Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-01-17
FASHIONS FoR FEBRUARY.

Fashions FOR FEBRUARY.
Nearly all dresses not made in the Prin
cess fashion, that is. with the bodice an(
skirt cut out all in one piece, have rount
waists. But great many Wristbands will
oasques are worn, and quite change the ap
pearance of the dress. These waistband
are made in different styles, some will
long lapels forming sash. = - sr8
One of the newest is the Bayadere cein
ture; 1t has a rounded basque in front ane
at the back. and long lapels finished off il
points on either side. T'is fs..f,I
Indoor toilets for married ladies are il
the Redingote or Chatelaine styl lie, buttoneC
in front all the way down, and for young
ladies with round skirts hardly touching
the ground. Walking costumes of cloth
poplin, Knickerbocker, English velvet. etc.
with double skirts and a paletot of ths
same. The upper skirt Is short, or else
gracefully looped up more OF less. E,e.
giant dresses are train-shaped; in silk they
are often of two colors.
| There are still various ways of cutting
dresses, because the same cut does not sui
all ladies. Some prefer skirt perfectly
plain; others will not give up having a few
this is allowed by fashion, and depends Oh
| personal taste. -. ...,...-
A letter just received from Paris says
| 'One Important item deserves special no
tice. We have all been under the delusion
that crinoline was dying-indeed, in some
Instances. that it had faded away complete
ly; but nothing Uf the kind. At the open-
ing of the French Chambers crinoline
fiourished as large as ever. The Empress
seemed to have baskets below her waist, so
large was her crinOline round the hips
After wearing our skirts plain and plait-
less round the top, fitting the figure like
those worn in the days of the Empress Jo-
sephine, we lind that suddenly the puffed-
out drapery of Marie AntOinette's days is
again to be fashionable. The Empress
wore for the opening Of Parliament Marie
Antoinette's two favorite colors--pale gray
and ruby. Nine. Lebrun painted the un-
fortunate Q.Ieen in a toilet composed OF
these identical bues. .rr
"By these details it will be gathered that
satin IS 10 high favor at present. The em-
press is so partial to it, that she wears it on
almost every occasion where such mate
rial Is appropriate. For her fets day her
dress was pale-pink satin (the shade called
hegence). covered with white gauze. The
border of the satin skirt was trimmed with
white lace the gauze skirt was looped up
IN fest0ons by means of several rouleaux of
white satin, interrupted at certain but reg
ular distances by white satin bows. The
bodice was almost entirely concealed with
triple. row of diamonds and long dia-
mond drops. The empress wore on the
left side of her head an enormous emerald,
surrounded with diam nds." ..t......
The Pompadour style is also becoming
very popular, thus producing quite rev.
olution 10 dresses. The bodice is low and
square. and the dress, made with two
skirts is looped up at the sides, thereby
forming large festOons. The chief points
OF difference between dress of to day aud
one OF hundred years ago is, that the two
skirts are made of the same material, and
t0at the sleeves are narrow instead of be-
lug wide also that the waists are not so
long as they were worn at tnat epoch. The
cut of the back of the bodice is precisely
the same, the lower half of the center.
piece Is extremely narrow. consequently
the side pieces are wide in proportion.
TRIMMINGS of the same shade as the dress.
but of different material, are the most
distin0ue and costumes, every part of
WHICH, that is, the under-skirt. dress, and
peletot, are of the same tissue, are always
In better taste than those in which several
colors are allied.
POCKETS. slit open lengthways on either
side of the front width, are always orna-
mented with lapels. or else concealed un-
der the trimming placed upon the seams OF
the front width No pockets are made to
6all-dresses; there must be one in the un-
der petticoaI.
BLACK VELVET BAsQUINEs, trimmed with
S l"Ac of<dtu pOpufdrs 1n0y are
cut very low and square in the neck. with
tour long ends falling over the skirt. These
ends are rounded in the shape of leaves
and connected by trellis-work of gold
coro. Tnese bfsquines are worn over eth
er high or low bodies, and some are open
and laced up in front with gold cord.
GOLD BRAID. CORD AND LACE are all fash
etc., but are SO conspicuous that if not
used with discretion it looks common.
FUR, and imitation of Astracan, are much,
used for trimmings of Out-of door dresses
JACKETS, Of light or rich-colOred velvets,
are good deal worn. The newest is called
the "Cendrillon," and is open In front and
high at the back. Blue, ruby. cherry, or
light-green. are the fashionable eolors.-
The sleeves are long and rather wide.
REDING0Tks are good deal worn; but it
is difficult to make them sufficiently warm
for our cold winters. If too heavily wad-
ded, they do not look graceful when tied
at the back with the sash. az -.
PALEToTs are very much varied in shape.
The paletot-sacque is still worn, but no
longer exclusively SO. We sec paletots in
the shape of circular cape at the back and
OF shorC palet0t In front, with very am
pie sleeves, ard narrow ones underneath.
Paletots with long lapels in front and at
the back, and very shortside- pieces. Tight
hitting paletots, with Wristbands, redin-
sotes opening slantways, buttoned in front,
and nearly as long as the dress. Lastly,
edpote mantles, with a double or treble
cape, sometimes caught up at the back by
roseftes OF the same material .as the gar
ment.
DEEP FLoUNcEs of black lace are once
more being used this year for trimming
mantles of silk velvet; these flounces are
rather borders, for they are but very slight
iy gathered; they are never put on more
q limo nd <t~
one over the other, as formerly. -,.,s
HUNGARIAN JACKETS, embroidered In
gold, have been the fashion in Paris ever
since the Emperor of Austria was there.
The jackets are adapted for female wear,
and are made in black, dark blue, and also
in Sevres blue cloth, and are ornamented
with broad old braid, framed in q design
carried out in gold soutache. They fasten
at the side with row OF small chased gold
buttons. and the wide sleeves are almost
covered with gold soutache. They are
very stylish, and regarded as dressy gar
ments, Notwithstanding their being made
of cloth. They are known, also, as 'Eliza-
beth Paletots," are made In white and in
deep crimson cloth. and they are intended
for carriage or evening wear: They will
quite take the place of the Breton Jacket.
KEYS are worn now as jeweIry. The
famous Princess de NJ, at Paris, wore
q gold key tor brooch at the last races
Another Partisan belle, the Countess de
P. appeared lately in black velvet
dress, embroidered all over with blue bees.
wide, blue silk sash, the ends of which
were crossed in the center by large key
| suspended from gold rings; keys for ear
rings, and even key embroidered on the
corner of her handkerchief. After all, this
| ls only reviving very ancient fashion,
The Roman ladies used to wear armed gal.
| leys in their ears. Now we see, in the
French capital, earrings made like small
vessels, small boats, needIe-guns, lanterns
jockey-caps, and whips, etc., etc. These
last emblems of the Face-course are also like
the keys, embroidered on the corners o.
ladies' pocket handkerchief.
VELvETs AND VELvETEENs are much
| worn this winter. The embroidered vel
vets are the most distinguished, and at thu