New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-02-03
THE FASHIONS.
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"a. Empire Bennes-CIenh' nm"
Dress observation-disclosures
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..n,nc hammers athwart the morning sRy' ou' u, Wv
nos, laohrymose and dismal Of inoouSi INV
.fJspuary looking damp contempt on 'No kay rt,
,ocms ard feecy toilets displayed III It's NO"V,'
- otaovs since then has peen hardly more c"c'i'u'
slies ard chilly rains sharp sIeet ana al oe'"
-, ,o.rlo,ce of snow on the part OF in's e1'S'
- 90 ,be wear have tempted TO inglorious ense
a, a. a-.;eoisl Summer Of the draWing'r0om' Inv
- ,r,ovrslk every day. and defy The teacAei'
ans ord ;,nmjtiRabe horrors Of our streets oo'' "o'',
,,aeea with chilly feet and noses D'ushNb
IA br+ elate with the fine intoXieailon WHICH
seep draughts OF oxygen induce.
nss, wise virgins who thus keep your lampoi he"'n
.x,u,ea and burning this daily outdoor season is eA
Ill., even though your peripatetic school Of phioso
r,x he not Of the highest and you lounge down
prosawav only 10 be seen and to meet the ooeIeS
amin, frae the town Natures romances are giea'
assl better than Mrs. Henry Woods, and gathering
,ev forces from the vital air wiser occupation 'hah
making crochet slippers and called Decaleomahe.
pu. ly nil you put Follys cap Wisdoms bead anu
take that uninvitng promenade in purple and hne nen
1T, rincs On voar fingers and bells on your toes
Mes nobody read THE TRIBUNE. or is that lrophe'
a, ui,bon, honor save in his countryi Line upon
I'm. nreeert mon preccpt, here little, and ihefe
utle have we insisted that the first law OF good TASTE
9. fitness Lacking that SILK Of ShiraS seems but dn
.thDe and diamonds lose their uster 0fthirty women
,om one shall meet on Broadway to-day, not one
=. uen dressed. This pearl colored popin, with lie
,,ofnse trimmings this silk with the blue Of Heaven
"snght in IFS shining web this gorgeous fabric wherein
,hs invisible spirit Of wine sits imprisoned these
.o,eantoues whose tender green is like tie meadow
masses these countless robes Of black, palmer only II
IN, nv
,.ael and yelvet-why these toilets for CompeShe'
81 Ssndrngham House.
n, Nesdames YOU make the artistic heart ache
While we experience January thaw' Whsl oo you
Win vour best arparel on You point tIunphantyt 10
the pretty estoons Of your drapeTy anu 'ne s"! P''
coot Bat passing omnibus win spattcr You and
Celtic handmade, dragging foul skitts nnsaes y WV
leaving fatal stain upon your SHINING fOOes' anu 'No
melting snow above the caves drops alike on tne Jus"
and on he unjust. Then you 60 home in an Omnibus
rour dainty skirts sweeping against the we steps "Nu
resting perchance on the unworthy knees Of an itl
srant yender Of Old clothes, whose ten cents ente BIN
10 the same consideration at the hands Of the stage
.snpany with yourselves, President Johnson hthe
,treets be not wet, they are dusty; for New'York
has no knowledge Of that nautical experience described
as between wind and water" Then the impalpable
stos ground from tie payeuents by ponderous whees
n the air. sif, into your dresses, and cannot be ex
ee1ed.
Excellent daughters Of the Republic, the wealth Of
Crosus would not sequit you OF this vulgar "aS'e
You NAV afford to dissolve pearls for your wine cup
but II You do IT, you are Vandas and you may er0Ta
No DESTROY your wardrobe for a whim. but il you 90 II
while barefooted babies sweep the snowy crossings
and implore you for the penny you find 1t TOO nueh
trouble TO bestow yon win shining rank among that
large and Iovable class Of our iellow.beings called
Enobs.
For the street. and especially such streets, and in
yuch climate as ours plain serviceaoe fabrics oil WOOL
are the only wear They pretty now as to salts
" taste as well Us good sense Stout waterproof-the
heavy French lnsey, rich Empress CLOTH and Lupins
Nerinoes falling in folds whose grace is inimitabe are
,he best materials and all for the excellent service they
render are economical in the end though costly at first
The French ladies' tired pins which tear the dress.
and strings which unite never in the right place
and pages which wrinkle and njure the skirt and all
vtbeJ known means Of elevatng their drapery, have
ABANDONED all alike, and substitute distinct dress
,cr outdoor wear, whose festoons and ssshes are
rvr on the petticoat, and can by no chance be dis
ursnged The objection of the expense involved in
III. additional dress which is fit only for walking IL
hort and narrow as 10 require but little material and
ssy,y by the fact that its patient merit takes all the
spurps Of the unworthy streets TO the great gain OF
eostlier apparel The peteoat not quite four YARDS
soupa falls TO the aukes The dress Of the same width
n,,4d ct least s1 inches above the hem Of the petit
,oat The cost Of the suit, in wide material. would
ths,ere be but tifne and the saving Of time. and
trouble and temper involved in the daily festooning OF
,oumpous tods on base not half wide enough 10 re-
seye them, relief for which the sex will be grateful.
Willie he French Court wore its customary suits Of
solemn black in memory Of the buried Majesty Of Bel
sum. the walking dress Of the ladies' black popin,
IsoOned over short petcoats Of the sobcr fab
nc whose folds no crinOAne expanded. Whether this
.snuty was bat freak which the fantastic melancholy
e moment prompted or whether it is another Of the
faint and Ear off prophecies Of the banshmen of hoops
which have SO long hosted in the fashionable air no
oracle can tell. Tie highes, London authority pro
bounees only narrow and plain skirts distinguished
but il tie same breath, from the body Of contrac'
hon. pucks tie very soul" by announcing that this
charge certainly began in London and not In Paris.
Moreover. tbe wide gOEed dresses more popular
than ever, tie costlest materials being made thus
And II is said that the lovely Empress grows stout,
and will not reliDquish the arbitrary hoop which, If /,
Goes Lot improve ugly figures, at least forbids beau
hl ones 10 assert their superiority.
With tie short dresses the question Of booting be-
comes important In the street plain black kid boots
eBttoned laced above the ankle the proper attire
Cor the feet. Nothing is more unbecomiDg unfit
than the large rosette so often them. which
makes the foot look broader, becomes ayed and drag
tled, and has rghtfu place only slipper, where it
towers the sharp unctlIe Of the shoe with the stocking
For fa dress boots Of the exact shade Of the robe
slippers OF white black kid, or satin or Of bronze
and white satin CATERS Of q new detign are worn
Tie latter IN trim hoo,