The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-08-02
FOR THE LADIES.
The Latest Fashions.
Correspondence of The Democrat !


voices of Fashion in town, Yet mucl
fashionable dressing may be seen daily OF
the streets and in the squares and parks
Ladies seem to run to ecru this season
Never before was there seen so much un,
bleached linen and unbleached lawn and
silk dyed to the unbleuched linen tint
that is dyed in tint which is the very
ghost Of color. A new lace-guipure-
Of the same indefinite shade is used to
trim linen and lawn. The silk suits arc
usually trimmed with many rows Of black
velvet ribbon laid on fiat, or else with
pinked ruchcs 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 lockct attached.
Often, indeed, both are worn as ladies
have au idea that thee necks are made
to look doubly nice and white by contrast
with the black strcamer. On the con.
trary they all look as if they were well
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 60
admirably together, besides coral looks
aud feels SO cool and sea. breezy.
The newest thing in the way Of trim.
ming'is to aounce light colored silk with
sheer muslin, plain or embroidered. This
lis very old s.ylc revived, yet it h. all
the charm Of absolute freshness.
We saw lately at the Metropolitan
Furnishing Eoousa most poetic evening
costume which had been ordered, from
Newport, by beautiful blonde. Tho or.
der ran "gct me up something new and
white for Monday evenings hop "Thc
dress vas success, everybody present al
most died with envy when ! sailed in"
wrote the beautiful blonde to the Metro
politan Furnishing Rooms. And as the
toilette was as simple as it was elegant,
and as any lady Of ingenuity can make
one from description, We will describe
it.
The dress was Of white carleton, and
had seven skirts, rising above one another
like waves Of surf, the under skirt was
made to trail considerably; every skirt
was gored III front and very full in the
back widths; the bottoms were faced with
bins white satin, which facing grew
broader till i. reached tic under skirt
where it was two fingers deep; the low
corsnge was Of silk aud was very curiously
made. with peak in front and behind,
being laced tip tho back with white silk
lncings the side pieces Of the body we're
cut a yard long and trimmed around the
ends ani up the sides as far as the waist
will, tulle fucl,cs; these were tied behind
in careless knot and caught up as if by
accident, but really by the highest art.
two Of the upper skirts forming graceful
aud elegant panier; above the low corsnge
and attached to it was a yoke Of tarleton.
covered with tullc rucl:ngs. so rs to COM
plctcly hide the carleton; it looked like
The feathery crests Of foam and pre.cr,i-
nvntly fitting-itting too were tue great
prcfusiou Of pearls Of the pureA. clearest
water, which the lady wrote she wore
with it.
We would like to say here, that ladies
ut distance wi.hing toilettcs made up.
Gun be accommodated at tie Metropolitan
Furnishing Rocms on tue shortest notice.
Those desiring it, too, cun have samples
Of goods sent them from which to select,
aud perfectly fitting costumes can be Sc
cured by ladies sending accurately the
length Of skirt required, back aud front
measure. also loose measure around the
bust, directly under the arms; measure
around the waist, also length Of waist FROM
under the arm to the bottom Of the waist;
and the iengtl, Of slcesc from the under
side Of urn. Preference as to trimming
or style Of arranging it may be stated, or
The system Of cutting ia this establish.
mcut is perfect, aud that all the sewing Is
done OF, the ,irov'r ana Daset ra,n. y:
MachlHc Is the uest possipe