, 1876-11-26
CORSET AND HIP BELT.

Special Correspondence Qf The Tribune.
| New YORK, Nov. 22.-Every now and then
| appears some novelty or other that either de-
lights or enrages our yotaries OF fashion. Just
now one Of these has come upon the tapfs, and
| about it our butterflies are equally divided, pro
and con, SO there will probably be quite warm
discussion before it is either dethroned or voted
a success. This is the new corset and the hip
belt The former has ar.n-holes which help sus-
tain the weight and at the bottom are hooks to
which the pctticoat is attached, thus removing
all superauous drapery about the waist and hips
Now, to be fashionable one must be sliu,-the
simmer the better, aud ail the torturcs
and follics Of tight 1acing have
returned with increased vigor. Not only are
stays to be drawn Us tight as can be {and tighter
if possible), but new apparatus for compress
ing the human form divine is introduced in the
" hip belt,' which is simply broad elastic band
folded tightly around the hips. This is
certainly au age,gravation of tight 1aciug, and
will doubtless be carried to fearful excess, for
SO long as to be slender is to be Stylish there
are few women who can resist the temptation
to reduce their size, even at the risk Ut lifelong
injury.
There is here in this city store whose pro
prieturs pride themselves on exposing for sale
ouly the latest imported Parsian novelties in
undcrclotling. Here have just seen marvel
ousiy-snadc undcr-garnents OF pale pink, blue,
and cream. One hideous garment (unmention-
able to ears polite) was Of black foulard, eab-
orately trimmed with lace frills and cdsings.
Night costumcs, also Of co!ors, chiefly pink and
blue, are shown, and are cxtrayagantly orna-
mcnted with lace and embroidered cuffs, collars,
and pockets; though what one would wish to
put in the pocket Of ones night-drcss is puzzling
TO tue. | think these colored nndtrclothcs are
little short Of Indecent; and for robes
de NUTS rcpudiatc them utterly. There arc
three occasions for which, to MY mind, white
burial.
In my last letter mentioned some OF the
more elegant fabrics now in vogue, but it must
not be supposed that the
WANTS OF THOSE OF MEAGRE PURSE
have been overlooked. Many Of the prettjcst
and most stylish costumes arc of the various
wcll-kEown grades Of cancels hair, or the hand
some basket and quadrille suitngs. Among plain
WOODEN materials iii all colors and different
gu" aat'es sgope s1s a3nSpna aS the CLOTH shsg5Ga
cashmere: An elegant toilette, yet one
Of reasonable expense, is Of all-woo1 cashmere.
in colur dark myrtlc-green. The skirt has
three tablicrs, cut square Oh one side, being
which is cut away, from the front, and over
Tapped by the back Of the overskirt, which is
very slightly draped. The trimming consists Of
1yrtle-grcen braid broche i'll red and black,
shab lines 81 gold The waist Is Of the pa,etot
to wing, and closes down the front with
with vide vide fn{ buttons. it is open in the neck
attractive hoiIEs Deep cuffs complete very
is tr;n,moI III, and the whole in this instance II
nttrnct;ra dro.s ~. - the braid. 4 new and
thc re,he oriant1 Ss LoF house is Introduced as
of ricf, Fran"h hfmo T.: model inspected was
ea same ahae be nlqe 1en sSe and e Of the
IS trimmed with very deep ee se.tt q , tne latter
s.aed by three bias bands. The ss,ncess1tgedl uGe u
oveFdress Its almost tight, anl clssas ~, M
s'os- The waist. which o.k..s ia tsout ul hae hne