The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-12-18
NUMBER a.
Fashions for January.

tnan ever apparent, now tnat we see the
costumes en- masse upon the street or in
the drawing-room.
1t is four years now since the change
from the hoops, which had become some-.
what more moderate, took place, to the, /.
perfectly plain gored, or, as it was called,
Prmccssc skirt. We we'll remember the
excitement the first two or three created
in the salons, and the contrast with the
bell-shaped garments generally worn.
The Princesse dress was, however, );
found too restricted, and little round
aprons, called "Freemasons," were ip.
troduccd, which were the beginning of
the preseut upper skirt, with its round
taJticr and not ungraceful panier. f'''T:
The change from a short apron and a
straight-cut gorcd skirt to a short upper
skirt, and petticoat with some fullncss
in, does not seem so very great, but it is
very apparent when the skirts and pun
iers and sashes, and all the frills and
furbclows thereunto belonging, are multi
piled by the number of ladies who wear
them
The high, rich colors, too, have much
to do with the warmth Of effect pro-
duccd by this seasons style of dress.
Bright blues, browns, and Scotch plaids,
with good deal of scarlet in it, are
relieved little by mixture of black or
gray, but the prevailing tone is high,
full, and striking
Garnet and dark green cloths aud
costumes are also in vogue, and produce
fine effect. trimmed with velvet and
fringe of the same shade. The suit
generally consists of round skirt, trim
med with two It plated founccs,' each
headed with two rows of velvet, an up
per skirt forming an apron and side pan.
IRIS, and mantle fitted to the waist, ut
the back. Mantle and upper skirt are
trimmed with velvet fringe. and there is
a double square bGw with wide ends at
tached to where the mantlesis fastened
at the back.
The bodces for rather dressy toilets
are generally made open in front, cn!er
in square shape or chaLe, with rerrss.
The chemisettes worn with such bu,liees
are cut of the same shape; their are
trimmed with ii wide strip of insertion,
edged round the bottom with deep
border of Nalenciennes lace, and round
the top with very narrow border of the
same. This arrangement leaving the
throat partly bare, necklace or a large
cross or lockct is worn round the neck.
Street toilets are very costly. 1t is
not uncommon TO see black Lyons velvet
suits worn with rich tunics of bright
blue or deal black satin, the sash of satin
with heavily tringed ends.
Fur is very fashionably used for trim
ming cloth and velvet. The new French
cicular is the newest form of wrap They
are very stylish. They form sort of
douclc circular-or, rather, close cut
ro'onde, not very long, with cape only
quarter of a yard less in depth The
material is always Scotch plaid, the
Victoria" or scarlet" and the cape, or
second circular, is trimmed with hand
some woolen fringe, containing the COL
ors. There is no hood, but the heavy
Scotch cord and tasscls are thrown back.
Narrow black or white Astrachan col
lar aud fringed muf look well with these
gay little cloaks.
The Roman" cloak has no sleeves:
sleeves can be inserted, but only at the
sacrifice Of its distinctive character. 1t
is drawn in at the back, but falls laoscly
from the shoulders, and is altogether one
of the most graceful garments ever i'm
ported. The finest model is made in
black velvet, richly trimmed with lace.
Burnooses and short double capes of
black cashmere and cloth are ornamcn-
ted with rows of very wide black silk
braid, initiating stripes of close crochet,
aud edged on eitheir side with a narrow
gold band; the upper cape is slit open
in the middle of the back up to the
neck: it falls over the arms, which are
passed through openings in the under
cape. This is very new model
[Demorest's Monthly for January.
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