National Republican., 1877-11-21
Fashion Gossip.

much, even with meagre materials
Fashion Gossip.
The patterns of dress items for the advancing
winter months are notably rich, and, although
varying unlimitcdly as to materials, there Is
little range in tints beyond the new shades
evolved from few favorite colors. Largo
scope, however, Is found for independent ar
tistic judgment and original taste in the adap-
tation and modification of prevailing modes,
with perfect and individual results. To do
this, and with artistic eye and educated taste
to make appropriate application of fashions to
personal styles, requires the skill of the most
experienced m0diste. But, as long as the world
stands, some women, fat, fair, and forty" will
persist in wearing bunchy panniers and pull
backs scrawny creatures Of angular contour
will make themselves yet more slabsidcd by
prncesses costumes tall ones will wear mar
row stripes and short ones big figures, in spite
of dressmakers.
And right here a word to the stout sister
hood. No doubt you all experience more or
| less difficulty in procuring corsets which shall
give you good figure and at the same time bs
comfortable. This trouble is solved at last by
some new invention, lately imported. in
the form of Stays" They are hand made,
with large number of bones and . broad
spoon" steel in front, which affords fine
| support Around the hips is plain, heavy
band without bones, which is so firm that u
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| better fit to the dresses worn over II than any
corset can in which the bones reach the entire
depth
Among other novelties in dress material Is
| an exceedingly rich goods in silk, with small
round polka dots" in satin of the same color.
beautiful costume, made up of n mixture
OF this material and plain silk, attracted great
attention last week in the window of Phila
delphia modtste II was Of light shade Of
| blue, the undcrskirt plated at the bottom
with plain silk. The back Of the kirt was
long and full; the over-dross-of the satin
dotted silk Of the same shade-very long in
front, coming in points almost to the feet. u
was plain over the hips brought over the
back with the end gracefully looped, allowing
| the underskirt to hang in heavy folds, which
were carried entirely to the back. There was
not particle of trimming on it, the edge Of
the overskirt being finished with 4 simple
cord of silk. The waist and was separate, with
a short basque tight over the hips, with elbow
sleeves close to the arm. This satin-dotted ma
| terial in black is very elegant, combined with
plain black gros grain. Plain black silks are
| less worn than at any time for many years,
being generally combined with embossed, bro
caded, or plain velvet, with one of the many
varieties of brocaded silk, or even with cash.
mere or other worsted goods. Few
MOURNING DRESSES
arc diSiingns in any particular; . dross Of
| tns klnu-a HOHpdTrHe III lts WAy-WniCh Wm
recently made in this city under the direction
of Nine. Van Reuth, deserves special mention,
as it would not suffer detraction by critical
| comparison with Partisan productions. 1t Is OF
richest black silk and Grape, This style Is .
pr1neisse Of perfect outline. Commencing about
| the shoulders as q collar are alternate inch
wide folds Of silk and Grape, expanding down
each side of the waist-front (the last fold con-
cealing the fine row of buttons) and are con-
tinued down the skirt from below the knees,
whore lappels of Grape, lined with silk, and
headed by bows of silk and Grape, make .
merbrilie, and are laid back in en- repers expos
ing the narrow horizontal folds of silk and
Grape. Down the back of the body. and
fastened in its middle seams, arc strps
of Grape tapered to and widened from
the waist. The silk at the sides
is disposed in loose and graceful festoons, amid
which the pockets are concealed. The back Of
tho skirt is loosely draped and confined at the
center. 1t is divided into long points, deeply
trimmed with Grape to the sides, aud falling
over the folds and nounces to the train. The
skirt is completed by wide tlounce of silk.
laid in box-plaits IN section, the intcrspaces be-
ing ornamentcd by wide folds of Grape, silk
lined, arranged in firm loops The sleeves are
plain and loose, finished at the wrist with mar
row folds of silk and Grape dhcrHatrcment with
a small lappel of silk, bound by pipings OF
Grape and attached by small silk button. A
collar of empowered silk at back completes
this in imtable mourning costume.