The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-12-15
~ New York Fashions, d,
METROPOLITAN FURNISHING Rooms,
iOj broadway, December. 1St,o

.40o BROADWAY, DeCcmDcr, 1869.
All Tho Industry oftho city, at this season,
seems 10 boE enlisted III tho pruduction of
beautiful or usomlsurIlclcs for Cl,rts,mns
Presents. Though not umong tho oldest
of,hc oldest Inhabitants, wo observe ycaf by
Seata grcNt change IN the etiquette of Eoli-
day proseuts, wiion wo wore pIna.orSsi It
was not admissible TO giyo presents Of wtar>
Ing apparel, except indeed such cxtcitful
things rs Il Shawl or II set Of Furs. Pcrsdiiial.
presents wcro for tho most purt dcilc.(tply
cuntinrd IL ornaments, as Hr0uchcs, Rings,
Seals, thainS. ctc., cic.; nmd The ru'o wns
observed us riSolously by lovers, and "lu.en>
lct> MS hy less favored mUrtals. Now, how
ever, thu fashion has changed, and ,gentlo
men present lndicI with slippers nnl bno,s
nnh gloves. aud cvcu with-pDckot-hantlker
chiefs.
"o hnd tho pleasure recently Of; cxam-
ininy IL wardrobe, designed for Il present to 4
lady ah"ut I" become II bride. which wo will
attempt 10 describe. For richness md com
llccnrss we never saw anything npproxi-
mating t" lhls outfit mldu IN this city bcs
tore. lnured 1t WAS SO complcto that one
might think the lady was yet 10 be born-as
II did not allow for her having stitch of hcf
own There mc nuy number oc chGmisos
and drawers, aud un'lcr-Sklrts and oyer-skirts
to match, y world of tucking, rutlling, puff
ling, stitching. and embroidery urc on these
nrticlcs--ull ur which, rs well us every stitch
of the entire wardrobe, wns the wo,k OF the
Grover AMI Baker Mach inc. Tho work on
the mcrno vests nul tho a,uncts Is simply
marvel ous. also on tho burnous aud opera
cinakS. and breakfast Jackets, and on The
dainty little oYalS and trianglcs of lawn
called blciktaSt caps. Tho monogram OF
| ihc lady un1 tho number OF cncti article il
wrought in machine stitch IN different til, cad,
ana cQ:ors. according to The character of tho
article. Tho night gowns nrc mostly made
with dccn yokcS. Some of tho yolics arc
embroidered in open work; IN tlcse fnstnn-
ccs The yolcs nrc lined with bright co'ors-
rs rose pink, magenta, nauyc nlnl mexican
blue. These show softcncd through the
shccrncis OF the white, uni brightly through,
the flower patterned ol)cn work. Tho nigh,
caps nrc very pretty In design, being llrgc
ncttch nets ofsoit, white lincn-hraid, edged
Hlth coor corresponding to tho lining OF
tho night-Sown yoke. Combiug jackets ol
pcfSniorS were Of white lawn or muslin, 0,
II S'ft piquc, stitched, or embroidered IN col
corresponding 10 the night-gowns. Dresses
for the house ami carriage, mndo loag: Col
travelling aud for tho street, short; nothing
absolutely new aro observable In tho style o
making these except that somo Of them art
made. plaln and others ,ro trimmed with
flat folds or band, scH,lloprd top md bu,tou
nnI stitched on without any fulncss. Al
elegant evening ovcr-tlrcss wns made o
scarlet cashmere, 1t had eight narrow widths
each cut pointed liko fu>clIia. The trim
ming was Il two-inch band Of the mntcrinl
laid over II CnurInch hand Of white silk, boil
edges Of each were pinlecd IN showy put,
tern. This simple, yet elegant trimming
= WAS scwel around tho points Of the tlinic
by two rows uf VIII C silk stitching In tht
beautiful raised work peculiar 10 this MA
chine. 10 be worn with This, was II whit
silk luitl@d skirt, clch rullo was finished h.
two rows of scarlet stitching In tho sam
style rs tho iunic. Bands Of velvet, of che
I Mile, Of r;bhon, n1lu II couple Of nets, nll q
I the same Sh .dc, accompanied this c0Stum.
| One OF lIc nets was threaded with fno $i
, yer, which gle 'mcd ami sp,rklcd IN The gus
| | light, While for nlnrc ,lIcSSv 0rraSiou; ihcr
were sprays uE scarlet tnSrhIS and cluster
). ! Of white lilies Iur the hair uiui !ur HE Gu,
Snge-whirh bf The WAY WAS u mere nuhiug
/ | These II 'w' rs were only to bn worn whc
, natural ones were not prnGurable. bnt lhc
. ! Mere ct nutlI ln rt,cI "urk luLl w.l,iuuL
} glass, they c u'd not Dc t2.I from yuritub
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