The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-01-14


skirt. The over dress was OF Nalen
ciennes lace; the whole garment,
body, sleeves, and skirt. formed by
alternate rows of plain Valeneiennes
insertion, and others on which were
medallions of embroidery. The ex-
quisite needle work designed for these
dresses was made here, and is as hand
some as ii imported from Paris. The
insertion on the large dress is six
inches wide and the lace bordering
the skirt is wider still. A pink satin
sash with fringed ends fastened be-
hind with three large loops.
A pretty and inexpensive dress of
Iudia muslin is to be worn over a
gcred under dress of blue silk. The
low-necked full bodice is gathered
into a belt Bretelles, which, by the
way, are again in vogue, of cambria
insertion and Valenciennes lace, be-
gin at the belt in front, passing over
the shoulders to the belt in the back.
The space between the bretelles is
filed with puts of muslin separated
by cambria insertion, with huted Va
lenciennes around the neck. Through
embroidered eyelets In the Insertion
Is passed narrow blue velvet ribbon,
three rows on each band The sleeves
are short pufs, covered oy the lace
bretelles The skirt is shaped by cut
tug out triangular pieces from the
belt to the knee. The bias seams are
joined by insertion with narrow lace
on each side Below the knee are
two wide puffs separated by similar
bands A futed rufle six inches
wide finishes the skirt. Blue belt with
long sash.
A simple evening dress for a child
is composed entirely of Victoria
lawn. The bell-shaped skirt is
formed of puffs separated by tucked
bands, five narrow tueks on each
band A futed founce around the
edge is also tucked. The pulled
yoke is very high about the throat
and pointed in front and back Coat
sleeves pulled around the wrist and
up the outer seam. This is worn
over a gored slip of cherry
glace silk. The price is $50.
A handsome dinner dress is of
green silk shot with white demi-
train, two yards and a quarter from
the belt to the floor, bordered with
white velvet leaves, the veins of
which are embroidered with silk. A
wide white fringe below the leaves
reaches almost to the edge of the
skirt. Three bands of white satin
run down the front seams to the knee
where they are finished by leaves
and fringe. Low round waist with
bertha of leaves and long sash. Tie
trimming on this dress is peculiarly
elegant and appropriate.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
For the convenience of dancers
short ball dresses are coming into
favor. The trains now so necessary
for full dress are objects of censure to
gentlemen, and occasion a good deal
of annoyance to their wearers. The
new Pompadour trains are more easily
managed, as they are left open in
front and may be thrown over the
arm in a crowd.
Dresses for demi-toilette are Tapped
at the waist in the redingote style. A
velvet ribbon or the fashionable
jeweled collar with a locket is worn
around the neck.
Bretelles of black velvet and gui-
pure lace are fashionably worn with
self-colored dresses of empress cloth
or velours. Sailor collars of fine
linen. deeply pointed at the side, are
pretty for morning wear.
) A black velvet paletot of a new de-
sign is pointed like shawl in front
and back. It folds over the arm, and
conceals coat sleeves that are made
for warmth, and not display. 1t is
trimmed with wide founce of thread
lace, headed by crocheted passemen-
terie.
A new and decided improvement in
the putting up Of needles has Just
been introduced. The best English
needles are packed in small cylinders
lined with tin, which protect the nee
dies from rust, and these cylinders
again are set into small fancy caskets,
which are portable and convenient.
Each cylinder contains the same
of needles as an ordinary pa
per, aud is cheaper withal.
A word about merino under-Rar-
ments. The best articles of this
kind are the Norfolk and New Bruins
wick goods of American manufac
ture, which possess the advantage Of |
being knit by an automatic machine |
that wide1s and narrows of itself, |
and thus makes an almost seamless
garment In the English flannels the |
widened parts are knit separately, |
and afterwards sewed on. 1t is sim
gular fact. and one creditable to
Am erican ingenuity, that, after the
construction of an effective automatic
machine that should widen and mar
row had been experimental on for a
hundred and fifty years and finally |