Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-09-13
From Peterson's Magazine.l
FASHIONS FOR OCTOBER.

Short dresses are still in great favor,
though the petticoat, or under-dress, is
made larger than earlier in the season, lust
escaping the ground. The long skirts are
very long, very much gored, but only mod
erately trimmed.
Crinolines cannot be abandoned whilst
skirts are made SO long and narrow, reouir-
ing something to throw them away from
the feet. But ii ''cages" or steel-hoops are
worn, they are very small, Just supporting
the dress, and without any hoops at the
4 top. In Paris, "hoops" are abandoned, but
crinoline is worn with one to two plated
flounces at the bottom. Crinoline is made
of horse hair, and looks like common en-
brOidery canvas, and is much heavier to
wear than the hoops. Under short dresses,
frequently only cambric petticoats, with a
ruffle. are worn the hoop or crinoline be-
] ing dispensed with.
| Bodies of dresses continue to be made
round at the waist, with but little trim
ming and sleeves small. Over low bodies
| the Marie AntoiRette tichu is popular. This
is one of the most becoming capes ever
| worn; it crosses in front, and the long,
narrow ends meet and tie at the back.
White Dresses are very fashionable, par
ticularly for young ladies; tulle, tarlatan
and muslin dresses, trimmed with narrow
ruffles, or putting either around the skirt,
or running lengthWise, and separated by
simple and elegant.
- For married ladies, brocaded silks and
satins will be popular, as well as the chene
silk. Among some of the handsomest
dresses recently made was light fawn-
colored poun de sole, with sheaves of corn
mixed with field flowers another of
grayish lilac, with bouquets of admirably
tinted heart's-ease; another again with
light ground, and pattern of garlands of
extremely delicate blue-tinted convolvu-
lus. Another dress of white tulle was en-
broidered all over with straw, round the
bottom there were punches OF ears of corn,
embroidered in real straw, and divided by
lovely garland of villa violets; the BIOS
SONS and foliage were of their natural
color.
In MANTLEs AND iPALErors no decided
change has taken place. 1t is too early to
predict yet, but as winter approaches they
will, probably, be worn larger than is the
present fashion.
BoNNETsg are still very small and of
various shapes. A bit of ribbon, yard or
two of tulle, and a tiny bunch of flowers,
furnishes head-gear now. Branches of
wild roses. with long trailing ends, wresths
of ivy, blackberries, strawberries and
blossoms, lilies of the valley variegated
autumn leaves; or punches of primroses,
pansies, violets, tea-roses, i'm fact, beautiful
limitations OF all our choicest flowers are in
the Srratest favor for trimmings. But few
large flowers are used, all are small and
delicate. The FURNISHED leaves and ber-
ries are very popular, but neither effective
nor becoming. Narrow ribbon-strings, of
the color of the bonnet, and wide tulle ones,
fastened with flower or brooch, are in
dispensable for full dress bonnets.
The hair is still worn very high, disfig-
uringly so, frequently. The real antique
style is most simple and becoming, but the
plastered chignons, which some ladies wear,
are very trying. Curls are good deal
worn at the back of the head over the CHG
non, but they ought to be light and fleecy-
looking, not to many of them and not dis
posed of too stiff1y. One or two long, very
loose curls are worn back of the ears or on
the neck. Hair-nets are only worn in the
morning or under a bonnet-never in the
evening. A single rose and bud on the
side OF the head, is frequently the only or
nament worn IN the hair, even in full dress.
Gloves and shoes, or boots, are worn as
near the color of the dress as possible.
Gold beads, pearls and Jets are worn in
five or six strands around the neck. This
fashionable but tawdry.
GENERAL REMARKs.-Young girls wear
dresses with low bodices cut square at the
top, with high chemisettes inside. Or else
corselet without sleeves, and a waistband
with long lapels, but in that case, it is nec-
essary to wear an under-bodice with long
sleeves, of white muslin. Up to the age of
seven or eight, little girls walk out doors
without paletots; they wear an under frock
with high bodice and long sleeves, and
an upper-frock with a short scalloped-out
skirt and low carselet without sleeves.
The undertook is generally of some
bright color, such as blue, solferino, or vio-
lei; the upper one is white, gray, fawn, or
buff-colored; it is trimmed with pipings,
Ribbons ,Sor cross-strips of tie color of the
under dress. From the age of two, little
U min Z-eIa
gored; for the summer these frocks have
low bodies, with short sleeves; an under
bodice with long sleeves, of white muslin,
is worn under them.