The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1865-12-21
The Winter Fashions,


The winter having now taken up his
abode with us Tor a season. fact which
we all feel through every fibre OF our
frame--it il natural that people should
devote q littls attention to winter gar
ments and winter styles. which may now
be considered rs ests blished. The fire.
feature which is to be observed in the
prevailing modes is the showinsss and
costliness % ladies' attire. Bonnets.
hats, dresses. cloaks. almost every article
of ladies' apparel. il more or less adorned
with tinsels and gold ornament, kind
OF trimming which IL generally conceded
20 have a pretty effect when used in mod
Grafton hut which becomes vulgar and
,awdry if used too levishly. A similar
tendency il perceivable in the colors
which are for the most part coming into
vogue Plain colors are almost entirely
discarded by those who have any pre-
tensions to be in the mode, and the
windows of the dry goods stores present
a gay and festive aspect with the bright
and cheerful colors Of the dresses which
are exposed. Red appears TO be the
fnvorite color Of the season. 1t il used
Tor almost every kind OF drcss and trim
mings, from petticoats 20 children's
dresses
il might have been wished that among
other changes some new invention in the
shape of ladies bonnets could have been
hit upon. But little or no change seems
10 have been effected in this particular
Velvet is the prevailing material, with
llch decorations of ostrich feathers. -
The front 10 made Of velvet. and the
crown Of satin, in some contrasting
color. The small wells have gone ont,
49, 49, q IL N.a
ing wells, which are considered an in6is-
penseble appendage ~ the empire bon
net
Round hats, in the usual variety OF
shapes, the three cornered, the Glen
carry turban, the cavalier or riding hat,
and the Lady Derby" still continue
to be- in demand among the very young
ladies. The last named are sometimes
made Of felt, and were it not for the
long veil, might almost be taken for
branch Of the plug family.
Few novelties in these fabrics are to
he seen at present Expensive goods
arc "the rage For ordinary wear. the
Scotch linsey wolsey, or hnsey, is. when
mnde OF all wool, very durable and
warm dress for winter. IL is to he pre-
ferred for walking dress to merino.
With regard to the styles there seems
to be revival of some of the old modes,
especially in evening dresses, which are
cut low and square in front, but higher
in the back, with large box plat, which
hangs loose, the skirt trailing behind
Ordinary dress skirts are very full, and
the round high waist appears to be the
fayorite, although many prefer the
jackets. The coat sleeve is still fashion
able, and the square or Pompadour cor
sage is considered stylish and becoming
on good figure.
Very little change is to be seen in the
style of cloaks. Basquines Of heavy
beaver cloth and velvet are the leading
style The trimmings principally used
are fur, Astrachan cloth, black Angora
fringe, and others of fanciful style
new military cloth or coat, with the cuffs,
pockets and large buttons, has recently
made its appearance, but has not quite
come into fashion yet. Among shawls,
the Magyar, the Alicia, Alexandra, and
the Beatrice are mostly worn.
Notwithstanding the frequent attempts
10 abolish hoops, these popular. if rather
inconvenient institutions, are as much (.
in vogue as ever. They seem 20 be
growing larger than before sometimes
measuring as much as five yards around
n great variety Of new India rubber
goods has come into fashion among
which may be mentioned the India
rubber Afghan. or mosaic robe, which is
snowy as well as n useful article, being
Mt once dustproof, windproof and water
proof.