The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-20

draped on the shoulders, like host Of other
corsage garnitures. Thenewest among these
are shaped In the neck like the corsage with
which they are to be worn, and are made of
heavy white torchon ,guipure, each point Of
the lace being embroidered with silk OF g diff
ferent color-one point rose, one olive, one
blue, and SO on alternately. There are In
preparation for the winter, and for
VERY DREssY EVENING ToILETTEs
which are not decolletee, corsages with very
closely on the figure, but not with basques
properly so called. Generally these corsages
have plastron differing from the dress
either in material or color: This plastron Is
richly embroidered in silk The corsage
closes behind. It may in truth be affirmed
that in regard to corsages every style is
worn, from the short belted waist to the long
body worn In the Middle Ages igh-necked,
slightly open at the neck, heart-shape, square,
cut round in the neck low-necked in front
and in the back, with basques, with pointNin
o word, every style of corsage; such is the
tolerant fashion of the present day. In this
nomenclature we should not omit to mention
the corsages tasquines, the peasant casaquies,
and the short French Guard redingotes,
which will reign during the following month.
These latter corsages all partake Of the
MASCULINE STYLE,
and are made with revers open at the neck,
and with coat tails in the back. All are made
Of embossed, figured or embroidered velvet,
and are worn with silk skirt to match. There
is stu great mixture OF colors. as, Tor H.
white lace and ends OF pink satin ribbon.
Apropos of combinations of colors, great
stress will be laid upon the garniture
CALLED THE PEASANT
among trimmings for the winter. This is not
q piping, but O. narrow band folded double and
extending along all the outlines Of dress-on
the corsage, sleeves and revers. This passnnt,
so called because 1t passes below the edge Of
the Dress should aLWay s be made Of O. differ
ent color from the dress material. With light
gray PEASANTS of garnet or blue are frequent
~ used; with dark gray, bronze Or olive the
these little details, when we'll combined and
understood, give toilette that degree of ele-
gance and harmony which is truly Parisian.
The fashion OF Casaquins made Of different
material from that OF the skirt will spread
during the winter. This fashion,
CONVENIENT ABOVE ALL OTHERS,
will descend from the height of elegance,
where it figures at present, to the domain Of
the masses. At present there are made for
toiettes designed for chateaux casoT!ins OF
white satin or white MORE, with skirts of
white barege or white India mousseline de
laine. Later in the season they will be made
Of black or colored velvet, satin, and black
moire to be worn with all skirts. Frequently,
too, these c0saqNi1,s are completed by a vest
of pretty brocaded silk, white lace disposed
LII u JtiDoL, hIu cRllS. Lucy aIb tllilLIueu VIII
ancent-looking buttons Of steel, mother-of-
pearl, Rhine quartz, or, better still, of porce
lain with miniature painting. In q word the
buttons which trimmed the gala dress Of our
ancestors before the Revolution are employed
for these garments.
BONNETS
will be more varied in shape than ever, with
square brim, high in front, growing narrower
toward the ears, and turned up in the back,
with broad brides; the Gainesborough bon
Dyck bonnet, with high crown, and brim
caught up on one side: the Dowager bonnet,
in capote shape, framing the face-in 81 word,
all the bonnets worn at different periods com
pete to-day for public favor, but are obliged
to share it with each other, as they are all
worn.