Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-05-21
FASHION GOSSIP.
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otra~ and Leghorn being aluo-
universally fashionable, has rendered h..
and bonnets very high priced and 70 !.
commodate people Of moderate m.,,.
but who desire to at least appear fashion
able. our dealers are bringing out warm.
styles Of imitation chip, straw and lspho,.
and 80 perfect is the imitation that !,
quires close observation to det.c. ~
real from the imitation. We not;..a
very pretty
IMITATION cHn HAT,
Trimmed with blue ribbon about r..
inches wide. The ribbon was tv;...,
around the crown, with ends and N.
behind. A cluster Of rosebud, ~
leaves with loop Of lace in 'front.' n.
hat was Of pure white imitation chm
the edge was bound with black gros ors,
silk, and q narrow piscs Of black lacs w
put on with the binding and lay upon q.
upper side of the brim. Price Is o.
IMITATION LRoH0RN.
Was bound with black and trinna
with black lace around the crown IN,
full Of lace behind. A cluster Of ION
buds and leaves in front. Price IS o.
NHAPoLlrAN HAr.
Small, with turned up brim. Aquirs
Of white ribbon is placed around U
front, and . wreath Of 'forget-ms-aus
is placed in the quilting. A rich vhis
lace falls over the hair behind. Pnce n
Swiss sacques arc fashiSnable. Son.
are made half basque, others are md
open at the sides and back, and trimna
with rufles, puts and ,ulancienna la
They should al be made with TOWN
sleeves. The swiss polonaise 10 w.
stylish and is made in one piece-saek n
overskirt together and d looped 1t b
sides with bows of ribbon.
Calico dresses are mabe plainly WITH
narrow rufae ON the sleeves and wait
A white swiss party dress for yoay
lady was made with . full tucked BODY
trimmed with valenciennes lace. Flowiy
sleeves. The underskirt had five narro'
Aouncss, the upper skirt two. Apal
sask was worn and pink ribbons NJ
rose-buds in the hair.
Shoes arc not worn 30 high - former
", indeed we notice q tendency toward
the introduction of heeled shppen again.
Many of the shoes are made with pieces
to button on or take of At pleasun, ss
these are very expensive.
Colored hose arc very fashionable d
are in stripes brown. blue. red and BID
with white. They are Lisle thread "
very expensive. Others Of the an
texture are embroidered on the sides u
are intended for house wear.
| Grenadine scarfs, ars Fashionable b
both gentlemen and ladies. The fash'n
able color of those is called smoke cola
Black scarfs With colored edge Az y
fashionable, they arc worn with I'D
ring.
i White linen suits trimmed With bsd
are fashionable for mourning.
When we compare prices ofsood''
this country with those Of Enop''
countries the prices here appear on
vagantly high. but my readers wiz
member that wages for labor is " "
low in Europe that . picayuns in ee
many is almost - valuable - d''
would be here.
We clip the following from an s.ea'
which will give our readers some i'd
the difference in prices in our e0'4
and the "Faderland.
"A lady residing in . German o. =
which is heavily taxed by the wa, W.
| to her friends that tho cost Of hn!'
80 much increased in consequens
she has to pay sixty-6ve cents for
of white kid gloves with two buu%
that q new silk bonnet costs mean
dollar in gold :. . cab for two peru
. the oyern and back. thirty-ssvs0 . !.
and washing i charged tor y ~
trsvagant rsts of twelve osu"A~
pieces.