The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-09-20
THE FASHIONS.
Indications Of Autumn Styles.

cles in drapery. The excessive "bunchings,'
the airy, dashlng confusion of trimming and
arrangement, are losing their rule, and My
Lady Fashion has taken it into her head to as
s,lme the pose statuesque. Il is plain to oe
seen that the dlstractlng intricacies Of putting
and slashing the stiff Celebrations of Involved
trimmings, without beginning or end, are not
TO be popular during the coming season. The
elegance Of garments will depend upon their
generous amplitude Of draplng upon soft, full
outlines. and ornamentations at once simple
and rich. ,.,,,,.
The skirts OF walking-dresses must touch
the ground at the back, and almost conceal the
pretty feet in front. This length is the regula.
tIon, and In good taste. Extremists permit
them to drag, but this is return to folly not
to be tolerated. It Is ordered that all walking
skirts have the bias hounces In preference TO
These may be used as headings, but rarely
alone. This is we'll; with the long, gracefully
looped upper skirt, a degree Of fullness about
the lower one Is necessary to a perfectly artis-
tic effect. a few violent reUolut,onnoires are
attempting to bring back the crinoline In Its
pristine glory, but as yet there are no evi.
dences OF their success. Bustes OF graceful
women have these made to, order and fitted to
the figure, as they don't always give the re-
auisite roundness to the hips
Overskirts are absolutely Indispensable 10
maintaining the equipoise Of all well-c onducted
feminine minds. They are to be long, straight,
and quite full, and looped carelessly In the
soft, heavy folds that give dignity to even the
most Insignificant figure. With walking dresses
this skirt may be either closed or open in front.
In the heavy wool fabrics 1t viii be closed and
looped In any pretty way the wearer chooses
IN silk, and the rather stiff popllns and bril-
liantine, the skirt hangs much better.if open
and !ooped BY long tapes from the side. In
long costumes the skirt is OF course open.
showing the trimming on the front breadth OF
the lower skirt, and, II full, falling in looped
half-train behind. Many over-skirts OF evening
dresses are cut In elegant rousded forms, and
left undraped. Another style of over-skirl
rather pleasing in effect is very short and plain
in front-a basque tablier, with as little Trim
ming as possible about the edge, but longer at
the sides and back, which are elaborately or
namented.
to be heart-shaped. For the street they VIII
be little higher at the throat than during the
past season. Waists Of handsome nome
dresses for full figures are open to the belt
and have broad rolling lappels. Young VIC,
pleated trimming OF the material edged with
lace. With this waist, the sleeves must be
tight from shoulder to elbow. and finished
there by a deep frill of lace. Square-necked
waists will still be worn. All waists Will con-
time short on the shoulder.
Sleeves are both close and flowing, but the
latter will not he found without the FORMER.
The saoot shape promises to maintain its pop
ularity. The coat sleeves'with frill at the
k,tly c G
and the hanging page sleeves are somewhat
passee Coat sleeves will be tighter, defining
moro the shape of the.arm. When that limb
ia not particularly plump, little INN numoug
Of a wadding brings out the requisite Ines o.
beauty. The handsomest coat sleeves are cut
and seGn In exactly as are mans. The style
OF fnll bias putfs at the shoulders is to be re-
viysd. All slender women should wear them.
az they broaden the shoulders and shorten the
arms. as no other complication OF dress can.
The prettiest sleeve, par excellence, Tor street
and home wear Is the coat, reaching to within
three inches and half OF the wrist, and finish
ed by graceful frill. II the wrist be hand.
some, the effect is specially good OF course. II
not. a long glove and bracelet will make it so.
This sleeve. we are told, is worn more than
auy other in Paris ald London.
The newest suits are made with either
casaque charmingly draped, or with TWO skirts
and u paletot fitting the figure, cut in pointed
vest shape in front, and rounding away at the
side into a little longer slope than we have
been used to wear. The vest is the important
feature Of most imported costumes, and will
probably be generally worn this season, as 1t
IS extremely becoming. 1t Is at the. same
time elegant and jaunty. These vests are
sometimes made separate from the oyer-Sar-
ments with which they are worn, and often
have sailor or large Byron collar of the same
material. When suit and its trimming are
made OF the same stuG, the basque is pointed
at the waist, and the vest simulated BY trim
ming. When two materials in different
shades are used. as cashmere and gros grain,
the vest and collar ere made OF the silk,
and under the latter is worn. cravat
the eoloz Of the cashmere easaque. Pretty
house dresses are made with round belted
waist and vest. One, specially charm.
ing, is OF some soft, white, al]-wool
stuff trimmed with bands Of bias black velvet.
The vest is Of black velvet fastened BY cameo
buttons. Inside the velvet collar is basted
frin OF lace. Cashmere costumes are the dain-
test worn this fall and the first In feminine
favor. They are usually made with operors;ss ss
or casaque, and worn with gros gfau sT,rs Shs
Of another Shade OF the same coioI: ,,s ar ~
easacue ia trimmed with bands or pieatlnf' -