Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-10-15
Fashions Abroad.
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The fashionable news from abroad, is O
such startling character, as to make on
lose sight Of local iDterests--of last Thur.
days grand exhibition Of millinery at home
Bloomers, strong-ininded women of ever
description, may hide their dimiDishe
heads; fashion has at last done for then
what they never could have done for them
selves-it has given them costume, bold
daring, picturesque, and not unbecoming:
complete dress, Combining FIench grac,
with English convenience and Yankee au
dacity.
The most important article Of September
toilettes in Paris, is the boots charming
dainty Wellington boots. which button high
on the outside, fit exquisiteiy to the shapt
OF the leg, and are finished a. the top with
tassels, which hang pendant from the out
| side.
The under skirt is Of the same, or still
richer material than The dress, and is richly
embroidered or trimmed with narrow huted
fiouDces and bands OF silk or velvet. The
skirt is considered ofinfnitely more impor.
tance than the outside dress, a. it is that
which is displayed the most. The dress
skirt may be edged with a single futiny OF
ruched trimming OF not, but it is always for
promenade, drawn up in festoons above the
under skirt, by means Of an elastic attach
meDt, which raises the entire skirt at every
breadth, and with perfect ease aud regular.
ity.
Only two colors are permitted to the cos
tume-one for the body part, the other for
the trimming. The boOts-that il to say
the cloth part Of them--inust be the color
Of the body part of the dress, the stitching
the color of the trimming.
Only the most elegant and dainty little
boots will do to wear with this costume a.
they are fully displayed. and being novel
and striking in their appearance, of course
attract all the more attention. Shoemakers
are in ecstacies. Ladies bestow uDwonted
care upon tue cbausseur, always an item of
Importance, and many spend large sums
upon boots OF the most admirable cut, ex.
quisite proportions and finest material.
Another accessory which the Empress
herself is said to have introduced, and which
at any rate is considered indispensable to
the full equipment, is an elegant little canei
They are made of ebony, and the rarest
kinds OF wood, with armolu heads, to which
are attached powerful Eyeglasses, which
answer the double purpose of handles lor-
gnettes. A few have been imported into
this country, and are very delicate, dainty
little affairs. Not knowing their precise
use, one or two have been appropriated ly
dandies who part their hair in the soft style
and may be seen every fine day in Broad.
way, in company with a lavender colored
goatee and gloves,
The surprising effect Of the new custom,
including tasseled boots, cane and festooned
skirts, can be imagined. Most ladies wear
with it jockey hat, which renders it com
plete. Perfect in all its details, it is won.
dertully fresh, piQuante and becoming,
though not particularly dignifed, and there.
fore not exactly suited to matrons past fifty,
or the respectable lady directors of female
institutions.
1t is, however, very successful; it is al
ready becoming the rage, boots as well rs
skirt, and has freed Partisan bellies from all
in the shape of street mud and
the like.
How will it be received here? is che ques
ton. Will the country that organized
indorse the Jockey" style,
with its graces aud limitations. Leaders of
fashion in French boots and skirts are at
decided stand still. They dare not recog. |
nize Mt once so bold an innovation; they
must feel the fashionable pulse, and see first
how far the imperious goddess can conquer
Our Judgment is that American ladies'
will not dare to 90 the entire figure. They
may ornament their under-skiris and raise
their dresses, but the most of them will
stick to their ''gaiters" to the last, and will
as strongly repudiate the wearer Of boots as
IF breecbos. There is little danger, in-
Iced, that one may lead to the Other. 1t is
,nly little while since thick-soled Balmo- !
-als were introduced; then came anklets,
md now We have major-general boots, with
lll the appnrtenances, except trowsers.