Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-11-21

-biWiuter fashions now present themselves
in a decided form, and offer plenty of food
for comment and speculation.S On their va
;fiety and novelty. No necessity exists,
either, for complaint from any quarter. for
Ihever wasT so much latitude allowed, and
zcise of Individual taste and individual in
sT5The D pron1inent features of the winter
fashions are high colors, and what may be
called fdntdsie IN Style The only difficulty
iis.ethat In the confusion, occasioned by too
great variety, most women select exactly
what is most unbecomiBg to them, and
therefore the general effect is less happy
tthanfft otherwise would be. bn& isE7h'i
There are many very beautiful, and many
very excellent materials. however, from
switch ladies with judgment can make a
selection that will do credit to their taste,
without trespassing to any great extent
up0n their husbands purses ~
Caprices in fashion should never be in-
duIged by persons Of limited means, ror
should ANY fondness for accumulating
tempt them to the purchase of an unnec-
eary number of dresses, or other articles
oof- -clothiBg. One new dress occasionally,
made up in the prevailing style, is better
than half q dozen, three or four of which
will have lost their fashion and freshness
before they are worn. SIS ~ II 9o.l
High, bright colors are appropriate and
becoming at this season of the year, and we
recon- mmend ladies in the country. where
the winters are particularly long and
gloomy, to wear them more than they usu-
ally do "A warm bright crimson merino
dress Is q pleasant object on these cold,
txrav DAYS, when trees are leafiess, snow
covers the ground, and evidences of out
door life consist, principally, OF bitter OPP
position and resistance to the nat OF win
fryAfate. ne N945tu a5iE ,'ia,7 ~ go
ssIadies in the country, as general
rule, do not dress warmly enough, and that
is the principal reason why they lear to
Stake exercise and shiver themselves into
dyspepsia over hot stoves. Wear more
wool IN winter and less cotton; wear
brighter icelorss and take more out-door
exercise, and health and spirits would be
greatly improved.
Tartan dresses and tartan suits are very
much worn thiswinter. and are very bright
and pretty, for either the house or the
gtreet. A handsome and new trimming g,
for suits of this description. consists of a
fringe made of balls of chenille, in the COL
O-s of the tartan. - 5FyE -. r
For in-door dresses, the checks and plaids
in green and blue, and scarlet and black,
are the best wear, and Tor these no trim
ming is SO suitable or effective as black vel
vet. - = -. -. =,
;1sSuch dress, with ruffied black silk
apron, and standing ruche oflinen collar,
would be pretty enough to please the most
fastidious.
High. dresses of scarlet cashmere, de-
laine or French merino. are very much
wornyby young ladies. with little paniered
overiresses of black silk, ruffled and puffed
nm on the sides, with bows OF black ribbon,
with narrow floating. ends.sf ksl
There is no waist, to speak of, to these
oyerdresses; they are simply little puffed-
lxy on
the Sides with a. little bodice attached
which is straightround the top. but pointed
l1eeply back apd. 'front.' A large bow, with
short, wide ends, forms an ornament at tile
back of the bodiee.-sFhe body of the dress
NAV be- trimmed with black velvet, or with
rufled bretettes of black silk. i1ent s5t
faiOioaks in tartan and waterproof cloth
are; generally employed for wear with suits,
and are best adapted for the purpose.
There less use and demand for rich vel
VET cloaks now than formerly the costly
material being thrown away on the. little
capes, and jackets, and mantles, which owe
their attraction to-their eccentricity, and
can notSb be expected to be permanent.
-ifThese ycapes, however, and the 5peiisse
form of cloaks afford a fine. opportunity
forlladies who wish to obtain awarm, COM
Portable cloth cloak. Unite the two, and
yery desirable garment will be obtained
AT SIMMONS HEADQUARTERS al
At this great millinery house in the Ope-
ra Block. we find but little change in the
size ofibonnets. % Whatlis to be done about
the small ebonnets Is q matter for lspecula-
ton with che return OF every season, and
especially every cold season. But, in spite
of the cold, spite of the ridicule which has
been heaped upon them, they still seem to
hald their own, and grow smaller instead
of larger. at every fresh rebuff.
Still, although the size has not changed
the shape has, and we think it has greatly
improved. The round pouf, the high dia'
dem bonnet; the soft, ''Scotch" bonnet
with its styligh aigrette and plume, are al
imnroyements on the little fiat, shapeles
patch, which has been in vogue during thu
Two past years. ugs giit Q s,eB'i-.
The revival of patterns gives style to tn
bonnets, which they have not iateIy pos
sessed. The fanchon afforded no room 10
deeoration, but the high, round shape
the new bonnets allows of the disposal o
standing plumes with very good effect, ant
also of the kcurled plumes, the ends o
which droop over the ctignon. ~
Velvet flowers, however, forming dia.
dem across the front, are still .well WORN
and are in high vogue upon the genuine
French bonriets. The cdsquette Is probably
the fayorite style among tnese; straight
sr5wn and coronetted front, faced across
Efth lace. and full diadem wreath OF vel
vet fiowers, with jet centers; at the back
there is 4 scarf OF black lace, and a bow Of
satin ribbon. =, III.
or high-colored veiet, trimmed entlreIy
with black. 4 Rich black feathers, short ana