The New York herald., 1873-12-21

of iashon with the hoe OF change They must
rve harvest OF fresh things Tney must have new
shapes, new co0rs, new materials, new comblna-
ti0ns IN short new creations. with so vast an
amount OF LABOR patience and invention IL would
be strange indee il some proportonate result
were not attained. And, what Is all the more
1t must bloom and blossom, must n0wer ana -four
ash In winter as well as summer IN autumn as
We a. spring There Is ay fold her handS
and congratulate herself upon ended work. me
quantity Of ball, evening and fancy dresses
illustration in point. The dresses are rich
in material and profuse In number. Among these
we saw skirt OF poult de sole, blue In color IT'S
trimming consisted OF peated nounce, OF the
same material. with bows and folds There was
also a waist and an overskirt or Chambery gauze.
An exquisite fancy dress was OF rOse-tinted CASH
mere IL was intended to allegOriZe the idea Of
sunset at sea. The trimmings were cloud. coored,
and mist-like sash was fastened with o star. One
OF the cnastest OF unpretendlng toilets was an
dress oI pan gray s meant cn 10 pc worn
fancy costume was OF crimson cashmere, trimmed
with black velvet, 1T to be worn by some ideal
milkmaid. Numerous white tarlatan ball dresses
are to be seen Skirt. 0verskirt and basque waist
were OF tarlatan. Very delicate and picturesque
might appropriately be used in private the
atricals by young lady assuming some such part
trimmings were principally OF silver and white
satin An evening dress OF dark green SILK NAG
deeply pointed l nasgane Tne & Sverskrt tS
paIted ruie. Another evening dress OF white
aud blue SILK was among the most tasteful ON eXhl-
which was trimmed with ruilie and ribbon loops
OF blue gros grain. The silk polonase white IN
dresses that we have during the season
equal In variety aud richness, those of which the
ones we nave mentioned may be regarded as rep
resentatlve.
DINNER, VISITING AND CARRIAGE DRESSES.
One popularity OF the fashionable woman IS that
a figure OF speech to say that she would not ap-
proach her creator without being attlred c0nane
Z Ia a na ri nf r.
ectly well dressed. some people say that 1t Is the
whole OF her religion, but we are not 50 malicious
as that. And this mania Tor perfection In costume
Is just as intense among the members OF the DENT
monde as in legitimate circles. curious story
which we have heard told OF the notorious COM
tesse de M, ana which we believe has never
appeared in print is a fair illustration OF this
point the person whom we nave mentioned Is
very well known member OF that iair irall and
brilliant sphere known as the denli-naOnde She is
equally celebrated for the homeness of her features
and the perfection OF her costume. One fne day
her carriage stopping Tor lew moments IN one or
the drives OF the Bois de Boulogne. was presently
surrounded by a criticlsing crowd, such as only
Paris could muster, and TO all Of whom she was
known by reputation. Comments were free upon
her personal appearance, all of which she ignored
with imperturpaole sangtrotd. Suddenly one oi
the crowd exclaimed, loud enough for all to near
MOP Dtea o now ugly sne is tes ous not
without Tor an instant losing countenance, an
with that inimitable CHIC which IS Unborn, NJ
acquired, and OF which the true COcOUe Is perle%
mistress. We trust this little digression may ID
pardoned, Tor 1t illustrates the ruling passion OF
tremes OF eternity, and which nave nothing III
common but cultivated DIP, passion n,a,,,no ior
carriage and walking dresses. We saw very
rich dinner dress OF purple silk. 1t was made with
with quilings of six, the front was en- tdblter. An
extremely handsome but somewhat sombre visit
ing dress was OF coffee coored silk also made Win
one skirt. The trimmings were or velvet or tint
deeper than that OF the silk. walking dress or
very dark green SILK, which almost had the ap-
pearance OF black, was made with two skirts.
plated founce bound the under one and lace and
velvet the upper. carriage dress OF dark bronze
colored velvet was made with one skirt and polo
nalse Favorite walking costumes are OF black
silk and black velvet the skirts plain IN
iron front and trimmed behind o Win noupces:
Just ut present. and bids fair TO become popular
here. Olive green diagonal is very often selected
for cOaks, and makes an elegant appear ance when
tasteiully trimmed with ruches OF black gros
grain. The military mantle IS also coming into
the case may be, and eaDorately embroidered.
The styles are numerous, and each OF them con-
worn by unmarried young ladies as by married
ones. but there is pquancy IN them which is not
see how gracefully iancui and caprcious Fashion
is when one OF the sterner clements lent by war
ity Is, then, never at loss in toning down the
harshnesseS and bestOwing an ensemble brisk.
sharp and picturesque
When one comes to treat of the miscellaneous
articles included in the repertoire OF fashion the
field becomes very extensive indeed. II, in addi-
ton TO the place we have mentioned, we also
specify Smiths, No. 9l4 Broadway Liverre's, No.
44l Sixth avenue; Laforcade's, No. West Elev-
enth street. and DE percevaI's. No. 739 Broadway,
we snail have indicated most OF those places where
Information of this KIND is to be sought At NINE.
Laforcade's all the novelties provided by Worth,
Pingat, Laerere and Hantenar in the way OF opera
coaks are TO be found Her stock OF embroidered
velvetS and Scilienne, cashmere anu CamelS
hair polonaises is extremely large. and her dol
mans sleeveless and Louis Xl. jackets are well worth
inspection. Her bonnets and hats are OF the new
est Partisan STYLES, ana the Shah's incrOydble,
negresse, Persian and silver lox nuns and boas
q unique and superb collection Smith, at No. 914
Broadway, is remarkable for the novelty OF his
designs. His Orlola SUIT, intended for the prom.
enade has charmed great many VISITORS with
and street. Patterns are ready Tor distribution,
and there are cloth models with every pattern.
Nine. Camille de Lacy, No. SS2a Broadway, has
some OF the newest importatiOns OF bOnnes, and at
BInns, No. 1,173 Broadway, velvet bonnets ribbons,
flowers and feathers are selling very cheap. James
Russell, No. SO East Twentieth street, intends
retiring from business and is selling cheap some
handsome camel's hair shawls and scarfs. We have
seen no better bargains OF the kind else ewhere. In
regard to A. I. Stewards establishment only
word Is necessary and that Is that the stock is just
large varied and valuable 1t has been many
years, and that as many novelties to be encoun
tered there as anywhere W. X. PeytDn n Co. have
dress goods, which they are dlsposng OF at
able prices. An exceedingly large array OF fanci-
Brothers, at the intersection of Sixth avenue ana
Twenty-third street. H. O'Nei h Co., Nos. 327 and
320 sixth avenue. have greatly reduced the prices
OF their millinery goods Their brocade, Scotch
and Roman sashes are both handsome and
cheap The firm is rich in ostrich plumes
and tips, willow plumes, fancy feathers and
French nowers, and black thread guipure.
and point lace. 1t has not less than 5000 dozens OF
Windsor ties, selling at less than half their former
prices. We might have mentioned, in speaking OF
Stewart, that the best bargains offered by him are
his camel's hair sutings and camel's hair cloths.
his mixed wool fabrics, coored alpacas, all wool
satnes, diagonal serges Empress cloths, dress
pattern calicoes, Tycoon reps and dress goods.
Mr.. Letsnger, at No. 20 East Fourteenth street,
has unique patent known as the Vienna button
boot Lord Taylor's remains one OF the head
quarters Tor Silks cloaks, shawls urs, sealskin
sacqnes, velvets, laces and fancy goods. Between
the localities have mentioned there
Is not much for choice as
those who have habitually gone to the same
place year after year would be apt to imagine.
The spirit OF rivalry has done much to equalize the
merits OF large establishments. And 1t IL worth
bearing In mind that almost anything that has an
apDreciabe. eychnnpeanlp n intrinsic value