The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-09-12
FASHIONS OF THE DAY.
Fans, Jewelry and Toilets.


DRESSES-NEw ATTIRES.
Fans hold very conspicuous place in th
fashions of the day, and every lady who ha
any claim to stylishness must have collet
ton of these pretty accessories in order t
vary their use according to her toilet and tn
occasion upon which they are required.
"a fashionable lady must yield to all the exgen
cies of la mode, and it is imperative that sh
. should always carry fan. Consequently
= there are fans in every variety; some YER
d simple, and suited to ordinary occasions, an
/. others, for visiting purposes more ornament
! al, very handsome ones being used in tn
= evening ..-..
: Antique fans are considered as the mos
9 elegant; the taste at present favors antique
laces, Jewels, upholstery, and furniture. Ar
:, excellent method of arranging fan, if ont
i has q handsome lace collar is to remove thu
r narrow edging around the neck, and thus
! make the collar less round, and to place i
upon fan covered with q bright coloreG
: gauze the bordering on the top and sides
serving admirably for this purpose. Poin
} d'Alencon, handsome Malines, Chantilly lace
and even fine Valenciennes, richly adorn a
fan. If the collar is not deep enough to cover
the entire fan it may be placed on the center
and surrounded by spangles fastened to the
material with which the fan is covered; if the
collar is very narrow it can be placed upon
the top Of the fan and serve as bordering.
Notwithstanding the rage for antiques,
many new articles are continually appearing,
and jewelers. particularly are constantly pro-
ducing beautiful objects. Among the newest
are very handsome necklaces, composed of
open chain-work, with Jeanette crosses of
fnely-chased silver, chatelaines of the same
form, from which depend a smeling-b bottle,
fan, etc., and the Jeanne dare belt described
in former article, with its flat, open links in
very fine work. Since smelling bottles and
| looking glasses have come in vogue, jewel
ers have endeavored to make them as at
tractive in form as possible; the former are
made in the most peculiar and varied shapes,
and are generally thick and short The mir
rors have gold handles in handsome workman
ship, enriched with stones. Sapphirines are
among the fancy jewels which have been much
| in demand for some time past. The sapphir-
| inc is kind of paste stone OF punch-h 4me
color; it makes beautiful parures, ear rings,
Jeanette crosses, brooches, ornamental pins
for the hair, necklaces, bracelets, etc. These
stones have soft brilllancy which is very be-
coming, and have the advantage that their
cost is comparatively small.
In London during the past season it has
been the style to trim ladies' toilets with
natural flowers nothing can be more beauti-
full, but natural flowers are 50 perishable that
artificial flowers have been, up to the present
time, much more generally employed. An
English chemist. however, has discovered the
means whereby natural flowers can be made
to retain all their freshness in heated ball
room, and 1T is to his invention that the fair
sex are indebted for the possibility of using
them. He has compounded, according to the
papers an essence, of which a few drops
thrown over the flo sers or leaves, suffice to
make them retain their freshness during the
whole evening. This has created considera-
BILE excitement. and natural flowers will doubt
less be as much in vogue here, eventually, as
in London.
walking-dress suited to the season may
be made of purple taffetes, with plat |
ings in lighter shade The short train |
skirt has deep plated fiounce fastened down |
on the lower part of the skirt The apron is |
also in the lighter shade, and bordered with |
band Of Scotch plaid in several different |
shades of lilac; below the band is narrow |
lilac plated rutfie; it is shirred up the back in
three rows of shirring upon each side, with |
heading, and on the sides it is also shirred |
and trimmed with plaid bows correspond
ing with the band. Below the shirring
On the back is a large Scotch plaid
iaille sash, COMPOSED Of small
loop and end with fringe, and Q much larger
one underneath. The cuirass waist is open
|
bow; it is bordered with narrow Scotch plaid
bands and lilac-plaited ruff1,. The faille
sleeves are purple like the skirt; the Colin
cuffs are comp posed of four very narrow
.utfiss, alternating in the two shades and
toward the inside of the sleeve,
scotch plaid band is on the inside; bet veen
he ruffiss are small plaid loops, those on the
outside having two ends.
A simple suit may be made of light shade
# wooden beige. The skirt, which touches
he ground, is mounted in a Bulgare plat,
With lat plaits on either side, and trimmed {
n front with plated founce about twelve |
inches deep, headed with ruched taffetas {
pinked out on the ends; similar
uching is taken across the center of the {
kirt and up the sides. On the back of the {
kirt, under the basque of the waist, is a blue {
ash, with very short raveled ends. The T
valst has long and square basque in front,
$ cut up short in the back, and is trimmed | t
With ruched pink taffetas; upon each side OF t
he basque are large pockets, trimmed around l
0 match. The sleeves have plain cuffs, '
trimmed with ruchings, and the plated taffeta {
ollar is closed in front under bow with I
ong ends. c
half.mourning costume may be black s
aille The train skirt has Bulgare plat in t
he back, and small fiounce in front, sur |
lounted by rather deep shirring. The
prom is very long and square, striped with S
andsome insertions of white guipure lace, s
urrounded by a black crepe, hsse plating, s
artially covered with suitable guipure lace; c
is closed half down the back under cas- G
ade of long black crepe lisse loops lined with t
llk. The cuirass is open in shall-shape in
ont, and ornamented with a white guipure
chu closed under bow. q
The sleeves are finished at the wrist r
18th two narrow plated pieces surmounted ]
y two pieces of guipure placed heading to
eading and divided through the center by v
visited piece Of crepe lisse with falling loops i
n the outside. The lingerie is of white crepe a
sse. The black tule bonnet has soft crown, a
nd brim worked with jet. On the top of the il
rown. in front, is bunch of white feathers n
nd a birds wing; the barbe and mentonnieres C
re of black tulle. il
beautiful evening dress may be of white u
lille, with long train and Bulgare plait
he plat is fiat at the top, and falls down the
enter in two large puffs; between each is a d
hite blonde hounce; white tulle plating
rms the heading of the first founce and the o
des of the proup. The apron is of white