The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-02-15
Fashions.

The fashion correspondent Of the
New York World writes:
The new-fashioned walking-dress is
invariably composed of a double
skirt, the under one just long enough
to escape contact with the pavement,
the upper one varying in length with
the style and taste of the wearer. The
under petticoat may be in folds at
the edge, and may be plain and
hemmed in any fantastic style. It is
frequently of colored merino or cash
mere, the color adopted repeated in
the trimming of the bonnet or in the
casaque. Young persons are per-
mitted bright colored petticoats, if
they always go out attended by their
mammas or femme cle chanbre The
upper skirt is cut, / believe, in six
pieces, straight in front and at the
back; no folds at the waist, and almost
no fullness at the lower edge, which
is subject to q thousand capricious
variations; plain, scalloped, pointed
Greek and Roman patterns, and what
not; the edges and thereabout set off
with either jet or ribbon, or galloon
or in fringe. The casaque. is the CO.
vering most worn with this style of
dress, but it is no longer cut in the
well known sack style. The peplum
proper is straight in front and in the
back and pointed at the side! Small
hoops are admitted under the walk
ing-dress.
The fashions for children show all
the time greater increase of luxury
It was formerly the habit of wealthy
parents to keep their youthful repre-
sentatives housed up in the nursery
until they were transferred to school,
and allow them their first glimpse of
fashionable life when they had tech
nically ''fnished' their education,
and were ready for participation in
active social duties and pleasures.
But the case is now widely differ
ent. "Children's parties are as
ceremonious as those of their NAM
mas. Their hair must be frizzled to
the same extent, their toilet Just as
elaborately prepared, and composed
of the same costly materials. Little
girls must have their white satin slip
pers and little boys their spotless kid
gloves. They must have also their
jewelry, their studs, their laced era
watts, and the latest invention, which
consists, for boys, of high-heeled
shoes with antique silver buckles.
Little girls dresses are, of course,
universally gored, and generally ar
ranged with one large plait at the
back.
A very pretty little dress is made
of checked silk, red and white,
trimmed with cross straps of black
velvet and small silver buttons.
Another is of striped silk, violet
and white, scalleped round the bot
tom, and ornamented with leaf en-
broidery, executed in white silk
braid.
Very beautiful cloaks are made for
little girls of blue silk plush, finished
with large pearl buttons. With them
are worn regular little bonnets OF
white quilted satin, with blue fronts
and inside quilting of blonde and
little clusters of pink rosebuds.
Boys still wear Knickerbocker suits
with high boots in the street, and
low shoes with heels, antique buckles,
and silk stockings, for dress occa-
sions.
Bright checks and plaids, cut on
the bias and trimmed with black vel
vet, are still used for little fellows,
before they don jackets and trowsers,
but the bright scarlet and merinos
with trimmings of white or narrow
white and black fur are newer.
A person deeply in debt, was walk
ing Ia melancholy way, when 8
friend asked him the cause of his sad
ness.
II owe money and cannot pay it, ,
said the man, in a tone of extreme de-
lection.
Cant you leave all the uneasiness
to your creditors" replied the other.