Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-10-18
[From Demorest's Monthly.l
FASHIONS FOR NOVEMBER.

Whlie Nature has been casting her worn
out and threadbare garments, the metrop
Oils has been putting on its gala dres
and preparing for its season of life and les
tivity.
| The country has given up myriads of it
pleasure seekers. Europe thousands of it
VISITORS, and all have flocked to permanen
or temporary homes in New York, a
| ton.
| The Paris Exposition has done much t.
render the appearance of things at leas
brilliant beyond precedent. The stores ar,
| full OF costly goods, selected by our mer
\ chants from the choicest prepared for com
! petition with the world; and our street.
| and thoroughfarcs are graced by Partisan
| toilets, gotten up according to the --latest
| French authority, and brought over by
| returned tourists to astonish outside bar
barians.
After all, there is very little difference to
be observed between well-dressed women
returned from abroad and well-dressed
women at home. Novelties are now OBJ
eained so qui ky, and, if admired, so rap
idly achieve vogue, that there is no long
er justification for the old complaint that
New York styles are six months behind
Paris.
Moreover, Fashion itself is very gay this
season. 1t has arrayed itself in all its
iiShNCSO COlOIS dHu luOSG bGUpIiuS WIIcA-
cries. Hard must be the heart and tightly
closed the pocket that can Withstand its
allurements.
The great rage is said to be for embroid-
cry; but there is also a rage for gold trim
mings, rage for bright colors, and, above
all. rage tor rbrowR--Bismarck brown.
The new goods are very rich and elegant
they are also very expensive. No one
would suspect the decline in prices that is
talked about who should examine the silk
embroidered robes at from two hundred to
three hundred and fifty dollars each, the
satins at twenty dollars per
yard, and the two yards wide velvets for
cloaks at fifty dollars per yard.
In fact, silk goods of all kinds are as high
as ever. The price has advanced abroad,
and, as the tendency of gold lately has been
pect no reduction in the price of any for
eign luXuries.
Woolen and cotton goods have been COM
cheap for some time past. French
merinos, wOolen reps, empress cloths, and
and all wool poplins and delaines, each eX-
cellent and desirable as winter fabric, can
be bought nearly at the same prices as be-
lore the war; and as these are staple arti-
cles with our country dealers and buyers
and are always fashionable, the price OF the
more eXtravagant materials is of less con-
sequence.
We have alluded to the magnificent en-
)roidered satins, some of which are sold as
high as twenty dollars per yard. There are
,lso two new moires that are attracting
much attention. One is the nsoire Gothique,
The other the moire Napoleon. The first is
very glossy, and exhibits gothic pattern
lpon ground of rather light texture.
Fhe other is heavier in texture, less lus-
rous. and large and imposing in design.
These are eight and ten dollars per yard.
The Holland satin and drop de Ia RENE
ire new and silken fabrics, which range at
rom four to SIX dollars per yard. The
The first has satin surface on one side and
In ordinary silk one on the other. The
Queens cloth has corded surface.
The new changeable silks are very beau
iful and very fashionable for fall wear.
Several colOrs enter into their composition,
sort of changing Bismarck tint
md making body the manufacture of
which requires great deal of care, and is
cry durable. The best qualities are five
nd six dollars per yard.
In addition to the Irish poplins, which
re always handsome and fashionable,
here are two new kinds of fancy poplins,
10Th of which are excellent in quality.
These are the Grape poplin. manufactured
n plaids and stripes, yard and half
vide, at three dollars and half per yard;'
nd the speckled pOplin, smooth but less
inc and soft material, about half the width
# the other, at two dollars per yard. The
rape pOplin has a corrugated surface, as
is name indicates, but is very handsome
FALL AND WINTER BoNNETs.-The great
question is settled for a few months, at
east, and the styles tor the fall and winter
established. They are not much
arger: but they are trifle more like the
traditional bonnet, inasmUch as they have
very narrow brim and an unmistakable
rown.
'f-town customers, we have opened a mil
inery department at S3S Broadway, where
elections can always be made from the
inest Partisan styles. and where we shall
ndeavor to unite a genuine artistic taste
With popularity In designs and prices. Our
,reat facilities with leading houses abroad
md experience of the taste of ladies at
lome insure success, and will enable our
riends aid correspondents living at re-
note sections of the country to obtain the
'est styles In bonnets, from first-class
ource, at rates much below the usual FASH
enable standard.
We have said that the bonnets of the
eason were much more like bOnnets than
hose of last year. They are destitute of
ape, it is true. A cape is in the way of the
hignon; but they are accommodated with
straight or "cap" crown, which is placed
IN the top of the head, and a narrow,
Omewhat elevated brim, in the front of
which is the bandeau, which lies close over
he forehead.
The union of satin and velvet constitutes
me of the features OF the season, and pro-
luces very effective designs. Bonnets made
# satin are trimmed with velvet, and uice
ersd.
Brown straws and mixtures of Grape and
attn are used for early fall wear; and bon
,ets made of bronze leaves or of puffings,
With small leaves cut out of silk and bound
with satin to form the brim.
A design of this description is made in
velvet Bismarck leaves, with gold edge.
The brim is composed of small points of
silk, bound with velvet, and the trimming
,f gold leaves and acorns. The strings are
If velvet. OF wide, but rich in quality.
A very good style in green velvet is
)utfed across the top, and has narrow,
ull, standing brim, bound with green sat-
n. At the back two rows of rich. white,
pointed blonde form sort of scarf, upon
which bow of green velvet, without ends,
g placed. The blonde covers the brides,
which are composed of thick green satin
ribbon. the trimming consists of green
metallic acorns, set in gilt cups, and a half
wreath of white daisies with Gordon OF
green leaves.
Another charming design has straight
crown of Bismarck satin, laid plain upon
The foundation. A brim bound with vel
vet, and bdndedu ornamented with half
wreath of small white flowers, terminating
in Gordon of green leaves.
A very handsome bonnet is in purple
satin, laid in folds, and bound with satin
Of lighter shade. The front forms a
double bdndeaa, trimmed with rouleaur of
satin in the lighter shade. Small fall of
dotted tulle, feather aigrette, and strings
of thick satin ribbon, tied over with scarf
of tulle dotted with gold.
A simple bonnet tor the present season
is composed of Bismarck silk. laid in folds,
and covered with vail of Bismarck lace
dotted with crystal. A wreath OF messy
green leaves, shaded from dark to light,