The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1870-11-16


1t islhardly n~ecessary'to state that
the highestprice pbtains the most de-
sirable goods, and that Il, a lady can
not afford tAis,sshe bad better, .copfne
herself % an ehtife suit Of some wool.
en- stuff Whole suits OF black vel
veteen are exhibited at the openings,
but, fersome-eause;T these have never
taken with our, ladies. The same
number ofyards is required fora vel
veteen- cloak that it takes Of velvet
the materia measuring from three
quartersstqna1 y~ardRlwide. and the
sleeves arermade A6wihg.-
ANREEGANT GARMENT. sAti
The handsomest FSeelvefgarments are
made in the poionnaise form, that is,
the skirt p~ressntipgg the ap~pearranrlece-of
an elaborate yerdFesss richly trimmed
with wide threaaor gaipure lace, and
embroidery gimp. ~ These are SO
snowy themselves that the dress they
are worn with needs no upper skirt,
these being designed as a substitute.
Only agfeg very gelegant garments
of the SOFT are kept on hand by the
leading houses, for they are too ex-
pensive to be purchased by any. but
people OF wealth. handsome one
reaches in the neighborbood of $500.
They require. a rich silk.dress O. some
kind ID, be worn with them Black
is the color most adopted by people,
of exclusive tastes. This generally
has a single founce on the bottom, in
termingl9d with black velvet.
ANOTHER STYLE Il
is more frequently adopted, of making
3 similar skirt that belts at the waist
and can be worn in the drawing room
over a black silk body and under
dress, or it becomes a velvet dress by
adding a position jacket of
the same material AMI can be worn
either with a sbort1or trimmed skirt of
or gros grain silk. To con-
vert it into an elegant walking dress,
however, a haf6tting} sacque or !
basque is added, with a short, slashed
skirt that falls over the handsome
over dress. a garment of this de-
scription reaches to, the trimming on =,
the lower dress. The Jacket being .
made separate, can Be2%orrn with any :
yenteeE Hfesd and 4sd adAptsdi to a.
greater variety of5occasiohs than the
number of dresses c
already been made and not a I
Ordersdi9 Of the fashion previous 4
y spoken Of, for some of the leaders !,
If ton in roprseitH The amount of4 !
ace and jet paasepqsnterie put on one
If these grand toilets is only limited
by the taste of the Mearer.-
CLoAKa 7
All velvet cloaks are either made :
very I6Ah9ggor very short! The style J
most in Vogue H}gr young ladies is a !
short, hap fitting basque, that requires :
.wo yards and three quarters of yard |
wide goods. The seams of these are
eft open to the ssaistJ tBes thinning
neutrality-suspicious. slashes.t IF the lace }
IS very widssbitapnly extends across 7
The bottom while heading which, I
gimp, goes up the seams |
Sometimes. however, a narrower edge t
lace put on to head the gimdp.Ao
No particular style prevails for trim y
ming 4cros the shoulders Every a
lady should adopt in this respect I
whatever becomes her figure best :
Slender e bear a good deal of :
while the stout requires '
less, ifdany.i The gafnitilre passes
around the wrist. No sash
es or bows are attached this season.
he ha99fds = garments are made t
high inthe neck, with sometimes a
ofsbiaekIace standing up aroundI
the throat ofhe front is held togeth-
er generality With an ornamental frog
button, looped acro-s with cord
Sleeves are of the flowing shape. de-
scribing from ten INCHES to half a
yard in depth Il .ET9jfy5 T,cmaE
iSACQUES. IL,
TheJAtezt patterns of sacque does
not reach moreythan twelve inches be-
low the waist. A cloak of this kind,
trimmed across the bottom, wrists,
and shoulders, with guipure lace four
inches vide and narrow heading or
ornamental gimp, retails at $50. La
dies who, desire a garment that shall
remain the longest in fashion, usually :
adopt enc of medium length. Three (,
yards and a quarter of yard wide ma
ta.; D5 49, oIyo IIF