The Louisiana cotton-boll. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La.) 1872-1883, 1873-11-26
CLOTHES AND Kings

combination; and if he would but have
ataid twittering on my appie-treo Ions
enough for an artist to catch his style
] would have sent to the Bazaar n fall
fashion which should have bowilderoC
ven the bellies of Broadway. Cal
Hamilton.
THE OoLoR OF THE SEASON. The pr
diction that blue would be the populaI
color of the season ia more than verified
for already blue suits have become
common" on the streets. Ladicr
make r mistake in selecting blue shad .
that are too light and bright: uuleR,
che blue is ~ dark as indigo-indeed
scarcely more than bIue-black-it make
a commonplace costume. The Ions
dark blue ]polonaise, fastened by silver
or steel buttons, and worn Owe a black
silk skirt, is n ~favorite costume for
morning and afternoon walks, travelling,
ote- Cancels hair, waterproof cloth,
or cashmere is selected for the over.
dress.
THE R]EDrNdOTB, though cnlIcd
"tight-fttinR." must not be fitted ns
snuRgly Ms those basquea aud drcae
waists that are lined with drilling md
furnished with whaIcboncs. 1t must
fit smoothly, falling closely to the figure
without n wrinkle; but IA the body is
merely lined with thin silk, or farmers
sntin, or thick cambria, IL must not be
tight enough to draw the seams or to
get the garment ont Of shape. Ladies'
who have slender figures, and those who
suffer from cold, line the redingote
waist with flannel but this gives thick
seams, destroys the shapely curves, and
makes a clumsy garment. II il fnr
bother to use II thin lining, md wear
owe n sleeved waistCoat. or sort of
basque of chnmois-skin or of soft. dark
flannel, or else Of black silk slightly
wadded and quilted. 1t would not be
necessary to odd that tho skirt of tic
garment must not be lined, did we not
frequently c the graceful drapery of
soft wool fabrics destroyed by Innings
of papor-musIin or sitter crinoline.
The New GOODS seem to be merely
varieties of last years, though they
have rougher surfaces, hairiness and
seeming ooarsenes# being deemed essen
tial, this season. Cashmere and it's W.
r~iations in Thibet, drdp d'ote and meri-
no, albeit the most graceful and thor
oughly servioeable material in market,
will not be so widely or so fashionably
used aB heretofore II cross between
cashmere and camel'a-hair Cloth-2alIed
oamel's hair cashmere-wiIl take ita
place in II measure but still heavier
with rough diagonal reps. or fin
ished like broadoloth, will rank first for
all ordinary use. Very few dresses will
he made entirelyof one fabric /: q second,
perhaps q third, being introduced into
the trimming, if not elsewhere. This
may be the result of a m%antuan pre-
science, that detected in the distance a
dull season and the need Of economy.
At any rate, it is q convenient way of
posing Of old gowns, which, other
=. O, would be condemned to the rag
ing, ap York Eventng Post.
UnH8B Skirts. Notwithstanding the
opulHFity Of redingotes and Of fully
nmea bkirts with basques, upper
lrts are by no means baniBhed, but
will hold their for yet another sea-
These are invariably long, and
two designs meet with most favor. The
first is composed of from two to four
1quare-cornered broadths, open in front
10 disclose u tablier, or else Tapped a
the belt. These hra usually very little
trimmed, and are draped TO form o
pouf behind, or else two wings. The
other is a long apron, often finished by
a A%ounoe, and rounded mp the sides 10
disclose the founces ON the back
breadths. A third fancy has n single
breadth Of silk falling on each
side, showing something of both front
md back trimming the last has tho
sides cut off shorter and suuarelv,
while the back lie very long, and may be
together behind by sashes. In
MI such over-Bkirts il Ia necessary that
upper skirt breadths should be
,ewed into the belt OF the lower skirt.
IND also that they DO tackled low down
IN the under~skirt. This also does
AWAY with the ~ungracefnl habit many
aides have Of lifting up the over-skirt
when seating themselves -Harpor's
THE 5HAwbs or THE SEASON. The
,amel's hair shawls are unusually hand
some, this fall. The oolora are richer
ind clearer; the beautiful Tyrian red
conspicuous, and the designs
iner and more delicate. The prices
from $75 for an ugly, square
Jhawl--such IA nobody wants-to $4,000,
which few would be likely to pay.
Those at $500 and 5000 are very hand
iome, fine and soft, and more frequent
Y bought than any other grade.
Jamel's-hair s~carfs, for which, there il
title sale, can bo had at from S5 10
100. They are, ordinarily, worn man
.le-fashion, and ARE sometimes employed
or sashes. The superb French cash
mere shawls, hadaome m their india
'iyals, come in similar designs and
beautiful oolors but they are
woven, instead Of being made by hand,
Id they will not bear such hard usage.
Neir value il from 800 10 5000 and
ifg0, certainly dear enough 10 satisfy
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