The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-02-09
Radical Changes in Fashions.

4 Paris correspondent Of the London In
3ev gives notice ofsome curious, and, AS she
says. radical" changes in ladies' DRESS in
the most fashionable circles of the centre of
fashion. Her descriptions will be sure to
interest many Of our lady readers. She
writes:
''In ladies' evening toilets it is impossible
not to perceive decided tendency toward a
radical change This change, or reforni,i as
yet confined to the very elite Of fashionable
society but by a welk nown. and invariabIe
law will doubtless extend in another season
or two to all classes that pretend to dress
aud not merely to be clothed. At Com
piegne, this winter. one might have fancied
ones self at the court Of the Empress JOS
phine, SO close was the imitation to the fash
ion Of the first empire. Crinolines were
discarded, the skirts very narrow almost
tight; the waists were short cut iii the
shape Of heart in front, and supported by
broad wristbands with fancy clasps;the ma
teriai worn was dotted with gold stars or
bees; the hair much raised behind, was ar
tistically disposed in mass Of tiny ringlets
upon the forehead, and encircled by i dia-
dem of massive gold or of precious stones
Rich necklaces extremely long earrings,
aud gloves coming far over the wrist, com
pleted the illusion of return to Malmai-
SON"
She adds somewhat wickedly;
Few styles of Etoilet are more trying to
female loneliness If woman is truly
beautiful it singuarly enhances the effect of
her natural graces, of the elegance and ease
of her every movement On the other
hand what risk of rerelations which the
cunug art of the dressiuaker has no long
er the same discretion to prevent For this
reason it is to be expected that the aew
| vor.
Another contemplated change is to revive
white muslin for evening parties. Female
society would thus divide itself into two
classes the yicagS eieg1ats who will wear
satin of embroidered gyos de Naples, or vel
vet braided with fur, toilets which for diu-
ner party are considered of the last ele
gance;aud the SimptetteS, who will please in
modest white muslin. Economy is given
as the reason for this almost discarded
fashion;but we all know how severly exact
ing if this most simple of toilets.
For morning dress in the country and
at the watering,or rather wintering places
i'll the south Of France. long skirts have very
sensibly been discarded. The skirt is worn
tucked up over short fancy pet!icoats The
short, tight fitting basque, held by wide
Wristbands of the same material as the
skirt generally pretty English made gray
or some darker shade. The petticoat is
Eof a brighter color either blue red or lilac
Ienivened by small hounce, and orna-
mented with some trimmings or braiding.
according to taste. An English hat, Polish
jbottines. stockings of the same color as the
lpetticoat and straW-colored dog skin gloves
complete walking costume as picturesque
as it is convenient" er. @
The New York Evening Past remarks
Those who vistei the New England
Kitchen at the Brooklyn Sanitary Fair last
year, became pleasantly aware that hoops
are not Indispensable to beauty aud that
our great grmdmothers knew better hoa
t. dress the nair becomingly, and presented
altogether more lively. coquettish and al
Turing figure and face than is attained by
the styles i'll vogue with their great grand
mothers. II we were not, like all the world
the ohe,'iemt servants and servie imitators
of Paris IN the matter Of fdshluns, IL might
occur to some of our fashionable danes to
reintroduce, in these war times, the cos
TUNES aud styles OF the Revolution which
lhad far more dignity as we'll as true beauty
than the present fashions