The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-07-20
Fashion Gossip.

Fashionable ladies will be sorry to
hear that there is decided attempt be-
ing made to abolish train skirts, and in
troduce i'm their places not the loopedup
skirt, which has been long admired and
already become an institution with
us, but the short peasant skirt, reaching
10 only some inches above the ankles.
ms announcement will strike dislnay
10 the hearts of every lady who does not
rejoice In such pedal extremities as rails
ed Cinderella to a throne; while those
fair danes and maidens blessed with q
pair OF trim, well-turned ankles will hail
with delight fashion calculated to dis
play them to the best advantage.
The adoption of this new skirt dates,
as all fashions that are destined to sue
coed must date, from Paris. 1t appears
to have been suggested to the Parisians
by their recent sojourn in the country,
where, no donbt, they found it vastly
| convenient and a great improvement on
the train skirt. The favorite color in
Paris this season is said to have been
pink. An invention of certain Tin Pa
ris) celebrated Mr.. Worth, known as the
Rose of Bengal, is very popular and
much admired dress. 1t is very ingeni-
GUS and SO pretty that we append de-
scription of it, The skirt is madein silk
or Chambery gauze, or even in taftetas,
and represents the petals of rose, plac-
ed the one on top of the other, and mar
row pinked out ruches are sewn around
the edge of each petal. The bodice is
made to represent two petals which cross
each other. 1t is cut very low on the
neck and shoulders, and worn with
guinape, or high bodice made either Of
clear white muslin or of silk tulle in
~, Al m nc, Until, ROWS of black xya1vQt rih.
bon. This dress is made in various CO.
lors, but it loses its significance except
when made in colors which the rose Is
known to grow.
The old-time fashion of silk skirts
opening over white muslin or satin pet
ticoats, is again coming in vogue; the
following will serve as model: A pale,
mOuye silk skirt opened at each breadth
| from the bottom to about quarter OF q
yard up the skirt; straps of white or other
contrasting silk are used to hold them to-
gether over the underskirt, and a tassel
corresponding in color is sewn at each
end of the strap. The bodice is made of
the same material as the underskirt,
with corselet ofsilk to match the dress
skirt worn over it, and laced with cord
corresponding in color with the straps
on the Skin.
| Inc uCWeSU tHlIlS III Ludt ever varying
covering for the head is known as the
lozenge bonnet. 1t is made either of
rice or Belgian straw, and describes a
| Iozenge on the head, combining five
smaller ones, which are made of either
pink or lilac ribbons. Ribbon lozenges
arranged all round the front of the bon
| net have a curious and remarkable eff
| feet; others have tiny flowers, instead of
ribbon similarly arranged. comets en-
tirely covered with flowers are in high
favor, and that style has already been
adopted here. For instance, the follow
ing unique and pretty bonnet which we
saw this week has been greatly admired.
The shape covered with a light putting
of white silk tulle, and completely over
laid with lilac covered harebells and
sprigs of sharp, spear-like grasses, at the
back, mass of harebells and grasses
were arranged in such manner as to
fall over the hair and serve the purpose
Of hair-ornament Long tulle walls
should be worn with these bonnets, and
have very pretty effect floating down.
| ward over lace and curls and flowers.