The Osceola times., 1877-12-15
A Few of Fashions freaks.


The cuirass basque, when we'll fitted, is
20 becoming that it remains in favor,
Notwithstanding other bssques have been
introduced.
Among the neatest and most useful
costumes worn this winter are suits OF
lady's cloth of invisible blue green, blue.
gray, or brown shades, made OF light
quality known at some Of the leading
business houses as Genoa suitingA
There is an especial design Tor fady's
cloth costumes, which Tvs very jaunty
appearance. 1t consists of cut-away
coat, shaped precisely like gentleman's
morning coat, fastening by only two or
three buttons over a vest. The coat Is
sloped away below these buttons to show
the vest, and the collar rolls back 80
widely that cravat is required, or else
one of the folded scarfs that were de-
scribed last week for gentlemen. There
is seam around the waist, with pocket
belts in it, and there are flaps and but
tons behind. The overskirt is long, and
similar 10 that illustrated in the present
number. The lower skirt has invariably
a deep kilt.pleating covering all the Wis
ible part below the Overskirt and giving
the effect of kilt skirt.
Short round skirts are gradually max.
ing their way i2to popularity. They are
cut quite narrow, and are short enough
to escape the grouqd behind. thus reliev-
Ing the wearer Of the burden Of liitang q
long walking skirt out of the mud or
dust. A single scantily pleated Hounce,
or else two narrow knife pleatings, form
the plain border around the edge.
As wOolen materials are no heavy,
modistes are making sham lower skirts
of cambric or Of alapaca for heavy wooden
suits, merely trimming them with
founces Of wool, or else facing them
with woolen goods from the knee
down. These sham skirts were formerly
objected to as they were apt to be dis
played when the overskirt was lifted or
blown about. Now the polouaise or
overdress is made to cling 80 closely that
it is never lifted, and the expense and
weight of heavy woolen stufis beneath it
are dispensed with.
Prices of dress goods are lower this
season than they have been tor many
years. Ladies who do not care for the
most snowy novelties, such as the rough
threaded bourettes and neigeuse stufis,
select the fine soft cashmeres that are
sold in excellent qualities at the popular
price Of one dollar yard, while very
good colored cashmeres are sold a. low as
seventy-five cents, and black may be
bought for fifty cents.
If care is taken in the selection of the
color and in its trimmings, plsia cash
mere dresses can be made very pretty.
Thus the darkest shades Of green with
blue tints are made with a basque and
overskirt merely piped on the edge with
silk, and ornamented with green silk
bows that show cardinal or else bronze
facings.
There are excellent twilIed stuffs, wiry
and strong, yet every thread of wool, Tor
sixty-five or seventy cents yard these
are chosen in very dark gray or seal
brown shades, or in the gayer reddish
maroon for serviceable suits for morning;
they are twenty. seven inches wide from
eighteen 10 twenty yards is- required.
When only an overdress is needed to wear
with black, or with any dark silk skirt,
uOuDicu Wiutu stuhs arc CuOccu anu IIOm
four to Eve yards is used.
Navy blue is not as popular as it was
last year. Plum color is in favor again,
especially with facings Of pale blue, or OF
buff. Olive, bronze ard moss green are
also frightened with cream color and
blue.
The furnishing houses show ready
made low-priced suits for busy women
who have no leisure in which to make
their own clothing. The style of these
suits is excellent, with plain basques and
long, round ovenkirts that may bo sd-
justed to almost any figure, or else they
have very prettily shaped polc7sises.
They are sold at very reasonable prices.
Long, close.ittisg sacqucs, with
double breasted fronts, are the popular
shape for low priced cloaks. These gar.
ments can be bought in plain, aIl-wool
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