The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-11-03
LETTER FROM NEW ORLEANS
OUR FASHION LETTER.
5 NEW ORLEANS, Oct. Nth. 1869.

voice, and, Obedient to her demands,
show cases are emptied and filed, on
ly to he emptied again with an alacri-
ty truly surprising aud most encoura-
ging to those interested in "trade."-
Our fashionable promenades are per-
feet scenes of encllantment owing TO
the presence of the many hundreds of
ladies who frequent them dressed in
the bright and beautiful colors and
jaunty dresses of the present day
Surely art can do more for the fair
ones of creation, and nature most GER
tainly produces the perfection of beau
IS, in this nineteenth century.
DRESS GOODS.
In this line there is of course little
new in fall goods, and there are very
few winter goods on exhibition yet
The novelties of the present season
are embroidered silks, grounded in
every color known under the sun, and
sprinkled over with rich l,oqucts of
gorgeous flowers, buds leaves, ten
drills wonderful for their loneliness
and perfect imitation of nature, and
all grown under the the magic hand Of
some girl. These are held at 1915 the
dress, or sos per yard, and the price
is not SO very extravagant, if We count
the hopes and fears, the cares and aux
ieties wrought into every inch of the
glistning su rface, but high if we reflect
on the small amount of duty such gay
plnInage can perform, and then such a
dress is far from being SO distingue as
one Of rich, plain black silk at half or
even one-fonrth the price. In fancy
silk there is also the novelty of alter
mating narrow satin stripes, with 9th
ers Of changeable silk. For instance,
Magenta satins, with the new change
able green, scnt deau eoxpisante (stag-
nant) water and deep brown, with
changeable, or as the English call it
.sshot" pink silk. These silks are OF
very superior quality, cost about Sc
per yard, and are not initiated as other
striped silks have been in common
striped petticoating. Satins retain
somewhat of the favor they have had
for the past few Seasons. A bright
shade Of cafe'au lait, empress blue, and
bright emerald green, seem to be fayo-
rite colors, but can only be obtained in
the best quality of satin, and cost from
SO to Sl2 per yard. Bnt for evening
dresses among the bon ton of our Creole
population Grape dc Chine is preferred
to either silk, satin or velvet, and with
good taste too, for nothing can be i'm
agined more charming than tunic of
soft white China Grape, richly trimmed,
over dress of empress blue, pink or
green tuille. Poplins in all their vari~
cites are much worn for street dresses,
white alpaca and black grosgraim for
dinner costumes.
CHILDREN's FASHIONS
There is no excuse now for not dres-
sing children warmly and comfortably;
wooden goods. made up or otherwise
are comparatively cheap, fashion is not
arbitrary and requires, rs far as girls
are concerned much smaller amour:
Of material than ever before. A for
the boys, our ladies have very wisely
-
given up cutting and fitting for them
and instead, buy their clothing ready
made at the fashionable head quarters,
Of Capt B. T. Walshe, No. ITO Canal
street, who has this season larger va
riety of children's, boys and youths
clothing, from two to twenty years of
age, than was ever before exhibited in
this city. For boys at home, or at
school, at work or play Capt Walshe
has appropriate suits, the most fashion,
ionable of which is the Imperial Blouse,
pants Of light color, button above the
top Of the gaiter, with stripe down
the side Of each leg and loose fitting
jacket, belted with the same material
around the waist. Boys over coats
from $5 upwards and complete suits
from $5 upwards, nndercloti,ing, socks,
neck ware and every article requisite
in q boys or gentlemen's toilet can be
had at No ITO Canal street. to
BoNNETs.
There are no winter bonnets out vet
and there is no change in those for this
month, except, the trimming is worn
higher than before. s,as4
DRESSES i
For street wear dresses are generally
made in suits and are either the short
or round skirt already SO familiar to
the ladies. A new. and very stylish,
visiting toilet is made of gros grain (or
corded) silk in two colors brown and
gray. Tie round shirt is made of the
gray silk, with narrow founces eacl,
headed with plated putting, the rig
Mote, that is riding coat of brown silk
forms an upper skirt and high body
with revers in front and long coat lap.
pels at the back, which arc also turned
back in revers from tile waist down the
middle of the back. These reverb are
.sAl.