The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-01-15
THE WORLD or FASHION.
Paris Modes for 1895.

sible. Cloth or woolen materials are thus worn;
but, perhaps, nothing Is more suitable for this
than kind of velvet called "Velours de Lon
dres;" IL is less expensive than tafeta and makes
more thorough winter costume 1t may be
trimmed either with passementerte, guipure, or
fur; For visits of ceremony dress OF satin,
with small costume OF the same, trimmed with
fur, Is exceedin ely elegant.
Our subscribers will Just now be the most anx
ious to know what is la mode for evening and
ball dresses; therefore, Just mentioning a few
proceed TO our long and choice list of toilets.
White tarlatanes, with double zgzags, or inter-
facngs of colored ruching, are in favor; above
all, those spotted with gold or pearl, or with
sters Of gold or glass; also those with small
Colored designs. Another pattern meeting with
much favor is that OF flies or birds In black and
gold, red and silver, ETC.
Many rich foulards are made in stripes OF color
on a white ground or dotted over with small de-
signs Ball dresses of thin material are fire.
quently made with tunics caught up by ribbons,
cords, or trails of flowers. At the bottoms OF
skirts bouillonnes or flounces are placed, and
corselets with points, or small separated basques
are worn. There are some chains of gold made
as trimmings for white satin dresses, covered
with tulle illusion. These chains-holding, as 1t
were, the bouIllonnes-are extremely dtsttngue
There are also very rich garons sutanes, made
in colors and tringed with gold; gold guipure
embroidered with pearls, and ribbons OF gold or
silver, upon which are large daisies OF white or
colored vclvet the skirt cut on the bias and
every seam trimmed with crystal fringe.
A toilette de bal-Underskirt OF striped blue
and gold; the upper of blue satin, upon each
seam a gold lace, placed two rows together,
forming an insertion, and finished off with gold
tassels falling over the underskirl. Low body,
with gold lace forming rabat, and wide gold
band, fastened with two canoes. Head-dress in
the empire STYLE with gold bandelettes. Neck
lace of canoes, fastened on blue velvet.
A robe of white tule-The bottom of the first
skirt trimmed with five rows of red velvet, head
ing a narrow row of gold pendants. The upper
skirt in the princesse style, with corselet of
white, caught up at every seam with ends of red
and gold. Under the corselet is low chemi-
sette, and short sleeves of plated tulle. Collier
of red velvet, with gold cross.
An evening dress of pink poult de sole,
trimmed with gallon of guipure and pearls. The
body draped with pink silk, covered with gui-
pure forming small Spanish sleeves from the
shoulders, and fastened at the waist with two
canoes, from which it hangs in scarf ends,
tTinged with pearls.
Toilette of tulle bouillonne with under skirt
of white tafetas, which is trimmed with gaut
fered ruche. The upper skirt is festooned by
chains OF pearls, fastened by bows of pink satin.
Similar chains and bows form the drapery on the
body and sleeves.
robe, with very long under skirt of tule
bouilonne dotted over with gold sequins. The
upper skirt with scolloped basques, composed of
maiZecolored satin: each basque trimmed round
with black velvet and sequns. Body and black
velvet sash also trimmed to match.
An emerald green velvet dress, with tablier o.
green satin fastened to it with silver buttons.
Inc bk1rJ IS opened on eacn size, over DreduCn
OF green satin; the openings being edged round
| with green passementerle and hanging silver
buttons. The body is low, with a long basque,
| forming tunic behind, and very short in front,
| trimmed also with passementere and buttons.
An empire robe Of cerise satin, with tabler of
| white satin. The dress is cut on the bias with.
out paits at the sides; very wide at the bottom,
and trimmed round with a bias of cerise satin
| and gold cord. The body is low, cut square,
with plastron of white satin joining the tablier,
| both of which are trimmed with tulle and gold
| beads.
| A green satin tunic, trimmed with guipure,
embroidered with pearls and silver stars,
| describing the grecque pattern at each point of
the tunic which is finished off by tassels of green
and silver. The guipure IS fringed with silver
lilies of the valley. The sleeves are very short,
| being'formed merely OF the guipure. This turic
is equally charming made of white satin embro-
| dered with gold, blue satin with silver cerise
| with gold or black with silver
A prmcesse robe of violet poult de sole.
| Round the bottom a grecque of beaded passe-
| menterie. This is also placed en- revers up the
front of the skirt aGd en- the body to each each
canoes tasten the body, and are put down the
skirt between the revers.
A dress of Russia Grab satin, with Arabesques
at the bottom of the skirt, made OF ponceau
| velvet with gold button on every point. Veste
of ponceau velvet, embroidered in gold, and
opened over guimpe of muslin, trimmed with
guipure.
A robe of silver grey gross grain, trimmed at
straight on the upper edge, and put the dress
with cord of the same shade. The lower edge
is cut in dents, and finished with silk cord
worked with jet. A fitting casaque, trimmed
seams, to match the skirt. A ruby-colored
band. trimmed with passementerie in jet. and
black buckle.
green moire antique dress, forme-prncesse,
with double band of velvet rather deeper
shade, commencing at the neck, and widening
towards the bottom of the skirt, and trimming
the hem; these bands are put on with passe
menterie of beads. Tight fitting Sleeves with
jockeys and cuffs of velvet
Gold is worn as trimming on 5onnets, as well
as on other articles of dress; for example,
black velvet bonnet is trimmed with bands o.
plush ribbon, striped with gold. The inside is o
torsade OF black velvet with three gold stars.
| more simple style of bonnet is OF draw
black velvet; bomllonne tulie crown, spotted will
jet. A bow of velvet ribbon on the side, with {
cameo in the middle. Two torsades of passe
menterie worked with Jet cross, the crown anC
fall in festoons over the chignon. The inside Il
dIapery oftulle and velvet fastened with a cameo
Blue velvet bonnet, with fat plat from the
front to the small curtain, edged with white
blonde. High on the side is a puff of blonde
from the centre of which a white feather fall
over the crown. The feather is fastened to th'
blonde by small bird. White strings.
very pretty bonnet for q young lady is o
white tulle, spotted with blue chenille. Small
bouillionee curtain to match, with band o
blue velvet, fastened with pearl buckle. Ba
rette to match inside, and blue velvet strings.
capote Of Mechlin lace, with edge and cur
tam OF black velvet, trimmed with scarf o
tulle, ,'frnged with feathers and gold beads, anC
fastened into the bonnet with punches OF golt
daisies. inside trimmed to match. White satiT
| strings.
white velvet empire bonnet, trimmed on the
front with coquille of black lace fastened Wit
bunch OF coreopsis in black velvet and greer
leaves.