The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-10-03

fair maidens who wear them look as
if they form some bright Christmas
pantomiGae into the hustle Of Br0ad@
.wnysMuch more eiegssnt are the EN- !.
br0idered cashmere shawls, black or
white, but the black take preeedence.
These have hounces OF rich lace, and
are very costly OF course, catnel's
hair and Paisley are imnortaloas the
Phoenix, BasquiDes are still worn, /
because there were some millions in
existence which objected to being
abolished. But they are the least
popular of the present shapes. Circuy
lars, and very dressy and unique
sacqnes reign in their place. Sacques
of a bright scarlet, ribbed cloth, with
large buttons, intended for driving,
will be worn even for walking, bat are
very conspicuous. l3ti 800 .dloH lH
II is not new TO say that all dresses
are gored, but ii is true, Cheap de-
LANES and priceless silks alike submit
TO the shears; aud so long as hoops
are worn, which promise 10 outlast
the memory of Shakespeare. this FASH
ion will be continued. A skirt six
yards at the bottom cannot be plated
into twenty -four inches at the waist
with any hope of grace. ul o. n
With these gored, skirts the Shape
of the hoop becomes of extreme i'm
portance, since upon that depends tie
effect of this soant dsapery The best
,iresEmakers recommend Bradley's
Duplex Elliptic" ~ the most pliable,
while yet strong enough % sustain the
weight Of skirts above, The shape is
certainly the most graceful yet intro
duced, and Ats extreme durability
opmmende il to the economical, 1t Is
little more expensive in the begin
ming, but outwears all others. The
size a0f the circle diminishes. The
most fashionable exhibited at the
opening yesterday, the Duplex Em.
press Trail, are only three and H.
quarter and three and three quarter
yards rounds and the pride Of the
World aud ,''PaFis Trail are about
three yards and three and one eighth.
The deep, cut off hOupGe Is very fash
ionable, but should be worn with an
Empress Trail hoop and fonnced
muslin underskift to faIi gracefully.
Plain and figured dress fabrics di-
yidepopular favor, The old fashioned
bayadere or stripe running round, is
once rnorereviVed and ID seen in rich
materials Alpadae are as mueh worn
as ever, both white and black Merit
moss come in new designs, and arc
very pretty Plaid pbplihs are in de-
mand, and, indeed, ailihigh eolors viii
reign. Plain poplins noihe In the most
/ excellent and rare hues, These are
much more elegant than silk for Win4
ter toilets All the cheaper fabrics,
m0zambiques, chailies, fiohairs, and
worsted reps. vary bat little from last
| year, either IN, design or price, Women
had never 80 much reason to be salts
ged with the fashion Of short dresses,
as now, when the bright petticoats are
so pretty, and walking boots so artis-
tic. If the purse would permit, the
bellies might have kid boots Of the
shade Of every robe in their closets.
Their little heels, like lwhlnuts, their
dainty stitching, their tiny BUTTONS,
their soollpps, and binding. their sex-
| quisite shape, would have, made Gins
derella discontented with her slipper.
! These elegant affairs cost twenty dol
| lars pair, or thereabouts, on Broad
way. Satin boqts and .slippers, and
EPrunella CATERS. are prppqFtionally
high. IT, ~ TIA
fpdeed, nothing could be higher
than the prices of to-day, except the
| back hair, which has almost reached
the altitude described by the curve Of
perpetual congelation, Only o dia-
gram would convey an idea of the ex-
traordinary structure reared by the
mos" successful exrerimenters. We
may hope IN a year or two to see re-
pehted the artistic pyramids Of frame
work, hair, pomatum, powder, featha
era, flowers and streamers, which
adorned the heads Of bellies dead, who
have beenrestihg for centuries in their
graves. Dds ofa 3goa.a I'D e.. y pug
Edl These are not half the glories Of
opening day, In the words Of my
nsmesake "There was more foolery
yet, if / could remember il, but /
could as good be hanged as tell the
manner OF ftps 10 hbiIRI1oa~l bA'
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