Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-12-24
Tss FAsBIoSe.-Fren the Home Journal
We take the following concsraing The hair

"Curls have nearly altogether replaced p ats
and 6asdea~z for evening wear, especially st
commence at the very top OF the head, and the
last ringlet should reach vrsy low down he
back. What is called the karpuerite style OF
arranging the hair is adopted by q few, aId
length. So m ch false hair 10 worn that but
little space 10 left on the head for flowers and
and the sImmest gsriands possible to ar
range, are the only he8tdressee to be seen at
the present time. Small leaves, beaded ali
over, and made mp into q esgdeaax, are fash
ionable, like = trefls Of lilies OF the val
ley ana lilac N xed. as well al plaits Of velvet
with gold tasssl At one end and q boua net Of
gold 6owerets At the other; these sncircIe the
head, and are fastened a. the side, sometimes
with the addition Of very fancifuliy made
pendant ornament. The rage for wearing
false hair Is increasing rather than d m ia ish-
INJURED at q single plat, and added to il the
natural growth, when thar growth was
seanIy, in q sly, surreptt!ous manner; but
now no snch scropies exist-false chigRoss,
false curls and false plaIts are to be found on
one head at the same time, sad neither biu she's
nor hesitation are thousht Of when confsssing
10 these artificial additions.@
The same paper gives thSsolowing deserip-
tions OF striking hats and walking dresses
observed on the streets of New York:
"A handsome dress OF dark bro wp yelveteen
over an underskirt Of rich brown silk, made
WIN bias nouncs Of silk around the bottom
she usually wears with this suit pretty
brown silk bonnet, with a fall Of brown lace
over the chignon, and ornamented on the in.
side with wreath Of small moss rossbads
The strings are OF brown ribbon, and are fas.
tened loosely nnder the chin with = rosebud -
"One recently imported from Parts. consists
Of An underskirt Of light blue corded silk, EN-.
broidered ir the centre OF each breadth with
bunch OF flowers done In fine white floss
shk. over this is dress, en- rediago'e, OF rich
black velvet, trimmed round the bottom of the
skirt with satin folds and neavy SILK fringe,
with soqns trimmed 10 correspond and orna.
msnted with wide sash tied round the waist
with this bonnet Of light blue velvet,
beautifully trimmed with white blonde lace.
Another of blue cloth, prettily trimmed with
black ba d. bonnet to match. Another a hand
some bis sx cloth spit, 1ooped mp over black
and whi'e striped SILK; black cloth SacJpe bon
net Of black lace. suit OF black and crimson
mixed poplin, trimmed on the skirt and sang,p
win leaves OF the same material, also attracts
attention, while another which attracted At.
tracted attention 10 OF black corded silk
trimmed with bias folds OF blne SATIN.
.leiy't bonnets on any color to correspond
win the totteRe, are now trimmed with n gold
gold or silver aigretc, laid upon the edge of
the border We See mnch less Jet upon bon
nets than was worn last winter. There seems
10 De no new shapes In the way Of hats; young
ladies almost universally wear the hat toSuet
This somew hat singu ular headgear, placed on
the top Of high chigaon, comes sloping over
the forehead, and to il il attached a ma sg,,e
t0sf.he OF black lace, coming down Iust % the
lips, and tied in lsppets At the back We saw
to9ae OF this style, the other day, made OF
violet 9ros groin silk, bonnd with veivei. The
mosque ri0lste was fastened round ths edge
with gold corn flowers. others. OF brown
velvet, are trimmed round with u garland Of
tinted foliage OF different shades Of tn. same
color"
TIE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES McCulloch
this morning issued All order allowing the
sleras In the Treasury Department and the
various bureaus thereof 10 leave the once ar
IL o'clock to-day In the other Departments
the clerks were allowed 10 leave upon com.
plefing the work Of The day. and but little