The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-01-18

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The fashion of boots is now i'm
portant, and the regulation walking
boot is no longer of glove kid, but of
pebbled morocco, or fine calf-made,
however, with half square toes, slen-
der shanks, high narrow heels cover
ed with kid, and the tops reach to the
swell of the calf of the leg. Tips are
not worn with leather boots. For
carriage wear aud promenade these
are half high kid, and velvet boots
and satin ones with tips to the instep
and tops Of vanished calf, stitched
with white silk and finished with APP
/ plique and insertions of colored mo
rocco or satin cloth boots have a
/ leather band at top and cordboW
/ with large passementerie tassels.
Dancing boots of kid are half
high, buttoned. with fat bow at the
instep, which is only a fat strap of
kid, pointed at each end, bound with
satin, aud passed through buckle:
Satin boots have embroidery of cord
and bugles on the instep, with edg-
ings of narrow lace, and having tiny
flattassels ornamenting them.
The Hungarian boot, with fur top;
the slipper of velvet, with fancy fac
ings of embroidery or quilted satin !;
the fine kid boot, with applique of
colored morocco and elegant stitch
ing, are fashionable varieties of chGus-
sure.
Cloaks are scarcely fitting pGletOts,
fully half length of the figure, and
either straight round or with mantilla
fronts considerably longer than the
back The close sleeve is almost in
variably adopted. Olive, dark blue,
brown and purple smooth beavers,
aud velvet cloths, are the fashionable
wear next to blue and velvet. Walk
ing. suits of dark purple, or grey
mauve, or black mixtures with dark
colors are quite as much worn as the
separate cloth cloaks. Rich change
able silks and poplins. with very dark,
almost invisible tintings, are the re-
cherche wear, but in ordinary mate
rails there are serges, winseys, tweeds,,
and twills of various descriptions.
The walking dress for service may
be.of cheap and inelegant fabric, but
the nicely of fit, and the trimming
give it style. A twenty-five cent
gambroon, with bindings and bars of
CnAntS EIDUOIs may DC mauc 1uGO
Pretty costume, having a-decided air
of style. 90
Velvet cloaks have either deeply
pointed skirt, or else mantle ends, and
are edged with wide fine lace, under
which soft fringe is placed, to give
substance.
The military style of trimming is
very much in vogue for cloaks and
ordinary dresses. Bars of satin or
galoon five to twelve deep, in squares
or pyramids, define this style.
10 bonnets, the chaperone is a ia
vorite style shape, fitting close to
the head, with a slightly turned up
border front and back. This some
times has the. Mary Stuart shape
over the face, and is beautiful either
in velvet or in the fne white felts
which the French admire. The fam
chon is very narrow and is only
puff of velvet, satin or tulle, and
must be worn with the mantilla
vail which falls over the chignon,
and has lapels to tie under the chin.
Bismarck satin hats trimmed with
feathers of the golden pheasant, are
in distinguished taste, as. are pale
gray velvets with spotted wild fowls
plumage A.
A drab uncut velvet chaperone
with folds on the edge of cerise satin,
with cluster ofscarlet geraniums con
ffning plating of velvet lined with
cerise on the left side, and strings of
wide blonde with bows of drab and
cherry on each end, is an example of
the prevailing mode A pretty even
ing hat is of white satin,~a fanchon
in three pufings, with edging of pale
green, the top crossed with light gar
lands laid In the seams white lace
mantilla, headed with garlands, which
fall beside the cheek and ningle with
the bow IN front. Another dress
bonnet is only large bow of white
LAGOON the top Of the head. holding
a cluster of carnations, the wide
strings fastened with carnations in
their folds.
Berets, or oval square topped tur-
bans. are fashionable, made entirely
OF feathers. One of the ilaments
from the shaft of peacocks' plnmes
was fine. Grebe and curled black
plumage are also used The late
French plates show that the high
pointed hat of the Mosquefaire style
is coming in favor. With these the
long-.curling feather and the pompon
will be used.
Head dresses are very narrow bands
of velvet or gold, or else of the slen-
derest garlands, it being impossible to
dispose wider trimmings effectively in
the present mode of wearing the hair. |
This is no longer fluffy creped over
the head, but brushed in glossy
waves straight across the brow. and
fromethe cheeks, the chignon being