Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-01-24
FASHIONS roR FEBRUARY.

FASHIONS FOR FEBRUAKH.
Short costumes are made of cloth and OF
+ serge, and both are embroidered with black
+ silk. In cloth, the color called sailor
+ blue - is selected in preference to any other,
for this rich style of hand ornamentatiOn.
A favorite design is an Insertion, broken at
intervals by long lance-like leaf falling
over it; this has Q graceful effect, both OH
the skirt, petticoat and jacket. Costumes
ali trimmed with bands of otter skin; to
complete them, a small toqnet, made only
of otter skin, and ornamented with aspray
of feather flowers, is now added. For ex
ample Mdrguerites are represented with
white feathers, and bronze-colOred buds
are exqdisirely copied with rich looking
brown feathers. ,t.,,,re 49,.
Toquets, called Princes Charn,ants. are
also made in yelveteen, or, as this popular
material is named In Paris, "Velours Ang-
lais." These hats are usually decorated
with two; white feathers fastened down
with jet agrafe. aia.5 ia , II .i 1a
Fur Innings are to be seen everywhere
this winter even at theaters. operas. con-
certs, &c. A Jacket called the "Cendrillon.' =
is made in either blue, cerise, or ruby vel
vet and lined with ermine; the form of it
Is high at the back and very open in front /;
the sleeves are long and sufficiently wide
to allow of its being slipped on and OFF
easily. If worn over low dress. it does
lOI CULTURAL Iflc UOulCe Ill tut lcdct, hui uOcS
it hide the several rows of beads, now so
fashionable. round the throat.
The "Cendrillonr nrjacketislikewise worn
en- grdnde toilette, always providing the vel
vet of which it is made is light in color; it
is not suitable for a sortie de bal, as, the
front being open, the chest and throat are
left exposed to the cold night air. These
outdoor coverings, which are made. full
and with wide sleeves, are much used for
driving. for they are warm and comfort
able. They are. in fact called POIondises
devoitare, as they would be found too heavy
for walking costumes. iittt 'i.!
Wristbands, with five tabs, attached to
them, are now made in gimp, and so finely
are they worked that they have all the ef-l
feet of lace; the patten OF the gimp usd--
ally consists of graceful arabesques, and
these look very stylish over rich silk and
satin skirts that are plain around the waist.
Some of the gimp bands are made with one
long sash end--a sort Of long pointed bas-
que that descends to the center of the back
of the skirt. The chatelaine centuries, made
of dead looking gimp, have quite replaced
the jet Wristbands so fashionable during
the summer. Q u.eu 5Tt a.
Low black velvet basquines are orna-
mented with gold cord One was worn
over satin dress the color of tea-rose; !;
the basquine was cut into four long basques
rounded like leaves, and separated by a
trellis- work OF gold cord, The basquine,
which was edged with gold cord, was open
in front to show the low satin bodice. The
toilette was completed with dead gold or
naments. aud in the hair there was an ex-
quisite tea-rOse. ies = f-aa ,i22ii- .lsi7i 2
70 .-ei . CARRIAGE DRESSES. agS
The paletots are short and straight at the
back, with scarf ends in front; they are
edged with crOssbands of satin and fringe,
both of which match the velvet dress in
color. The spotted velvets are dark shades
of such cOlors as scabious and deep brown,
and these are studded thickly over with
minute golden dots. But the embroidered
velYets ale the most distinguished and at
the same time most costly. : Imagine
black or maroon velvet dress studded
over with bees, embroidered by hand, in
red, blue. or green silk, or black bees on
violet ground, or golden-colored bees Or a
blue ground, and then you can picture the
new fancy velvet. Droguets as well as
velvets are worn this winter with small
patterns over them. 10 ab.s .se a8s u.qu mi
IT ,o .-..si.s4 CRINOLINE. g III ra-T t,.Ei
A Paris letter says: One important item
deserves special notice. We have all been
under the delusipn. that crinoline was .dy-
ing--indeed, in some instances, that it had
faded away completely; but nothing of the
kind. AT the opening of the French Cham
bers erinOline flourished as large as ever.
The Empress seemed to have baskets be-
low her waist, so large was her crinoline
round the HIS. Alter wearing our skirts
plain and plaitless round the top fitting
the figure like those worn in the days of
the Empress Josephine. we find that sud-
denly the puffed-out drapery of Marie An
toinette's daysis again to be fashionable.
fulE nJ fse-i JET DIADEMs. .s5Irs iseI sri
Jet diadems remain in favor, and the ar
istocracy have chosen a very original idea
of giving them an individual value. They
order their heraldic coronets to be made in
jet; some are decorated with large round
-bsads. like the cnrnnet of a coy,ptess; 9th
ers with feurons, like That Of marchioness.
saw the other day thestwo noble bellies.
the Countess de Lutrat and the Duchess of
Frias, each wearing a black lace bonnet
with their respective corOnets in jet over
their foreheads.i lsaeii 10 s'ar'gis y',i l-e .sa
- .5.,s RIDING HATS. s..., | ~ q, ,..sy,
Habits are seldom now made longer than
yard and a half for common riding, and
yard and a quarter for the hunting field.
They should be three yards and twenty
inches wide around the bottom, and well
gored at the top, so as to form one large
plait behind, without; any fulness in front
The right side of the skirt ought to be
rather longer than the rest of the habit. h