Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-01-27
WOMEN AND THEIR WEAR.

WOMEN AND THEIR WEAR
The latest style of basque has two dart
and a side form in the front, with dOubl,
side forms in the back aud seam dowl
the center.
A fashionable young lady in New Yorl
is under the care of q physician for lead
paralysis, caused by the use of WELL
known cosmetic.
French costume for ladies' dresses is
quite as expensive as good velvet, and is
not now and has not been for some time,
in the market. Thick fine merinos are
sold for it.
Double tunics are taking the place OF
| simple overskirts. They are worn oil
contrasting colors. But nothing is &c
stylish as the plain long overskirt, Topped
| at the side. s-
A full while plume may be worn one
or two seasons, and then cleaned. After.
wards it may be dyed darker shade each
year till it reaches a black, which is the
last resort. Inferior feathers are dyed in
! their first season.
A suit of blue satin and black velvet,
trimmed with Russian sable blue gloves,
black kid CATERS inlaid with blue, and
blue stockings and blue hat, with ostrich
plumes, compose what is called stylish
skating costume" in New York.
Fancy furs, such as the grebe, white
coney and Iceland lamb skin, are chiefly
appreciated by the little ones. Cloaks
and turbans to match with tiny muffs are
considered set, though muffs are not
suited to all, when wristlets and lined
mittens take their place.
A lady who wishes a full and perfect
plume should always select the white,
and examine it carefully to see that il has
not been splced. This splicing is done
by putting two imperfect plumes tOgeth-
er, by splitting the small end of the quill
of the larger and inserting the other like
a wedge.
The Countess De Balignac, native of
Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, has lately
come to this city to visit her relatives,
and brought with her the family jewels
of tie Balignacs to exhibit them. The
jewels are hereditary, and some of them
are set in gold three hundred years old
Among them is a bracelet of diamonds
worth S25, 900, and a pearl necklace
valued at $35, 900.
Gloves are worn in soft, dark cOlors,
the brilliant shades of last year being sell
dom seen. In French kid gloves the
price has advanced nearly one-half; by
spring, it may be impossible to procure
them at any price. Lemon and flesh
c9lored gloves will be fashionable for
balls and parties, in place of the white
kids 50 long worn. These gloves soil
easily, aud hardly ever can do service for
more than one evening, it is wisest to al
ways purchase lOw-priced gloves
A pretty toilet for young married
lady consists of a plain low necked dress
of turquoise blue silk, with loose over
dress, white Llama lace. This is ar
ranged as skirt and jacket, and trimmed
with soft, messy ruches of blue silk
matching the color of the dress. These
ruches are made of sewing silk, and have
a peculiarly soft snd delicate effect.
They are quite new. A white Llama
lace is set on with slight fullness, form
ing founce- basques and ruffies to the
sleeves.
The scarcity of ostrich plumes, which
are worn more than ever this season, has
led to the use of immense quantities of
! the feathers of the American vulture,
which, when dyed in brilliant colors, so
closely resemble those of the African bird
that many are not able 10 tell the differ
ence; yet they are about as much like
real ostrich plumes as paste jewels are
like diamonds. Millions of brilliantly
dyed vulture feathers are now in the mar
ket, and are really very pretty orna-
ment.
In the making of suits, about as many
round belted waists are seen as pointed
ones. The old fashioned bodice is not
yet resurrected, the pointed waist Of the
present bearing more resemblance to a
short basque, with deep points front and
back and rounded up over the hips. In
sleeves, elbow rutties, with heading to
match the skirt, are the received style
A few flowing sleeves are to be seen; but
it is not comfortable fashion for winter,
and will probably be abandoned until
warm weather shall again make it a
luxury.
In the matter of boots, it is cheering to
know that the high French heels have
given way to the broader, better, Ameri-
can heels, and that the but'Oned boot has
been superseded by the old fashioned
side lace 1t is claimed by manufacturers
that a boot can Be made to fit more neatly
with this style of fastening, while it is
certainly much more convenient. The
stitchings of white silk upon black kid
are more elaborate than ever; and, in
fact, all kinds of boots and slippers and
low house shoes, are nothing if not
Clancy" .....-..
The little collar, with turned over
points at the throat, is worn to the ex.
! Clusion Of everything else everything in
the collar line is meant, of course and is
neat and tasteful to a degree seldom at
tanned. Scarfs of cOlored silk, with
trimmed edges, are worn with it; though
such as prefer it can substitute narrow
ribbon, which should be passed around
the neck and under the points of The
collar, and tied in neat bow with flow
ing ends. This collar is known as The
'tNiIsson" Gas what is nOt?) and vii
reign undisturbed through the presen
season. The broad sailor collars arc
tichus of lat winter are not seen, ant
may be carefully lid away until sucl
time as they shall again become fashiona
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