The New York herald., 1874-10-21


wrists. Over this was the most exquisite apron OF
! crepe de Chine. II was deep ana quite ide and
was In broad horizontal pufYs about six inches In
width. Between these we're wide full wreaths OF
vtoets aud tea roses, making O succe ssion OF
puns and wreatns over the tabler from the
hem OF the dress TO the waist In was In perfect
French taste. and one OF those combinations only
possible 10 q French artistic. Wide sashes, which
were really continuation or the apron, fell over
the back OF the train, the whole completed with
an elegant knotted fringe ana caught together at
the back with bouquet OF yiolets. The basque OF
this dress was trimmed with shirred puns around
the neck, 1t being cut pompadour. Inside OF This
were plaitings OF crepe lisse and point lace. The
bottom Of the basque was trimmed with Enotted
fringe and purings. Bows and folds curiodsly
combined finished the skirt or the basque ar the
back, and were relieved by wide, long hali-wreath
nalfbOuquet, Of the vloets and roses. the same
trimming, with lsse and lace ruf1es. finished the
sleeves. while dainty bouquet was placed ar the
side OF the neck. A more lovely and elegant cos
rume was never designed.
THE CHEZ D'oEuvIE OF THE MoDIsrE.
dress combining Nile green and sage colored
silks was the next one In this elegant tronsseau
which Is worthy OF description. The dress was or
The Nile green, the trimmings OF the darker SILK.
side plating on the bottom was OF the sage green
lined with the Nile green. turned up at the bottom
so the facing was visible. II was beaded by ian
plating Of Nile and sage green. folded IN sucn
manner as to show both coors. reversing them in
the tiny fans. The tablier was made OF puts formed
by reverse piaitings. At each side OF these were
loose gathered purfs placed iongitudnaiiy on the
brst side gore and finished with narrower fans.
The back OF tins dress had first . box
plated founce bound with sage green,
with an lncn-wide heading lined with sage green.
Above this the skirt was covered with three deep
pufs, gathered and falling over the seam at the
bottom. while aE the top they were plated III
such manner as to show the inner inning OF sage
green. The basque Of this dress was finished with
box plating OF sage green, bound and laced
similarly to that on the skirt. The sleeves were
made or longitudinal puns OF the Nile green silk
and finished with the side plaislngs OF tue sage
green. A peculiar neck trimming being an en-
tlrely new shaped combination OF collar and run,
completed this. Point Duchesse lace completed
the neck and sleeves OF this dress.
| Stlil another evening dress was OF
DELICATE BLUE SILK.
The train OF this was finished with succession Of
| knife paitings, Iour in number which were about
! three inches in width Above these was rufie
three and half inches wide, OF the silk the
| or which was gathered in seven haif-inch shirrs
aud the top finished by another standing rune
These rulles were exqulsitely finished with ppings
! ana bindings The train or tnis dress was caught
up en- pou5e The side widths were finished in
curved trimmings. similar to that on the bottom
OF the SKIRT. sweeping gracefully from waist to
hem. The box plattings were on the outside edges
with shrrs ard rufies between, making q grad
uated trimming. aoout six inches at the waist and
| twelve at the hem. An aprou covered the 'front.',
| deep and pointed. This had broad band OF blue
ostrich feathers all around 1t, and beneath 1t was
sxlnch deep fringe OF crimped SILK tape finish
lug the whole. Bows were also placed down one
side OF the skirt The waist Of this dress WAS q
still different and more complicated form OF
basque. The fringe and trimming passed all
around 1t. The neck had curiously plated trim
ming. inside or which was o run OF point appuauc,
and below which passed Q band OF the feather
trimming. The sleeves were rather wide, with
broad cuffs OF the silk, finished with lace and feath
ers, and charming, understandable bow OF silk.
AN ELEGANT WHITE SILK,
had deep nounce on the train edged with an ex-
| qutslte white embroidered lace, with q standing
rnfde OF the same at the head Of IT. This train
was caught up en- p0u6e with the Vatican plais
falling below. The new triple apron composed
this tabher. Eacn apron was nnisaed with, the
elegant lace described above. edged with . gar.
land Of Wild flowers. These caught up the p0stD2
ana were trailed and festooned with the wide sash
that completed 1t. The basque OF this was platner
IN design, but 80 elegantly trimmed wish bands OF
the lace finished with garands Of dowers, that Il
seemed more elaborate tnan some OF the more In.
trlcate ones. The sleeves had double irils OF the
| lace trimmed with garlands and tiny bouquets
| fastened the front.
LAVENDER SILK,
| the color our grandmothers wore, and which We
| are having the good taste to assume again, was
! richly trimmed with the finest vaenciennes. A
three.inch box plating passed around the edge OF
the skirt and above 1t wide plating. This dress
| had two purs in the back. Passing around the en-
tire skirt, above the plaitings, was the trimming
OF valencicnnes This consisted OF an insertion
two inches wide, with three rows OF rich wide lace
/ on both sides slightly gathered. At the top or
this was lace an inch and half wide, while the
ruflc OF the bottom OF it was three inches wide.
| This formed the most exquisite lace trimming and
was applied to the dress like broad band Two
similar rows OF trimming were placed semi-circu-
larry on the front, AZ II describing double apron.
The waist was trimmed to match the skirt, with
collar lined with pink satin. Broad sashes caught
up the puffs and were OF the silk, also lined with
pink satin. adding Just the requisite tlnge OF color.
winch seemed to be necessary 10 heighten the
otherwise rather too pale tint OF the lavender.
TOILETS FOR THE PROMENADE, &c.
Turning now from these evening dresses we md
ourselves hrst admlring lovely dress in two
shades OF brown, or rather the darker snade O
tint between o cedre and chocolate; the lighter
tint hue approaching ecru, but with rosy lights
In Il. The dress was OF the darker shade. finished
oa the bottom with Q wide gathered rune,
headed by bands Of folds above which was placed
she'll trimming OF the two shades Of silk, the
lightess being lined with the darker 80 that each
pale shell showed Its more intense lining. The
front breadth was gathered into q loose pun
which draped In graceful iolds and formed the
tabser. At each side Of this were narrower shells,
from belt TO skirt finishing the shirrs which made
the draped cablier. A second nounce on the train
was finished With pipings and shell trimmings.
These were OF the light silk on the dark, with the
pipings and bindings OF botS shades Three bows
covered the entire side widths. These were OF the
entire width OF the silk and the upper one was
about twelve inches broad, the middle one fifteen
tuchea and the bottom one eighteen incnes. The