. Others have the hlupce:
worked with colOred silks or velvet flowers
We have seen an elegant dress of white silk
with two skirts; the lower one trimmed with a
wide bOuillonne of tulle, the upper one at the
SIDES, and trimmed with a wide plated trim
ming, dged with ruches of blonde.
We have lately seen great novelty in dress
The skirt was composed Of alternate breadths
OF Tio'et terry velvet and black cut velvet
IL was quite plain, but very full and long
CANT passementerie, violet and black. High
body, made to match the skirt. Small full
sleeves, In alternate stripes Of violet and black
with epaulette and cuff covered with passe.
menterie to match that On the skirt
The materials most in favor for this season
for neglige are gros d Ecosse, terry velvet
Ottoman velvet, imperial velvet, and tweed
These materials are all very thick and warm
The skirts are g morally made plain-it is
even considered good taste not to put any
trimming on the skirt; rich trimmings are left
for dresses Of satin and mOire' antique, which
are still very much worn. The moire antique
with POmpadour bouquets, are reserved for fall
dress; moire, mixed with satin tinted, for visit
ing dresses.
Velvet dresses are always made with a point
behind and in front. Some of our elegante:
have lately revived the fashion of wearing
dresses Of this material opened en- ceur, and
trimmed around the top with rich lace Small
bOufantes sleeves with a lace, deep behind
and raised in front Of the arm
We have already expressed our belief that
the basquine would be worn at least another
season, and our opinion proved itself to be cor
rect by the increased favor il is gaining, par.
ticslarly amongst the young; nor do We wonder
at this, as to young sylph-like figure il is IA !
more graceful than the heavy burnous The
most fashionable colors are brown and black
They are made long, but not extravagantly so,
aud ht to the figure, but not too closely Some
OF the newest bGsIuines, have had all the
seams double stitched with white, a double
stitching round the bottom, and sleeves, " hicb
are very wide, cut square, so as to fall over the
sleeve without showing the lining The but.
tons are also stitched with white The style i:
quite novel, and We think it will be much en-.
ployed.
Plaid plush is much employed, but princi.
pally for burnous. For basquines or palctots
cloth or velvet are the favorite materials
These are much trimmed with narrow bands Of
fur.
Loose indoor jackets are much worn. These
also are frequently trimmed with fur. The
Algeria jacket Of velvet embroidered in geld
or silk, is exceedingly elegant, but not dis.
tingue.
The Zouavs jacket is also still worn by some
of our bellies. We have seen one made of em.
erald green velvet, embroidered in gold. An.
other more simple, Of ruby cachemire, embroi.
dered in black silk, and trimmed round with
small hanging buttons
White bonnets are very much worn in visit
ing dress. A very elegant one we have seen
was white quilted satin, trimmed with a scarf
Of fgreen embroidered velvet Another, entireI '
white, was composed Of plain velvet, trimmed
with tuft Of feathers, fastened by a how Of
ribbon edged with ligst blonde On the edge
of the bonnet, and on the curtain, was a wide
blonde. The strings were white velvet and
satin ribbon; on the inside of the front was a
wide plait OF velvet, finished on the left side
by q small feather.
Flowers and wreaths are always in favor for
ball dresses.
Long grass, mixed with flowers or feathers,
Is q favorite ornament this winter, both for the
hair and on dresses. The upper skirt of thin
dresses Is frequently trimmed with several
xreaths. which loop it up very gracefully
Plain Of chenille and beads, finished by a tas-
sei or hanging armament, are also worn in
the Same manner.