Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-02-07

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There Is q color much In vogue Just now
called C-ladon. 1t Is sort OF DUH seagreer
something like green ja,ie. Celadon Is the
name of parsonage Ia D'Urfe's romance
4 OF L'Astree. distinguished for the extrava-
gamce OF his love, and from him any Ian
gufshing lover-soft even to stupidity
came to be called a Celad0n. When the
tint of dull sea- reen was brought under
the notice of the ladies of France, they said
that here was their Celadon again. 1t was
a tint characteristic of hint had all his
tendresse fdde-his heavy sort OF tenderness
-and it should be called Celadon. Celadon
IS color that has reached the point oi
tenderness, but it is the tenderness of a
neutral TINT that does not pretend to be
lively.
The young ladies of Fifth Avenue are all
ordering Celadon dresses, as the latest SEN
sations. With these they wear opera cloaks
made Of swans down. Wehave seen sew
eral, and can declare that they are perfectly
beautiful. They are as warm as ermine.
and hang more gracefully. as they have not
tue stiff skin OF the animal beneath them,
and are far more light and fieecy In ap-
pearance. Tufts of the down are sewn on
muslin SO closely together that it has the
appearance of woven fabric. They are
lctrcular-shaped. and ornamented with in
sertions of the down dyed Bismark color,
of cherry -colored silk, wadded and quilt
ed. White silk cord with camel's hair tas-
sells. The prices vary from $3.50 to 5000.
and that is just no price at all for cloak
the way the times are
/ Coral jewelry is daily becoming more and
more fashionable, and, as it becomes most
Icnmplexions, and is really quite costly
when properly mounted. we feel sure that
it will hold its place for long time to
come; hut alasi large part of so-called
coral jewelry"i lis prepared artificially from
marble dust made into paste by very sic
cative oil varnish or soluble glass.-silicate
of potash.-and a little isinglass. and color
ed by Chinese vermillion. Though we
shall all turn to dust some day, we don't
wish to patronize marble dust until we
commence to have church-yard reflections.
The new kid gloves, that have but the
one long seam, in which the thumb is set,
are found to be highly advantageous. They
are handsomely stitched OH the back, or
laced together with cord and tassels,
through tiny silvered eyelets. A long
| white glove for evening wear is made with
five buttons. Many of these were worn at
Mrs. Relnsen's party at DelmonicO's the
other evening. and over the wrislet of the
glove two or three bracelets of different
patterns were usually clasped.
Short ball dresses are said to be coming
into favor for the convenience of dancers.
The trains, now SO necessary for fun dress.
are objects of censnre to gentlemen, and
occasion great deal of annoyance to their
wearers. The new Pompadour trains are
more easily managed, as they are left open
in front, and may be thrown over the arm
in crowd. Every one has noticed how
the lace and tulle skirts OF the young ladies
who attend the fashionable balls, at Del
monicOs, become torn during the evening.
frnm the unavoidable necessity which ex-
ists of stepping on them. If short dresses
do come in fashion, they should not be
quite as short as some which were seen at
t,e Academy of Music upon the occasion
of the French ball!
A novelty in dresses is the gorgeous but
terfi' or slender dragonfiy, which is now
used to loop up lace-trains and fiounres in
bathrooms. This is very elegant and use
fnl innovation. Tue splendid insrct il
hung from the waist, and looks very rich
on black lace-or. being large, adds am or
nam mt TO simple toiltt. By getting
used to the looks of these lawful creatures"
IN the btll room, Arabella will not scream
out and faint when she meets with them at
Lake MahOpac, among the Catskills, and
at other summer resorts.
Antique bands are worn on bonnets. on
the forehead. round the waist, and round
the arms. Garnet and garnet cabochons are
favOrites Tor hair bands. A number of
these were noticed at the Italian ball at
Irving hall last Monday evening.
TIE fashionable necklaces are formed of
massive yellow links, which are as flexible,
plant, and light as silk ribbon; or heavy
gold chains from which depend oval me-
dalllOns enriched with diamonds and pre-
ciOus stones; or the Indian necklace OF 80
rows. A lady at Mrs. Remsen's attracted
some attention by wearing one of these
flexible necklaces.
Gold bands with ornaments of cut steel
or of silver, are worn as tiaras, and crescs
q m q rQ m fpd in 10 uu..ls nvo
the forehead.
Jewels are much used for head dresses.
The most beautiful epingles are butterflies
humming-b birds, and even small peacocks,
made of small diamonds, rubies, ard emer-
aids, delicately mounted in gold. Diamond
flowers are also beautiful in the hair; in
particular are the large anemOnes, the sta
mems OF which are formed by small dia-
mond trembling upon a tiny silver stem
the petals being formed of a number of
diamonds.
In Paris, at present, opal is the rage. and
Opalescent glitter is beginning to be felt.
though the emerald. sapphire, ruby, and
common diamond still maintain their
ground. and are extensively worn.
In point of setting, it has become a hobby
of fashion to effect Egy ptianism, and CLASH
cal designs are entirely superseded. You
suspend mummies in your ears and wear
Byzantine mosaics are more sought after
than the Roman and Florentine. They are
made of smaller stones, and are of more
varied and brilliant colors. This is re-
production OF an art known to the ancients,
but which was lost for long time. The
aid of the microscope is necessary to appre-
ctate the perfection of these artistic gems
Birds of brilliant plumage, and flowers of
richest lustre, are formed of tiny stones,
with all the accuracy of painting.
A novelty in the way of jewelry, just
imported from Paris. has made its appear
ance. and consists Of very light enameled
leaves of every sort, upon slender sprays of
gold. A trifle more tasteful, though less
antique in appearance than the By yzantine
mosaics, these ornaments are likely To be-
come among the most popular in the mar
ket.
Trains for fnll-dress continue to be OF
fabulous length. George Francis Train is
nowhere in comparison.
The back breadths of an Antwerp silk
(white), recently made up. were found to
be four yards long by actual measurement.
Another dress Gmpnrted), less startling.
measures three yards from the belt to the
edge of the train; and train of me-
dunn length, which, in comparison.
srarcely shocks at all, is formed
til the back widths are yard longer than
the 'front.'. These skirts are, OF cour.e.
| yored, and are not pointed, but rounded
| gradually or cut of square. The front and
sides are hat and close. fitting. while the
back is fri quently laid In large plaits.
The corsages are merely gird ca over lace
or ulle chemisettes, the dress Being deftly
held in its place by strap or ros. tie on
the shoulder. When the strap. which is
usually one inch in width, is pulled. it is
called sleeve; when the ros-tt is short.
the sleeve consists of long lapp-ls fastened
under the arms. the rOsette may be re-
placed by a flower.
Sashes still continue to rage fearfully.-
W. see them every wherein the windows,
in the street, in the drawing-room, in the
carriage. ETC., etc.