Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-11-15
NO. 27l
SKATING COSTUMES.

Cloth is the material used for skating
| dresses this Winter, especially for the sim
pie costumes consisting of upperskirts and
jacket, made for wear over plain black
silk, or any other ordinary walking skirts.
The prettiest are dark blue, wine color,
or red naarron, trimmed with grebe pocket
muii, and jaunty cap or hat to match, the
former bordered with grebe, the latter
edged with band of grebe, and orna-
monted with small plume and aigrette, set
| erect, and held by jewelei horseshoe.
The prettiest skating-costume we have
seen was made of scarlet cloth, and
trimmed with white fur, and worn with
white muf' and boa, over a petticoat of
white mohair, trimmed with plaitings
headed with scarlet velvet. But this was
too striking to be worn by any but a very
fine fine skater and, moreover, requires
to be perfect in its details
TOILET FOR THE MONTH.
Morning dress of light blue French
merino cut with Vatican at the back,
and open (pagoda) sleeves. The skirt is
slightly long at the back, and full, but
perfectly plain. The bodice and sleeves
are ornamented with broad band of
black velvet, which outlines small pointed
pelerine cape, terminating in bows and
long ends at the back, and Il border set up
somewhat from the edge, upon the sleeves.
An evening dress, of Nile-green silk, is
cut with very long train, and trimmed in
a deep Nandyke pattern, with two rows OF
| silver fringe. The same trimming simu-
lates an upper-skirt, which is caught up
apparently with silver grass, and surrounds
the basque OF the bodice, and the half
sleeve, which is open to disclose the coat
sleeve beneath, and the lining, which is Of
white satin.
A very handsome black toilet is of heavy
lusterless silk, cut with train, and bor-
dered with q plated flounce, notched out
over flounce of plated organdy, edged
with Valenciennes Above the silk fiounce
is thick soft ruching featherod out, and
above this a wide founce of lace, also
headed by a ruching. Surmounting this is
a narrow flounce of silk, with a muslin
! tlounce beneath, and ruched heading.
The foundation basque, with pagoda
sleeves, is made of muslin, boardered
with rows Of black and white lace, put on
full over this is the silk jacket, bordered
with thick ruching, the edge of which
comes to the top of the lace.
| A pretty evening costume is composed
OF white Llama over-dress, low square
boddice and draped skirt, made entirely
without ornament, with the exception of
thick silk ruches round the neck and
sleeves. A wide blue sash with fringed
ends complete this dress, which is charm
ing for young lady who is blonde.
a fashionable "breakfast" costume con-
sists of pink silk, made with two skirts,
and basque, with open sleeves. The
trimming is thick ruches fringed out upon
the edge, and black velvet bows. The
boots are silk with black Empress heels,
the gloves pink embroidered with black.
The beautiful light English pink is the IA
vorite shade.
y fashionable promenade costume is of
fine black cashmere, hordered with crimp-
ed fringe, over black silk or gray Irish
poplin skirt. The cashmere oyerskirt is
long, and gracefully draped, the jacket cut
rs II basque, and open with reUers. To
the silk underskirt OF this costume waist
is attached, made of twilled cotton or lin
en-. Upon this a little silk vest is mount
ed, and to this coat-sleeves are attached of
silk, which are worn under the open one
of cashmere, and, with lace ruffies and a
little cravat, complete an elegant toilet.
A warm winter-walking dress is COM
posed OF two skirts and coat of dark
blue CLOTH trimmed with heavy black ga
looms stitched on-five rows on the under
skirts four on the upper, three upon the
coat, which is cut away from the front,
and forms basque lapels. A close-ftting
cotton waist is attached to the underskirt;
the basque is lined with flannel. m
A iur-trimmed costume, of dark-blue
velvet, consists of skirt trimmed with
three rows Of robe and Polonaise, which
forms an upper skirt, and is trimmed with
a single row of grebe upon the edge, and
one row over the shoulders, forming q
peerine at the back, which fits in close to
the figure, leaving the sides to flow over
the arms and sleeves, something like the
| etternich.-Demorest