The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-10-08

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Stead dfast faith and hope unshaaxen
Animate the trusting .s,zssSii, q Iyi sSss,,
Stop by step the journeys taken h
Nearer TO the land Of rest. N
b AN unseen the Master waIke:hf - \
RI the toiling servants side;
!; Comfortable words he Stalkcth, Y
While his hands uphold and guide.
Grief, nor pain, nor any sorrow,
BENDS thy breast, to him unknown:
He to-day, and he tomorrow,
Grace sufficient, gives his own.
Holy strivings, nerve and strengthen
Long endurance wins the crown;
When the evening shadows lengthen,
Thou shall lay the burden down.
The Fashions.
On this subject, so important to
the ladies, we find the following in a
late Herald:
DRESSES.
Plain silks are always elegant, and
stripes and small brocaded patterns
very desirable. Changeable silks are
still to be seen, though not SO fesh-
ionable as formerly. Dresses en- suite
that is, the dress, under skirt and
basque Of the same color and mate
highest fashion just now.
The trimmings are diverse, compli-
Gated and profuse, sometimes in good
taste. but more often in direct oppo-
sition to It. They consist of velvet,
ribbon, lace, silk fringe, braid and
the latest novelty, gold and silver
cord Cord is also used Of other
colors to match the dress, where gold
cord is not desirable or suitable. By
the-way, gold enters very much into
trimmings of all kinds this season.
1t mingles with the flowers i'm the
bonnets, it bangles from the wells, it
S!;tters among the embroidery, and
even in rich collars of point lace we
see it shining.
Sashes are very popular, and form
very important item of trimming.
Those wide, ungainly belts that no
lady could wear with impunity, has
disappeared, and in their stead We
have belts of moderate width, fast
cned with clasps OF buckles.
THE CORsAGE.
Pointed waists are still in fashion,
with one OF more points at front,
back or over the sides. The round
waist is again working its way into
favor, and the "Bolero'' and other
jacket shapes hold their ground
against all competition Long coat
talls are still worn; so also is the deep
square basque.
THE SLEEVE.
In view of the many different
styles of sleeve that we may select
from, it would be wel'to bear these
few words of warning in mind:
The wide flowing sleeve of former
days end the voluminous undersleeve
are no longer to be seen. The revo-
luton of time has brought us almost
to the opposite extreme. Sleeves are
worn now almost tight to the arm,
barely leaving space for close fitting
undelsleevc
Sleeves half-tight to the elbow, and
trimmed with an oval tab on the
back, OF with puifings at the top and
bottom Of the sleeve, are much worn,
as is also the funnel shape, Cara, &c.
Caps are almost universally worn,
and formed in all sorts of shapes,
epaulettes, points and medallions
being the favorites
THE SKIRT.
The amplitude of the skirt is not
in the least diminished, and its length
is rather increased The universal
practice of looping up the dress
III the street was likely at first
thought to lead to the erroneous
impression that economy was the
object, and therefore prompt mea-
aures were taken to squelch out
such a derogatory idea. The .j,lpc Gt
would be profanity to call these ele-
eant articles petticoats) is often made
Of the same material as the dress,
nore fully trimmed and more elabo-
1itely ornalnented, huted, braided,
acolloped and corded than any dress,
and corded in the most expensive
style.
III the skirt, as in the other Dor-