The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-02-03
FASHIONS FOK February.

Grand toilets have begun 70 take
very decided character, those for
morning wear having a very pro-
nouDced style, nothing being now IN
short costumes. Lace now forms the
principal ornament on reception toll
cts, and velvet and satin for street
and evening wear are fast encroach
ing upon silk. Outdoor garments are
worn somewhat larger, on account Of
the cold weather; but paletots, if any
thing, are somewhat shorter, and pale
tot mantelettes and also mantles are
again becoming fashionable. Velvet
suits, either of black or rich dark
eolors, are daily increasing in favor,
aud are generally trimmed with
color of which should form pleas
ing contrast with the color of the vel
vet. Carriage dresses are now made
of velveteen, trimmed with fur, with
either flowing or close sleeves, and
the carriage bonnet must be of white,
uncut velvet, trimmed with velvet
| leaves and flowers In morning dress
bodies the plain high Princess style.
cut in one piece with the skirt, is de-
cidedly the most fashionable. The
square opening or Vatican form of
body seems to be the most fashion
able for evening, and are generally
cut very low. En- isa
Promenade dresses and paletot
mantelettes are worn en- suite The
dresses deux jupes, the lower skirt
short and trimmed round the bottom
with swans down The nantelette
is cut short at the back, and has two
long square ends in front, two.narroW
square tabs are placed at the side
under the arms. The sleeves, a Ia
juive, are. very large and are conpos-
ed of two separate parts, the front
part being round and rather short,
and the back much longer and cut
square. Other fashionable eelors for
promenade dresses are the bronze
| pouit de sole, with plain skirt and
blue silk, with the skirt made with a
train. The mantle should be of the
| talma form, and made OF black velvet,
cut up on each side of the back, aad the
space between the openings trimmed
) with jet fringe and broad hounce of
Chantilly lace. The sides of the mar
tie are trimmed with jet fringe and
narrower lace than the back part, and
it is also trimmed all round with pas
sementerie, which forms heading to
the JET fringe and lace, and is carried
up the sides of back openings. Start
| ing from the neck, a trimming of braid
and passementerie is carried down the
back, forming a long pointedtab in the
middle, and a smaller one joining it
on each, side, which extendssover the
front of the neck and shoulders, and
these tabs In turn are tainHaAa sail
around with jet fringe and ChaAilEy.
The front opening is trimmed with
large gimp buttons, to each of which
Is attached a tassel. BonHets are of
black velvet, edged with blue velvet.
with a spray OF blue flowers In front
and a frill of black lace at the backF
Home costumes are of Bismarck
silk, with the lower skirt hanging to
lrthe ground and trimmed little above
the bottom with q black Greek bor
l der of black gimp The fr0ntshould
be trimmed with row of black but
tons and the secontinued M, the body
being cut la princess. The upper
skirt IS made en- unique, slit up at
the sides aud back ;, with thevopenings
trimmed round with black gimp. The
front openings are also trimmed with
gimp, and tabs arranged la NOUS
quetairo, the tabs being shorter as
they approach the waist, and this
trimming is carried up the sides of
the body and over the shoulders. The
tuniaue is trimmed round the bottom
with a Greek border of black gimp.
somewhat larger Gin pattern than that
on thelower skirt, and the wrists are
trimmed to correspond. A long orr
namental tabi formed of afedOuble
row of black gimp. runs. from the
waist to the top, of the opening at
each side, lt
Evening dresses can be of white
tulle. with skirt formed of bouiliops.
which goes entirel " round, or Of Grape
trimmed with gariands of velvet, ivy
and berries. Ball dresses. a la ,upe.
the, lower skirt of pink silk, with wide
pleated founces at the bottom. head
ed by ribbon of the same color and
narrow white Lace. The upper
skirt. of white muslin, cut up at equal
distances nearly as far as the waist.
showing the uEderskirt through the
openings, which are knotted together
at the bottom of the skirt and fasten-
ed by two long, floating ends made of
muslin. Each festoon should be
fastened by single rose and foliage.
The cOrsage is covered with aohu
la Marie Antoinette, trimmed like
the upper skirt and fastened on each
shoulder by rose. The sleeves
should be of single bouffant of white
muslin, edged with lace. White
Cashmere. in the paletot form, cut up
at each side, with long square sleeves,
ma ks a very pretty sortie de bal