The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-11-03
! .In,G.ES.

! saw pretty and useful dress yesterday, |
which might be utilized in various materials. |
l. was Of Irish poplin, fine lustrous black,
With short. ro1ad hsaw vsia, possillion
back, coat sleeves, with q wide-hOwing
sleeve outside, reaching nearly to the wrist; |
long, full overskirt, cut up q, the side, open
md pointed in the two front bscadtbs. and a |
short circle skirt, finished with one foupce. |
snd heading Of wide bias black velvet. The
0vesskirt and basque had . mflIe, with velvet
Ind shove, and the sleeves were trimmed 10 |
naach. Ii was plain and elegant. 1t il not /
necessary, either for style or comfort, 10
cDvef . dress with trimming-indeed, the !
NEST stylish hooking ladies are tkoee whose
dresses Ct well, and are made becomingly Of
rich material, and worn with that elegant re-
pose Of manner which il inseparable from J
true lady; no woman can have digni6ed
appearance who il shipped into fragments, OF
thrown to the winds in yards Of ssreamers,
or rufaed mp like dressmaker's doll in =
show window.
There are bat few Of the old-fashiOned
hOopskirts worn by fashionable people; the
favOrite skin Is made Of crinoline cloth or
moreen, 6ounced and rufiietl with large
spiral hustle at the waist. Hoops giveccs
wooden unnatural look to the form, destroy
ing all its beautiful curves, and making il
short, squat and stiff. Slender people want
to create easy fnllness in the lower Part Of the
skirts By plain eores at the top.
THE CHIGNON.
Jute bugs have died out-indeed they new
| er existed; the cock-and-bull stories to that
effect were gotten up by the very dealers
Who first introduced il, and who found the
stuf too cheap for profit. The coarse-dyed
strands cut and burned the natural hair.
Now, even mohair will not do as q snbsti-
ute for hair; that must be human, whether
alive or dead. which, Is really Of no conse-
\ quence, since the hair never die-. bat il the
only part Of the human frame which survives
dissolution and decay.
Parted back braids, with side curls, are
worn for one STYLE The rolls and back
eurls are another; crimPed waterfalls and
erimped cha,elaine braids, are another. This
last involves no inconsiderable amount Of
fuss and futtcr. The hair dresers take
switch and divide it into strands containing
. few hairs each; these are braided around
cOr1-a work Of labor, ii not Of love, at least
one of time. The whole mass is then boiled
half day. II Is then baked in hot oven,
and finally goes back to the braiders, who
pull out the cords, and pick out the tiny
braids, and there is 4 great shining mass Of
exquisitely waved natural hair, which will
fall over the vast pattern Of Augustus AdOl-
phus, in the dance, and he rapturously pres
sed by his adoring lips, as part of his
charmer. And he will never know the diff
ference.
| COfFFUREs.
| 1t is scarcely in good taste to wear much
ornament in the hair, when it is as elabo-
rafely dressed as the present style admits. A
rose at the side, " bandeaux of jet in
front, or black velvet ends tied across the
centre Of the chignon, and falling below the
waist, are STYLES now worn. Butterflies and
bugs with gold antcnnr and diamond ewes,
are stuck carplessly in the brails, where they
culver brightly in the gas-light. Masses of
artificial or natural flowers placed on one
side, with trailing branches, appear very
tasteful when the colors are artisticallv
chosen.
| roILErrE
| There will be a great deal of white over
dress worn this winter. both in lace and EN-
broidered muslin. Gay silks show off to
great advantage with this arrangement.
Fancy silk waists, with black velvet petit
coats, and white looled upper-skirts, will ap
pear well at festivals and church parties.
Pink marinoes, the skirts ruiiied, and the
waists made corsage and edged with white
silk fringe, will be becoming style for
misses, who can re-trim the dress with black
velvet when tired of the fringe. Roman
sashes, black satin sash ribbons, barred with
velvet stripes, and fringed silk bow and ends,
will all be worn.
The side-laced boot and the Lady Wash
ington slipper will prevail for party wear;
pink, white, green. and fawn-color kid boots
will be preferred to black. The fewer bows
and buckles about dancing shoes, the more
elegant and smaller the foot