, 1876-12-06
sicur ia compelled TO wait while The tnnumcrablo
attractions u tho bazanr tlrtain Madame aud


III public places of resort, the following arc the
rniscirAt POINTS Al TO LADirs' ATTIRE
the coming winter: ~
Thc most popular eolors are pr''1e, very
Hut the only real novelty In colors Is the new
combination Of colors. Tho l,a,,.lsomest goods
this TALL arc THO striped With contrasting shades,
Ip1 psf .ps ind g9 sf 3sw s" sS So s cra T
so,,, and very dark blue striped with light blue
md gold. trhc GOLD here mentioned ls yellow,
Or gold-co!oFel silk, shot through. These striped
sSoas seos sa' Or & q s eeasst . fH s s
stripe: and the effect. where good taste prcsiIcs
over the choice, ts extremely beautiful. The
other novelty of The season ii very dark WOODEN
goods, Of ee color bat with the saffafe mattel.
a'IJ't artistIc taste makes iii tho !iiiercnco
between beauty and htleousncss. Costumes
ere daily ses% or tho stseets n nass Or s 1aEt
brown orlarncntcd with crcanl-color; dark green
with crimson or any dark shade, trimmed With
embroidered gal1oon which combines oil tho
e.o.s OF 6aS Iesn sn ra1snn ars m
American Of good standing would consent to
attract universal attention BY SO cloud " cos
t,ttnc. On the other hand, very, dlrG GREEN
trimmed With branl enlb1oldcreu WIN & six 81
dark sE,ddo up TO tho ltghtest tInts Of the sanlc
through d pattern of vines. wrcaths, Or
arabcsgles, produces mn admirable, effect. 20
does seal brown, trimmed with eallooi q tho
iced FROM seal up TO wood and tho 1ntntcst
touch OF, creatn.color; gray, embroidcred IN
studded gtays; and SO on through tho catalogue
Of present eolors.
OF the thinnest matciials--tarlctanc, sslk gauzc,
India muslin, and many others-arc ornntncnt-
ed with 0 kind Of silk embroidery exactly I'M.
itatlng the natural flowers; and hero tho skill
tn1$ ns,f In ~ a
cnt than In any other feature OF this winters
adornmcnia. Anything moro exquisite than
some Of these gar1ltIrcs, IN shape, color, Nnd
disostion q groupng have never sI. sgen Yas.,
ne-nots upon. silycr-whltc gauxe;. morning
glorics upon what is called "gray OF lawn,''-
arc q few o. thc most beautiful but tl,o number
is almost illthithblc. Black tulle wish silver
is woru also for evening-lrcss THIS cmbroid+
cry is far u,oro durable thln the material Of tho
dress, md, rs II Is made separate from tho
material, It Gnu. BY removed and transferred
more thMn once in tho course OF winter.
Cashmere beautiful and becoming as It is, Is
very nearly lett ont In the cold this winter.
Combined with Silk, 1t fs still worn for unpre-
tendins home-costumcs, but ts not used for
wear uppcar With rouglcned surfaces U. figures.
THIS Is tr,le also OF heavy cloths for cloakB, III
whirl, fine, smooth beaver ~ forsaken Tor cloths
with dat,,ask or quilted surfaces. Cloaks arc all
VGr4 lQuht-6UulGlNAS0 lCulAlHS W kHS UOt%o"
of Tue Ircss. Gooa taste wifi not, however,
sanction tllrsa extremes. The most graceful
shape Is hAlt-lttfnE paietot, threc-quarters tho
length Ut tic costume, trimmed with dnrk 1lr
SHOULD not be expensive either In material Or
construction, since they eau never 90 regarded
as dresa; their obvlous pince is That Of q com,
Portable wrap for ordsnary occasions, since a!
sacques or "paletots," lcl!catcly outlining, but
not lifting tightly, the figure. Even III
| Paris, however, IL Ii, beginning to be aesnowl-
edged that such garments are not warm enough
long cloak or wrap, covering everything.
As TO DRESSES.
| skirts aro M scanty and as much drawn hack az
| ever. The lower purt Of tho tunfc or oycraktrt
Is dtaped N wrinkles In front, aud oil the drn,p:
wsst wsst In 0i i1ous or banind. Doubie.brsasol
waists, and tunlcs or polonaises IN which tho
buttons run diagonally from one slde TIC wast .,1
| arc popular. Tho basque and the long tunle or
| polo,lnisc maintain almost equal ground. For
atrcettlrcssts, the long drapcd polonase Ia gcil-
orally chosen, especially Wien w9rn with ?aio-
tot u match. Fur evening or dinner dresses,
one ia almost as much worn as tho other, though
the tunic, cccentrtca!ly varfcd, may claim the
| preference as YET
there is great variety. Thu. majority, whcthe.
round or nor, are III felt, utmost covered with
feathers. There Is tho Cavalier hat, WITH broad
brin,, aul long, dropping. plume: the Tyroi Sc
Worn With ., bright, w!ug; tho turoan, ~ u
corls' fcathors,-manY Of these have, also,, the
t.. ..l,ers sown with jcts. The Oainsborough oI
| Duchess o[ Deronsiirc hat, which was 30 pop
,1lur In ttle summer and curly fall, las inen I
little from fayor, from having been rcproduycS
50 1nucl, iu common materials; but It Is stil
worn, ~ 1t deserves to be-, slncc ID 10 IN itsei
picturesque, and to some taees wonderfully he
coming. a little bonnet, to be worn without
slrlngs, shaped in front something like all old
sides Of TINT, and slop!ng down balIaud 70 res
npo,, tile llair, something like Normandy cup
scc.AGl tho prettiest tlIng III wOman's bead
goar which / saw In rasis. One was Of b!acl
selt, surrounded by wreath Of b!ack ostrich
feathers, with group Of tips united BY velve
bow In trout. Uuhild, q pink rose and bud Q
ts new ", thas r. sed very pal0 pink
10 speak my mlnl freely, know Of fev
thtngB more artistic. suitable, and becoming
thaa tho Paris styles for ladics th!s winter, wcr
II not for ons thlug,-t mean
rilE LITTLE TRAINS
In the centre of tho skirt behind, which TIL
ladies poulco upon. pick up, and carry In on
America. They cannot pnt both hands In thei
muIIs: they aze pcrplrxed beyond measure 4
carrying an umbrella; where they arc ungraee
ful, they disclose O mass of drapery which the
vaInly struggle to hold In its place; where the
nrc graceful, II Is evidently at tho cost OF .cte1
hal vigilance" or some sa.rltca of cleanliness
In fact, why women who are so ingenious Nh
BkIl!tul In d thousand other directions shuu,
submit to this intolerable annoyance and Eery
tule Is one Of tho things (which no fellah ca
tud out"
FROM DRESS TO THE TuEATHEs
Is an easy transition here, wllere the nCtrcsse
are beginning to set tho fashions Tor oven Il,
hest soctety III matters Of costume. There AZ
fair attractions at all tho prominent places {
amusementi but no great celubritcs nor anJ
thing pre.cmLnent!y charactersiis, exsept j
By young author, II. Parodi. entitled +" "Isonl
! Vaincue," haa been running With inlmense su
cess for moro thnna six weeks; Seats must
crowd around tho door on 4he evening Ut pc
fofnanec is auch IS to gladden. tho heart of
order,-that IL to say, Frsach clusaIc, Of u
. CornsIlls type, formal aud conventional TO Il
S last dcgrce. 1t is full Ut atilted defamation
which arc delivered by tho actnrs In the a
proved style q tho T!leAtEo fraacalse; tns 81
l tie established eA,lupB: the EeHtur,