The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-09-01
NEW YORK. FASHIONS.
Newport, September, 1869

This charming waterlng-place is this
year as in years past the most exclusive
and aristocratic in the Union. The rich
est people are here in the greatest num-
bers, the equipages are the most i'm
posing, the dressing the most lavish and
at the same time the most artistic.
Even the young men here dress as BELTS
the escorts of such birds of Paradise
looking bellies. The usual costume for
Young gentlemen is white duck CT light
cloth pants, black, green, purple or golden
brown relvet coat made sack shape with
age and we'll worked pockets, vest Of
y hite Turkish Towel cloth, Sailor hat of
straw with wide ribbonS-bright kid
gloves. Ladies here frequently order
their costumes from New York. This is
found to he better plan than taking
several trunks along at the beginning Of
the season, for in this way the freshest
styles can be exploited and even hits Of
styles to he, such as are constantly com
ing over from Paris, can be embodied.
The iadv ndS her measure and order,
in a few davs she has her suit. The
ioljnvirg is an ont door costume for
DAM DAYS, made at the Metropolitan
Furnishing Rooms: \ suit of the new
water proof material III shot colors, violet
and golden brown. This was very
simple but at the same time very stylish
ly made. The skirt was short aud round,
AID faced around the bottom with bias
facing of the same, stitched on the Gro
YER & Baker machine with double row
of brown silk same shade as the brown
in the dress, and between them row of
stitching in silk A small tight fitting
basque accompanied it, the waist of the
skirt was finished to match the bottom
so that it could he worn over the basque
as we'll as under it, and thus have the
effect of a round waist, the bottom of the
basque and the sleeves were trimmed
with bias bands stitched to match the
waist and bottom. For occasions when
greater warmth might be required the
tunic could pe worn. This tunic was
a very happy compromise between a
Watteau casaque and Macintosh
wrap. The fronts were sack shape, the
sleeves being formed Of the half-cape
were loose and large, but the backs IN.
stead of having the plain night-gown look
of the Macintosh was pleated on at the
neck in two box pleats and allowed to
fall la Watteau - belt of brown leather
stitched in fancy pattern on the machine
was slipped through large button.h holes
formed in the seams of the halt.cape
sleeves and again in and out of a
couple made under the Vatican pleat,
thus all wing that and the sleeves TO fall
gracefully and free, and causing the
front and the sides of the back to fit them.
selves to the figure. Ifdesred, the edges
of the tunic on each side Of the fall might
be looped up and thus effect panler
puff
Another was a reception dress for
chilly days There are many such days
always on the sea coast, though here
fewer than elsevher, owing to the pc
culiar geographical position of this
island. Tins costume will give an idea
of styles later in the season. 1t has q
very heavy black silk with black velvet
revers at the side. The fronts of the
dress were black velvet cut to fit the
figure, and open to show the petticoat
beneath. They are fastened pretty close
together with black velvet bows, the
sleeves are loose Pagodas striped
with black velvet which formed bat
Elements as trimming. Acco M
panying this is a thin silk bodice, high
necked, with tight fitting sleeves to be
worn under il and long narrow slip Of
the same to be buttons d, up the front in
imitation Of a pettcoat, the button holes
are worked on tapes sewed on the inside
of the dress, and the buttons which are
of blue silk are sewn on the silk ST. pes
the same style of buttons fasten the un-
der waist, which is so beautifully fash
ioned and finished. that on warmer days,
it can be worn over white skirt when
the slip that belongs up the front may
be used to loop the upper skirts en-
panier-the buttons which are for use in
one instance being for ornament in
another. Blue satin slippers should be
worn with it with white skirts. The
back of this fell from the neck in the
Watteau pleat, now so much Affected
and an ornament Of blue cord and black
chenille held it down on the neck to
about the depth of a yoke. A more ef-
fective mode of making many and dis
tinguished looking toilets at small out
lay could not well be devised. We are
glad to see the old fashion of trimming
silk with velvet revived Velvetis one
of the few trimmings which it pays to pur-
chase and to pay even high price for.
JAPoNIcA.
! TIE DROUGHT IN PHILADELPHIA.-A
! Ph.1alelphia dispatch, dated August 23d,
SAYS: "Not a drop of rain has fallen
here since August 4tb, the night of the
great whlskey fire, nor has any account
Of rain been received from the interior,
except short thunder storm on Saturday
last, about thirty miles up the Scnuyl-
kill. All reports agree as to the great
damage to corn from the drought in this
State. A special meeting of the city
council was held TO-DAY to consider
the water f.mine. $4,000 was appro.
priatcd for t..e frmiiirS Of destitute canal