The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-01-22
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
COLLARS AND SLEEVES.

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COLLARS AND SLEEVES.
Plain collars and cuffs Of very fine linen
the latter attached to an ndersleeve-remaI
In favor for the street. The prettlest collar is
made of but one thickness of linen, with 6
band of the material stitched TO border it; II
is fiat collar, quite narrow at the back, and
square cuff fastens with linen buttons. Heavy
linen sets are embroidered by hand and edged
with narrow Valenciennes lace, but the work
is too fine to show to good advantage. A col
lar with a standing band edged with en-
broidery, has turnover embroidered points.
The cuff to match has embroidery about two
inches deep on the upper side, which narrows
to an edge on the under part Of the cuff.
LACE COLLARS
are of every conceivable style and shape.
They may be deep and pointed, or long and
narrow; they may be large and square cor
nered, or they may be large and round, but
with all of them the undersleeve is made with
the lace arranged TO fall over the hand. A
stylish collar has what Is called q cascade
bow of Valenciennes lace and needlework,
which is sort of spiral or ladder arrange
ment which falls hall the length of the waist.
Large collars or fctus of crepe de chine are
only be worn with silk or with some equally
dressy material, show very exquisite shades OF
salmon, pink, blue and few other tlnts; they
are edged with blonde lace, with Valenciennes,
Duchess, and sometimes with black lace.
LACE SETS AND TRIMMING LACEs.
Among the latest importations of expensive
laces We find point lace sets, which consist Of
cellar, cuff and handkerchief valued at
$500 and s400; handkerchlefs alone range from
SIS to $3.50. Fan covers are from $l2 to $40.
Chantilly ovecsklrts vary from 500 to $1,000,
while for round point overskirt $4,000 Is
asked.
Among the trimming lsces the most popular
are the round point and point applique, Valen-
cieHnes, Chaniilly, guipure and French trim
ming lace. White and black Duchess, though
au exceedingly rich lace, is not quite SO popu-
lar as it was upon Its first appearance. From
two 10 five inches in width, IL varies from five
to twenty dollars yard. Flounces Of round
point cost from five hundred to one thousand
i've hundred dollars.
HANDKERcHrEFs.
Very elegant handkerchiels are generally
trimmed with Valenciennes, for the reason
probably that this lace repays careful doing
up better than most other varieties. We no.
tice 10 an article devoted to this subject that
q good laundress, after ironing Valenciennes
upon the right side turns the lace aud lays 1t
figures by punching each one separate with
the smooth round end of the futing scissors.
It is said that when the figures are raised the
lace looks as we'll as new, but that the work
Is 30 tedious that from ten 10 twenty dollars
is asked for doing up an elaborately trimmed
dress.
The scarf made of the thinuest white mus.
lin, and edged with deep fell of lace, Is ex-
ceedingly becoming to most ladies. Hand
some silk, of some bright color, trimmed with
q black silk dress. Very lovely ties are OF the
soft twiiled India silk, cut bias, aud hemmed
on the sides; they are finished with rich
tassel fringe. The favorte colors are the
faintest shades of blue, the palest green and
rose, and what Is, perhaps, the pretliest of all,
an exquisite tint offrou-Irou or salmon color.
LADIES' CLOTH COSTUMES.
Suits of ladies' cloth are among the mid.
winter importations of French modistes.
Printemps, a peculiar shade OF gray, Is the
stylish color. Tue costume has polonalse
with vest; the skirt opens widely below the
waist to show the dress skirt, which is orna-
mented up the front breadth with heavy
soutache, or with cords as thick as o lady's
finger. cravat of fallle, the color of the
dress, is fastened below the throat with slip
knot, and the ends are tied again at the waist.
Olive tInts of brown and green, dark plum
and cypress green are also shown In cloth
suits. Redingotes, with short capes reaching
only to the shoulder, are made of cloth of
these quaint colors, and worn over Velyeteen
or silk skirts.
NEW TUNIcs.
new feature In arranging tunics is tying
them at the back with bows placed down the
middle. The bows are large, with short wide
ends. Other tunlcs are left open behind, In
the form of two Wide scarf ends, and terml-
nate with loops of ribbon. When skirts are
ruf1ed ND the back breadths almost to the
waist. the tunic Is merely a scarf tied behind
and forming wrinkled apron In front. A
dinner dress of the palest Nile green faille,
Just sent over by Worth, has two wide f1oHncee
straight across the three front breadths, while
another wide founce surrounds the tralIl,
passes up the sides to the waist, Is turned
over, and crosses the back, forming short
upper skirt on the simulated court train.
FINE OLD LACE.
Many Of the handsomest dresses Worth has
made this season are trimmed with this fine
old lace, the "real thread" that our grand
mothers delishted to have for cap borders.
This combination of the lghtest and darkest
shades of q color is also seen in his rich toi.
lettes, and his last fancy Is to Combine thick
aHd thin fabrics, such as velvet and tulle. An
evening dress made by him has trained
skirt covered with mauve tulle fiouHces dotted
| with white jasmine; over this is q tunic with
| short apron and long scarf back, made o.
prune-colored velvet, with fringe Of the same
| shade; low velvet cOrsage, with Grecian fold:
of tule, and spray of white jasmine on the
| left shoulder.