, 1872-12-15

eeusA5 "n"to'ot 20 Aii'aetts % AA'A1s ~,
whether it be porcelain or pettieoats. There i
but one Te pet to Ds gpsta hs aa
Il I'm mist a' be- Of fty or si1tv or hundred yeaz
zsal 49, ,sn...;ssI 1as. -o,aa~a - ~ - - =.
past ioi ans ''1n6 tee' 1s0o01o ~ wv oio ~ oe
new, and too new to be old.
FRENCH MODES.
The na,ked alteration in the abane and
zoaas,4;o- - - a,;~ts ;s H. +ha f-a+ +;,,a ~
oeeo'at'on - eAn'o 20 i1no W. ntes .nso -
color ID the dawn OF gooo taste. 1nas metro-
politan mantua-makers should, at last, have dis
covered that the superb fabrics SO universally
,ro,r, ,ra f5na anorgh IN +hamaa1vaa IN on Win.
~. 4-:S-.: ~ s-.-e. .~4 - ..-,oL - +ho;-
own newly y-aroused artistic sense, as to the fact
that all the latest Partisan models are made in
that way: The fashions that We have ), heretofore
Il nao aie lencn lnoeea' 77 nc A8'o oeneseo' ou'
they are French fashions expressly designed for
the American market, and not the fashions
adopted By French ladies': Undoubtedly, one
the Bouleyartis and in tha Rois AZ in broadway
and in ths paTl hnt thev ara WON hv 1go,ne1
whose taste. did va know them. va shonld he
unVillinp to conv: and not bv The ladies' Of the
Fonhouro a. Ge1nain .nd 1,;ndrad one-+aru i
true French iady never anpears on The promen-
ade or drive in SNOWY costume. It mav be Of
richest material ~ bv no mea1s a1waya ia:
but its form viii be- simple. and it's ornamenta-
finn inconsnicnons
At an aftarnoon-raoantion in Paris on1v
few " Weats aga, tbs iedv hd1l g9 wb3
was confessediv thA hej1e WIRE an
nntrimmed s1irt of hIack oros-era;n. with =
black velvet redinrote. soo11G6ad on the edge.
and finiahed hv a 1eroe' soft rnrr3 of p,ros.pra3n
had close coat-sleeysg. and was hieh in Tie
throat: a fine rifle Of VaIenciennes 1elieyiug
the hIack At naaE And wriata The lady IL imo
mensely m SEW wealthy. and might have bee3 svatbed
in 1ace and gprinklad With diamonds. had she
choaen. bnt sEe erTaved harself accnrdinp tn
her owl good 1s tsste and had The satisfaction Of
feeling that she wa the best-dresged woman at
tha raoantion.
'ne 1ecep''0n' PLAIN SKIRTS
But. for we'll Or OF u. plain skirts. or
mi1as, are coming in; and the
Tnn1fSn1citv Of r,fies and n1,ffs that have tried
onr eyes and vexed our sonfs for two wears past.
are Going out fact which ought to lessen our
anything With them. 4 large proportion Of in in
ported Costumes have entirely plain skirts, made
to clear the ground all round; the front and side
breadths arranged, BY means Of tapes tied be-
hind, to fit almost smooth over the crinoline;
while al the fulnesa hangs over the tournure.
% IRE ats Bo 10 is &
enough behind to admit Of considerable d1oop.
ing over tho bustle, Side-plaitipes. kilt
matarie1 of The drass. Of Ai1E. satin. or yelyet.
hias-folds and fringes ara The fayorite aim
rninos. Raantifn1 Talvet rihbone richer and
liner than ever before. are acain in vogue,
mineled with dress-materiaI. Lace-except the
new Yak lace. eeen to come extent on Woollen
anita and which ia neithar nrottg nor nicelook-
ino.-;a used only on house-dresges as it
ghonld be. Il is much too deUcate and dainty
for hard. ont-of-door wear. Embroidery. not
braidine. ia. Of course. the choicest Of ali this