The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-08-16
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fashions AT neutrality-suspicious." IN ITS
GLORY

] There. was n ball at the Sargoga the othe,
| night in the opera house, attached to the
hotel, a number of Southern Indies were
present. 1--WE wonder that Stuthern people
will still patrohize Yankee reiorts) and eiic-
| tied considerable admiration jenkins. u
| of the Yankee press, was inhigh feather.
and in his description of the Scene, writes
Among the notabilities Fpresent we're
Madame lie Vert and her Two daughters.
Madame lie Vert was dressedin an evening
dress Of striped silk, dove color and white,
with low bodice trimmed NTH lace, and
short sleeves, which displayed her still fine
oust anu rounded arms to great advantage.
a benioton of silver chains was arranged as
headdress and necklace.
Her daughters wore high white dresses.
puffed with lace and ornameuted with color.
ed ribbons.
One of the most elegant dresses in the
room was worn by Mrs. Powers, of New
York IL was light green moire antique, of
superb quality, cut pompadolr, and trim.
med with rich lace, laid ont fiat. a rich
lace chemisette and point lace shawl were
worn with tho dress. Another beautiful
toilette was composed of corn colored MORE
antique, with scarf of point lace.
Two very striking and stylish looking
girls, Misses Daniel. of Baltimore, were
dressed in water" green silk, with upper
skirts. or tuncks, forming pepium and
VIDE scarfs of tulle, arranged, a la Mur,e
Antonettc,. over the low bodies Their light
hair was coiled high aud massed aud frlzzed
III the wonderful way which girls have now
Of getting up their muir.
Another young lady who attracted attcn-
tior, was Miss Jennings. of New Orleans
She was dressed in white tarla,an. with in
nuincrahle small hounces and puffings, and
was supposed TO be bride from her Whit @
rose'bnds and orange blossoms, but this was
not The case. rp
There was veritablo bride, however,
whose bri- ming over pleasure and happi
ness u T%s g18aa asJ 39 81 eMhtd onnsinr and
floating material, with long scarf tied at the
back, aud scarf looping up one side of the
skirt, and little bells, which were evidently
':joy bells tinkling at her wrists :: she had
light hair, and wore it en- masse, and she was
undoubtedly in her honey. moon, and was
doing just rs she pleased.
Among the most distinguished toiettes,
white or black predominate, without any
ndmixture OF color Color added to cit her
white or black, as trimming. requires 10 be
used very judiciously, or it will make real
i handsome dress appear common and
vulgar, while white or black, alone, on the
contrary, looks well, event cSmpo scd of
simple mate rial. ',.
The beautiful dress was Of the new strip.
cd grenad.me, red and wlfte, With dots OH
The white strip: in was trimmed with wide
band and sashes of red silk, edged with
narrow cuttings Of white satin ribbon This
dress was gored over an under skirt OF white
silk, also gored, and made will q trail MS
long MS that ofthe dress The effect of n
white striped cause dress worn by young
Cuban lady, and also gored and trailed, was
spoiled by neglecting to gore aud sufficient
ly y'trail The nnderskirt.
A half evening dress of blacl silk, with
little sultana jacket, trimmed with white
cluny lace laid on fat. nntl snull hanging
pearl seguins, was found very 'ecoming to
the wenrer, n stylish brunette, who wore a
string Of large pearl across he'dark hair;
and brought back from under he chignon
as necklace. A wide belt attched to the
skirt was dotted with beads. aud white
waist with long puffed sleeves, completed
the costume, t
dress Of bright blue gros grain was
made in the same style, aud trimmed with
cluny lace upon the skirt, as will as upon
the jacket. but instead Of seuins little
hanging bells were attached
These little bells nre very reent Parish
Nh uuu piOuuSO Huito
The trails of the dresses are enormous,
and it requires no little skill al practice
Oh the part of gentlemen, to dlge in and
out among them without trippinl or catch
ing their feet in the lace ofthe hslin. Yet
in large ropus they do not look simmense,
after all-they are simply disngue. A |
dress of an ordinary length, n ltle more |
than touching the floor, looks cpmon.
There are, a great many verybeautiful |
and stylish women at the Unio but de.
oidedly the honors are carried oby three
tall, stately, girls fromihe sun South,
who dress always in black, not bause they
have lost a relative, but as mourng for the |
loss Of the Confederacy. They not al
lend any. of the balls, and are ,ry quiet
and nndemohsafative, but theirlignifled,
graceful forms and pale. beautifuaces, set
| off by thcir testeful and elegant ! always
sombre dress, mark tnem whsser they
go.
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