The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-11-11
THE FASHIONS.
From the New York Evening Pt

From the New York Evening Post.
Dresses are not trimmed with the materia
SO much as during the past season. although
suits fiouneed and RULED with the same arr
fashionable. An effective style of trimming
10 with both ruffies and velvet, the Skin
made short, with four or i've narrow rufnei
and row Of black velvet ribbon between
the rufties Fringes are also 20 be mucf
more used than OF late, and heavy black Sill
ia quite In vogue for trimming black alpacs
walking dresses. The old style revived, o.
trimming with velvet and fringe favors the
saOdtstes, as the binding and plating OF ruff
fies required much time, and the price
charged for making did not fully pay fol-
the extra work.
EVENING DRESSES.
The short dress, deliberately but artistical-
ly trimmed, is fashionable for evening wear,
and more worn at balls than the trained
skirts, but for grand occasions and dinner
parties the long train Is the most stylish. a
rich, heavy white silk, TO be worn at we'd
ding reunion, Is made with long full train,
tie skirt trimmed with hounce OF Va
lenciennes n-eighLhs OF yard wide,
headed by band OF silk that Is studded with
small pearls. The corsage 10 cut medium
high on the back and Pompadonr style ~
front, with a fall OF narrow lace around the
neck.
A beautiful carriage dress of lilac corded
silk, made with trained skirt and trimmed
with white satin folds and real white lace.
trimmed with white satin and narrow lace.
A dinner dress OF heavy black silk, at six
teen collars per yard, has trained skirt,
and Is richly ornamented with gold braid 9
beautiful designs. These dresses have been
ordered as part of bridal trouseau, and
the bridal dress is to be OF white satin, the
skirt plain, but with long, full train, and
the corsage Ia P0uapddour, without TRIM
ming, ana with an upright tiuting OF lace
around the neck. The bridal veil Is TO be OF
white tulle with wreath OF orange bios
SONS surmounting the hair, which will be
arranged in the new style OF heavy braids,
and neither pearls nor diamonds are TO be
worn.
Another bridal dress is of white MORE
silk, the skirt at the back measuring three
yards, giving very long train, aud without
trimming. The over skirt, OF the same ma
terial, is quite short and looped. up at the
sides with bows of the same making full
pannier at the back. The corsage is made
Pompadour style, with rows of point lace
around the neck and falling over the sleeves.
1t is understood that the bride will wear sol
taire diamond earrings, and her hair will be
arranged in pulls, with profusion of orange
blossoms.
A bridal travelling costume is of rich silk
the most delicate shade OF pearl color, and
beautifully trimmed with the richest of vel
vet aud white satin folds. The skirt has a
wide hounce, set on in box plaits, with two
folds of bias velvet a shade darker than the
silk upon the lower part of the fiounce. The
hounce is headed by white satin cord which
has a pretty effect. The over-skirt is short
and trimmed with fringe, and IL gracefully
festooned at the sides by bows of velvet.
The basque is close hitting and trimmed with
two bias folds of velvet and white cord, to
match the skirt. The sash is made with
long, pointed ends, the points finished with
fringe.