New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-11-03

QollaIs per dozen yards, according to width.
me scotch poplins, in the scarlet and blue
| and green checks, are very nice for home
| dresses, wearing clean and always looking
well and lsdylike. 1t is indeed nearly i'm
| possible to wear them out but they always
| make over useful for children. The skirts
of these dresses had no trimming. Make
them long at the back aud full, putting in
the whole width of the back breadths in
| large gathers: add to the belt q rosette back
and front, made Of leaves, rather large,
bound with black velvet ana chenille fringe,
| if liked, and make leaves rosette for the
| tops of the sleeves. Or the body may be
| left open in front, bordered with velvet and
| worn with chemisette.
Poplin uelour, a heavily corded fabric,
| makes a very handsome dress, quite as hand
some as silk, and much more effective than
| a common silk. 1t is So 25 yard and is
/ most fashionable in pearl, gray, garnet,
| crimson and black. A winter cloak of cloth
should be made up as pelisse, with cape,
or as round, composed of two or three
capes. The fur boa for the neck is properly
| adopted to these designs in closks.
With the present style of dress warm IN
| derclothing is required, and this must not
be lost sight Of Long Balbringgan hose,
| knit or canton flannel drawers, warm fan
| mel underskirts, and boulevard" over
small hoop, will be found necessary by most
| ladies', especially those living in the country,
i auN III ouultlbA IlllCu OOOtoy anu POCol
| bly,. knit merino undershirts. Make the
underclothes sufficiently warm at any rate
NEW WINTER CLoAKs.
Outside garments are necessarily small,
short, and cut in fanciful shapes and de.
signs, to suit the present style Of street cos.
| tunes. There is little in fact of the cloak
to them. They are mainly jackets, fitted
| like basques and having hood attached or
| capes with hood, or Topped with bows or
rOsettes.
The large cloaks are worn as wraps, and
consist OF succession of capes, the last
forming only collar. There are also cloaks
composed of three round capes, edged with
fringe, and the upper one Topped at the back,
and Ornamented with rosette with ends,
There is also a very comfortable loose
paletot, in which two capes are attached,
the upper one of which is either arranged
with double folds, which forms pointed
hood, and is ornamented with bows or tas-
sells, or is Topped up on the center, la Col
Jeen Bdlcn, with two rosettes.
The new Tartan costumes are generally
made with capes and edged with fringe
made of balls of chenille in the colors of the
Tartan. They are additionally trimmed
with round bow rosette of black velvet,
with narrow flowing ends. American
ladies find it difficult to ignore their
traditions, and still look upon a velvet
cloak as the ne Plus ultra of fashionable
elegance, but the Partisan ladies rather give
expensive cloaks the go by adopt a stylish
suit and cover it, when necessary, with an
ample waterproof. A warm winter suit.
and Tartan or waterproof cloak, with
Scotch shawl, to wear as a plaid in change.
are in fact all that is necessary for comfort.
able winter wear. The best thing ladies can
do who have old velvet cloaks is 10 cut them
down into jackets or basques; but | would
not advise any one to eXpend the amount of
money necessary to the purchase of a new,
handsome velvet cloak while styles are so
fantastic aud unsettled.
WHAT NOT.
Young ladies are having indoor dresses
made of scarlet or blue merinO, to be worn |
with fancy overdresses of black silk or white |
clear muslins. The overdresses are low and |
trimmed with rutfles of the same; they are
rounded at the sides and Topped up high
with bows of silk or muslin.
Dresses of Scotch tartan, green and blue
scarlet and black and the like are also in
high vogue with black silk tunics or over.
dresses.
Jackets never 20 wholly out of fashion;
the styles for this season are the loose |
Turkish jackets of black cashmere, trimmed |
with gold or mixture of gold and colored |
embroidery.
Chignons are as large or larger than ever, |
and worn high. They are either composed |
of short flowing curls or large loose puffs, |
upon the front with broad |
fiat comb or real tortoise shell. Gilt combs |
and fancy combs generally are entirely dis
carded.
Articles for the toilet table and ornaments |
of tortoise shell have recently come into |
high favor, and will form very handsome |
and acceptable holiday presents. Bracelets, |
crosses and combs of tortoise shell are now |
in high vogue, and shell is also used for |
,r,F al rav.Nl -.,a r
of the dressing combs which |
them. o.
Gentlemen are wearing skulls and owls |
heads, in oxydised silver, as pins studs and |
sleeve buttons. Their scarf neckties are
striped in the brightest colors. Scotch
shawls, worn as a plaid, are coming into
fashion for gentlemen.
Brown or elaret colored dress coats, lined |
with white satin, white silk vest, lace nec6.
ties, with ruffled pendants, and diamond
studs, will be "full Dress for the winter |
The Marie Antoinette is the new style of
breakfast slippers for ladies. II is made of /
black kid, with very high, narrow heels, is
high and pointed at the back, and is cut
with flap on the front of the foot, which
is ornamented with strap and buckle.
New gauze walls for winter wear are
square, with a tassel attached to each of
the four corners, and are thrown over the
head a Ia religieuse
The new boulevard" skirts for autumn
and winter wear are very handsome, and in
great demand, The manufacturers have
improved upon them In making them lighter,
softer to the touch, and not so thick and
felty in appearance. The trimming fon- +
sists of a pointed applique pattav-n of EN-.
broidery, which is neat aud. very effective.
The newest and most expensive skirts are of
rich material, q sort OF gros grain poplin,
striped in colors. Only a very few have as
yet been imported, and these principally in
private hands. They are quite out of the
reach Of ordinary people. The boulevard |
skirt is undoubtedly the best in the market
Tor general use.
The Grdnde Duchesse is a new skirt
which, looks like Boulevard but is not |
made like the best felt hat of layers Of wool |
stretched over form and then fused and |
Incorporated into a soft durable cloth, by |
the same sort of steaming and pressing |
process that felt hats undergo. They are |
thus made proof against the weather, and |
can be cleaned of as easily as felt bats; they |
are also made without seams.
The Grdnde Dtchesse ON the contrary Is /
made Of cloth and has two seams; it Is fin
lshed, however, and Ofnamented like the |
Boulevard, and is often mistaken for 1t.
These skirts are rather fiat at the back for |
the present fashion, but Nine. Demorest has
introduced new crlnoline hustle to wear /
with the boulevard which adapts 1t to /
the modified paniers she makes to walking
dresses.
Light pearl tinted, pale pink and the faint. |
est buff colored gloves are preferred TO white |
Tor evening wear. Very broad ribbon neck
ties with fringed ends are the rage for ladies;
the most fashionable are striped Algerine |