The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-07
IMPROVED FIG.LEAvEs.
The Newest sty les-The Latest Thing I'm
Colors--The TurcO-IRussian war ON
tons, Hats ana shoes
The Laces In Use, etc,
THE STYLE OF THE GARMENTS

Long, ellnglng garments VIII continue to be
worn during the ensuing season. Dresses and
polonaises cut in the Prtneesse shape both
for home wear and dress occasions. Whatever
the bottom of the skirt. Pointed and square
trains remain as usual. the favorite length for
medium sized people being about sixty inches.
Many flat trimmed are to he used. CONNECTIONS
are long, the dolman and close fitting, saeaue in
its numberless varieties being equally favora-
bic. For confections black will be the reigning
color: black cloth, black velvet black silk
ddmasse.
Among the leading Paris styles is the ,Daven-
port Princesse dress This design has the
folds. and trimmed wi h q plated hounce with
ruched heading. A plated train is inserted
about midway down the. back, and. spreading
graceful in effect. This addition is concealed
ny a bow with tour long loops, The dress is
tight fitting, has a seam down the middle Of the
And just here may mention that side forms
carried to the shoulder will be worn in spite of
tue rumor to the contrary. Side cores obviate
the necessity of waist cross seams. aud the
fronts are fitted with two darts on each side
and closed oil the way down, under bows:
the design is especially suited t2 rich ana 1
trimming may be varied to correspond to the
material employed. For dinner dress the neck
may be heart 7haps na The sfe Yes
wearer have q handsome shaped and white arm
TINS style is peculiarly becoming. 1t would be
for ladies' to wear tne fhg o4at
fbnrm Is md st co nSF e Tnap h
seika graceful a ssit d ,b bsae 10
shape. the fronts quite long. and the effect OF
square sleeves produced by the removal of Q
gore at ca h side to accommodate the arms. 1t
is made in cashmere. silk or many suit goods.
with trimmings to correspond. The cellar is
standing ana the front is furnished with u long
Trimmed skirts and basuues are fashionable.
The Cambria basque is Gu rass in front. and
coat shaped in the back, having side forms and
back pieces cut long and square. aud the back
pieces joined below the waist by line Of but
tons and simulated button-holes. The basque
is tight fitting having 9 Sem down the back,
basque can be effectively worn with the 'Clo-
tide train. o gracefulss skirt having square
train laid in plats and attached under q large
bow with ends: revers extending from the belt
to the bottom Of the skirt are turned back from
the sides. and united ia the back by q bow
which concenls the addition OF the train and
diagonally. down their entire length, by two
folded sashes, trimmed with fringe. The train
is without ornamentation. but q lower ruching
extends around the lower edge of the front, be-
tween the revers.
WAR NAMES.
The war In the East has actually given its
name to the new fabrics. and one cGn show Rus
siphobia or Turcophobia. as she peases.. There
is Bulgarian cloth, Rvumanian cloth, Turkish
moss cloth, Roumelan cloth. Bashi Bazouk
ssrges and d her sugges i've names.
favorite camel's hair cloths, in new designs
The latest IL covered with silk tufts with epn-
trasting colors on a very dark ground talmost
black.l For instance, a wine color has knots Of
blue from the darkest to the palest shade, while
a deep green has yellow shades This Is OK
pensive. costing S. yard and being forty
inches wide.
Turk b moss cloth is repped in one side
while on the other it resembles Turkish towel
ing in fabric, but mingled with all varieties of
color.
Roumanian cloth is of raw silk with drops of
1,.ttx Intv ,,t,,
gated goods but there is q tendency very pain
iy displayed toward the introduction of color in
OUT hitherto plain fabrics. 1t was introduced
last winter grew stronger during the summer,
and will doubtless be virulept this winter.
BUTTONS.
The latest imported buttons are of an enor-
nous size. the largest being three inches in
These come in fine Buffalo horn;
in silk crocheted. Some OF the latter are set in q
raised satin rim. and others are covered with
card in the most elaborate style
and closely studded with tiny seed beads OF, cut
jet. Among the beautiful novelties rather less
in size. are pearl buttons with finely carved
edge and setting Of hand riveted steel steel in the
to '' correspond with beaded trimmings.
or is of three colors bronze. clair dc
and Ss e B sI ga G9sf s
flash like diamonds. Other styles Of buttons
come in the Marguerite or the field. daisy
c wn r Others k are inad with coiored
pearl in nine separate pieces; others are of
black pearl craved in basket pattern. and pearl
shows all the charming blended shades of the
opal carved in lines. curves. stars. or plain
with q high polished, surface. Some of the
large black pearl buttons are carved with in
cised silver lines resembling oxydised silver
copies or medieval designs.
BEM1NNIsCENCE OF Robson cRUsoE
The prettiest and newest hat is drab, shay
gy. soft beaver; trimmed with seven or eight
Il rnI rIn al tnd tnf httr n
front at the foot of a drab plume. The shag4i-
ness Of the aspect and the colonial songsters
originated a notion in the mind OF one Of the
best modistes that this was the kind Of head
gear that Robinson Crusoe and his companion
would have liked, and. Partisan like. she chris,
tened it Friday" The name has spread, and
ladies' avail themselves Of the opportunity af-
ford ID by. their short, runs to Paris, to get q
'Vepdredi." not one has been unlucky as yet.
nll long, shaggy felts stand up their hairs; and
how savage the sweetest woman can suddenly
look; but there is something in being able to
smooth her down with equal facility.
LACEs,
Laces will, ii possible, be also more employed
than ever. Black, white and coIored. real and
imitation. will all be used. The lace is generally
placed on the garments either perfectly plain or
goods The lace used for undergarments is
of one kind whether it is called
Clovis, Mirecourt or Torchon., PlissesbaIay-
euses are also trimmed with this lace. This
deep fiounce is now considered as indispensa-
BILE. and is worn under all dresses. Misses, and
suits are also trimmed with the above
named lace. The wide kind is often used, in
which case it forms the whole trimming. and
the narrow is used to border the flounces.
SHOES.
An attempt has been made to revive pointed.
turned up toes. but radical changes succeed
better in any other article OF dress than in
shoes. A few slippers of decidedly Chinese as
pect are shown by some dealers. but these are
looked upon more as curiosities than as actual
articles Of wear. For the present at least this
style Of shoe will not prevail for outdoor wear.
BCURETTES.
The fabrics hitherto known as bourettes have
in number and name, and merchants
are fast max ing such titles as Pleyna imperials,
Servan cloth, Turkish wool, neigeuse.
nointi lie. iongeur, and chenille or plush cloth.
These are all wool or else partly silk, with
knots. snarled ends, loose fleece, or else mere
dots or fakes of color on very dark grounds.
The solid drabs. browns, and grays of asst years
costumes are seldom seen.
CoLORs.
Colors claim quite an important place, in
dress fabrics now; all bronze colors, will be
as will also he the various shades OF