Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1865-10-13
silks.


Moire is taking the precedence in
silks, and will be much worn, the most
fashionable colors 10 this material being
Mexican blue" and "green." the latter
the fayorits, and color bearing the
curious name "moon on the lake.
Perhaps 1t viii: be gratifying TO those
ladies who do not wish to levy . too
heavy tax on their husbands purses, to
learn that moire can be bought for
about one-fourth less yard than 1t this
season of la1Hyear.
Stripes also will be much worn, both
narrow and broad. Among the latter,
recently imported, is an elegant pat
terra broad stripe of delicate lawn
like hue. and avelvet pattern . tribe
narrower, in richly variegated flowers.
Among the rich silks is the "Onyx,"
the Girls Lorde," and "Gris dc argent"
each making up elegantly.
DRESSES.
There 10 little that is new in the man
ner of making dresses, in addition TO
the facts recently reported. The chan.
yes are principally in trimming. Dress.
es are made % full and long as ever.
In Balmorals thcre is, however, some
thing new. This Balmoral IL made Of
dark gray lnsey woolssy, and trimmed
with bands Of black yelvet-the sombre
hue Of the bands seihg relieved by an
edge and Ars'0f white u is neat and
elegant, and premises to be m uch wor o.
A pretty skirt il os whas soft wool.
len, with bands three or four inches
wide, and embroidered In leaves and
flowers. The most durable are the en-
tirely white SIX irts trimmed with black,
which can hs woya with any dresses.
sLeAKs
Il is too carly in the season TO speak
sdesidedly of closks for winter wear, as
thess 10 nN display of.the new styles
SINE new patterns hsse kcsn auserd
to. The opening Of cloaks will take
place early in October.
svAwLA
The usual variety oS sSsws will bs
worn-lhe India shawl by thoso whe
admire il and possess much gold-anc
the Dccher and Cashmore shawls by 9
much larger number Of persons. The
prices of The shaw h vary from twenty
| I've dollars 70 three tboassnd dollass>--
There 10 u new black shawl-the French
csmel.hair, embroidered in silk and jet
This 10 elegant, and can be worn in OF
out Of warning.
aAcZs.
Small voils Of spotted tulle and black
lace are worn, but steel beads and span
kgles that haze been used will not b
fashionable. They vase 30 Snowy tha
they were never admired by ladies o
refined tnAa The small mask wells ar,
convssisr.s. always keeping in place
and IL will be cause for regret hhoult
they be entirely displaced by the a W
ing veil. A new style OF veil IL iont
and narrow. dra wn ep and fastened Z,
one sid% es the ben act the siSr oS IN.
veil being thrown grawsAlly over -,
front, 1, has u very Emo ,zcci.
In collars, the Jadgc and Empress, 10
point luce, are mnoh worn, the latter
beng the ruost fashionable iea essslne
dress. ys 80, -
In spinnrss tbcro IL n greater msiN }
than usual; msrS Of them are superb
bur the greatest novelty In white poini
lacc Is n small, sxqaisitcIy formed dow
or Of beautiful dcslgn- This Is issvnd
cd for biidal cVrlmnc. The rsiee, III,
curious may DO glad to know, 10 abou
fourteen dolsrs.
sxsea
The SIP nlsh boot, Of satin, cmbroI
dered with black beads, 10 "a novelty -
The popularity OF this boot 10 10 close
~ aitisk sSIe, and u foot L. not hand
sumo In u, the fault saaDot be- In Oh,
covering. Tho Polish boss vi b,
mush wvBn, because u 10 admirsbi,
adapted for walk ~.