Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-02-07
PARIS FASHIONS.
From l.. F.lsll


The articles mostly employed for iu.door dress
are droguets, reps, and woolen terry veyets
sils, satin, more, terry, and plain yelvets are
patfonized for visiting, or for full dress Sou
tache Is still the hvorite ornament, aud is ap-
piled 10 all materials, md for any style Of dress
ClOaks, also. are handsomely braided In fact
this trimming is employed wherever il can be
adyantageously introduced. A stracan is still
in great favor, but sWansdown has been intro
du"ed for full dress, and has n very elegant
effect. The skirts of dresses are worn very full,
and long behind. Tight sleeves are very rarely
seen. The most fashionable shape for the pre-
sent month is open, rather short, and small.
The trimming is not generally placed at the
edge, but little below the elbow The bodies
are made open down the 'front.' but have usually
small piece of the same material as the skirt
detached from the corsago, hut which can be
put under the opening for Uut-Of-d0or wear
They are fastened with buttons, unless they
have some trimming down the front which
necess tates II flat surface Some bodies are at-
tached quite on one side, or the fastening begins
on the shoulder aud ends on the al the waist on
the opposite side. Many corsages are so trim
med Ms TO give the appearance Of Il jacket, the
ornament ending at the waist under the arm.
Pockets are still worn ornamented but, instead
Of being sewn on the outside as formerly tue
opening only is seen. SIX hounces are worn
plnk+u OF blunl tue lotutT style IL the more
elegant. They are sometimes set On in large
plaits, in which case they are hemmed. We
have seen some silk dresses made with one deep
hOunce and 10 small oues placed above; aud
with an upper skirt TO fall aud meet the top
tUuuce. Both tounces aud skirts were pinked.
The hsdy Of THIS dress was made open. with open
sleeves, and rather thort, and beth trimmed
with lrill pinked at each edge.
1 For ball dressess nothing is 20 elegant or no
] a lfatiu IN u4 irfa sutt
touuces pinked, aud headed by boullonnes. over
eoored ribbon, or chickoree ruches Of silk A
cOored tnflatane skirt, to mach the ribbons or
rnchings, is worn under the white one. ColOrel
tarlatanes hnd grapes are worm hut are scarce =
81 simple or recherche Lace iounces are gene.
rally lined with Grape or tarlatAne, either white
! or eOlored, 10 mnurt little stiffness TO them.
Satin dresses, with lace hounces, will lie worn
for full dress y married ladies'. For elderly
ladies' we have noticed some velvet dresses,
opening down the front over satin, MORE, OF
watered silk. The under skirt is generally
handsomely embroidered or trimmed with lace.
We remarked one dress in particular made III
this style. 1t was Of violet velvet; the edge of
the opening embroidered in grapes and leaves
the latter worked in gold, and the grapes formed
OF pearls The under-skiIt WAS Of white satin,
with a wide bOuillonnee Of white Grape, cross.
barred with narrow gold braid. The body, 10
Raphael opened over white satin, and was or
namented like the skirt.
Opera cloaks are still worn in the form of tbt
hurnous Some are made us paletots, but tht
burnous has the advantage Of being more easil,
removed. They are made Of satin, silk, AM
terry velvet, cachemire, or plush, and are hand
somely braided, embroidered, or edged with lncs
When made in plush, they are merely edge,
with large silk cord, with tassels at eact
corner. The cachemire opera coaks are spotte,
with gold or silver For out door wear th
basquine demi-adjustee has many advocates
The newest model of the season in this shape i
made 10 velvet, not very long, splenddly en-
broidered in plumettes, and buttoned n h Polo
naise, trimmed with fur, is made in velvet, Will
large sleeves, and the fur bordering 10 very deep
For grade toilette, the yelvette mantle, richl
embroidered aud trimmed with handsome hounce
of lace, il the most elegant that eau be worn
made of plush or velvet cloth, and fastened b
large buttons The sleeves and collar are line
with quilted silk
Bonnets are worn composed Of two cooIs
For instance black velvet trimmed with coore
flowers or feathers. For full dress the curtain
and passee are generally made of tulle or blonde
Bonnets are still made large, but not Of that un
becoming shape recently worn. They are rathe
flat, instead Of being pointed at the top. Color
ed pipings are longer considered in goo
. taste, having become so very common. Anon
the various bonnets which comes under our in
specton, we noticed one Of very simple an
elegant character, and especially deserving q
our attention. The passee cur tain and crown
( which was tight, was made of black velvet, wit
n small black lace ut each edge, and the insid
was of white blonde, trimmed with ruche an
a small bunch of moss roses; the strings of siA
edged with beads