The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-07-30
TrIE FASHIONS.

Haste for my heart Is sckened and dreary;
Come TO the arms which alone should caress thee,
Come TO the heart which is throbbng to press thee
' THE FASHIONS.
At the Exposition, the section of jewels, which
We have not yet spoken Of, is most dazzling. =,
In the French department. the beauty 3on q s6e ne
The handiwork Diamonds and precious stones are
mounted with the most exquisite art.
We notics In particular branch OF lilac, which
is real masterpiece. The flowers and iohage are
!, brooch. The blossoms tremble and glitter upon
their delicate stems, and must De prllnant maeeo
Another brooch is formed Of butterfly. The
body Of gold and turquoise; the delicate wings
Another 10 humming bird OF diamonds end
! emeralds, and is destined for the Empress Eu-
genie. N -
spread tail, brilliant with sapphires, emeralds, da-
monds and ruhies.
= Fashionnble necklaces are made with pendent
ornaments all round; the pdrure Of diamonds con-
sists Of bandeau or diadem, earrings, necklace,
bracelets and brooch: Light mo%nsngs' extreme
: In simpler style canoes are in great favor.
They are mounted in pure Grecian style.
Artistic jewels Of oxidized silver are much val
Ifed. and also Jewels in the Byzantine style Of
Gls
stones, and with very delicate gold mountings.
% The most general shape for brooches is that OF
. q small round shield. Gold Of several shades Of
color inlaid with tiny pearls, makes pretty, simple
Jewels But tanciful shapes, In the Chinese and
Turkish style are fashionable for earrings, neck
laces and bracelets.
In fact, Jataise is quite the order Of the day in
every department Of la mode. -.
Look o. modern boots and shoes, can anything
be more dainty or coluettish?
. Now that the skirts Of our dresses no longer
cover our feet, we give more thought TO- our
ehauss1e. It must correspond to the rest OF our
toilet. 49, sSa.. -,
Demi-hiph boots are made Of gros-grain silk,
laced over the instep; the boot is ornamented at
;fhe TOD with small nousQuetdire Ievers OF red
morocco, piped with white The heel is very high
and covered with silk. :,
2 Same high boots are made with lacings Of silk
10 match with the dress, fastened with silk cord
and ofye-shaped grimp grelots. The heel is very
hiph and covered with unvarnished leather.
/ Very elegant little bottines Of black grosgrain
silk have elastics at the sides and high heels COW
cred with silk.
2 Parisians wear slippers Of blue satin, which are
embroidered with white beads, and pattern
worked in black silk, and with rosettes Of blue
ribbon, edged with guipure in front.
y Arabian slippers OF yellow morocco, hned ana
Sandals Of rose-colored silk, ,ornamented with
patterns of white guipure, and fastened with rose
colored ribbons crossed over the instep, and again
several Cme6 rOuGQ IQe lOWer phIt VI tuo ie6, oho
fastened In front with rosette.
: Shoes of colored silk, covered with embroidered
muslin, and trimmed with quilting and rosette
Or high heeled satin shoes, embroidered with
pearl beads, and edged with o guipure border,
fastened in front with pearl ornament.
Not far from this elegant collection of chduss,res
We see the latest nouoedtstes In gloves. Fine kid
gloves, light blue, green, lilac, rose colored, gray
OF all shades flesh color and buff with two, three,
<vo hrff0
Gloves embr ,idsred With different patterns Of
oolored silk. The neatest thing is just the crest
or cipher upon the cuff.
a and 26, Passage Verdeau, which we have
already spoken OF to readers, have just obtain
ed very great success at the Universal Exhlbl-
ton, Class 81, Galerie de Tours, where their
magnificent foulards for dresses have been much
and bought by her Majesty the Empress Eugenie,
by the Princess Mathilde, the Queen Marie Anne
Of Austria, and the Queens Of the Netherlands, Of
Wurtemburg and Saxony.
Such q list OF illush!ous nance g more eloquent
than any pr. se Of ours could be to prove the gu
perior excellence Of La Male des Indes; visit to
the warehouse will prove it better still for there is
an immense choice Of materials which have not
been exhibited for want Of space. Ladies can
have the collection Of specimens sent to them post
FREE Il they address their demand direct to the
proprietor Of La Males des Indes. They are re-
quested to send their directions very plainly, so
tnat no parcel Of specimens may be lost.
Let us now leave the galleries Of the Great Ex-
position to visit the saloons OF Madame Pleffort
No. 1 Rue de La Grange Bsteliere; there We shall
see number Of new and tasteful dresses.
A dress Of mauve gros-grain silk, with long |
skirt and sweeping train, ornamented with rou- |
leaux OF the same material, which come down on |
either side, and are rounded off toward the back,
where they simulate sort OF bow with loops and |
ends. This pattern Is repeated upon the top and |
I~okk ~ &ho olo
tinued round the neck and on the waistband. The
short psletot to correspond is cut out in the pop
lum style.
A dinner dress Of maize -colored gros-grain silk
round the bottom; tunic OF white lace comes
down as far as the ruche; it is slightly looped up
on either side with punches of Parmese violets
The low bodice is ornamented with fancy drape-
~ Of white tulle, fastened with violets upon the
shoulders. A bouquet Of the same flowers is
placed in front.
A charming white costume is composed Of an
underskirt, trimmed with vandykes Of black braid,
and Of an upper one looped up at each seam. There
Is no body to the skirt, but it is replaced by o
bodice Of white muslin, striped with narrow black
ribbon velvet. short loose paletot is ornamented
TO correspond with the skirt.
A ball dress of Brussels net is arranged in
bouiIhons placed lengthwise, and divided by strips
Of open-work straw braid The skirt Is edged I
round the bottom with narrow quilting Of maize
colored ribbon; o wide sash u white tulle, en-
broldered with straw ls fastened at the waist with
. bunch Of wheat-ears.
The low bodice is rounded off at the sides and |
ornamented with plastron OF small boulllions;
the small sleeves are also formed ofbouilhons.
Madame Piefort also prepares bodices Of tarla-
tine, foulard, and muslin.
bodlce OF white tarlatfne is ornamented with
braces OF blue silk, embroidered with pattern of
wheat ears In maize-colored silk; the neck, wrist
and Wristbands are also OF blue silk. emhroider-
ed in the same style.
A very pretty white muslin bodice is embroidor-
ed around the neck, the top and bottom of the
sleeves, and the waistband, and in font there isl
plain strip OF linen, stitched on either side.
White foulard bodices, made very simply. are
embroidered in point Russo, with black or with
bright-colored silk. :.
Other bodlces are made entirely Of white ouinnre
lace; they are worn with colored silk skirI and
necklace and bracelets OF ribbon the color of the
skirt, studded with pearl or crystal beads. This
forms pretty toilet for concert, dinner party or
evening promenade.
The bonnets Of the month are exceedingly pretty
and graceful.
Tuile bonnets are generally of the hnchion
shap,. Straw or crinoline bonnets of different |
round or oval patterns.
Rice straw is more fashionable this simmer than |
crinoline. There are also some very pretty kinds |
Of fancy straw.
A Leghorn bonnet Of the Dpbarry shape is
trimmed with black ribbon and chains Of straw
placed on one side. The strings Of black ribbon /
ate fastened with one poppy.
The Bismarck color is still more fashionable both
f,r bonn and dresses. It is o rich shade Of |
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