Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-11-07
FssAlOa Gait Chat.

[FrOm the New York mail
Ono Of the surest evidences Of good taste,
0 reference to matters OF the toilette, Is the
Areful avoidance Of whatever Ia eccentric or
specially startling In dress.
Some one has wisely remarked that the
'est dressed person In q room Is that lndivid-
Ial whose dress Ia never noticed. To have
N individuality Of ones own quite lndepend-
,ntly Of ones toilette is certainly always de-
Irabls, unless QUE IA willing TO be but awalk-
ny advertisement Of the latest styles In dry
goods.
Bright, fashy colors should never be worn
lpon the promenade. A dark dress may Dc
relieved OF sombreneas by bright Hover In
he hat or a light necktle, but the prevailing
one of a true lady's costume IL always quietn
In this season black has always been u popular
color for dresses. A black dress, tasteiully |
made and trimmed, Ia never out OF place for
ali ordinary occAsiOna. And those lAdlea |
whose Wardrobes arc Unlimited should take |
care. 10 have always on hand one or two ser
dresses of black silk mOhalr or alpaca,
After the black dresses come the pretty COS |
TUNES Of dark cloth for the winter prone |
made. These are In dark blues, greens, |
plum, brown aud arc generally braided. The
DOlmAn continues to be the iavorite wrap, |
and Is often completely covered with braid
ing. Il ls also trimmed with feather trim
ming, which later 10 the season will be super
seeded by fur. Fur trimming VIII DC very
fashionable upon all kinds OF cloaks and
NANTES. For this purpose the lynx and the
various kinds Of fox will be the most popular.
The silver fox Il especially beautiful upon
velvet cloaka, but ls quite expensive, ranging
from flO to els yard. The fur-llned man
lies Of black silk which were introduced last
winter will also be worn this season.
FEATHER AND CHENILLE TRIMhuNos.
Feather trimmings will be worn for dresses
as well as cioaks. Jaunty little basques and
Jackets Of black velvet, trimmed with the
style Of border, are very beeoming. Some
tmes q fall OF deep lace Is placed beneath
he ostrich trimming, thus enhancing the
Richness Of the garment
Chenille trlngGs have reappeared again for
trimming sleeves Of heavy sllk, especially the
rich mOlre dresses. Chenille Is also used iu-
stead OF braid for embroidering costumes, as
for Instance q lovely dress Of Nlle-green silk
was embroidered with heavy chenille cord
Of n darker shade. beautiful Partisan
dress for evening Of this novel style was OF
coral faille, embroidered with garnet chenille.
Tue effect Of the blending Of these two colors
was superb. The dress was trimmed with u
rich Venice guiPure.
In PEASANT we may remark that more
than two cOloTs should never be worn at the
same time. Every lady may develop the
artistic faculty by carefully selecting and ar
ranging the colOTs Of her toilette. Fashion
bns lately dictated that two distinct cOlors
should be blended In one costume. These, II
appropriately chosen, may produce most
beautiful effects but II otherwise, the eject Is
precisely as annoying TO good taste Us u jun
BILE Of discordant sounds to a musical ear.
In choosing Two colOrs for dress or bon
net DO careful that the colOrs harmonic.
Almost any color may be worn to advantage
with black Some very pretty costumes of
all havR the aEiFf tFiDNmRh with FufliRa
which arc piped with bright blue, green, or
some other color. The cOrsage and sash arc
made Of the color used.
With dresses Of pearl gray, lavender, iaun,
etc., bright colors may be used with charm
ing effect for trimming, a. cbeny, turquoise
blue, pink aud emerald green. The combl-
nation Of blues and greens Ia considered very
stylish, also the Vatican fashion Of blending
pink with blue ls still popular.
Upon maiEe, or other tints incllning to yell
low, golden browns aud maroons are often
used.
A silk dress which Ia rather pdsse may have
an air OF freshness impR rted to 1t by bows
with ends Of wAtered ribbon.
For such dresses the black lace pOlonaisG
or oveTdress will be found q most useful and
elegant garment. Il may be worn with either
| a low or high cOrHage. although the nOunCO
IL preferable for evening.
MORE DREssRs.
In abiding 70 the MORE antique and MORE
Francalse, We would say that these are often
used with cashmere, or with plain shads OF
fallle, 10 being made Into costumes.
Tue blending together Of the plain rich
colop with the brilllRncy Of the glossy MORE,
IL very beautiful.
An elegant dress OF olive green MORE was
made with q polOnaiso Of cashmere Of the
same shade. The polOnAise opened over a
/ Veat Of MORE, aud the whole was trimmed
with olive green yak lace.
BrOcaded silks are used for the pOlOnaIse
i over long trained skirts Of some plain color.
/ The backs OF such pOlOnaises have the basque
effect, with three or Ave points Of graduated
length. These are generally trimmed with
fringe or lace, and the front opens en- reUers,
over vest which matches the undeTskirt.
yELyETs.
Velvet Is perhaps the most fashionable
style Of trimming, and Ia used In lavish guam
titles both for aOuuclng, sashes, bias aud
straight bands, and for binding. Velvet
bows are also very rich aud effective; jst
buckles are often plae ed upon these bows.
Nothing eau be more elegant OF becoming
than the polonAise Of Lyons velvet, richly
trimmed with lace or fnr. These are made
with wide sleeves, lOOped at the back and
fastened down the front with passomo uterlC
ornaments.
ooIFFURRs.
The hair Ia stlll worn very hlgh-tha IL
arranged In bewildering mass OF pufIs and
riuglets upon the top OF the head, This styl,
8 really becoming u but few faces, but wher
ashton issues her mand Ites but few arc found
| willing 10 dsObey; therefore, we hnd those
who have long necks and narrow faces ~
willing 70 adopt the new style as their more
fortunate sisters who are short and plump
and rejoice In round, rosy checks.
That the fair deVOtees OF fashion SHOULD
not resemble so many white. throAted swans
the Old-fashlUned ruff for the neck has reap
peaTed, and fTllls both single and double, arr
used for dresses in preference to collars .
linen or lace.
Some OF these lace parnres are very ele
giant, having q deep iluted frill for the neck
which IL higher at the back than In front
and form q huted jabOt In front The sleeve
are also prOfusely trimmed with these lac
frlllS. For ordinary house or street wea
the plain muslin frillS are much worn.
great variety OF styles In ornaments 70
colffuTes il dlplayed but tho iavorlte mod
will be nOunees Tor full dress aud silk bow
for dinner toilette.
A rich dress OF golden brown faille had IN
entire front laid In plaiLs. The back, whlcl
was q demi-trhin, had q nounCe six incho
deep upon the bottom, headed by another q
| the same depth. These hOunoes were pipe
with brown velvet q shade darker than th
sllk. A pOlOuAlse Of silk opened over a vel
| vet vest, ana was TRIMMED WIN Two DhndA O
velvet and a fall OF yak lace which matche,
the dress In color.
Coat sleeves with Tever cuffs Of velvet AM
lace.
WALKING TomETTGs.
Among the great number Of costumes w
have noticed At our recent openings we vii
make mention Of 4 few.
dress Of sage green gros grain had th
undersklrt trimmed with two narrow iOunCe
which were scallOped aud bound with th,
same. The upper hOunco was beaded with
double long plating, which was seallOpU,
upon either side. The pOlOnalse had an aprOI
'front.' was cut In scallOps and finished witt
deep fringe sleeves with mOusq uetRIre cuffs
Bows Of watered ribbon upon the sleeves ant
down the fronts Of the polOnaise.
The smallpox lately took OF a very ole
aud eccentric man OF st. Louis, known a
dc HOtchkiss. lie claimed to be lao, hay
Ing been 4 Mason over 100 years, and eX
pTessed determination to live until the sec
Ond coming Of Christ Ii 10 said that FOL
twenty years he has not washed himself moi