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

are rather abridged in some particu-
lars. The Fanchon is exceedingly
small, and is still a favorite The
Marie Antoinette, shorn of some of
its disagreeable features, is also worn !;
but the most popular hat is a medium
between these. 1t is short at the ears
like the Empire bonnet, is ftted
snugly to the head, has brim aud
the upper half of a crown. and is eX-
ceedlngly comfortable. Black velvet
bonnets Of this shape, the material
laid plain on the frame, trimmed with
folds Of The same or of satin, are neat
and stylish. A band of scarlet
velvet Is over the forehead, with a
cluster Of rose-buds on the left.
| Narrow satin strings and Spanish
wells are worn with these shapes
as well as the Fanchon A few
or the feather and fur bonnets,
now so fashionable in Europe, have
just been imported. The feathers used
are those of the grebe and pheasant.
The white aud pearl gray grebes are
bound with green, or scarlet, or blue
velvet, while b0nnets of dark phea-
SAINTS feathers have fall of brown
| lace, and are trimmed with ornaments
of gold and cut steel. Sealskin is the
handsomest fur for boDnets. When
the best quality of the fur is used it
rivals velvet in elegance, and is warm
and comfortable without being heavy
The weight Of fur bonnets has hither-
to been the great barrier to their sue
cess. Chinchilla is also another
smooth, light fur much used. Some
Astrakan and Persiani bonnets are
imported, with eloaks and muffs to
correspond; but they look clumsey
and heavy. Flat round toquets and
turbans, both of fur and feathers, are
worn with short promenade suits.
They are also well adapted for skat-
ing costumes.
STREET SUITS.
Among some walking suits just
completed is pretty one with petit
coat of blue silk Around this skirt
are two bias ruffles, five inches wide,
bound on both sides, and gathered by
/, cord an inch from the top. The
Eeplum over-skirt is cut in scalloped
leaves and bound 1t is left open at
the sides and caught together by ro-
settles or dahlias Of silk, each petal
showing separately. A half fitting
sacque of blue plush is worn for
wrapping. Black silk is furnished to
the purchaser for waist and sleeves.
The price is $50 Another is a WIS.,
iting dress of purple silk. The skirt
just escapes the floor. In the center
of each width is long tab of black
velvet, embroidered with fine jet. An
apron of velvet almost covers the up
per part of the front width. A long
pelisse of black corded silk, worn
over this skirt, Is made loose and con-
fined at the waist by belt and sash.
The body and skirt are both turned
back en- reUers, disclosing the velvet
apron. A baud of bias velvet, headed
by a guipure passementerie, sur
rounds the pelisse, and trims the
sleeves. With material for waist and
sleeves of this dress the price is also
$3.50.
Silk skirts, black aud colored, are
imported ready made, and trimmed
in Partisan style. They are to be
worn beneath over-dresses made TO
order. One of black has two bias
founces trimmed with gay Persian
ribbon. Large medallions of Per
sian embroidery are set on the iut-
des at intervals. Another of blue
gros grain has folds of blue satin ar
ranged in squares around the skirt.
Large Rosettes are in the centers of
the squares.
Suits OF black satin and of silk vel
vet are used for church and for visit
ing. These dresses are not so extrav-
agant as they appear at the first
glance. Very little material is re-
quired to make them, and that is suf-
iciently handsome to dispense with
elaborate trimming. On satin dress
es folds of the same arranged In
Greek blocks, or crotcheted passe-
menterie without jet, is handsome
trimming. Belts over the paletot or
redingote are formed of folds, to
which are attached three large jet
rings A white satin sash, orna-
mented with passementerie, is looped
through the rings. Bands of fur are
most suitable for velvet. Gray and
black Astrakhan, seal skin, or chin
chilla are preferred.
The new figured velyeteens are
much admired, and much less expen-
sive than velvet. Dark shades of
purple and brown are striped with
satin of the same shade; others are
spotted with small dots, and again
there is a latticed pattern. Maroon
is favorite colo in these goods, but
we see more purple costumes at pres
ent than any other color.
For palmer suits cloth and serge
are the most acceptable material. |
Sailors blue. Humboldt purple, and |
olive green are fashionably worn.
The trimming is embroidery In silk. |