The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-11-09

| colors is one of the novelties of the
season, but it remains to be seen
whether it will meet general approval.
The satin so much used in trimming
cloth cloaks is the linen back, and
wears better and longer than all silk.
A pretty design for cloak for the
present season is sack. partly fitting
at the back and sides. 1t rounds up
at the side seams, which are left open
for short space. 1t is trimmed with
pdsSen1enterie and buttons, and the
trimming extends up the side seams.
A novel design is called the sur
plice cloak. This is a loose sack with
coat sleeves. Over this sack is a cape
deep and square at the back, the outer
edge at the shoulder resting on the
top of the sleeve, and extending down
the front the entire length of the
cloak, with square ends in the form
of surplice. The edge of the sur
plice is neatly trimmed with satin
folds. 1t Is a jaunty little cloak, and
quite effective.
A cloth cloak of brown (Bismarek)
is cut as a loose sack and quite long,
with coat sleeves and trimmed with
black silk ribbon. There is circu-
lar cape at the back, fitting to the
neck and scanned to the sleeves; from
the hand it rounds away to within
one-quarter of yard of the bottom
of the cloak to the centre of the back.
The front of the cloak is plain. An
ether new style has deep point at the
back, and sloping gradually around,
is quite short in front. A black and
white cloth-black ground vined with
Whites long at the back and quite
pointed, shorter at the sides and In
front. The edge is scolloped and
wrought In button hole stitch with
orange -colored silk. A row of this
stitch runs across the back from
shoulder to shoulder, about four
inches from the band, in the form ola
yoke.
A fine black-cloth sack is shorter
at the sides than the back, and slopes
from the sides to the front,
extends quite long, terminating in
square ends resembling a scarf. This
is called the scarf sack. There are
three rows of-satin, in points, on the
back, three or four inches apart, and
one row of the same in front and
across the shoulder at the joining of
the sleeve to the sack.
Circulars are not much worn, ex-
cept in velvet, and they afford the
least warmth Of any style of cloak.
A new style that is rapidly gaining
is the Pelisse. It is made |
in heavy material for winter wear; it |
is close fitting, or nearly so, and is
worn nearly as long as an upper
skirt of a walking suit The body is |
sometimes trimmed with plaits of the
same material. 1t is stylish, and can
not fail to become graceful figure
VARIETIES.
One OF the most desirable articles
for children is the stocking supporter.
It clasps the band at the waist and the
top of the stocking; is of elastic, and
or contracts with every move
meht 1t is infinitely superior to elias
tic bands that are often so tight as to
be painful. and the little one frets
knowing the cause; and the
feet are cold because the blood does
not circulate freely. All this is rene
died by the stocking supporter.
There is not much change in the
mode of arranging the hair. The
chigp0R is still worn, and probably
will be so long as the present style of
bonnet is in vogue. 1t is not worn
plain now, but is composed of plaits
Or twists, resembling twisted ropes or
rolls, or waves, according to the fancy
Of the wearer; the front hair is comb
I'd back from the forehead.