The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-02-15
LADIES, READING.


we will describe has three skirts. A
thick roll or piping of white satin sur
rounds the edge of the long rounded
train A box-pleated raehe of tarla-
tan, notched on either side, is above
the ROLL Three wide pufs finish the
trimming of the lowest skirt, reaching
almost to the knee IN front. The sec
ond skirt is berdered by9 puff over
satin ribbon. The gathering is an
inch from the edge at the top and bot
tom, forming a ruffle on both sides.
Deep Vandykes are cut out around
the upper skirt. These are bound
with corded silk headed by narrow
feather trimming. White aeorns are
pendent from each point. Low round
corsage laced at the back over white
silk. Puffs and ruches of illusion, in
which corded fringe with crystal drops
Is introduced, form the bertha and
sleeves. Belt with sash of white silk,
corded and fringed with crystal.
Another tulle dress has low waist,
trimmed about the neck with tulle
leaves, bound in satin and edged with
fringe. Roman pearls set in silver
button, the corsage in front. A satin
band two inches wide surrounds the
skirt, above which are fine box-pleat-
ed ruffles, and puffs of tulle half a
yard deep. The long tunic of tulle is
bordered with satin like the skirt,
and wide silk fringe The right side
of the tunic is pointed. On" the left
it is looped up by a cresent-shaped
band of satin, from which falls a
wing-like- sash trimmed with fringe
An outlay Of $40 will cover the ex-
pense of either of these dresses.
A handsome dress for a brunette is
of capucine satin, of superior quail
ty, sold at SIS a yard. The trained
skirt is very wide, gored to fit plain
over the hips. The two widths at the
back are gagged. A tunic with round
apron front is simulated By a white
satin fold covered with a basement
erie of Olnny lace and gilt, fringed
with punches of pearl berries. A
ladder trimming of folds of the dress
satin, piped with white, are arranged
perpendicularly on the front and side
widths following the line of the tunic.
On the waist are AGrecian folds of
white illusion, strapped with satin.
Inside of the neck is a blonde edge
and insertion, through which. are
three rows of narroF velvet the shade
of the dress. The short sleeves are
concealed by the Greek bertha. Belt
bound with white. Bow in frontswith-
out sash ends. -
A most elegant evening dress for
half mourning is made With white
gros grain. The trained skirt two
yards and quarter long Is trimmed
with leaves of Chambery gauze al
ternating with others of gros grain
bound with black satin. The tunic
of Chambery striped with satin has a
gros grain apron-frent surrounded
with folds of satin with black piping
In the centre. TwouWide hounees of
Chantilly lace adorn the tunic High
corsage aud tight sleeves. & A Pompa-
dour square trimming is formed on
the waist by narrow Chantilly. Point
ed trimming of leaves In the back
Lace on the cuffs. White satin but
tons with black velvet stars in the
centre. The waist of this dress and
the others described before it islined
with silk. The best modistes use silk
instead oflinen, as it does not stretch
out of shape, fits mere neatly to- the
figure, and is not so cold to the touch.
KID GLOVES.
Late importations of kidgloves dis
play some new and graceful designs.
The handsomest style hasa wristband
fastened With two studs of giltor sill
yer. A dozen similar studs and-a silk
cord with tassels Of crimped silk
headed With gilt ornament on the
back. The stitching and embroidery
are neatly done In a contrasting color.
The wristband is welted and bound
with kid, to match the embroidery.
Brown gloves are still fashionable,
ranging from light tan tozbewrTe and
cream color for evening and full dress,
through all the yellow shades to the
golden Bismarck and Ves6vius. La
vender, mauve, church purple and
Metana red, are stitched on the-back
with black silk In Greek pattern
and bound with black kid. Gilt orn-
aments. Black is bound with4white
and fasteaed with silver studs. Straw
color, pistache, and rosy. fesh-like
tint are embroidered with BLACK and
drawn together by tirettes and tassels.
A pretty fashion among the seam
less gloves is a white kid with pulled
cuffs fitted to the wrist by elastic
cords. A-scalloped edge falls on the
arm. Rows of tiny gilt eyelets On the
puff are 'ihterlaced with silk ebrds.
/ On Others are embroidered fRono-
grams. true love knots, bows, butter
flies, birds, and bees. Rows of feath-
cred stitching on the back.z Dark kid
gauntlets for travelling and morning
dress are neatly made withzDias cuffs,
welted with white tirettes inside and
three silver buttons on the back OF
the cuff
VARIETIES.
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