The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-10-16
FAIL FASHIONS.


giant habit of gathering up the dust of
the pavements and mud of the cross
lngs, with fine velvets, silks and French
casemeres can now be avoided without
o1ense to the prevailing mode. Skirts
are about three and a half yards in
breadth; formed of a front gore, one or
two side cores, and full width behind,
with all the fullness drawn back by
strings or stout elastic bqnds, set on I'M
derneath. The trimming no longer
differs in front and back, but is alike all
around. The pardessus is either the
inevitable po1onaise, modified somewhat
from the original idea, which found
form IN the Marguerite or the basque
and tablier, finished with sash, Topped
so as to conceal the gatherso of the apron.
A WALKING DRESS FOR DARK AND
Dull DAYs.-It consists of q single
skirt of olive-green vigogne, completely
plated in front in lengthwise plaits,
and encircled by a gathered founce of a
lighter shade of green. Seven gath
cred hounces OF this light shade of
green ornament the back of the skirt.
These founces are all Of equal width,
and they are laid so that between each
of them there is a distance equal to the
breadth of the hounce. The corsaRe of
dark green vigogne is made with q
large plated gilet in front, and finishes
at the back in long position basque
a gathered hounce of the light shade
edges this basque, and, turning up at
the sides, encircles the gilet and forms
standing collar around the neck. The
sleeves are made quite tight to the arm,
and are covered with gathered hounces,
laid in the same style as on the skirt.
This toilette is rendered quite original
by the new disposition of the hounces.
1t is finished by square cape of black
failie, reaching to the waist, and of the
same length IN front and at the back.
The cape is completely covered with
rows OF black Jet fringe. The bonnet
accompanying this charming costume is
Timbale hat of dark green felt, trim
med with torsade and elaborate bow
of faille of the light shade of green and
with large bird with outspread wings.
AneTic0a Register, Parts.
THE New SKIRT STYLE IN BALL.
Room. Low necks and short sleeves
seemed to be entirely out of style even
at the hops and balls. We saw only
two ladies with uncovered arms, and
they were the observed of all observers.
The grand feature, however, which took
the place of the decolletee style was the
bunch on the back of the dress. This
fashion was carried to a ridiculous ex.
treme, and the great effort of the ultra.
fashionists was to look as lean and lanky
as possible. How some of them man.
aged to walk In such tight-fitting har
ness was difficult to imagine, how they
managed to darce was incomprehensi
bic. This foolish fashion displayed It's
most absurd features in the dancing
hall. We watched the movements of 9
young victim during a waltz, Whose
dress was pink silk with a white mus
lin over-dress. Her skirts were SO
tightly drawn back, and her limbs SO
plainly outlined, that If IL had not been
for her train and the bunched-up mass
resting on her back, we should have
doubted if she had anything on. We
must not expect fashion without folly,
and, this year, the absurdity consists in
covering the neck and arms and making
a compensating9e Exhibition of hips and
limbs. There is no objection to the
fashion carried to a moderate extent
for it is surely more classic than the
hoops that have borne sway for years
and that make a monstrosity of the hui
man form divine. -SaratOga Letter.
In HEAD GEAR there is slight differ
ence from the shapes of the spring, but
little increase in size. The mest sop-
ular shapes for bonnets are " the cot
tage," with brim depressed, crown
square and we'll defined, and " the Nor
mandy" with the large, soft, pulled
crown and close brim. There are al
most endless varieties in bonnets with
single and double brim and eoronets. A
popular hat will be the s. Madame An
got" with a square, moderately tall
crown, and the brim turned or curled
up, both at the back and front another
shape is as rustic as that worn in the
well-known picture of Whittier
4" Barefooted Boy" Almost every hat
or bonnet show, differs in some non
essential particular. Bonnets and hat
of French felt will be worn for the early
weeks of the season, and for second
best all the winter. In due course o
time velvet-headgear will be introduced
For felt, the trimming consists of vel
vet, or an intermingling of velvet anS
faille, or turquoise silk, plumes de COO
the single long. waving Mercutio ostricl
plumes or the tips a la prince. held il
place generally by a stuffed bird,
cluster of loops of silk or velvet, a lie
or steel ornament, or several blush O
tea-roses, with or without buds ant
foliage-Paris decreeing the latter
The trimming is placed directly in front
and toward the left side, with the feath
ers to fall over the crown or, if of tn,
ostrich, to tip over the brim, on tn
front hair; with loops, but no lon,
ends, to fall over the brim at the back
There is now a decided furore TO
bright scarlet and crimson flowers ant
birds, in bonnet and hat trimming
When finished the ohapeau presents al
appearance of neatness and compact
ness, which it has lacked for the las
several seasons.
MINOR NOVELTIES OF THE PARIsIAl
TOILET. pretty mantles, will
circular bands of poult and artistic ie
fringe, have appeared In special ware
houses. The long, square, loose Slew
is a necessity for all overcoats and out
of-door garments, now that the under
sleeve is so much slashed and pulled
Black hen-feather borders are the mos
admired. GalOon of gold thread, or o
blue steel, or chenille and Jet, is sewet
all over tight-htting casaques.
A nut-brown beaver, trimmed witt
brown velvet, ostrich feathers in natura
tints and Topped on one side with an OK
idized buckle, is the most admired ha
of the season. 1t is made in n some
what conical shape, but not so distress
ingly pointed as those worn by tn,
Tyrolese. These beavers, whether graz
or stone, are trimmed with thick sill
cord, and the rims can be held bacI
with buttons.
The newest gauze for straw hats j
the dianautee. It is simply tied round
fba crovn and falls bal1ind in Ion,