Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-11-01
TIE FASHIONS.
What 10 Wear and How to Wear It
Paniers Voted Unfit for GenteeI
Ladies-New and Picturesque Styles
What to Wear Evenings.

What TO Wear and How to Wear It
Painters Voted Unfit for GenteeI
LadIes-New and Picturesque STYLES
What to Wear Evenings.
NEW YORK, October IS6S.-Paniers
have received very heavy blow. The re-
turn of the most distinguished nodiStes
from Paris brings the news that paaiers are
very little worn there, hardly at all by
leaders of fashion, and only in a very
quiet, modified form. Here, for the time
being, everybody is pdnicr mad. All sorts
Of materials for ali sorts of people must be
made sapdnieT, and the consequence is al :
pearaDce5 frequently are the most grotesque
Imagine large stout women, en- panier, and
short, bulky women, with the superhuous
sack hanging upon their backs! More
over, while an artistic can give an air of
grace and distinction to any fishion, an In
experienced hand will continue to spoil the
simplest and prettiest design. Judge, then,
the sort of work that is often made of the
pdEiers.
The beautiful embroidered robes, the
choicest fabrics Of the season contain no
material for paaiers fact which sometimes
turns rejoicing over their splendor into the
deepest mourning and anxiety. The city
Is searched for the exact shade, which is
very rarely found, and an enormous price
paid for something TO form the bulky
appendage which spoils the dress. One
lady carried the magnificent source of her
tribnlation to a French dressmaker, and
inquired what she should do. 81 "a
Make it up without the paaiSr,p said
the Madame. -- p - -
Fl" But paniers are 90 fashionable" urged
the distressed lady.
Among the tete lorettes yes, if ma
dame wishes to copy them" remar ked the
modiste. That settled the questionable
dress was made without the pIRier.
To show the prices sometimes asked BY
dressmskers nowadays, | will mention a
fact. A lady recently took a rich silk
to fashionable establishment to have it
made up. 1t was AN elegant embroidered
pattern, and required very little trimming.
She asked two hundred dollars for making
and the sight furnishings, Innings, buttons,
and the like required. She did noeleave il.
PICTURESQUE STYLES.
The new styles of dress are very pecu-
liar in one respect. They depend alto
gether on the grace and taste of the wearer
to make them becoming. There is no sure
basis Of responsibility, as formerly, in a
nice dress and shawl. Both are antedilu-
Wan. All the dresses are COSTUMES"
dainty and artistic, or dreadfully dowdy,
according to the instinct, measure Of re-
fnemen. and cultivation of the wearer.
Long cloaks, or shawls worn in the old
fashionedthree corned style, are out Of the
question with the short, quaint fanciful
toilettes, which are made to be exhibited.
The outer garments, therefore, take the
forms Of little jackets, looped up capes
rOsetted, and shawls worn as long scars,
and draped in picturesque Highland fash
ion about the shoulders.
Another method of arranging shawls is
to raise them in folds high upon each
shoulder, and clasp them with gold or oxy-
dised silver shawl clasps. Lace shawls
and cloaks are especially graceful draped
in this way. Plaid shawls are better worn
as scarfs. The method Of arranging them
lengthwise, place one end over the right
shoulder, bring the scarf down under the
left arm, pass it around the shoulder a
second time, cross the breast, and throw
the second end over the left shoulder; on
that side the end is fastened with a large
pin, and left hanging on the other The
folds are fastened gracefully with clasp.
This style has the merit Of sublimaiing
quite common plaid shaBls, and consti-
tutes very warm and comfortable addi
tim N anti