Middletown transcript., 1870-11-19

oHVe green, gray over bright green, violet
over slate, or garnet over amethyst.
These suits are always made with
Polonaise, either trimmed with fringe,
headed with velvet, or with bias folds of
the material, edged with narrow lace.
Suits, as general thing, are made up
made with skirt, round full oycrskirt,
looped at the sides, and tight fitting
basque; but most generally with skirt,
and long blouse or Polonaise, the latter
looped up carelessly in single fold at the
sides. 1t is open in front, full at the
back, and the sleeves, straight to the ell
bow, and sometimes below it, are finished
by deep rufle. Instead of the sash
there is wide, short end, loops, or a bow
attached to the belt at the back. The
sash and panier have almost wholly dis
appeared.
This style of suit is similar to the one
in vogue three years ago, only that the
Polonaise, or upper dress, is longer, open
in front, also at the throat, and has open
sleeves, instead of sleeves shaped to the
arm.
1t is an extremely convenient style for
walking dresses, especially for those per-
sons who like their promenade toilets dis
tinct from their house-dresses. 1t will be
favorite design for early fall, because it
is especially suited to cashmere, satin de
Chine, popline Roubair, and all the fab
RIGS selected, especially for fall wear.
We trust the Polonaise and its varia-
tions will achieve the popularity they de-
serve.
Waterproof suits and cloaks will be in
great demand, and one or the other is
rightly deemed indispensable to an outfit.
The fine English waterproof in two
shades, blue and black, dark green and
black. and the like, makes very hand
some and very useful suit; but the Amer
lean cloth is generally used for round
cloaks. Waterproof suits, this season,
are made with a gored skirt, trimmed
with rows of Hercules braid, arranged in
clusters of three, the spaces between orna-
mented with large buttons, placed at in
tervals. Upperdress looped up at the
sides, and trimmed with one or more rows
of black Hercules braid, and round cape,
trimmed to match.
Some of the new waterproof cloaks are
made in deep circular, reaching to the
bottom of the dress, with cape lined
with flannel, and hood. The cape is
only hooked on, under the hood, and can
be removed at PLEASURE.
Others are made in a loose sacque,
with sleeves, and small round cape or
hood, and are buttoned down the front.
Scotch suits promise to be very fashion
able, especially for young people, and are
very simply and effectively trimmed with
black velvet ribbon, black silk ruchings,
or fringe, containing the colors of the
plaid.
An effective winter costume consists of
a skirt of wool plaid, bright scarlet and
black Polonaise of gray cashmere, and
long Highland scarf, thrown around the
shoulders, one end hanging from the left
shoulder, and the folds caught up with
Scotch clasps, or pins of jet.
Many cloth suits are trimmed with
fringe made of fine silk cord, having
beading of chrochet gimp, which resem-
bles rich embroidery, or are embroidered
with fine soutache braid. Velvet suits,
and those of fine cloth, are trimmed very
elegantly with narrow bands of fur, or
grebe. The coarser ribbed and water
proof cloths are trimmed with heavy braids,
wide or narrow, but we think the narrow
braids put on in several rows most effec-
tive.
When suit is not worn, casa9ues Of
black fditte, or groS-grdtn, will be the fa-
vorite outside garments for the fall. These
are made very long, somewhat after the
Polonaise style, reaching almost to the
bottom of the skirt when looped.
All the Paris confections for the au-
tumn are excessively ornamented, their
elegance consisting chiefly in the trim
ming and the taste displayed in arranging
it. It is not unusual to see lace, fringe,
and passementerie, or folds. on the same
garment. although ladies of taste seldom
indulge in this excess of garniture, and
are content with either lace or fringe only,
and an appropriate heading. Some are
yery simply trimmed with broad fringed
plaitings of the material, which produce a
very plain yet elegant effect. 1t is the
trimming and draping which give all the
style to garment, and to arrange the
present styles handsomely one must needs
be an artistic.
1t is pretty well determined that long
over garments will be revived for winter
wear, and displace the absurd little jack
cts, which are without dignity, and, though
we'll enough for girls, serve neither for
protection nor ornament to older ladies,
whose greater repose of manner requires
the effect of drapery to give distinction,
The Metternich" mantle, so admirably
adapted to tall. slender ladies, will un-
doubtedly be favorite design for this
season, in silk, cashmere or velvet, and
also to be worn en- suite. Some of the
latest notifications of this graceful gar
ment are particularly striking.
Velvet cloaks have established them
selves so closely in the affections of Amer
ican ladies, that it would be extremely
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