The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-04
NEW ORLEANS FASHIONS.
Dress Materials Clsahs- Fiehus -CsiIars
ana stuiys.

feminine population Of the town are said to
have gone wild over snow fakes aud knieket-
burketR, which are heavy enough aud dark
enough TO be worn throughout The entire win
ter season, 10 climates, seyerer than our own.
The beauty Of these fabrics consists in their
leecy lHnbH- wupl like texture they present n
feeling Of sofness and warmth to the touch that
viii be extremely pleasant In the wet days Of
this month, In order 10 lot DOWN a few uf The
many varieties and novelties Of the incoming
styles, we yes etdHy paid q visit to several ef
our great Canal street estal lishmnnts and were
shown many lovely specimens In the llbe Of
dress goods.
TO ehpose from put the bewlldering array Of
shall be entirely nt for her own person In
bneomineness aud antabeness 10 age, a
woman must needs collect her wits together. IN
these llass Of neiepuses boutrettes. BONES de
sole. drap dete, etc but The eyes Of most
Southern women are peculiarly susceptible 70
color, hence theif choice u the line aud dell
cate tinta, 10 lieu Of the bold. hard lines TINT
display themselves in many OF the shades OF
greens, yelioYa aud reds now. in vogue. Mr.
Holmes displa,5 z fine st9 \ Ct Toodsmot
uying prominent place In the selection but
there WINS an exquisite piece of drap de eheteil
ct % pSE ars h s,s a w void o. a aaaa
silken dots, forming lovely groundwork.
Then the Hnowflskes In softly graduating tin's
Of brown to. nous 9. and # a9sintha to moss,
with tufts Of fehtbery cardinals. navy blues.
creams, tnarogns or yelows. were charming.
The 81 til eloaks nj this establishment are
aud not cut as long az he American eoaAs. yet
are very handsome! priees are from slg to 40
The latest advi es from Paris g ME tpet the
predominant shapes there the thrtlnk, the
| ng manteat or else the pHetpt with the five.
ssainsd baea trimmings for these pre- com
posed Of tur fringe. mingled with black lace.
st ' wbsh eel sen ises ita the Jiamcn on as
hibiis all the colofs of tho precious stones
ruby. emerald sapphire. CT" On wfnppiigs Of
ri yed In the shape Of ffinRea tassela and en-
bro derry produces an effect Of Inc receivable
RICHNESS
In that portion of Mr.. Holmes store called
vile de = iiH, : the noti ms in The way Of ii r.
finltts. scarls sets If laces. etc we're uninus in
every particular. There was one hrhu,, Do.
signed as asubstituie fol the once popular bib
composed Of Maltese Iaee, with naity bows Of
pale straw-uolor In The back aud front. on one
Of the loops Ut the ribl,gn delicate vine. formed
If the lare, dropped This We give merely as n
SAMPLE of many others made NJ IN various
laneF. with many =oolorel ribbons they are In
tended TO be worn with Breton DIRE ses In Pom
Collars are growing In size they are shown In
linen, fashioned somewhat like sailor collars.
broad aud severe. looking. aud by their depth
That formerly stood upright around the throat.
The Anne OF Austria cuffs are worn th these
Mr. Holmes hrs them In all varieties in sets OF
ValehalehnaH. bml rna, 81 Maltese. and what wo.
Inah Will not look as VI she hal jus stepped
lron ont an ol1 IA, ttntnei well,onautned IN
her tightly .buttoned sleeve and her wsll-bre1
face shining from under Louis XIV hat
THE pHtEuBssH- EMrnBss pRHss=aHonr DRESSES
The priuceHse dress Is tiI worry popular: and
polhnaises viii are IN reality now but st1 IT
tom of the ok TT Ia shown; hence. tho trim
ming Of this consists nalnty of t,ut one drnt
rnfIle. Roc nj impottations from Paris show u
slight niuliileatiuh Of The ptincssRa styled en-
press, which IL not rHught 40 In bpuifnpt
draperv at tue y ,ck, but sweeps away In grace
ful folds from the waist 20 the feet. Brnendea
make Up elegantly in this style. no crushed or
spoil ult
curves of t1e materials.
Al Danhig RS there were shown exquisite
silks In al the new shades OF bronze. plum and
mousse. thai cut after the empress or princes 90
model would 10 Just the mode these we're of
fered for ~ N per yard, rich heavy silks. md It
IL matter OF SURPRISE indeed that everything
IN the dry goods line should b go ahenp. Hb4
bone are eniifully used inthe toilet now for
cultures. ernyat bows. or tied ut The loft eide Of
the waist. and aa trimmings for hats and bon.
nets. We saw them Mt DansigerH, reversible
mt r. sr r., -grhin on one aide aud aatln fin.
tina are old.gold onhs. moss green ete
Autumn leaves ip moss and olive tints are
these are very beautiful and novel.
NEW sTfLEs ron MAKING nngssHs-trr.
Prineesse or empress dresses. whom mndo
W IN silk, hra greatly enriched by having plus
,rohs or vests and sleeves Of Jet. or Of oiait de
"s sG sss 'ss "2w ntGs largely into every
bonne's. hats and eyen wells. Pretty costumes
1of morning aro made up IN w93olens of lid
HURRY %EEtNnA. lnE@DuGa, or steel
sither belted basuusa. with plonts running
e,ngthwise. or eise they have GU away hasques.
showing vests Of silk Bone th. Al Felman
Bros. there IRE cashmereR one and u quarter
yard wide, marked down 10 sixty cents one n
n,yely brown. would make w handsomely in
ms WY, trimmed with satin ribbons. showing
Among the very pretty toilettas whlcl, was re-.
'ently prepared here by one Of our fashionable
m9dist"s was u combination Of cashmere and
aille, " very long polonhise of bronge cnsh m .re
.'imme on ,he bottom with no men embro 'bierd
pe sma II p"s ' o b "' on sd with
front Of the polonaise, from too to bottom. was
. 81 milar band Of fai le, edged with cashmere
Wits bite "e e b"n DptRvf SY'f to b5r rs
he neck on each side. The sleaves were
trimmed 7, with deep cuffs mnde, Of futile edged
bows, composed ouch of two bronze loops and
5wo blue loops. The trained skirt was trimmed
On tbs bottom with u nounce composed nlter-
embroidered tnille Of similar width rs the cash
mere pleats The materials were new designs
IRON LGyois X Jamtson.
II Ia whispered hat ere long trains will hive
,ntrely Disappeared from tho street; this we
doubt. however rs there are SO many petite
women who aim to incroase the sembinncs OF |
height, and so many others who could not nf-
Eord costumes for mere visiting in carriages
who will not wish to see their handsome silks
chopped off short.
Another rumor Ia. That the shenth-liko gar-
ment Is to be discarded. Worth - the authority
IN this particular, but 1t romans to be seen
whether one mans fiat Is still to decide the
many, thousands Of women who have hereto
fore hung upon the eloduonce" Of his scis-
sors.
Merchants have never before displayed upon
heir counters sue h novelties In the line of dress
Fashion DEGREES this season that
voolens shall form large proportion Of street |
,ostumes: when the foundation Is drab, grey,
chestnut. maroon or slate. these coiors are on |
ivened with bright. rough de5igns. J he rough |
ness OF such goods Is their beauty. The lend |
ng color Is moss-green, and in tho latest de- |
signs IT Is comb lined with balls and lines Of raw
silk that reveal dashes of yellow. cardinal red |
)r pure white Woolens of this style are shown |
n endless variety at the houses both of Byrne |
md b. II W. Croner. There are materials from |
fifteen cents yard up. and the combinations IN |
..olor and contrast go to form beaut full whole |
4 very pretty costume was made up In |
o9lonaise OF one Of these rough threaded |
abrics over garnet silk; the material for polo |
laise did not cost but forty. five cents u yard |
md was obtained from MIR. Croners establish |
mont; the groundwork was dark grey with tufts |
If garnet and other brilliant hues, and was |
trimmed with folds Of same, the edges piped |
With garnet silk, and finished off with fringes |
0 match.