The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-09-04
NEW YORK. FASHIONS.
Early Fall Styles in Dresses, Suits. Sc

The new styles ior dresses, suits, wraps and
children's clothing are very pretty, and every
thing is profusely trimmed. Velvet gu'pure
lace, Cuny lace and fringe will be much used
for trimming. When the skirt has hource
of the material, the overskirt is often trimmed
with wide iriuge.
Gay plaids will be worn in wraps, draped on
the back as burnous, and one corner thrown
over the LETT shoulder.
novel way Of arranging square shawl is
to take few plais in the back, the same in
front; the corners then simulate the front and
back OF basque skirt. and the shawl hangs
loosely over the shoulder in the form of q
mantle.
Long sbawls-the plaids-are folded to simu'
late mantle or coat A few folds are laid,
and fastened at the back Of the neck, and
brought down to the belt, from which the
shawl ialls loosely. In front are folds also
lust now this is done cannot well be described.
but shawl draped in this manner is graceful.
EVENING DRESSES.
An evening dress OF blue is very handsome,
trimmed with black Cluoy lace and black velvet
With white edge. The bodice is Lady Wash
ington waist, medium high on the back, and
open in front to within four inches Of the belt,
with wide lace falling around the neck. and
narrow velvet heading it. Sleeves are plain,
with wide, pointed velvet cuff. The belt is
OF velvet, edged with white, and has bows and
ends Of black and white. The skirt has one
wide flounce put on in fan-shaped plaits, with
black velvet star between each. upon the
plain space at the top. The overskirt has the
front plain, sloping up to the side aud joining
the back one. fourth of a yard from the belt.
The back is in two puffs; the upper one has
fall OF lace, aud there is wide lace around the
entire overskrt, headed by velvet with white
edge; bows OF this ribbon are set on the side
where the front aud back join.
Apurple dress with long Grained skirt has one
hounce around the bottom; an ovsrskirt bound
with white satin, aud trimmed at intervals
with clusters Of purple leaves, bound with
white satin. The waist and sleeves are trim
med to correspond, and there are white ;satin
buttons in front.
Suits viii be much worn, and there is not
even arunor that Dame Fashion thinks Of rul-
ing them out; for winter they will be wadded,
or warm vest can be worn under the basque.
An elegant suit has one wide founce around
the bottom. There are two narrower founces,
set one aoove the other, to represent two
skirts, and ut the back is short puffed skirt
OF basque. Sleeves are plsn. with cuffs OF
velvet; aud there ,s caps that falls over the
shoulders and back, composed of three ruf1es.
very neat, pretty WY OF making an over
skirt to De worn with black silk suit tor early
fall wear or may be worn for evening, is to
make the back open to within one-fourth Of
yard from the belt; the edges are trimmed
with wlde Oluny lace, and joined by velvet
bow; tue front is composed OF Cluny lace, set
together over silk OF some contrasting color,
as brown, pink or blue; rosettes are made OF
this lace and silk to ornament the sides.
morning wrapper has q WIDE founce only
on the back breadth, that extends to the
neck in Vatican style; the front breadth is
trimmed 10 form 4 o rounded apron, and tue
eide ones are IN points; the trimming Is COM
posed of three rows Of velver. one vide between
two marrow, and thus extends up the seams
from the trimming around the bottom to the
belt; the waist is french style with reoers and
collar described BY rows Of velvet.
The pretty sailor jacket win be very fash
onable this fall with reoers and sailor collar.
Chillren's suits are made much in the style
Of those OF larger gro With. gorlng or circular
form. The materials most used are in gay
colors, plaids or stripes.