The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-12-30

ofa strip of deep founce, with q double head
ing of silk and satin folds, and rich knottcd
fringe. From the sides which we're scollopcd
out, and ornamcnted with large bows OF nib
bon, it formed n1anteau de IA cour with
sweeping train surmeunted by q pannier bor-
dered with fringe; the body was high and
trimmed square with folds of silk and satin
and deep fringe; the sleeves were coat shape
and edged at the wrist with rich lace which
fell back from the hand. One of the hand
soonest New Years dresses is of green satin,
the light brilliant shade striped with white.
The SKIRT was quite plain, but deeply trained,
cut in scollops and bound with green sat;n the
low boddice cut square and filled In with rich
guipure lace alternating with strips of inser-
tion. through which green satin ribbon was
run. The waistbanl was fastened in front
with rosete bound with green satin and Or
namented at the back with large double bow,
with short ends OF green satln. Another rich @
upper part of the body WAS finished with a
SQUARE pompadour OF blue satin, trimmed with
rich black lace. The sleeves were of blue satin
also divided into puffinGs by black ruching
and finished with th!l of Venitian point lace
at the wrist. The skirt was destitute OF trim
ming with the exception of short pannier
sash of blue satin at the back. A light
and most charming dress, made for pure
blonde, was pearl gray china Grape, loop
ed up with bands OF white satin, and orLa-
mented with bows OF pink satin ribbon. With
this dress The blonde hair is worn powdered,
puffed high and ornamented with pink rose
and loops of satin ribbon. A singular and
most striking effect was produced by ress
made for beautiful brunette, who IS not
ashamed to wear her own prousion OF rich
dark hair. The dress was gold-colored satin,
covered with tunic composed of three founc-
es of black lace, garlanded at the sides with
bronze leaves. The low body was trimmed
with bretelles of black lace, headed with q
wealth of leaves, and the lace was arranged to
form panicr bow at the back, with cluster
of glittering bronze foliage in the centre.
ORNAMENTS FOB CHRISTMAS TREEs.
The growth or march, or whatever else it
may be called, OF rluxury, invades everything,
but is never exhibited in such perfection as
during the holidays. At this time money
ceases to have even tho value which the war
has left it, and represents hardly anything
whatever. People are expected to pay anything
asked OF them for I'm article intended fora gift,
to spend thousands where they formerly spent
hundreds, and hundreds where tens were deem
ed sufficient, and tens-well, tens arc no longer
worth counting. 1t would hardly be believed
that the confectionery alone for Christmas
tree could cost five hundred dollars; but i'll one
instance at least it did so, and visit TO FASH
ionablc contectioners will confirm the state
ment The latest novelties in cases for holding
6on-b0nS to hang upon the Christmas trees are
q perfect imil ilation on paper, or plaster conf
position, of fruits, vegetables, bread and all
sorts OF natural and prepared food. French
rolls, green caulliflowers, hccts, apples, tur-
nips, potatoes, chickens, partridges, and the
like, are so clcvcrly initiated that counter
covered with them looks like stall IN the
market. But tho prices would hardly be be-
Geyed. They are enormous. a beet for in
stance is d ,lar and q half; brown tempt
ing roll, or the crusty end OF 4 Fronch loaf,
eight cents; q chicken, three dollars; and
green CT lisp lettuce CT young head OF cabbage,
two doll ,rs and two and half. All these ar
ticlcs are hollow on the inside, and opened by
means of some concealed trap door, SO that
they can be filled with candies, which at from
ninety cents to one dollar and a half per
pound, absorb grecnbacks rapidly. Then
there are the quaint gilt and chocolate
ornaments, the Turkish slippers the tall Tyro-
lean hats, the miniature trunks and hat boxes,
all intended to hold dollcate little sweetmeats,
and ranging, without the sugar plums, from
twenty five cents to dollar each.
The Ghrstmas 4Azfs are the cost
the Christmas tree, particularly il they are
bought at contectioner sprices. Five to twenty
five dollars is about the usual range; but ttty
aud seventy-fve dollars are not untrcquently
paid for box or set of boxes filed with French
oon-bons, unique Ill style and elaborately deco
rated.
Christmas and New Years gifts are becom-
ing q problem. and many, to escape the diff
Guilty, ignore them altogether.