Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-01-01
WINTER FASHIONS.
Latest Novelties in Cloaks and Cos.
tunes.
Hearth and Home. I


1t is several years since cloaks
We're so general Y added to the winte,
dress, and their return is certainly
matter for congratulations, for nc
suit can be made sufficiently warm
for comfort on a cold day in this lat.
tltude, and the possession of all indie
pendent garment which can be worn
or removed at pleasure is an essential
to comfort which fashion or caprice
will hardly be able again to dispIace.
The English walking-jacket, which
is always made of dark cloth, half
fitting, well but not fancifuliy cut
and ''tailor" made-that is, neatly
stitched and simply trimmed, or"coat
iimshed"-has been real providence
to the women who shivered in their
Walking-dresses few weeks ago.
The walking.jacket, in the strict
sense, has now been relegated to
young ladies and school misses, older
ladies aud grandeS danes having re-
vlVed the circular and the long pale
tot; but it still holds an acceptable
place, which it is likely to retain for
years to come.
The fur-lincd circular used as a
wrap last year, this season appears in
tartan, i'll black and white checked
cloth, III plush aud other fabrics, lin
ed with Venetian flannel, scarlet or
dark blue, or with black and scarlet
striped cloth. Wadding Settles" as
1t is technically called, unless closely
quilted i'll with 4 silk lining, and
therefore even rich cloaks of Ant
Werp SILK are preferred with all inner
lining Of flannel, for warmth, rather
than wadding, unless, as before
remarked, it can be richly quilted.
and then 1t costs Us much as fur
lining
The heavy silk paletots bordered
with fox fur are very handsome and
among the newest and most desirable
or o the winter designs. This particular
fur Is so far the rage that its price
has considerably advanced and tho
finer qualities have become very
scarce--can scarcely be had at any |
price. 1t is undoubtedly very beau
titIi fur, its long hair being remark
ably fine, and the color shaded into
the most fashionable gray, cream.
brown, and cameo tints. The fur of
The raccoon affords Il pretty fair imi
tatlon of fox and is good deal used,
IN TACT SO largely that it now com
nanis in the best qualities an ab-
'urdly high price, but it is coarser,
'ougher, and altogether inferior.
understanding that it is sometimes !
sold for it.
Very useful paletots are of CLOTH
,lack or very dark navy blue-hcav-
iy trimmed with braid and cut much
over than the jackets of previous
easons. They are not so dressy az
nix, but they are solid and have en-
cred upon comparatively perman-
mt career. .
The new princesse forms for dress.
and the revival of the princcsse
'olonalse have taken away the last
estige OF tournure and rendered l.,
p!lSatory moyeu-ase belt, swung
the right, SO that the fan NAV be
uspended from it, while upon the
I'll hangs the bag or pocket, which /
lay be OF the style called "Four-in-
ana, or made of the material of the :,
Ecss. The "Four-in-hand' BAG is of
iack velvet, mounted with silver Il
mo- suspended by silver chains. In T
oe there is tablet and pencil for c
laking entries and Il small mirror y
aIGcd in silver.
=. Inc "dnchesse'' chatelaine is of G
,ild silver, richly chased, with q
lVer pouch, shaped like portemon-
ale, and lined with satin, I'm audi-
Oh to"the bag there are numerous n