Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-11-10
Items for the Ladies.

Items for the Ladies.
The style of arranging the back hair
for the next season will be a French
twist, surrounded by twisted coil or
heavy braid.
A HEAVY rep, with a surface of lus-
for bias bands, as trimming for heavy
dresses, later in the season.
INDOOR dresses are made up much
palmer than last season. Over-skirts
are frequently omitted, the plain demi-
train and stylish basque being deemed
sufficient.
A NEW style of round hat, for ladies,
is sort of Scotch cap, of black velvet
or straw, ornamented with black wing,
fastened with dragon-fy, composed of
peacock's feathers.
For common wear, cloth pelisse will
be the most stylish outside garment,
trimmed variously with silk, cord, gal
loon, or silk braiding Fur will be much
used for trimming.
JACKETS are of kinds innumerable. The
double breasted affair of Russian scarlet
is we'll named the "Hussar." It's gilt
soutache and military buttons make it
decidedly snowy.
THE best trimmings for the early
autumn dresses of the cheap silks now
in vogue are chicoree ruches of the
material, narrow black velvets, and gui
pure edgings. The lighter the effect
the better.
OvER-sKIRT maintain their suprema-
cy, and are made long or short at the
| option of the wearer. If the latter is
chosen, the trimmings on the under
skirt must extend very high, else the
effect will be ugly.
AMONG the extravagant fabrics of the
season is the Pekin, in which stripes of
velvet and satin alternate, it being de-
signed as basis for elegant costumes of
silk, made after the Marguerite or
Gabrielle polonaise.
| THE new fall suits are made of cloth,
satine, serge velours, alpaca, poplin,
etc. The polonaise, draped gracefully
in the back, instead of the sides, seems
to be the most popular style at the
present for street wear.
The newest fall outdoor garment is
the Marquis mantle. 1t is a loose sacque,
covered halfway down with large
cape, which is looped up to the collar in
the back with a large, fat, Arabian bow.
All richly braided.
A FEW bracelets of Florentine flagree,
in silver, are seen, as also earrings, and
shawl pins for travelling and carriage
service. AS bits of workmanship, they
are beautiful, but silver must always be
too cold and too severe to serve the
purpose Of jewelry.
A PRETTY breakfast jacket is of white
merino, with broad double-edged in
serting Of French blonde, laid above the
hem and over the shoulders. The most
delicate shades of feather trimming
adorn some of the pretty saques OF rose
pink and blue.
SOME exquisite scarfs for evening toi-
lette have been brought from abroad,
made from crepe de chine, of palest
tints, wrought by hand, with large roses.
The new shade of aluminium gray, lying
between silver gray and pearl color, is
handsome in crepe de chine.
TORTOISE shell bandeaux are again
seen upon the hair, and are chiefly
worn by young ladies to keep in place
the pompadour mound. A few ladies
are wearing tortoise shell combs, neither
very high nor very low, some of which
are prettily studded with silver.
SEVERAL bias folds, with heading of
Jet passementerie, will be among the
favorite designs for mourning, as we'll
as for elderly ladies.
MANY of the new costumes have the
pretty little gilet, or false vest, seen in
spring. These may be of the same ma
terial, or of silk, or even of some we'll
contrasting color, though the entire
preference of the season is for graduated
shades rather than for contrasts.
SoUTAcHE embroidery, once SO very
much in vogue for the garments of little
men, is almost entirely discarded. Nor
are the plump little calves left bare to
shiver and turn blue. Long stockings
are worn over the knee, and the pantles
descend two inches below. Narrow
belts have superseded wide ones. and
nearly all of the characteristics OF the
zouaye suits have passed away.
A RELIC OF BENEDICT ARNOLD. = A
curiosity of rare interest has recently
been discovered in the garret OF man
sion in Norwich, CT. viz: the verltable
music-book which Benedict Arnold used
and sung from when he was a young
man and resident of that town. The
book, now in the possession of Gurdon
Ford, of Brooklyn, through presenta-
ton of Daniel Colt, has Arnold's name
written in a bold, clear hand across the
title-page, while the music (also manu-
[ .script) is written in part in Arnolds
hand and a part, doubtless, by his mo-
ther. The latter was a good woman,
: and letters from her to her son are ex.
tant. in which she exhorts him to flee
temptation and live godly and upright
life.