The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-10-09
New York Fashions.
NEw YORK. Octoher fsG,

indications Of Winter styles asking if
founces will be still worn, if street suits |
will. be longer or shorter, bonnets smaller
Or larger, heels higher or lower, waists
rounded or peaked, sleeves coat shaped
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10 these and similar wcighty queries
we have now got definite answers.
Fiounces will be still worn but will not
be SO narrow or SO numerous, Many of
the most elegant models Just received
from Paris have but one fiouncee" on on The, /
suit, and that is deep and Ia Russo
that is p!catcd with the pleats all falling
one way. This is heavy butapproprinte.
The tunics may either be trimmed with
narrow hounce a la Russo or with
heavy ornamentcd fringe. When plaid
is worn--as it will be very extensively,
the trimming should be shawl frin. of
the co'ors of the plaid. Street suits
should be made to clear the ground
freely. Nothing looks worse than to see
the bottom of a suit, evidently designed
for short, dragging on the pavement
y skirt must be either round or train,
there is no half way admissablcj Ladies
who would combine the merits of both
must wear trains attached and loop them.
or let them flow AT their option
These trains, which can be slipped on
or off as easily as aprons, impart very
stylish dir to the wcarcr. 1t is essential
that the shape be good-that is that the
sides be SO sloped as to bring it in har-.
mony with the bottom of the round
skirt-whep flowing it must look Of
i'tece with the round skirt, and to favor
this impression the trimming of the
round skirt and train must always be
the same only narrower on the train.
The ponpadour or square waist is going
out, the heart shaped neck is more
affected, many of our model dresses are
quite high in the neck us they ought to
be for winter, A new style of collar
called the "East Indian" accompanies
the high-neckcd dinner dresses; it is
simply deep yoke o. net or muslin
foundation completely covered with
insertion and lace, and edged with
deep fall of lace it opens in the back,
aud is fastened with couple of small
buttons. Velvet or satin ribbon of a
suitable color may be introduced into
these stylish collars, They arc designed
to be SO thick that the dress will not
show through them. Muslin or white
silk Therefore forms Il better foundation
shan net. A shell shaped bow OF rather
tab is added and may be worn or not,
but VIC cannot think it an Improvement.
Crescent shaped ornaments go well with
this style of collar if they otherwise
become the wearcr. In ball and party
drcsses there is a revival of the old style
of peaked waists laced behind with silk
waists perfectly plain with the excep-
tiou Of lace laid on fiat, the whole design
being to show the. shape as much as
possible. Dresses were never before so
simple, so severe in their outline as they
are this Fall-and for that reason never
so trying when badly fitted or clumsily
made, nor SO satisfactory to wearer or
behodcr as when fitted perfectly and
smoothly and beautifully made. Many
ladies are so particular about the smooth
set of their dresses when on that they
will only have them lined with silk. and
stitched on the Grover 4; Baker Machine
the seam of which is at once str N
enough and elastic enough to meet the
requirements of the fastidious bellies who
'cHl have tight dresses, and vet who
Insist on even the tightcst having sence
of "give" to it. lhey know from ex-.
pcrience that the exercise of the ball
room makes the heart beat fast, and the
chest expand, so they go prepared against
,.ccidents. The Maria Theresa sleeve
viii still be worn on party dresses, but
on waking suits the coat sleeve, only
lighter than before. Epaulctts are 10
longer worn, but brctteles reaching from
the waist behind over the shoulders down
to the waist in front are to be quite in
style for every day dresses The sleeves
for Casaqucs will be large and flowing.
Heels on walking boot are worn lower,
the uppers arc higher than in the Sum
mer. The Polish rhape will be the
fashion this winter again only laced at
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