New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-07-23
Secrets of the Latest Fashions.

A Partisan lady is not said to be dressed
nowadays, nor does she even order dress
to be made for her. She asks her dress
maker to mould dress upon her, and when
this ie done, she is called moule.
To be moulded you must begin by adapt
ing every article Of your underclothing to
the shape and size prescribed by fashion
Therein lies the only secret Of perfection in
dress which the Parisienne possesses over
other women. Next to the Pdrisienne it is
the American woman who is considered to
be 1.-The best dressed" She has one fault,
however-she is not always jupo1,ne accord
ing to the requirements of her toilet.
As q rule, each dress should have its
separate skirts, to be worn exclusively
with it, and this should be supplied by the
dressmaker herself. as it should always be
almost of the same length and width as the
skirt of the dress, and always of the same
shape. Now two underskirts, at the ut
most, are worn. The one which accom-
panies the dress, and which is of white
muslin, is trimmed with lace Insertions and
edgings. No f1ounces are worn on under
skirts. They are too bulky for the present
style of dress.
The skirt to be worn under this muslin
skirt is of white fOulard, which material
clings better than any other to the figure.
And the skirt (which ia gered, so as not to
form single plait) is stitched to the edge
of the corset, in order to leave the figure
perfectly untrammeled by band or belt,
however thin. The skirt is also trimmed
with lace insertion and edging. The corset
is very Tonga la Jeanne d'Arc. As guide,
it should be of the length of the dress
cuirasse, which cuirasse, by the by, is now
only simulated by trimming on the dress.
This, again, is to avoid giving extra size to
the figure.
white silk: they wear an undergarment OF
white silk under the corset, which garment
they trim with lace, as if it we're skirt. 1t
is made as long as an ordinary skirt, and it
takes the place of one. In reality, there
fore, no skirts are worn by the most strict.
To rccapitulate, fashionable lady's
toilet consists of q white silk bodice, inlald
with Valenciennes, which white silk bodice
is continued into skirt, which is also rich
~ trimmed with lace insertions and edging.
This garment answers two purposes and 10
called by two names. Then comes the long
cuirasse corset of white or pink satin,
which improves the entire figure. An extra
white foulard skirt may be stitched to the
edge of the corset, but this is not necessary.
1t should, however, be worn under cos
tunes not provided with special under.
skirt of their own. The dress itself, OF
whatever material it may be, is OF the
Princess shape-that ID, IN one piece 1roio
neck to hem of skirt.
The trimming on the dress Stimulates cui-
rasse and even tunic; but separate cuirasses
or tunics are quite laid aside as being too
bulky, and hiding the outlines of the figure
too much. 1t thus follows that nothing is
worn under a dress body excepting the IN
der corset. Bad, indeed, must be the figure
that does not look moulded under this sys-
tenn of underciothing. You may wear a
cotton dress of s.. if you will, but under
this must be worn the finest f0ulards and
the richest lace.
the figure. This depends entirely ON the
corset manufacturer. There is even talk
of having dress cuirasses made by corset
makers. and the skirts would then be fast
ened to the corset, which would at the same
time form the body of the dress.-Scrib
ner's.