The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-09-15
FALL FASHIONS.

BAsQUEs.
From the New York Era
The approach Of the operate season, as
a contemporary remarks-Fashion, in COM
pliment to one of the celebrated songsters,
has dedicated one Of her mos, graceful
garments to Lucca." This is an elegant
train made with corsage, over-dress and
train Of heavy black gros-grain silk, the
upper skirt caught up in the back and
fastened between the shoulders with full
bow and ends. while the train sweeps in
undulating folds over the underdress, or
is gathered at u moments notice into
boutiant, elegant polonaise at the back,
thus combining two most desirable gar
ments in one.
A tigh,.f,,ing basque bears the name of
"Arabeils, in memory Of Miss Goddard,
and is displayed in paper representing
position back, the side-bodies running to
a point, and the front assuming the vest
form with trimming Stimulating Zouave
jacket, and wide, open sleeves furnished
with bows. The kellogg" overskirt is as
novel as the lovers of the unique could de-
sire, being full in the back, the back
caught up at the sides, the front plain
apron carried over the hips and fastened
in plaits under bow at the back, while
the trimming Stimulates pointed basques at
the top Of the apron.
The Lady Washington polonsise is
wide, plain apron, front caught in folds at
the side and fastened up to the side of the
polonaise. with wide bows and long ends,
the back Of the skirt cut square at the
bottom, and pulled very full near the waist
wide slashed sleeve finished also with a
bow.
The "Eldora" resembles the Lady
Washington" somewhat, with this differ
ence however, that pointed basque holds
the full skirt at the back, and the apron
front is draped higher at the side to dis
close the reverse of the black, which is
finished with a number of graceful loops
OF ribbon. .....s .....
The Empress mantle is one Of the most
stylish and lady-like, and is arranged in a
half-ftting sscque with graceful, round
cape, open half way up the back, and fin
ished with pastementerie, fringe and tassels
The sacque is equally dressy without the
cape, and can be made with the Wattesu
fold down the black, or one-fourth tight
The vilette is sleeveless basque pointed
open vest 'front.' postillion box-plaited
back, and can be worn either in or out o.
, doors.
, All these patterns can be made up in thu
usual Fall and Winter goods, silk poplin
. cashmere, mohair, alpaca cloth, velvet
velvateen, merino and opera flannel.
For children the designs are slight!
varied from last year, and in many case
only notifications Of the ladies garments
. the polonaise and basque being worn quit
as much by little girls as by their elders
For miss, however. pretty polonsis'
with the seaside or box plat laid from
> the shoulder, and continued down beloy
the waist short distance, trimmed will
; buttons or narrow velvet, is quite tasteful
and adds fullness to the fragile forms c
- the delicate American girl in her teen'
The polonaise cut square in the neck, an
sr made without sleeves, is good substitu'
for the apron, and is indeed quite supel
u ceding it for school wear, while scallope
or trimmed neatly over a plain skirt,
to looks as we'll as could be desired.
Woman's browning glory, the bonnie
of still assumes high proportions, and ain
al to resemble "crown as nearly as ma
IL be by turning upin front, receding frol
~ the face, and being just as queenly as II
purse of the fair owner will admit. Or
favorable symptom about bonnets is tina
" by little change of strings aud lac
IN a round hat will answer all the purpos
Of a bonnet, and bonnet can be used
e. a round hat