Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-10-11
FASHIONS.

~ iau HCeu appear IN an unDecOmlng cos
i tune, II she has good taste; and two old
dresses can be made to look as good as one
new one at very small expense. There
are some rules to be observed, however,
with all this license. For street dresses,
the skirt must be short; and for the house
particularly afternoon or evening dresses,
u Is just as necessary that the skirt should
De long, for evening wear. very long. Grim
oline must be small, some even wear none
at all but with a long dress it is almost in
dispensable, for not one woman in a thou
i sand knows how to wear yards of silk or
muslin around her feet gracefully it is like
going about in perpetual ridipg-habit =
But the bodice may be high to the throat,
or low, with bodice like the under-skirt,
lifting high; and the sleeves may fit closely
TO the arm, or be made loose in any of the
numerous patterns of flowing sleeves
Much trimming, or little trimming, may be
fused; narrow ruff1es, or bias bands, or
ruches, or gimp, may be employed as orna-
ments, and disposed of either in the sim
piest or most fantastic way; in fact there
Is the greatest field for exercising individ-
beads and jet, are all fashionable as trim
mings. Then the paletoI may be made
| straight and loose, or cut more to
the figure, and drawn into the
waist with broad sash tied be-
hind; 1t may be either long or short, of
the color of the dress, or of the petticoat.
Plaits OF silk and rouleaux are very popu-
lar for trimmings. To form rouleaux, the
cross strips must be lined and slightly
stuffed with cottonwood they are made
of different sizes, but always of some silk
material. As for plaits, they are rather
more complicated style of trimming; for
each plait. three cross strips are required !;
each strip is lined with some stiR material.
When they are all prepared, they are plait-
ed together, taking care to keep the right
side of the material outside.
The dresses, very much gored at the top,
are not 30 fashionable as formerly, most
persons preferring to have one, two, or
three large plaits at the side and back,
others liking the small gathers at the back.
Many SILK dresses, cut with trains, are
trimmed with narrow pinked-out flounces,
sewn on one above another. If sash is
WorR, it Is trimmed to correspond, only
there are fewer rows of trimming. Other
train-skirts are trimmed SO as to look like
a double skirt; and many are cut out in
round scallops, in the form of tongue,
and these are bound with satin of the color
OF the dress, or of satin or silk Of con-
trasting color. ss'S So
Upon dresses of glace silk or foulard
of light color, with low bodices, small
paletots, entirely made of guipure, are
worn, ornamented with ribbons of the color
of the dress. Ball-dresses of white tulle
are made with long scarfs and trim
med with garlands of flowers. AL
though spangles and glass beads are still
too much the order of the day, good taste
Is beginning to reassert itself.
White dresses, embroidered in colors, are
again fashionable. If silk is used in the
embroidery, the dress becomes exceeding
ly costly; but ii fine wool is used, the ex-
pense is much less, the effect quite as good
and the dress will wash admirably.
sWreaths of green leaves only, or leaves
and flowers. stars, single flowers, as pam
sizes, corn flowers, fuchsias, etc., are all
beautiful. -, - .-..-- f.. -s-.
One of the most beautiful dresses made
inrParis, lately, was one of white silk, and
trimmed with bands OF peacock's feathers
The sleeves, seams, and bottom of the dress
were all ornamented in this way; unfortu-
nately, this feather trimming is very per-
ishable, though very beautiful.
Paletots, as we have before said, may be
of any style to suit the fancy only we pro-
test against those which have the pointed
hood attached to them; they give the figure
q round, high-shouldered appearance, and
as they are utterly useless, they look like
pudding-bags hanging down the back.
Bonnets have the same latitude allowed
to them as dresses and paletots. A small
bonnet, with an oval crown and a narrow
border in the Mary Stewart shape, of black
tulle, is very pretty; it is trimmed round
with pretty garland of wild-roses; in
front there is a small bandeau of black vel
yet,covered with flowers strings of mar
row black ribbon are tied under the CHG
non, and lappets OF black lace are fastened
In front by branch of roses. This style
of bonnet is adopted by ladies who do not
wear a very voluminous chignon. With
the empire chignon, nothing looks well butl
the very small fanchon, which leaves thel
back of the head all uncovered; or the du-
barry shape, which is quite round and fiat
like plate. Black bonnets, trimmed with
gold wheat-ears or gold leaves, are very
fashionable, but rather to pronounced for
Dress caps are composed of circular
piece OF Irish guipure, placed upon wide
lappets of pink, maize, or blue ribbon,
edged with narrow lace. A garland of
flowers, or tinted foliage, forms coronet
in front. Small lace Fanchons are orna-
nented on one side with bunch of roses,
or OF shaded geraniums, with some foliage
The nbbon-strings are tied at the back,
under the chignon. For ball coiffures we
have. noticed a wreath of white jessamine,
mixed with health blossoms brilliant with
crystal drops. A garland of ivy-leayes,
tinted and shining, with punches of small
green berries. Then, garlands of hop bios
SONS, of brown tinted vine-leaves, of oak
leaves and small acorns. In summer, colt
fures are always simpler than those OF win
ter balls. Gold and beads are abandoned
for flowers and foliage. ~
THE HAIR is dressed higher than ever on
the head Though it is, also, dressed SO as to
fall lower behind; not that it nearly ap-
proaches the nape of the neck, but the up
per part of the back of the head is more
covered. Then, too, the hair is dressed
much lower on the forehead, small curls or
tiny puffs coming quite over the brow, la
Josephine. All this hair, particularly that
at the back, puffed or braided over friz
ette. gives the head an unnaturally large,
dropsical look. But our eyes are so accus-
toned to all this exaggeration, that it no
longer looks oddly - 80 80 7
MUFFs, made of velvet and bordered with
fur at the ends. will be very much in fash
ion, particularly for young ladies'. At the
Paris Exhibition, muffs made of cloth, and
richly embroidered, were shown as novel
ties. In this style, the colors of the mu IF
may easily be made to correspond with the
dress or paletot.
A New STYLE OF Hoop, for evening wear,
has lately been made. This hood has two
long-pointed ends, which are crossed in
front under the chin, then thrown back
over the shoulders, and left united. Tassels
should finish these ends.
TRANSFERRED YEsTERDAY.-The follow
ing transfers of real estate were left at the
Recorders office on yesterday:
N. 81. Stevenson and wife to Jno. F.
Finchbaugh, July 10th, a fraction of land
lying in the addition to the town of Win
chester for $3.50. SIR yIHIq
Edward T. Mithoff and wife to Angus
tus W.>Ayres, Oct. 9th,, lots Nos u, 13,
IA and 15 in Robert Neil's addition to the
city of Columbus, for $500. -.,-..-.-....