Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-10-25

the second and thrd-rate fabrics which
were formerly used.
The Ii, spyy woiii*ty, or: winsey." as it
is now caIl.d, is imported in the three
.ltftrtnt qualities ind style English,
Scotch, and French. The Frer. h is
MIXTURE of silk aud wotl; the hest Eng
lsh aud Scotch Of thread and wool or
course. The latter is more serviceabie, aid
het.cr adap,ld for walking and winter
travelling purpose, but The French is i'll
Gnitely more beautiful. 1t is really o
most elegant fabric. q perfect snblimatim
of the original rough and homely material,
which:it Was meant 10 iridlate
F"r party dresses, hw silk coats, worn
.,ver white muslin or grenadint.. are
among the very prettiest of the l,rw toll.
cites, and divide the honors with the
pr;ncesse bnldice which has displaced the
.tunic skirt. The priucesse mnddce is cut
very low, snd lescends in five or -ses Ell
long sashes urcu theeskirt. These sashes
are sometimes richly embroidered, and
the ends trimmed with silk or oak fringe.
Others are edged, with lace, ruching, or
bead trimming, and anything III fact that
will harmonic with tie trimming upon
the rest Of the dress.
Charming tolettes arc also composed
of white muslin, accompanied by wide
sashes Of white or blue silk, tied behind.
When the sashes are white, they are EN-
broidered with blue corn.fowers or for.
1 get.me.nots; when they are blue, with
white, iii any pretty design, such as lilly
@of the valley for example. A most grace
full way to trim the skirts Of white mus.
lin dresses is to sc"llop them, and border
the scolleping wilh lscc.
White all-weol delaine is used for
morning dresses this season instead Of
alaPaca, and, is very soft and lovely. II
trims,up handsomely with, black mohair
lace, and is especially. becoming when
made with a fine tucked waist stitched
with white silk.
Gored dresses, after much struggling
seem real!yto lave become an established
institution. They are more exclusively
worn than any ether style, partly because
they require an urtiste in their construc-
ton. partly because they are not available
for making over.
= Dress skirts are now invariably looped
over the pettic,!at, in the streets lin the
Northern Cities, generally with o "dress
elevator but sometimes with the more
ornamental bands, which are suspended
from belt round the waist, and have
hooks at the end, which, when in use, n'c
attached to eyes sewn upon the under
part of the skirt, made of broad, rich
gimp, or passe-naenteric, worked with
steel OF jet. One set will answer for
several costumes.
A simple methed Of fastening mp the
dress is with the patent hooks and eyes
alone, sewn eight inches apart upon the
under side of every seam in the skirt.
This does not produce the handsome fes-
poons of en- elevator, but It raises the
tress cheaply and cffectually.
cLoAxs.
The most decided novelty in velvet is
the ALouis Fifteenth coat. 1t is very
distimgue and richly trimmed in style
to harmonize the design. 1t will be the
leading style of the season among costl!
garments.
A dreassy little coat has taken the
place of the short sack, which has become
so common, and will be very much ed
mired by young ladies from fifteen to
twenty, for whose benefit it is especially
designed. # is made in dark blue, pur-
pie, and gray yelour and tricot cloths, and
trimmed with cable cord, and variety
of the handsome ornaments peculiar to
the season. One of the special features
consists of thick cords knotted together
with pendants attached. and descending
from the front and back of the neck be-
low the waist. Young ladies consider
this "real cute"
We cannot say we admire the short,
white sacks, for the street, which some
ladies indulge in. They look to US un.
commonly like the short night gowns for
,merly worn, and should he preserved for
II
the dressing room, or lor house-wcar, at
least.
sHAwLs.
In shawls there is nothing especially
new. Fine Paisley shawls are gradually
growing more and more into popular fa-
vor, and are becoming IS desirable to the
wives and daughters Of the middle classes
las India cashmeres are to the upper ten.
/ Plain black cashmere shawls, embroi-
.dered with Silk and jet, and bordered
with fringe. are. considered very elegant
but they. are not new.
!. Plaid wooden shawls appear this season
in fine qualities, soft, bright colors, and
very tasteful combinations. They are
among the most useful Of popular gar
ments.
LOVES AND LACEs.
Perhaps it would be more correct to
say, loves among The laces, for certainly
we have never heard so many terms of
endearnent bestowed upon inanimate ob-
jects as by exubcrant young ladies, while
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