Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-12-20
FASHIONS FOR JANUARY.


The short walking-dress has become an
admitGed 1act, and has taken its place
among the regular constitutions. We re-
joice at this for several reasons. one o,
which Is the heaIthfulness, second, the
cleanliness, and third, the economy ofsucb
costume for street wear.
it also compels distinction between the
outdoor and indoor toilette, which is con.
ducive to both neatness and elegance ofap-
pearance.
1t has been too much the habit to trai!
ABOUT in the streets the one, two, or three
handsome dresses, which are all that the
generality of women possess, and this soon
destroyed the beauty of the fabric round
the bottom of the skirt to such an extent
as to render them unfit for either indoor
or outdoor wear.
Probably one of the reasons why the
short dress became so universally popular
was, that at one stroke it turned our hun
dreds of trunks and wardrobes, and render
ed available thousands of half-worn
dresses, with wide, dilapidated skirts.
which had time and again been looked at.
and sighed over, and pronounced imprac
licahle.
The temptation and tendency now is t,
make the short dresses too costly for the !
purpose.
For useful street wear, gray serge, cloth.
linsey, wool reps, alpaca, or wool stripe.
check. or plaid, are altogether the most
suitable. and it is not only useless extrava-
gance, but outrages all sense of the fitness
OF things. to see expensive silk, satin, and
embroidery expended on toilettes, which
can never be pronounced ''dress," or fitted
for any thing but stree wear.
The newest walking costumes are mad..
OF cloth. en- suite, and trimmed with black
81 cord or braid. or with silk or satin
folds or piping stitched on.
These trimmings are sometimes put on
plain, but more frequently to form some
sort OF design, sheaf, coil. fan, leaf or the
like.
A plain boulevard" skirt is the best TO
wear under these dresses, as the upper
skirt is only simulated by the trimmed.
Snort dresses made of linsey- woolsey.
Cweed- serge, or waterproof cloth. are
simply trimmed with cross-cut bands of
the same, piped or edged with narrow folds
OF silk of the same color. The buttons are
large and handsome, however. and prove a
sufficiently ornamental finish.
Silk aud serge costumes are sometimes
made with double skirts, the upper one be-
ing prettily looped up over the under one
with long straps or tabs, bound with silk.
and fastened with enameled buttons or
slides. :.
The simplest and most useful costumes.
however, are of waterproof cloth, Bis
marck, or dark green. with double breast
Ell paletots, the whole trimmed very sim
ply with black braid, doubled and stitched
on the upper edge.
New clan tartans i'm poplin and all wool
are EXTREMITY fashionable this season, and
are arranged to form the most picturesque
outdoor and indoor toilettes.
A short tunic dress of gray, or black silk
or alpaca, worn over a complete high dress
of otch plaid. is favorite stvle.
Embroidered belts of black silk or velvet
are also worn over trained tartan dresses.
with long rounded tabs or sash ends, which
descend low upon the skirt behind, and
graduate toward the front.
A short dress of Stuart plaid is very dis
ttngue. worn over a petticoat of shepherds
check, particularly if the Highland scarf
fastened with rose, in white coral. mount
ed as brooch, be added to the costume. A
white rose. by the way. is the emblem OF
the Stuart clan. and white rose in coral.
fastening Stuart 'splaid," or decorating
the dress, is most elegant ornament.
Very rich fabrics are used this winter
for visiting and evening dresses. Silk, are
heavily corded or embroidered, and satirfs
aud velvets are also in great reuuisitiou.
The highest colOrs are in vogue in these
splendid materials, such as the crimson
flame color. and the deep Nasturtiau,"
sometimes called cdpucine.
White lace is generally used to tone
down these gorgeous tints, and ropes of
pearls, unless the wearer can add diamonds
to the splendor of her toilette.
Low necks and short sleeves have always
been considered Indispensable to full
dress" abroad, but moi until this season
have they been adopted to any great ex-
tent in this country. This fashion is par
ticularly hurtful, because it is liable to be
much abused. Young girls sacrifice to it
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ideas of propriety.
A square body cut high, or low, with a
chemisette OF handsome lace, is becom.
ing compromise with fashion, especially if
undersleeves of lace are added to ricn hang
ing sleeves of the material.
In bonncts and hats there Is not much
change to note; they are still worn quite
small. 'li--
In looking through the spacious and
pleasant millinery rooms of Mr.. Simmons.
l64 South High street. we still found a
fresh and handsome stock of hats, bonnets,
flowers, feathers, &c, and were particular
ly struck with the new shapes in hats he
has just received, called the Alaska, SAVOY
and Broadway.
Our fair friends who have not vet pro-
vided themselves with head-gear, and who
have not yet found out this establishment,
should forthwith call ON Mr.. s., and our
"OtN ioi ~ buFt VIII Oc Wcil SulCeu, aUu
thank US for the advice.
Among the newest styles are the Yelver-
tnn, high crown white felt hat with a
heavy roll brim covered with white velvet,
ending with broad scarf with fringe, and
gilt leaves set in knot of white velvet
supporting a rich marabout feather at the
side. It is very stylish.
The Wanda Turban is made of blue vel
vet. The brim is quilted. A blue ostrich
tip, set in small roll OF velvet, completes
the trimming. i@
The Tostee is the s.Iatest sensation" II
is low crown black velvet hat. with brim
of medium width, slightly rolled at the
sides. The trimming consists of SPRAYS Of
green velvet leaves. and a crossing of black
velvet in folds, with two wide streamers
lined with satin, and trimmed at the enc
with silk fringe. This is one of the pretti
est hats OF the season.
yesterday a very fin.