Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-01-24
THE EVENING STAR.
FASHIONS FOR JANUARY
[from lie Folle,.l

rom lie fODeSl
The weather having al i.sl oacome more
stastDSbi-, the winter materials de- cided upon
and exhibited for the lasT two months are now
brought into rsquisitiOn We are very glad
Ia welcome the return Of orocaded silks; .here
- hardly any dress more sliiao.e for an elderly
lacy. Nosng ones have not yetadop:- d IL, ex-
eept for TUNES or portions OF dress.
Satins Is also very IA uch IN favor for almost
all purposes-faIl or visiting dresses nantles.
and bOnnets. There is scarcely any fabric so
elegant or essentially "grande dame" Vel
vet, hat used to be reserved for tetlets Of GER
emony, Is now making its appearance for all
binds of occasions, and the yelveteeD, so fash
sonaole last autumn, IS rapidly giving way to
plosh and pOplin.
very rlrgant and seas nable, and require little
or trimming. The terry velvet dresses are,
In our opinion, more elegant, and decidedly
NOR drsssy The silk or woolien reps are
much III use for morning dresses; moires, fayes,
poult-de-soie antiques still keeping much in
favor.
stripes are stili in the ascendancy but are
no longer plain, as formerly; they are formed
by meaallions or sm ii patterns. Black is most
fathIonably worn, but grey and violet seem
the fayoihe colors. Several beautiful sh AIDES
OF blue have appeared. Very little green Is
seen, excepting for indoor wear Fur is very
much worn as trimming. the species preferred
beng As,rschsn, sable, chinchiIla, martin,
hlnIYsr, and Squirrel the two latter being
preferred tor very young ladies and children
Grebe is also IN great favor, as are mos,
Kinds of feather trimming. Lace Is. of course,
Kept for indoor and evening wear GreIot and
chenille frnges are much used as orname 3:
veIyets worked win beads or embroidered IN
floss elk likewise make most elegant addition
TO toilette. For evening wear, satins and
SINS are much w-rn; but for young ladies W 10
CaHce, lighter materials are considered prefer
able-such as gauze. nets, tariaianss, or tuIles
worn over silk or satin understands The usual
rin' nings for these dresses are ruches, beads,
sDG bowers.
Many young girls wear foulard tunics And
eorss!ets over muslin bodies and skirts. This
forms very pretty. young, and by no means
expensive dress. With two or three muslin
dresses with low and high bodies a young
Lady can make a very nice appearance through
the winter evenings, either for dPiul- TO- Ierr.s
or small dances, as with the addition Of 4 sIIk
or fCUlard corSeiet ara plastron, the toilette Is
con pleie, and can BE- constantly diversified
Hardly any alteration worth mentioning has
taken place IN the form and trimmings Of the
NANTES worn this month. They are still oroa.
msntsd with small bands Of fur and have
lcng, handsome guides At the back of The ne X
The lOrg, hanging sleeves are iiKeIy TO come
INTO great favor for eloaks, especially If made
of velvet or sarn.
Ii the mantle is Of velvet or satin. trimmed
with fur or frathers, the Tnuf is isyariablv
made 10 correspond. We do no; see MANY
shawls, bat those are never worn triangularly
as they used TO be, but always folded SrraIght
like scarf. We do not consider that at All an
elegant fas hion; bat a the mode, it is our duiy
10 chronicle IL
A few attempts have been made to introduce
some very ugly forms for bonne;s, but those At
present IN wear-the sCatalane" and the IL a m .
bale are 30 very becoming and elegant that
we sincerely trust tina. they Will not be re
placed
CTinollne, in spite of all the abuse and proc-
Bosucatlons against IL, IL stIlI worn. The furT,
IL very much alters q. but the skirt let il he of
what material II may, invariably has few
s:eels, bnt only round The bottom. tor ONT
door wear, with the short dresses, a small
round erinelne - worn, (no lady ever at
tempts 10 appear in short dress without
one-l With an indoor or evening dress the
crlnoliIe rs long behind, and made with a
train. LIneR collars and cuffs. with medal
Mons OF lace are much worn: very fine ta,ring
rs also much IN favor for this purpose
The hats worn are exactly the same rs thosa
introduced last month, and are ornamented in
ne same manner, the materials being general
~ yelN et felt, or beaver.
There Is an endless variety OF lace and mus
Bn bodies. bo'h high and low, intended to be
worn with corselets. Some are ex cepdipglv
elegant; none more go than those formed OF
alternate medalliOns of lace and SATIN stitca
embroidery.
We have seen several very elegant musIins
and lace peplums. also, some OF the black
bgur' q net, with lattice ~ 0rk o. coIOred vel
Ee'. or black velvet spotted with colored
bt ads.