Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-01
JANUARY FASHIONS.
Ball TOilettes-Dinner and Dane
ing Dresses-Organdy and
Black TuIIe-Mam-
moth E'urs.
Knife Edged Diamonds and Pearls
CoIOred Gold, Notified Coral, French
Enamel. and Marquise MedaIIions-
Rufs, Ruhies, and Robes de Chambre.

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CoIOred Gold, Notified Coral, French
Enamel, and Marquise MedaIIions-
Rufs, Ruffies, and Robes de Chambre.
Correspondence OF the Union and American.
NEW YORK. Dec. 30.-In spite of the
manifold drawbacks and the expecta-
ton of a somewhat dull season, there
seems to be a good deal of excitement
In fashionable affairs this winter. The
gay season being at its hight, recep-
ton and ball tOilettes are all important.
The first entertainments Of the season
obtain additional splendor from the
freshness and beauty of these toilettes,
and this is particularly the case, when,
as now, the cOlors IN themselves are
exquisite and designed for display by
gas light. Pale blue, rose color, and
frozen water-green, are the favorite
colors. Many of the ideas started in
the fall have become fixed facts. For in
stance, dark shades of velvet combined
with light materials is very fashiona-
bic. The skirts are moderate dance
trains. Oyer-skirts consist princi-
pally of broad velvet sashes, or
else whole breadths of lace gracefully
and artistically draped about the fig
ure. Low corsages made entirely of
velvet even when the remainder of the
dress is of silk or tulle, are something
quite new and very stylish. Take
for example a rich white silk dress.
The skirt is bordered with darkest blue
velvet. The overskirt is of white
striped gauze. Two sashes composed
of wide white gauze ribbon ornament
ed with painted flowers, commence at
hips and tied low at the back to con-
fine the light vaporous oveIskirt IN its
place; the low pointed cOrsage Is of
blue velvet. Another lovely costume
shown is of pale blue silk. The under
skirt is finished by broad pleated
founce Of silk, and from the top of the
fOunce to the waist the front is COW
cred with puffs Of white gauze dotted
with roses. The second skirt. which
starts from the sides, forms a long
train; the sides are finished with broad
founces of white lace arranged in spiral
folds; at about the middle Of each
heunce are two large bows of black
velvet ribbon with floating ends having
In the center bOquet of roses. Start
ing from the waist and falling over
both skirts is a display of white gauze
which is very bouffante at the back;
the corsage is Of blue silk trimmed in
the form of a bertha. with folds If
game edged with narrow lace and
caught up on the chest with bows OF
velvet and roses. A single rose is
placed on each of the white gauze
sleeves.
There are more simple t,ilettes for
young girls. such as whits organdy,
tulle and tarletan. In trimming these
dresses with fiounces a novel feature
consists in finely rolling the edges OF
them to represent a cord. the effect of
which is light and elegant. There are
black tulle dresses made over silk, for
ladies who prefer black evening cos
tunes. These are also very pretty for
young girls, when frightened by gay
wreaths wrought in net
and applied to the dress.
Wraps for evening wear are of pale
blue lavender and light green Sell
ienne made in dolman or sacque shapes
with hoods and standing or fiaring col
lars of ruffs of silk. They are trimmed
with a border of white embroidery, or
else are wrought all over with shaded
floss the color of the material.
Large painted fans are still in great
favor. The black silk ones. with
shadowy spray of roses or violets traced
in one corner, are very stylish; but the
choice for evening toilettes is the ex-
quisitely beautiful fan of white satin,
wrought with initials and sprays of
point lace. These are designed in New
York and only made to order. Young
lady artists charge from - to SO for
painting fan.
JEWELS.
The newest sets OF jewels comprise
necklace with from three TO seven pend
ants for full dress, and locket, medal
lion, or cross, with a neck-ribbOn for
ordinary wear ear-drops, bracelet,
and jewelled slide for the sash. Tur-
quOises Of unusual size and depth of
color are the favorite stones. These
are not smooth as We have been Use6 TO
seeing them, but cut, faceted, and worn
in clusters, SO that the bracelet and
ear-drops are crusted with them. Sets
of solid onyx, mounted with pearls, are
equally choice, while canoes, though
still worn, are in secondary favor.
There is a revived taste for coral orna-
ments, and never have they been in
such quantities, or so expensive and
beautiful. Therarest and most valuable
coral is of pale rose color, mOttled and
yeined with a deeper tint. The most
fashionable sets have a necklace of
round beads Of graduated Hige. with
pear-shaped pendants. The brooch
bracelets and buttons are Of different
sized hel9igpherical pieces, with single
bead, and long pendants for eaT-drqps.
Sets of pale pink branch coral are ex-
quisitely beautiful and not so expensive
as those just mentioned.
The fancy for colored gold still con-
tinues, that OF light green shade be-
ing the favorite variety, as 1t is 90 ef-
fective in contrast with the Etruscan
OF Roman gold which is so fashionable.
Plain fiat bracelets Of iEis dead gold
with a simple boarding ON the edge ats
the latest fancy. and fashion requires
that they should be a. massive as pos
sible.
LookstS continue 10 be more fashion
able than brooches, and the worsted
cable neck-chain is preferred to any
other style.
Fhe newest fancy in ear-drops is for
jeyeled arrows and daggers FROM al
inch 10 an inch and half long. They
fasten in with screw, but have the
appearance of being thrtst through
the ears. Tortoise shell jewels are
again shown in greater variety than
ever, the designs being most delicate
and beautiful. Some of it is as light
as lace sesk, while there is that of more
solid structure. The coio. Gf he COM
plexion and hair decides the hue of the
Shell. daEs shell being chosen by blondes
and light shell by bfu,stta..
Diamonds are still mounted in fhe
knife-edgs setting which shows as little
gold as posSibls.
Platine is also associated WITT gold
in mounting diamepds. Seed pearls