Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-11-15
FASHIONS FOR DECEMBER.

the very full descriptions of the newest
fashions which we gave in November.
The SHORT DRESS for walking or morn
ing wear is fully established; but long
trains are equally fashionable for evening
wear. For ordinary house dress the skirt
Is made long, but not of the exaggeratiOn
Of an evening dress. The varieties in sty
oi tne snort costumes are marvelOus-no
Two dresses are just alike, and any amount
OF coquettish taste can be displayed if the
iwearer chooses. Then, too, the admixture
of contrasting colors makes a pleasing
change to the eye, which for years was
only greeted by browns. grays, anu fawns,
those colors only being considered the mode
by a fashionabiy- dressed woman. But now
we will, probably, be condemned to the
unbecoming Bismarck" an ugly shade OF
reddish brown, though it may be redeemed
Dy rick black trimmings. There are Two
shades of this Bismarck-brown,a a light and
Il dark one. Another fashionable color, but
only suitable tor brunettes. is the capucine
or nasturtium color, nearer an orange color
chan amy other. A complete toilet of this,
except an evening dress of silk or satin,
would, of course, be in frightful taste-but
as trimming on black it is very stylish.
A black silk dress, corded with gold, mas
turtium- colored, or Bismark- -colOred silk.
would be very elegant. PIN de Bordeur.'
or bright claret color, is again popular:
and this, too, is improved by black trim
ming. This color has the advantage OF
lighting up well at night, thing which
should always be taken in consideration in
preparing dress. Green, also, is favoritc
for this reason, whilst some shades of blue
some pinks, and all hauves, violets, aud
purples, lose all life and blilliancy at
night.
GOLD ORNAMENTS AND TRIMMINGS, which
for time have been popular, and are still
- to some extent so soon become common,
that though the rage for them returns fire.
qnently. it never lasts long.
BRoCADED MATERIALS, studded with
flowers, are very fashionable. The most
have only a single flower,
such as periwinkles, naarguerites, poppes.
(poppies on black are very effectively or
punches, such as punches of grapes, lilac,
and acacias.
A VERY PRETTY WALKING DRESS of black
silk has been made with the pettieoat
trimmed with three bias bands of black,
corded with golden yellow silk. At the
back the upper-skirt is not Joined together,
the breadth being fastened half way up
with a black bow piped with yellow. The
paletot, which is short at the back, and
with long mantilla-like ends i'm front, is
like the petticoat.
. 'VANDYKEs AND TONGUES, which have
been so fashionable around the edges OF
skirts. are as much liked for the bottom
Of paletots, and for the long Jewess and
sleeves.
PINKED Our RUCHEs, sewn in rows very
close together, as well as the narrow
hounces, are very popular for trimmings
SAsHEs are now made of the very widest
ribbon which can be bought, but the ends
are not as long as they were earlier in the
season. Some are simply tied in lose bow,
and others are tied with multiplicity OF
pendant loops.
The REDINGorE style of walking dress
Is very popular. The dress can be worn
rather short over colored petticoat, or
made sufficiently long TO dispense with it.
The body and skirt are cut in one, like the
Gabrielle dress, and either buttons all the
way down the front or at the sides. In the
latter case, the body buttons like a gentle
mans double breasted coat. Some are made
with and some without reUers. The dress
Or pet icoat should be just long enough for
The highly ornamented boots to be SEEM
Another avenue for coquetry has been
, ,ened in these boots. Many persons wear
Them of the same color as their dresses
though black boots are really much the
most becoming to the feet. The boots are
stitched in various colors, and the heels are
very high.
MANTLEs, PALEToTs AND BoNNETs were
10 fully noticed last month, that we have
lothing new on the subject.
Cloaks are longer and are loose gored
jacques.
Gloves and shoes or boots are worn as
near the color Of the dress as possible.
Earrings are to be worn very long and
slender. af 40
Jet trimmings are still f,rore.
There is handsome new shawl that looks
ike velvet, and is called chale de ualours-it
alls in graceful folds, and is very much ad
nired. t..-f7= .s.-
The popular rage has altogether set,
thus far, in the direction of the .bronze''
brown. the Bismarck" brown, the "gold-
en' brown, or whatever other name serves
TO indicate the mahOgony tint which has
all at once acquired such notoriety.
Ivory ornaments are to be the rage at
Paris next winter. Ivory agrafes are worn
OH mantles. and large and small ivory
beads are now mixed with jet fringes OF
and with crystal for evening
toilets. Very light palm leaves, dotted
with gold, are beginning to take the place
of the gilt leaves and acorns.
Opera clOaks are very gay; they are
either elegantly embroidered upon white
Or scarlet merino, or made of cashmere
goats cloth-a new, warm, yet light mate
rial, striped i'm blue or red upon white.
The Breton jacket, gay little garment,
is made of any bright cloth or lnerinO, anu
worn over a white body, with various col
Dred skirts, convenient garment for
dress. 1t is often ornamented on
the breast with six or eight gilt buttons
strung together. looking like so many gold
dollars.
The crinoline question is definitely set
tied; small hoops, only three or four at the
bottom, held together by system of tack
ling about the waist, will be worn for many
years, we predict, with short dresses,
which, by the way. are in favor only as fa1
tigue dresses, being inadmissable as full
toilette, although any variety of fantastic
drapery is adapted to them. Long, sweep
ing trains maintain their supremacy tor
evening toilette.
The Boulevard skirt, made of felt on
frames like hat, is decided success, and
far superior to the Balmoral. The Boule-
ward is seamless and shaped like gored
skirt, and, OF course free from the useless
gathers OF the waist that always gave one
the appearance of embonpoint. Many of
them are so handsomely braided and EN-
broidered that they serve for the lower
skirts of walking suits.
A new method OF braiding the hair
promises to achieve luite a vogue, and
avoids the use of the chignon. 1t is ac-
cOmplished by simply braiding the hair
and then taking it out and suffering it to
tall in frizzled or thickly-waved mass.
tied at the top with ribbon or velvet, the
bow and ends of which fall among the
masses. 1t is very effective, particularly
for ladies whose hair is rather short.
At Paris, one leader of the ton not long
ago appeared in superb black dress gilt
tering with jet, the only coloring visible
being in the hair, which was of that deli
cate shade between canary and straw color.
Voluminous chignon, airy frisures on the
forehead, and long ringlets at the back.
shone out in rich contrast with the vel
vety tones of the costume.
The trains for evening receptions are of
most fabulous length. One of the EN-
press afternoon robes is a black poult
worked round and up each side in front
with satin branches, that is, leaves of satin.