Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-12-20
EVENING DRESSES

An elegant dress recently prepared
for grand occasion was of the most
delicate tint of blue silk, the front
and side breadths gored, the back
ones straight, full and falling in
long train. Across the front
breadths, at intervals, were rows of
white fringe headed by folds of blue,
with white piping in the centre.
Folds of blue and white, prettily in
terwoven, cover the seams at the
side of the front breadth for a half
yard, to where the ends of a Hounce
five inches wide is attached to the
seams This fiounce is set upon the
skirt with a new style of trimming
made of the material, and slopes
gradually, falling to the bottom of
the skirt upon the train, giving it the
appearance of double skirt The
bodice is cut square, to be worn over
a putting Of lace, and trimmed with
the real point lace, az also the
sleeves.
A novelty is bodice and sleeves of
sultane, with Il bertha of black silk;
the sleeves at the hand are trimmed
with folds of black silk set 1l in
points. The skirt is of black silk,
with rufiie five inches wide around
the bottom, open at the sides, and
the front part, rutfied TO the waist,
is caught up by rOsette of black,
with center of sultane 1t is made
over a lining, and the space at the
sides is covered with sultane silk,
Stimulating an underskirt of this
color. Another has the waist of
green--the upper part of the sleeve
black, and the lower green. The
skirt is of rick black silk, made
plain, without sash or pannier, and
trained. These new styles attracted
considerable attention, but will not
be readily adopted.
A tasteful ball dress consists of
blue silk mderskirt,. made just short
enough to clear the floor, the bottom
being trimmed with u putting Of
gauze headed with black velvet, that
has narrow edge of white blonde
on each side. There is an over
dress, or tunic, made of white silk
gauze, pulled lengthwise and divided
into smaller pufs by the bahds of
black velvet edged with white
blonde. The tunic has long puffed
sleeves with these bands of velvet
and blonde at the shoulder and
hand. The waist of the tunic is laid
open over a low square bodice of
blue silk. This dress was worn on
recent occasion with a band OF
velvet around the neck clasped by a
pearl ornament. The head dress
was composed of white marguerites
woven into a wreath, with long
trailing vine falling on one side.
Poplin velour is much worn at
present, and is heavily corded ma
terial, making up quite elegantly. 1t
: is much handsomer than a cheap
common siik, and much more durs
bic. The best of this material COSTS
only two dollars and a quarter pei
yard, making quite an inexpensive
dress, as the skirt does not necessa-
rily require trimming The back
breadths are made full and long, with
large gathers; the waist may be
made square, and trimmed with vel
vet and fringe. The belt of the same
has leaf rOsettes, the leaves bound
with velvet on both back and front
Rosettes of leaves upon the top o
the sleeves have pretty effect; o
{ instead of a square neck the bodice
can be laid open in front with velve
3 reverse and worn with a chemizette
( Scotch poplins are very fashiona
BILE for home dresses, wearing well
. and looking bright and cheerful un
T. til nearly worn out. They may b
had in bright eOlors, or in les
showy,as blue and green. The ScOtc
4 plaids are much in vogue for youn.
r ladies.
/ MORNING DRESSES.