, 1875-12-12

THE LATEST NEW YORK MODES.
| .Hfsc l.oyk Etenkag Post
| Velvet, for outdoor costumes aud for dinner
and evening dresses, has retained it's popularity
| amid all the new and rich materials which hare
been recently imported II is worn with dol
mans or c1oaks, trimmed to match the skirts. fol-
outdoor wear; and with lace ribbon, and fringe
| for indoor wear.
Besides black velvet costumes, there are the
combinations so fashionable this year OF colored
! ve1ret with silk matelasse. or any OF the new
woolen goods in corresponding shades. Gray
velvet is worn with an oyetdress Of gray mixed
goods green velvet with an oyardress Of ladies'
cloth; and there are many other shades which
may be tastefuIly combined. In theee dresses
the underskirt is OF velvet, with alternate floun-
ces Of velvet and eik the silk also being used IN
the fnieh of the oves1ress. Thibet cloth is very
handsome and appropriate for overdresses in this
style,
4 very rich Style Of goods for full dress occa-
aons is made in embossed or brocaded velvet,
the ground being satin and the raised figure in
velvet. In these darker shada With lighter
one OF tEo blending colors are used. Brown
SATIN has cross-bar Of brownveIvet; this is
varied sometimes with fine stripes of coIor-a
fine stripe Of yellow, for instance, intersecting
the dner plaid at wide intervals.
Velvet hrocades in dark green On Nile-green
ground dark purple on velvet ground; or
brown on straw-colored ground, ana violet on
rose -colored ground are some rather gaudy
novelties for rich evening dresses.
L velvet underskirt seems now to be an indis-
pensabls part Of lady's wardrobe, both in win
ter md summer. For those persons whose
factory substitute is the trimming velvet now
kept By cur best dIy-Eoods merchants
FuRs AND FrR-rB1Ma1Tos.
Fur has alHays.bean fago1its and appropriate
furs are used extensively this season for full
dress. OF these silver fox. gray fox, chinchilla,
and q few Of the less expansive fight-colored
furs are most used. Russian sable Ii Of all futs
the richest, and It is, because Of it's rArity,
siderea the most elegant. Lately it has been
used by Paris dressuaakers as trimming. For
instance, very rich silk dress Of seal brown has
alternate rows OF silk ehel-ruches and cable on
the undardrnas : and the overdress and cuirRsse
wais: are trimmed with fur; it il slightly inap~
{sS}' RasE'''s out It's richness partly excused thus
Seal ia one Of the few skins which is not ueed
for thinning. This fur seems likely to become
rarity because of its excessive popularity.
closely to the hgure. Very handsome s.cques
eau be purchased from sl25 to 1900, although
they are to be had as low as SIS. Mufs cost
from 825 to $50.
Muns aud boas Eary little from last years
style The NUTS are smaller; theF are worn
without bows or taesels; sometimes ribbon
encircles them, finished with bow and ends,
but this Is at the option OF the wearer. Mufs
are always uoFn to suit the fQr trimmings used
On the suit In these trimming furs silver for is
the most elegant, the trimming costing 2l2
yard, and the muf1s v1uy1ng fsom $40 to $50.
Chinchil1a trimming car be bonght for IS yard,
and the NUTS from $40 to $50. Siberian otter |
costs from Sc szrd to sl2; the NUTS, sza
s35, $40.
Less expansiveIa,e the black marten, lynx, |
and silver c<,ney. The two f1st~naued are ex- |
tensively used for al grades OF mourning.
Grebe 10 very beautiful, but Il u pe1isbabie, !!
and ia more suitable for children. |
The silk circuiar .lo&ks Hued with squirrel |
10 which maybe ad1ed the long pelisse with /