Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-12-06

! Especial Correspondence of the Boston Post I
NEW Yopr Nov 1907

/ SS'AS'feuuonco Of tne Boston Post
| .-.-.--. NEW York, Nov, 1867.
| Inere Is curious rage Just now fol
fashion, for gossip about fashions and gossin
about fashionable people. All the scrans oI
| Iniormation that can be cleaned from any
sourCe Whatever, are eagerly caught at and
retaiteo with additions and exaggerations.
not only IN the parlor and the boudoir but
III Tue columns OF the entire press of the
Women Iever guilty of an idea, devoured
with ennus but occupying a certain social
position find themselves all at once lifte,l
into an importance of which they had not
SO much as dreamed, their dress, habits. and
entertainments made the subjects OF s1court''
| paragraphs, and even the colors of the
horses which draw them and the Afyhans
which protect them in their daily drives
made the texts for outbursts OF admiring,
lJenkinsonian observations. This niagui-
Lying OF society par e1ceilence, its access
orles and surroundings uots not come from
The members of its Interior circles: they
become too wearied of its monotony to find
n il material for lively or brilliant descrip-
tlon. Fashionable news is therefore prin.
cipaiiy done" by hungry penny-a-liner@.
who never hardly saw the interior of a
grand drawing-rOom and whose highly
colOred sketches of wedding, entertain-
ments. receptions and soirees are all drawn
from observations made at street corners
through open windows, or. dropped from
the lips OF chance acquaintances. Well,
TINS method OF treatment undoubtedly, has
i6s advantages. it leaves pretty much every
thing to the imagination of the writer, who
Is sure to do infinitely more than justice to
the facts. In his eyes, all brides are beau
titul, all women young, all diamonds real,
all lace genuine old point" all that gilt
ters pure gold, or ut any rate If they are
not ne strives to make every one else think
so. 1t is said that the most distinguished
fashion writer of Paris is an old woman.
who lives in an attic, smokes q short pipe,
wears yellow bandanna round her head
and signs herself Countess" It has also
passed into prOverb that the most success
fui deiineators of certain phases of Joy or
sorrow are those who never experienced
either In the forms which they SO eloquent-
ly depict.
~ si THE BALL SEASON AND DRESSES.
,ig The season of balls and soclables has
commenced early aud with great activity.
The Assemblies" the most exclusive of
TerpstchOrean associations, and which as
pires to be q sort of American tAlmack's,
meets at DelmOnirO's} fortnighrly. The
.'lmperIal" and the Fifth Avenue'' at the
'residences of the members tOrtnightly also.
Refreshments are served upon these occa-
sions, and it was remarked, with great dis
gust, that at very stylish mansion recent
ly, where grand conservatory opened
upon the drawing-r0Om that the lemonade
was made with brown sugar. The feature
of dress at these reunions is one that has
never before been remarked of young
American women. and that Is the almost
universal adoption of the decolete or low
necked style. Heretofore, luw-necks have
been the exception, now it Is the rule; and
covering, where it is used, seems to be en-
ployed only to conceal the want of physi-
a Issh a rn mi fhn nhor ftn
Beads and French jewelry are in greater
vogue than ever. Necklaces of pearls with
festOpns and pendants. necklaces of spiral
gold with magnificent lOckets attached and
chains falling upon the bosom in ten to
fifteen fihe strands, are among the orna-
ments which have taken the place of the
modest lace tucker and puffed waist of
past seasons. Ir must be conceded, how
ever, that but for the prevalence of a certain
thinness of arm and general contour, the
present sty OF dress is extremely favOra-
Bile to the delicate beauty of young, hig hly-
bred American women. The gOred and
trained skirts, almost sans crinoline, cling
with exquisite grace to the slender figures.
ana are managed with such ease, skill and
yrace as MANY court lady might envv.-
Then the hair cOmhed up from the tenn pies,
rolled, slightly frizzed, aud Mined by
classic bands, shows the small ears, the
clearly cut profile, the pure arch of the
throat, and other distinctive echaracteristics
OF American beauty, whichis more remark
able for clearness and delicacy of outline
Than sptendor of cOlOring. The exception
TO Ghe rule, however, was observed in the
case of brilliant blonde the other evening,
whose toilette was So exceedingly becom-
Ing as to deserve notice. 1t consisted of
white Irish pOplin, cut upon the severest
antique model and triNmed with white point
applique lace. The body was very low and
square, the sleeves mere band over a puff
ting and frill of lace. A pearl necklace.
deeply festooned. strings Of pearls arranged
as bands in the light, profuse hair, and
ropes OF pearls festooned as a girdle about
the waist constituted the ornaments.
liz + i.ss PURE WHITE TOILETTE
and very light transparent fabrics are now
rarely seen in ballroom, and are cOnse-
quently very distingue. few years ago
tnin tarlatan or tulie dresses could be made
up and trimmed at almost nominal cost.
and were therefore worn almost universal
ly by young ladies, to whom Chey are the
most becoming of costumes, and who
found it easy to wholly or partially renew
them as often as required. With the ad
vance in prices, however, and especially in
trimmings and labor, a thin dress, fragile
as 1t Is, has become almost as costly as silk,
and it Is therefore found much more econ
omical To purchase one or two light silks
each Sc ison, aud with Others that can be re-
modelled, form wardrobe ALWAYS avail
able, and that can be turned to account in
other directions. 1t is said that the Prin-
cess of Wales never buys new dress with
out special reference to its making over"
qualities, and 1t is fact that ladies of the
highest class are. much more apt to be
thrifty and study economy in their dress,
and the management of their households,
than those of the lowest. -
rF4s WINTkR cLoAKs.
The most Objectionable feature of the
new winter cloak is the waste of costly
material. The designs are restricted in
length and amplitude, but they are absurd
ly cut in and nOtched out in a tricky. fanci-
full way, which is neither i'm keeping with
the heavy fabrics of which our winter gar
ments are composed, nor with its purposes
of warmth and usefulness. Some of the
most fashionable cIoaks are only short
sacs tastefully cut out in sharp spikes or
square teeth with additional waste in long
sash ends, which extend below the edge
of the garment at the sides, and serve no
purpose, either of use or beauty. Others
are cut short at the back and long in front,
aud still others .gashed out at the sides.
without any apparent motive. except to at
ford another evidence OF the prevailing
cloak lunacv. The materials used for
these abortive aud mi-shaped gar.
ments are, on the contrary, beautiful
y Tue cloths are like velvets, aud even more
attractive, with a softer, thicker pile and
richer. shades of cOloring. The fancy,
tufted cloths used last year never were
good style, and this year are not worn al
all, except by those who have them, and
who expect a new cloak TO last more than