Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-01-06


I,Ina fa;l,a The front of the skirt
shows q nearl.colored petticoat, with
two aprons, the lower rose-color, tne
tbe upper blue, and both edged with
wide VaIenciennes lace. Tue back OF
the skirt is a square court train OF blue
faiI,e. trimmed with many ruffies.
The corsage is a blue basque with
Louis XIV. vest Of rosecolor, and
jabot of Valenciennes. The palest
tints are used in these dresses. One
has delicate China pink petticoat,
a pearl colored train aud white velvet
pleatings: another tri-coior dress has
a flesh -colored skirt, Sevres blue train
and sash of palest rose-colors third
is violet over pale French gray; and
fourth, in Spanish colors, is salmon
skirt with sultan red train trimmed
with black Spanish blonde.
FAILLE DRESSES.
Many evening dresses are entirely
of faiIle. Two colors usually appear IN
these dresses. The train is very ample.
A very short broad apron like the SIX
of the train is sometimes made to
drape the upper part OF the front.
! Three or four tionnces cross the lower
part of the front widths, and the train
il surrounded by ruflie. Both colors
appear in the rnffles. The corsage Is
OF the silk of the train, with bertha
of folds Of alternate cOlors.
The regular trained, skirt, with a
boutfant ,bat's-wing overskirt, Is q de-
sign for young ladies dresses.
SATIN DRESSES.
| Some of the richest ball dresses ale
of lustrous satin. One, of water green
satin. has white Venise point, a rare
old lace, laid fatty on the skirt and
corsage; another of pearl color, has an
overskirt of Grape lisse, edged with a
flounce of round point; a rich dress.
worn by an elderly lady, is OF cafe-au
lait satin, with faille puffs, and trim.
med with founces and revers OF
Chantilly lace: an opera dress, worn
BIZ 4 Young married lady. is a white
satin skirt, with mauve tulle pulls to
the knee dotted with pansies, and an
oyerskirt of mauve satin, with white
tulle pugs and pansies, noveltyis Z
: trained polonaise OF pale blue
SAITH. low in the neck, and bOrderec
with white Marguerites, worn over
skirt of blue faiIle; an amber satin
with Watteu pleated train, is fOuncet
with black Chantilly lace.
TARLATAN AND MUSLIN.
White tarlatan dresses are tasteful
, " worn by debutantes. One has f0u
+ notched ruches of tarlatan on the train
separated by marquise putting. Th'
, bouffant overskirt has ruche on tn
, edge, and draped by pale blue ostricl
: tips. The low cOrsage is basque o
) taIlatan over Swiss muslin lining
White muslin, in kilt pleating, trim
, trained skirts of light silk
: OPERA WRAPS.
Deep Vatican mantle, large circu
lars, and very loose paletots are al
> worn for evening cloaks. White otto
|. man silk paletots wrought with sou
: tache or with colored embroidery ar
/ among the handsomest.
. GENTLEMEN's BALL DRESS.
a At the Grand Dukes balls gentle
men wore low rolled dress coats, vest'
!, and pantaloons of black cloth. Whit
vests are entirely out of fashion fc
q evening dress. A white lawn or sill
!. necktie scarcely an inch wide is still
!. rogue but the Grand Duke appeare
o in a black tie.
II VARIETIES.
{ A new overskirt for silks, woolel
: and for muslins over silk is longer
: front than behind, requiring the bat
: breadths of the dress to be founct
Z very high. Kilt pleatihg meets vii
: most favor on lower skirts. A stan
= ing ruffle OF Valenciehnes lace, wit
oval rosettte in front, is worn ihstes
: of a collar with dressy street toilett
: in the evening Softly folded Chll
Grape edged with Valenciennes is 10
= med into large collars:
:, POINT LACE AND CULTURE WORK.
y This lace is made to ornament maj
: pretty things prepared for holiday Pr
: SCENTS. Bureau covers and toilet
y mats are made. Ornamental strips
= this lace work also pass down the mi
- die OF oriental chairs.
L = II