The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-12-20
A Few of Fashions freaks.

The cuirass basque, when well fitted, is
80 becoming that it remains in favor,
Notwithstanding other basques 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 d light
quality known at some Of the leading
business houses as Genoa suitings.
There is an especial design tor lady's
cloth costumes, which has a very jaunty
appearance. 1t consists of a cut-away
coat, shaped precisely like a %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 30
widely that a cravat is required, or else
one of the folded scarfs that were de-
scribed last week for gentlemen. There
Ii a seam around the waist, with pocket
belts in it, and there are flaps and but
tons behind. The overskirt is long, and
similar to 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 a kilt skirt.
Short round skirts are gradually max.
ing their way iato popularity. They are
cut quite narrow, and are short enough
to escape the ground behind, thus reliev-
ing the wearer OF the burden Of lifting q
long walking skirt out of the mud or
dust. A single scantily pleated founce,
or else two narrow knife pleatings, form
the plain border around the edge.
AS wO0len materials are 30 heavy,
modistes are making sham lower skirts
of cambria or of ALPACA for heavy wooden
suits, merely trimming them with
hounces of wool, or else facing them
with wooden 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 polonaise or
overdress is made I cling 30 closely that
it is v lifted, and the expense and
weight of heavy WOODEN stuis 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 stuiis,
select the fine soft cashmeres that are
sold in excellent qualities at the popular
price of one dollar q yard, while very
good colored cashmeres are sold as low as
seventy.ive cents, and black may be
bought for fifty cents. b,I
If care u taken In the selection of the
color and in its trimmings, plsia cash
mere dresses an be made very pretty.
Thus the darkest shades Of green with
blue tints are made with q 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 twilled stuffs, wiry
and strong, yet every thread of wool, Tor
sixty-fve or seventy cents q yard ; these
are chosen In very dark gray or seal
brown shades, or In the gayer reddish
maroon for s~erviceable suits for morning;
they are twenty. seven inches wide from
eighteen to twenty yards is required.
When only an overdress is needed TO wear
with black, or with any dark silk skirt,
doubled width stuAs are chosen and from
four to five yards Is used.
Navy blue Is not as popular as it wss
last year. Plum color Ia In favor again,
especially with taciDgs Of pale blue, or Of
buff. Olive, bronze ard mos green are
also frightened with cream color and
blue. .aI H
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
hong, round overskirts that may be I'D.
justed to almost any figure, or else they
have very prettily shaped polonaisss
They are sold at verv reasonable prices.
Long, close.fttiDg sacques, with
double breasted fronts, are the popular
shape for low priced c1oaks. These gar.
ments can be bought in plain, all wool
beaver cloths for seven dollars and in
nice looking cloth, which is not all
wool, and is, therefore, neither warm
nor durable, for FIVE dollars and fifty