The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-10-05

handsome gimp Wllcn Is Orna menteQ,
at regular intervals, with long cut jet
drops, and completed with two tassels,
have an extremely handsome effect
These gimp bands are arranged across
the muf, and in this respect differ
from the bands of fur
\ Velvet muffs are bordered with fur
at both ends, and, in many instances,
small leads ofthe ermine or sable are
added as decorations. When only two
bands OF fur are used, there are two
heads, one at each side of the Imuf;
but when there are three bands, a
single head is fastened't the centre
one. saa~ss .ssss :. t.s;as,.7;ts ,. 4sa.it.tsal
1 Muffs made of cloth, and richly en-
broidered, attracted my. attention.
They are in excellent taste, and very.
suitable to be worn with costumes
made of cloth, SO popular last winter
In the Faubourg st. German. They
are of blue cloth, braided with black
soutdche, and bordered with bands of
otter, also black cloth braided. with
black and edged with squirrel, formed
exceedingly pretty muffs. ,i9..,.4s.rF .s..es
Another variety consists of scarlet
velvet cloth, embroidered in gold and
decorated either with ermine or white
fox: but these are fancy muffs, which
will find but few purchasers and copy
lists. ..ss.s..ss -
The dresses trimmed with fur are
exquisite. One was evidently made
from the model Of the robe the EN-
press wore at the last opening of the
Chambers, The material is white
satin, and three bands of Russian
sables' tails are arranged at the bot
tom of the front breadth of the skirt
A single band commences at each side
of the waist and descends the skirt, so
as to simulate nadntea3 de comr. The
small poletot with wide sleeves is like
wise trimmed with single band Of
sables' tails. -
A short costume which attracted my
notice was made of amethyst velvet;
the skirt is cut out around the edge in,
deep vandykes, and worn over an
amethyst silk petticoat, the yandykes
bordered with narrow band of very
dark otter. The pdletof takes the
form of a mantalet with square ends,
but is rot trimmed with fur at the
back. A band of otter is laid on to
simulate large COLLAR with long ends,
and thus has the effect of a victorine.
"A small toQuetsz composed entirely of
otter, accompanied this toilette, which
is called "a skating costume"
II also remarked specimens of toquets.
made entirely Of astrakan, grebe, and
ermiae. with q single jet agrafa at the
left side. But bonnets in the fanchon
form, and made also entirely of fur,
were even, newer than these toquets.
Those. composed of grebe, and tied
with blue velvet strings, are exceed,
ingly pretty. -s.-s.-1
Chinehilla and sable are to be the
popular furs during the Forthcoming
winter, so | hear on good authority. !,
There are a great many dresses trim
med with chinchilla at the Exhibition,
and the most elegant, in my opinion,
is of Empress blue velvet. The skirt
is bordered with chinchilla, and the
reverse on the pdletOt are likewise of
chinchilla, very simple. blu. extremely
effective. ~ ~. q r,y~gE,.f sz7y Z, q q
The coucre- pieds, or Afghan quilts,
made partly of satin, and partly of fur,
deserve likewise to be noticed I'M
agine lozengers of sky satin, en-
broidered. with either black or white
silk, and separated from each other by
bands of grebe; likewise scarlet lozen-
gers worked with gold, and divided by
otter bands. These squares are made
separately, framed in fur, and then
stitchedtogether afterwardas , = -