The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-08-04
From our Fashion Correspondent
New York Fashions.
NEW YORK. August, 1s6!

NEW YORK, August, 1869.
The high still splendor Of August days
finds few of the devosees of Fashion in
town. Yet much fashionable dressing may
be seen daily on the streets and in the
squares and parks. Ladies seem to run to
ecru this season. Never before was there
seen so much unbleached linen and un-
bleached lawn and silk dyed to the un>
bleached linen tint-that is dyed in a
tint which is the very ghost of color
A new lace-guipure-of the same indef>
mite shade Is used to trim linen and lawn.
The silk suits are usually trimmed with
many rows of black velvet ribbon laid on
fat, or else with pinked ruches of the same
material as the dress-this latter being much
the most stylish. With black trimming
large hoops of dead Jet are worn in the
ears, large dead jet chains about the neck,
or else the inevitable. bit of black velvet
with jet and dead gold locket attached.
Often, indeed, both are worn as ladies have
an idea that their necks are made to look
doubly nice and white by contrast with the
black streamer. On the contrary they all
look as if they were we'll nigh choked; and,
besides that, black velvet is really too hot for
midsummer. With self>colored trimmings
profusion of coral is worn; ecru and coral
color 50 admirably together, besides coral
looks and feels so cool and sea>breazy.
The newest thing in the way of trimming
is to fiounce light colored silk with sheer
muslin, plain or embroidered. This is a
very old style revived, yet 1t has all the
charm of absolute freshness.
We saw lately at the Metropolitan Fur
nishing Rooms a most poetic evening cos,
tune which had been ordered from News
port, by beautiful blonde. The order ran
"get me up something new and white for
Monday evening hop The dress was
success, everybody present almost died with
envy when sailed in" wrote the beautiful
blonde to the Metropolitan Furn ishing
Rooms. And as the. toilette was IS simple
as it was elegant, and as any lady of ingenu-.
ity can make one from description, we will
describe it. -.
The dress was of white tarleton, and had
seven skirts, rising above one another like
waves of surf. the under skirt was made to
trail considerably; every skirt was gored in
front and very full in the back widths; the
bottoms were faced with bias white satin,
which facing grew broader till it reached
the under skirt where it was two. fingers
deep; the low corsage was of silk and was
very curiously made, with peak in front
and behind, being laced up the back with
white silk lacings; the side pieces of the.
body were cut yard long and trimmed
around the ends and mp the sides as far as
the waist with tulle ruches; these were tied
behind in careless knot aud canght up as
if,by accident, but really by the highest art,
two of the upper skirts forming a graceful
and elegant panier; above the low corsage
and attached to it was yoke of tarleton,i
covered with tuHe ruebings. so as. to .com>
pletely hide the tarleton; it looked like the
feathery crests of foam, and pre>eminently
6tting--fsting too were the great profusion
of pearls of the purest clearest water, which
the lady wrote she wore with it.
We would like to- say here, tn at ladies at
q distance wishing toile:tes made up, can
be accommodated at the Metropolitan Fur
nishing Rooms on the shortest notice.
Those desiring it, too, can have samples of
goods sent them from which to select, and
perfectly fitting costumes can be secured
by ladies sending accurately the length. of
skirt required, back and front measure, also
loose measure around the bnst,directly under
the arms; measure around the waist, also
the length of waist from under the arm to
the bottom Of the waist; and the length of
sleeve from the under side of arm. Prefer
euce as to trimming or style Of arranging il
may be stated, or 1t may be left to the tasteof
the modiste. The system of cutting in this
establishment is perfec', and that all the
sewing is done on the Grover and Baker
Family Machine is the best possible
guarantee that itwell be as durable as beau
tiful..i The address Is 495 Broadway. We
saw lately at these rooms baby's outfit or
dered from settlement on the Union Paci>
fic railroad. All the details showed good
sense and more knowledge Of the require
ments of little babies than are usually
evinced in furnishing rooms. One thing
that struck us was change of little red>
riding>hood cioaks, one of white and one of
salmon-colored opera, fanuel-one with
pinked, the other with embroidered edges;
also, japanese washing silk summer cloak,
with large hoodof silk grenedine of the
same shade as the cloak-the hood being
large enough when drawn over to cover the
ba6y's face like a veil, thus protecting it
from mosquitoes, flies, &C. : g.
JAPONICA.