North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-10-13

Fashions for House and Evening Dresses.
Skirts of house dresses are walking
llensth or else very slightly trained-six
inches shorter than the demitrains of las,
season, says an experienced modiste.
There is no change in the arrangement Of
the cores, except that the fullness i.
brought further forward on the sides
Short basques, redingotes, and postillion
basques will he as much worn in the
house as on the street-indeed, house toll
cts differ very little from those made fol
the promenade and with the addition o
plaid burnouse, draped shawl, or q
jaunty double breasted jacket, will serve
for both purposes. The low throated
hadices, that we consider in bad taste 70,
the street, are exceedingly pretty for the
house, and viii lie more used than high
corsaQea, though not to the exclusion 81
the latter. leart>shaped lists and those
with revers are preferred to the Pompa-
hour style. Chemisettcs of tucked cam,
brick and Of striped percale are worn in
the morning, and by ladies with narrow,
fat chests. A fraise like that shown in
Bazar Number Al. Figure 1, and the
Marie Stuart friIs Of pleatcd muslin and
lace, give the proper finish to dressy,
hear,-shapei corsages w,rn in the after
noon. Pompadour openings are no long.
er square. hut are sloped very broad be-
low, or else are quite narrow and open to
the belt. With the broad square u chem
isette of tulle is folded to form n heart
shaped neck. A velvet ribbon with n
pendent jet ball, or chain and locket,
are always worn with low dresses.
High corsages have the trimming laid
on in heart shape, or to initiate revers or
the new Pompadour square. Sailor col
ars Of the material Of the trimming, and
folds outlining bertha, are much used.
A bow is placed sometimes ut the top OF
the sleeves, bus epaulets and hretelles are
seldom made. When epaulets are used,
the pleatiny is turned upward toward the
collar instead Of over the sleeve us here,
tofore. Little sleeveless jackets give a
dressy appearance to plain waists. Lace
or muslin irills in the Elizabeth style,
standing linnen collars bound with percale
and ecru linen collars embroidered wish
white, are neat lingerie to be worn with
morning dresses.
Sabet and coat sleeves comprise the va
trie:y fer day dresses. They are yer.
much trimmed, the first with two fsills n
the wrist, and the coat sleeves with dee
cavalier cnffs set on mot simulated b.
trimming) puff at the arm hols, o
pleatings ut the elbow.
Sashes arc broad and hunchy, consistin
of many loops and short ends.
!. Evening dresses for cereponious partie
may he eithsr quite short or very long
For dancing dresses we hope to see shor
skirts with the courc train that may b
carried over the arm the prevailing style
TUNES, over'dresses, panier skirts. loopet
in the Pampadour style, low, round waists
and the Maria Theresa dress uf last sea
son, will all be repeated. A trained skir
! of single color. with Pampadour eyer
dress of white, striped with bright color
I'd satin. or else chine, with flowers in
their natural tints, is a model made by
Worth Of Paris. Long skirts have from
Zone to three side gores-only one being
J used for slight figures, and three sloped
widths for larger persons. China Grape
is the handsomest material for tunics, but
few dresses are made entirely of it. 1t il
Sl2 yar1, measures yard and three>
quarters in width. and may be had in nj
the light delicate tints. The appropris
trimmings are p'eated aounces uf itsct
and Valenciennes lace. It ia much USED
for trimming light silks of the same shade
Tupics are also made of the grenadn'
gauze. Bindings and bows of velvet trim
handsome evening dresses. A superl
white faille has four hounces on the train
bound with ruby velvet; the pleats are in
clusters, with velvet bow between.