The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-10-17
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
Worth's Toilettss- Short Costumes Shoes
and Gloves-Trimniings

A costume recently devised by Worth
for Nine. Marie Roze, is Of pale lavender
silk. The corsage is low, and strictly
speaking, there are no sleeves. A slight
fringing of lace falls over the arm, and
this, by courtesy, we call a sleeve. 1t is
made tight fitting round basque, having
row of point lace around the neck.
The skirt is without trimming, except
narrow row OF knife plating around the
lower edge, and falls plainly in heavy
court train at the back. But the chief
beauty of this toilette is in the exquisite
lace over-dress, which is draped in truly
artistic style, and carelessly caught on
either side by boguet of pink roses and
leaves, one of which is placed high up,
the other quite low upon the train. An
other lovely toilette is pink satin, COM
bined with tie new corduroy velvet of
similar shade. The dress is cut in one
throughout, the corsage low, sleeves ex-
tremely short, and full court train. Over
all is spread what seems fairy frost work
of white jet set in lace-like pattern: A
third handsome toilette is composed Of
wine-colored moire antique combined
with black velvet and fringe. AS you
will see by this moire antique has come
up again, so if you have any of such
fabric bestowed away, now is the time to
bring it out. Possibly, however, the
color (if it be colored) may not be q
fashionable shade. This indeed would
be serious drawback; so if you doubt,
enclose me sample, and will give you
my opinion. Old brocades, or rather
new brocades resembling old ones, are
now brought, and here also you may find
something which can be utilized.
The inevitable kilt skirt is inevitable
no longer, for now we sometimes sec
short costumes made with plain skirt,
overskirt above, and only narrow gath
cred or plated founce on the lower edge.
The reason for such innovation is that
heavy winter materials do not always
admit of prolonged plaitings. TAey
would be too heavy, and besides we have
seen so much of kilt plated skirts tina:
may be we are getting little tired o.
them. A pretty model, the Leonora, is
partly kilt plated, and partly not-the
back being devised in such style, while
the front is ornamented with bows, show
ing only narrow plating around the
lower edge. No overskirt of course is
worn, but the Cecilia basque is pretty in
combination. The Isonde Visite is g.
stylish outdoor garment for early fail or
winter, and as horseback riding is now
very fashionable owing to the present
rage for fox hunting, the Park Riding
Habit may be mentioned as having been
recently introduced. The Muriel over
skirt is pretty when worn with demi-
trained skirt.
For the reason that short costumes are
in reality what they profess to be-that
is to say really sbort-the foot becomes
an object of special consideration, and
this apart from the fact that hosiery is
now, as indeed it has been for some time
past, so very pretty, that it would seem
quite wicked to hide it. So for indoors
we find the changes rung on all manner
of open styles, showing straps across,
although quite recently, such beautiful!
boots have been brought out in brocaded
silk that if they are worn the stocking
becomes a minor consideration. For out
door wear, plain high-buttoned kid or
cloth-top boots are appropriate, but kld
stamped in imitation of basket or annure
cloth are the latest idea.
Gloves are long on the wrist, and are
either heavy stitched, boquet embrci-
dered, or deiicately stitched in self color,
one style is as fashionable as the other.
Colors are either dark, approaching the
invisible, very pale, or in medium shades
of wood color or gray, but bright or posi-
tive colors of any kind are studiously
avoided. For evening or full dress, the
Harris Provost side-buttoned glove con-
tinues to be the leading style, while for
visiting and many dress occasions the
Harris Seamless is most elegant. Cost
ing somewhat less, we find the Victoria
and Donna Maria which are much liked
by judicious purchasers.
New ribbons are so beautiful and so
novel in design that they are in great
favor, not only because a graceful finish,
but because by reason of their varied
colors, they give opportunity for intro.
ducing some fine effects in the way of
color. For we must remember that rib
bons are often not only double but
quadruple faced, to say nothing of the
many hued brocade, embossed aud gaily
fowered ribbons.
LUCY CARTER.