The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-01-27
Fashl0as ana society.

young ladies and a like number of.
gentlemen, in New York, constitute
a Club entitled the Four o'clock
German" The meetings are held
fortnightly. at the residences of the
members. The name of the Society
designates the time of meeting, and
it Invariably adjourns at 10 P. M. The
New York Gazette details the dresses
worn at the last meeting of the Club,
at the residence of Miss JENNIE
HYDE. The parlor floors were COW
ered,with new linen, -and the orches-
ira stationed in the hall under the
staircase The following is a de-
scription of some of the dresses: z
A we'll known belle, shortly to be
married, it is said, had on a beautiful
dress of India muslin, worn over a
gored underskirt of light blue silk.
The overdress was very elaborately
embroidered around the bottom of
the skirt, and up the middle of each
breadth nearly to the waist. The cor.
sage was cut low, and made with a
brethe of embroidered muslin, which.
was fastened back and front in the
middle of the waist with small
rosettes of blue silkand real white
lace. Around the neck of the waist
was. a row of Valenciennes lace,
through which run narrow blue
velvet. The sleeves were short and
full, and gathered into a band,
which was trimmed-with lace; sash
of blue ribbon tied loosely at
the back; ornaments of turquoise
and pearls. We admired another of
light pink silk trimmed around the
edge of the skirt with two bias folds
of white satin, and surmounted by a
rowof narrow blacklace. The front
breadth was trimmed like marquisey
apron with four rows of satin and
black lace. Corsage cut high and
round, made with short pulled sleeves,
which were edged with lace A wide
and handsome pink silk sash was
worn with this toilette, fastened with
rings of pink satin trimmed with
! white lace. Aspretty Brooklyn young
ladY.appeared to great advantage in a
white silk dress trimmed round the
bottom of the skirt with ruching
of cherry colored satin. Over this
wassa tunic of crimson satin, made
quite short insfrout, and reaching
nearly to the bottom of the skirt be-
| hind. The corsage was made
high, with sort Of Spanish
waist of eherry-colored satin,
sleeves short and pulled, and
she swore ornaments. to correspond
of costly and exauisitely carved coral.
Another pretty dress was of white
tarletan made with four narrow huted
founces, bound top and bottom with
narrow blue satin ribbon. fOver this
skirt was another of blue satin,
sashes laced together by narrow blue
| ribbon; low coTsage with bretelles of
blue satin laced across the middle of
the waist, back and front. with blue
ribbon to correspond 5withsthe skirt.
The sleeves were made short and
trimmed with pretty little. bows of
| biueTiboon Anotherswe noticed was
of white tulles over a yellow gOred
skirt The tufle dress was made with
two Skirts, the upper being looped
withea vine of small daisies, which
wentup to the waist and over each
shoulder, and there fastened with a
bunch of daisies, and delicate green
| leaves; high round cdrsage and small
pulled sleeves. Another was of white
silk ,agored and trimmed round the
bottom of the skirt with a wide braid
o white silk. Over this was a short
tunicaof crystalized tulie, loeped upon
each side with bunch of small white
roses,wlth crystalizeda green leaves;
high ewaist and long sleeves made
quitefight to the arm, with a cap of
pulled tuile fastened with roses. And
finally we admired a superb. dress of
gold colored satin trimmed with mar
row folds Of black satin round the
bottom of the skirt and up each side
of the front breadth to the waist.
Corsage made high and round, and
trimmed up the bottom of the sleeves
and ON the shoulders with narrow
bias folds of black satin The draw
ing rooms were brilliantly Illuminated,
and portions of the room were graced
with Himmense standards Of exotic
flowers, which filled the house with
most delicious perfume. Cream, ice
and cake, were served between the
different figures Of the German, y
while zthe gentlemen refreshed them
| selves with good punch in an adjoin-
ing room. The music was perfectly
enchanting, and we fancy we still hear
the fascinating strains of Strauss S
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