Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-12-12
FASHIONS F0Ra THE MONTH.

All. evening dresses, and what may be
termed fete toaettes,' viii be extremely,
costly this season. while all short morn
lingo costumes willolbe the reverse-as
simple as it will .be possible to make
them. -. - ,,.',5s,9;s.,, - fa.i1I9
The elegantes, for example, are now
rarelyitos be seen ON foot except in cos
tunes made either of cloth or reps. The
leaders Of fashion wear costumes com
posed thus: .SfFals %
"a petticoat trimmed according to the
taste ofthe wearer, either with one deep
ffounce,i or with several narrow founces,
or with numerous rows of braid !; the po-
Ion ,ise or redingote is made of the same
material as the dress, is trimmed in ac-
cofdancs with the petticoat, and is looped
up on the hips. This is all. The sleeves
are very close fitting. and the polonaisei
is fastened Straight down the front. A
wide gros grain waistband and if the
weather is cold, a small paletot tolmatch.'
are added 10 s04 81 .s,spFoas iol 9a7et
Gimps,swith Jet beads and bugles in
teramnixed, have almost completely dis
appeared S they. are replaced by dead
looking gimps, and by trimmings which
match tie dress. Bands of fur are like
wise daily becoming very popular trim
mings. .9Ial
The Bordeaux or claret color is very
popular, andm the trimmings consist
either of the same MATERIAL hounce
headed by fiat sruche--er; of bows of
black gros grain. When the toilet is
quite neglige. no panier is worn, but the
skirt is looped up at the sides simply a,
Ia daGamargo.T For dressy toilets, on the
contrary, a panier is always added, and
underneath the panier alarge bow. oi
Bows Of ribbon, and Of the same ma
teriaT as the dress, are now layished on
costumes and toilets of all descriptions.
and they are made in every imaginable
form. Round bows, bows with three
ps,fan.shaped bows. simple bows, etc,
ETC., are all worn. Besides ornamenting
the skirt, they are now frequently to be-
seen adjoining the armholes. When dis
tributed with taste, they form an ex-,
ceedingly graceful trimming.
For cloth costumes, olive, green and
dark blue are the fashionable colors, and
dark garnet is sometimes worn. Green
and blue plaid cashmere and fannels are
alsosvery popularals z'Esil.g5H as,aea
Red, in all its various shades, is very
much worn in the house, as well as all
shades Of yellow, the aurora, which is
very light, to the bright marigold, dark
brown nastartiam. Red may be- worn
with advantage by. blondes but only
brunettes should venture on yellow n.
Persons who prefer very simple
toilets,A without bows or any looping up,
willingly wear an underskirt just touch
ing the ground, and second skirt,
shorter, from twelve 10 sixteen inches,
but not looped up. sIol isfsS--.t.is.3l i q
Almost all dresses are made with
double skirts, with more or less pro-
nounced tournure. Both skirts are not
not always of the same material; the
under, one is often striped. while the up
per one r is plain. '' 2 - gss,eI,'5 - "a
Flounces and Ruches are the trim
ming preferred. Fashion, which had
given them up for some time, now shows
them more favor than ever.
The Marie, Antoinettea is every day
gaining in popularity. This is exceed
inely becoming to a well-shaped arm;
fer thin arm, the sleeve pulled from
the, shoulder to the wrist is more suita-
BILE. - bs;ost,1 n asa ,s1I 2
With low bodiees cut square, or open
in the heart-shape in front, the fashion
ofnpecklaces has come in again. Hand
some necklaces are-made of precious
stones set within small gold medallions.
Many are also made Of amber beads,
garnets or jets; for jet, though discarded
from the trimming of dresses, is still
mnch worn for demi-toilet; jewels, me-
daIlions and crosses, are also much worn
SUSPENDED from black velvet; the Chan
o;nesse necklace has a cross also OF vel
vet. 1T can be worn as we'll with higt
dresses as with low ones. 2 a. ~. .
niTbe fashions for sacques, cloaks, etc
is so varied that it is impossible to de
.cr;be them. In addition, however, to
the winter mantelet already illustrated
va Owe a description of another VERY
s.s;ly made, and called the Mac Farlane
Fancy a paletot, ample and loose, but
toned alfdown' the front, without sleeves
but % with Sits only. for the arms, apeler
inc begins on either side, at the seam
Of tbs Shoulders and is continued IN front
thus forming two streaming iapels; q
the back there is no pelerine, but 1
round hood, gathered in by means nr's d o. o.
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