The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-01-02
NEW YORK, December 80

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py New Year.
NEW YoRK, ecember 80.
All the world, fashionable and otherwise,
has been preparing for the first of January re.
cept:ons, and for those festivities which, from
remote periods, have ushered In the New
| Year.
The lights have gone out from the Christ
mas trees, but the Christmas greens still hold
heaped upon the young head of the year to
come. What it ia to bring to US We know not;
| but with ever fresh faith we garland our
future and hope the best until the worst ar
rives.
It is not in the nature OF things to return to
the s'good old days. Of epinning-wheels, and.
Irons and sanded floors;I1or does any intelli-
gent man or woman really wish that we
could; but every one is glad that more
| healthy tone prevails In the community over
the fierce passion tor dress and display which
has been stimulated to the unhealthy height
! it reached during the past few years. There
is a lull this season, caused partly by the want
cf Partisan excitement. partly by the increas-
ing preponderance of the German element In
our midst, and the influence of their simple,
sober manners and customs, and completed
BY our own commercial disasters, aud the dis
grace into which mere money-spenders and
money.getters have fallen.
ted bad style and vulgar. Ladies belonging
TO the very best classes are even In some In
stances making show Of simplicity, putting
all the cost into The fDeness and genuineness OF
material-some into ieweiry or the trimming
of their toilettes; others with less refinement
of intelligence, are using laces and stores OF
itss cherished description, and employing
them partly in furnishing up old dresses, part
IL In trimming new.
~ never knew" said wealthy lady, recent
liz. show much pleasure missed In giving my
clothes away afer q few times of wearing"
Siugularly, TOO, ioreign:traveli is doing much
to bring about more sensible Ideas IN regard
vailed amongst us. Nothing does an American
woman so much good as going abroad and
finding out how people live whom she has
been accustomed to base all her ideas Of style
upon. II families who 60 abroad to educate"
their children, and what not, were willing TO
live at home as they do when they are ID
France or Germany, they would not only re-
lieve themselves OF vast burden, ana ses q
good example to the entire community, but
impart to their children sound, honorable and
honest ideas, worth oil the the teaching OF
schools.
'o CLOTH CLoAKs AND COSTUMES.
All the later developments OF interest in
fashion have been in cloth cloaks and cos.
tunes. The solid color, the solid fabrics, ana
the ornamentatlon. which OF distance seems
TO be interviewer with the material, give al
together an appearance of comfort, appro-
priateness and adaptability which would con-
etitute beauty, even If tint and texture were
less choice and fine.
A complete costume of olive green, VAN
dyck brown, or sailor-blue cloth, braided Win
black and bordered with silk cord fringe, Is
the perfection of street costume, properly &C.
cornpanied By velvet hat, black, or matching
In color, and set OF seal skin, or SABLE furs.
OF course suit OF cloth, trimmed with fur, Is
as desirable, and, perhaps, even more d1Stu-
olte, but 1t is not as popular, because the fur;
besides being less durable, has 10 oe removed
In 80 short time to make way for more sea.
sonable trimmings. Those VINO eannot a10Io
English waterproof, which, when 1t Is nue.,
genuine, aud oil WOOL Is handsome enough
for some prlncesses, though there are repuo-
lIcar danes who would turn up their noses or
II. Abroad the braided suits OF best water
proof cloth are quite the success OF tae season,
and they are at least blessed relief from tns
eternal puffy and fusay stySas. when are stlII
exhibited in lighter fabrics.
II mas been stated before that c!oaks, as ~
dependent garments, have been worn tnls
winter for the arit time In several years, ana
though there has been no one style Wnlcn
could be recommended as likely to OBTAIN per-
manent suffrage Tor others, still the popular
mantle, which consists of sacque, with deep
cane. as the one best adapted to use and com-
tort. At first these mant!es, or double capes,
as they were sometimes called, appeared only
In cashmere, braided and embroidered, ano
were 30 restricted Ia style and cut as TO pre-
sent most ungraceful appearance. Inc pat,
tern has been Improved upon. however, until
If has become very handsome and comfort.
able garment, deeper and more amply cut,
and allowing sufficient room for the extension
of the tour,are beneath. The latest design is
in dark bronze green cloth, with a Watteau
plalt in the back, and q cape divided up tne
back, and trimmed upon each side 10 match
the border. This style constitutes very
handsome finish to a suit, ana IL, lnoeeu,
that of separate cloak 10 be worn with all
sorts of dresses AS an independent garment,
we have nothing as yet to equal 1t 10 grace
and beauty.
And, speaking of the polonalse, 1t may be as
we'll to remark that 1t Will be certain to oe
carried through the next seasons Ladies IN
more southern climates anxious to prepare
sprIpp and summer wardrooes III ADVANCE OF
tlle almanac, may confidently rest their faltn
upon the polonaise as upon an ancnor-sufe,
and, for time, steaatast.
The noionaIse is as vet novelty in Paris and
place % Of the overskirt and jacket. 1t will be
more of rage in both cities during the coming
wear than It has been In the past, 1t Is grace
mi and 40 convenient that it will obtain the
high vogue there that it has here. Tue Ia
Polonaise :! Choose your patterns and con
struct your costumes. They will be oil right
in white plque, muslin, silk, challi, linen,
lawn or cambria.
A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
Shall occupy space by writing of bonnets,
ahont which there Is nothing new to say, or
describing new combinations of old silks and
Telyets. and laces which no one can possibly
understand. and which everybody, therefore,
takes for very high fashion indeed !? or shall
cut my letter short this month, and go ana
build my own Christmas tree
Fashions are very fine, but just now they
sink into utter significance, besides stockings
to be dlled and Christmas greens to be hung.
for though this will not reach you tili
after Christmas, 1t is written before Christ
mas. and there is a hundred Invisible
voices whispering In my ear, and hundred
invisible hands Juggling away at my heart
strings % and bidding me leave you, dear read,
er and attend to them. So, with thousand
good 20 wishes, bid you happy New Year: