The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-12-17
WINTER FASHIONS
Ladies' BOnnets, Hats, Dress Goods
and Dresses, CIOaks, ShnwIs, skirts,

and Dresses, Cloaks, ShawIs, skirts,
etc.
The New York Post has long review Of
the winter fashions. the feature of which.
/ it ssys, is their showiuess and the expen-
| siveuess Of almost every article OF ladies'
| appsrel. Everything Is gay and festive.
Iinsel and gold ornaments are much EN-
ployed on haas and bouuets. and wells some
times covered with giIt spanglss. Few
| plain colors are won, red being the favor
| lite. There are red pettc0ais, and red trim
! mings for ptttic0sts Of black, white, gray, or
striped, and red for chudrens dresses and
cloaks- For sonnets, velvet is the iavorite
material, with small, rich ostrich feathers a.
| the elegant decoration. The front is some
| times made Of velvet and the crown 4
satin, in some contrasting color. The aoat-
/ ing veil, which is fully a yard long, and
/ three-fourtbs Of q yard wide, Is cousidered
indispensable with the empire bonnet. The
| small wells, though still worn % some ex
tent, are no longer fashionable.
The round hats are generally prefer sd 90
/ the b0nnets by very young ladies. and are
/ much worn. There is the usual variety of
/ shapes. The three coruered, the GIengarry
turban, the cavalier, intended Tor riding
hat, aud the "Lady Derby" made Of blacE
velvet, with round crown. The last named
hats are also made Of black felt, and, IL 10
were not Tor the long wells, might be sup
posed u be mems hats.
There are at present no novelties in dress
! fabrics. But there 10 what is called "a
rage Tor expensive materials. So many
costly goods have never before been SO d in
New York during the same length OF time
IS IN this season.
D ess skirts are very fun, and are usually
cut goring, though the straight skirt is suiI
10 some extent in vogue. The richest ma
terials are ornameuted IN s simple and not
| shoEy manner, If il all. The round, high
| wsist appears 10 be the favOrite, though
! jackets have many admirers. The square or
| P0mPad0ur corssgs IS considered stylish,
and 10 good figure is becoming. There is
also a revival Of a style Of tas ssveuteenth
| century-the dress being cut low and square
| in front, but higher in the back, a large box
| Piait A. the back, which hangs loose from
the back, and the skirt trails iJr a yard aud
@ half
Basquines, made Of heavy beaver cloth
aud velvet, srs the leading style. bat cireu-
lars and loose sacks are also much worn.
Quilted skirt, maze Of black silk, black
alpacce, etc, and stitched or trimmed with
/ some contrasting color. are much worn.
They are heavier than the balmorals, and
have a neat appearance. Balrom0rals are
still made in almost every style, Of white
aud black, gray, ,liXed, striped, and red,
and sre heavily trimmed. The red skrrts
trimmed with blsck are worn % some ex-
tent. For evening wear q skirt Of white mo
reen bounced il considered neat. There IS
q new invention, recently introduced. 10
cover The lower part Of the hoop. The eioth
IS cut goring end double about half q ward
deep, and is neatly trimmed with black or
redi according 20 the eolor Of the skirt 10
has eyelets, about three or four inches apart,
upon the upper edge, and is laced upon tbe
hoops. THIS not only prevents TIE haop
from soihng, but looks well aud with i he
large hoops are manageable