Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-09-05
THE FASHIONS.
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is almost indispensable for morning costumes
of fashionable ladies. The way il Is generally
worn Is this: The skirt has very wide blue and
white. or cherry -colored and white, or green
founces for ornament, or one large fiounce,
with putting above II, or row Of plaits or
pipings may take the place Of the flounces. The
upper skirt is also made of striped cam brio,
but the stripes are more narrow. Its orna-
ments correspond with those of the lower skirt.
and the skirt is open in front and looped mp
very high, so as to form large putting Al the
sides. 1t may also be held up at the sides,
opened behind, and cut round in front.
The Russian chemise OF cambria has wide
stripes like the skirt, and the fichu has no
1aps. or a very small LambalIe mantaIet
may be worn in its place, bordered with
trimmings which correspond with those OF the
is fastened at the side by knot. MorHine cos
TUNES are also made OF unbeached linen
Marseilles. The linen. toilets are more simpla,
and merely trimmed with lace Of striking
colors. The dresses made of Marseilles are
unicolored, or with small Pampadour bou-
quets, and serve more walking costumes:
they can be much improved by a tunic of white
Marseilles coquettishly looped back behind
and bordsred with more OF less embroidered
trimming. In this case the waist must be
made of unbleached Marseilles, as well as the
skirt and the fichu and the whole of IL, bor-
dered with embroidered trimming. There is
no other choice with this costume than the
Watteau hat, with the brims held up, and small
Dauphine shoes, of duh kid or of silk cloth,
XIV. The visiting toilets at watering places or
IN the country generally display much rich
ness IN their execution; they are made of tafeta,
Tor instance, and mixed with Chambery gauze,
Challie or grenadine, the latter material being
either white or black.
l nave seen the following costume, worn oy
the Baroness de v, which gave her very
distinguished appearance. The costume was
made OF turquoise-blue taff1ta, and composed
as follows: A short skirt ornameuted with
three stripes of guipure, ten centimeters lr
8 hV 70 " han k,arx
cloak, a la Vatican, which also has stripes of
guipure, but OF less width than those of the
skirt, and is looped back at the sides by knots
OF guIpure. The belt of blue taffeta is fastened
on one side by knot, la MousQuetaire. The
waist worn under the cloak of blue taffeta,
cut very low, and bordered by q small guipure.
The straw hat, with high crown, is held up on
one side by long blue feather, and the neck
lie, la Montpensier, is composed of white
gulpure. The turquoise-blue taffsta parasol Is
covered with guIpure lace, and the black boots
have high Louis XIV. heels, while the fan Is
blue, and ornamented with guipure. L have
been asked whether long skirts may have
paners; TO which l answer that they may lust
as well as the short ones
AT a seml-official dinner gwen by Nine. DE
NJ, in her castle OF Touraine, Nine. DE
c. wore the following toilet: A very long
small golden colored pipings and founces
The tunic was looped back, and very much
pulled out Ell panlers al the sides. The waist
was cut low, and in form of heart, in froat
Il
Lamballe, fastened TO the shoulders with a
gold colored knot. This fchu had microscopic
yellow nounces, and pipings for ornament,
and fastening in form of heart, both in front
and behind, tell back IN short flaps cut round
at the upper part of the skirt. These flaps
were fastened TO the place where the paniers
commenced, by knots similar to those on the
shoulders. The very wide belt, composed OF a
gold-colored ribbon, fell back behind over the
skirt. L must not omit At this place to mention
few details which greatly help in improving
NJ ,hri,
should be worn striped stockings Of the same
color. The fan and the parasol should also
correspond with the character of the toilet.
For certain travelling or country costumes the
apron may be initiated by means of trimmings
VIRGINIA NEWS.
The Board of Directors of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad Company have concluded
an arrangement with McCifnnis Brothers, of
New Y ork, bankers. and Lancaster & Co. of
Richmond, for placing upon the markets OF
Europe and this country the first mortgage
per cent. gold bonds for S1p,GOO,GO Samuel
Price, of Green brier, was appointed director in
place OF Z. r. Mason, resigned. The organiza.
ton OF the Chesapeake ana Ohio Railroad hay-
ing been completed, the Board has adjourned
The Treasurer OF Virginia has cancelled
SIil,O0O OF Virginia bonds received from the
winchester aud Potomac Railroad Company
In payment OF debt due the State from that
company, thus reducing the State debt by that
sum.
Two colored men, a few nights ago.went into
the corn field Of a neighbor, also q colored man.
named Braxton, near Richmond, and We're
stealing his corn, when Braxton fired and
killed one of them.
The fne estate, Toddsbury, on North river.
gloucester county-one of the finest estates in
Eastern EirglnIa-has been sold TO MordecaI
X. Smith, OF Baltimore, for S2l,UOO.
The Wilson farm. seven miles from Stsunton.
on the Parkersburg road-2tO acres-was sold
last week to John Mullen, of Ireland, for S79
per acre, cash.
The Orange and Alexandria Railroad Com.
pany paid the State S20,OUO last week, on ac-
count of their debt.
II is said that rich beds OF iron ore have re-
Gently been found in Nelson county, Va