, 1873-10-26

blantos, polonnlaes rcdingotoe, sacqnoa, jack
etu, oonlroutea, ilealizod. a looping hore, q
a quaint hood, . simulated nlceyo, buttons,
caaps, royu,s- ali mako thoHo plain, makter-of-
faot nanos into studies, into real'zed vslons.
Madame Ia A1o1iato In paria gooa to aloop.
hor In l'or droama: Ilor busy bfain ut work,
and untlammolol by conventional r,1los which
bouot hor waking hours, coniurcs up effects TINT
aro wonderful. She wakcp, she remembers. Hho
realizos, sho porfects;. But wat orc these hoau;
tas! to describe tho indesorlbablo,
more than hints. A .vclvot.end-ailh, jacket for
proseut woar is MI elaboration Of tho English
Makingacot Il ~ really IpnE Ei, taeass Of
mud yolyot cuffa, aud ia trimmed with 3os but,
Ions. 4 beautiful 1nant1o with n pointed hood
Is 1oupod In tho back, md 10 fitted aa to give 1t
tho appearance Of slightly bouflant poionnise.
trimmed with worry ano guipuro and jot galloon.
Jot ia again used oil everything, but In TRIM
1nings and embroidery rathor thai, In tho olabor
ato or.lanlonta which have llithorto obtained.
Ta1maa aro shown, and modified Dolmans,
beautifully trimmed but perhaps
TIE MOST ELABORATE GARMENTS
arc In tho largor class which aro for full car
ringo-droBs In cold woather. Thoao also aro
trimmed with lseo s9nlo in guipu1o aud otlers
thoao ~ pointed .gal1oons, entirely covered with
tho glittcring points, nro worry handsome. sonlo
Fronoh garments hayc woyon spaniah,laco
trimming, with tho jotB also wovou III but tliero
Is tlno auality, that iB wrought by hand. which
the most noticeable Of those garments is long,
elegant polonaise Of velvet, with tho sides Diff
ferontly trimmed, ,-ono having broad
facing Of silk fastoned back with pasBe-
il cut sooningly in in long point.
and turmoil up to tho waist to show tho silk
faciug. Nude IN silk and facod with yolvot. no
ha to roverHe tho order, !: would DO a beautiful
suit. It's 1oopings It is impossible to describe.
They arc the result OF French skill, and are not
to bo lightly spoken Of. Do not hope to copy
thom they aro only to be produced after years
OF deyoting oneself to Huch subjects alone.
PRETTY BLEEyELEsa JACKETS
OF quilted satin nro charming for hone-Wenr.
They have tho tinlost imaginable pockets, that
would bo tho delight Of young MademolHeuo
whom she las her first real pockot. The snu,o
In black, with Bleoyos, will beused for carriage
wear, and also In oxtromo cold weather as .
protection under other, heavier garments. Hand
Bome jackets OF French caBsimere-thc same
which IL made up for gontlomons wcar.-'7ith
facings OF Yelvot, aud worry handsomely cut-steel
buttons, ia decidedly stylish for this scaaon.
Such wrap ih worth 44o but thoy aro mado up
menta. White jackots trimmed with velvet, or
embroidered with steel or with embroidery in
black, heightened with little points of color, are
yery pretty for eyeuiug-woar.
OF BUTTS
we hnyo not room to speak at my length. In
tho moro elaborate ones for reception and car
riage-dresaes, We cannot soy tllat my vory
severe simplicity reiEns. Pulfs. ruiles,
aide-pattiugs, volvot folds. lace jot embroidery,
arc all added to make them n delight to tho oye.
An elegant dress Of silk and velvet has tho en-
tire tablor covered with silk embroidery picked
out with fine Jet. Tho sleeves nro a!so om-
broiderod to match, while the drapory il looped
with velvet sash.
or OPEnA-CLoAKs
We Bhall speak In another number, and shnll
then DO able to give some suggestions regarding
ontiro opcra-toilettes. Velyot cloais range
from $40 to s300-tho more oxpen-
sivo ones being Of French-manufauture,
while they arc copied at Berlin less
extrayagantly, and aro also exactly initiated
horo.
FUR
is g fayorito but expensive trimming for silk re-
caption and carriage drossos,-a beautiful light
mohogany-colored dress having q handsome
garnitnro Of Ban-otter.
Thanks for courteous information are duo to
Madame atoughton and Mossrs, Fiold, Loiter /,
Co.