The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-18

desire to make tho best appearance which
refined taste naturally suggests, the fashion
talk il rather hewldprlug The styles are go
costly and elegant. that 1t Is with almost
feeling Of despair the peruaal ia ended. Taste
and management can and do effect great
deal. and now that fashion gives more license
the question OF "What To wear" is nearer Its
solution,
RIIAcK DRESSES.
Black dresses are very much worn. and for
slender purses are very desirable, They are
always gente.l and do not make the wearer
az conspicuous az n cplured garment worn So
often They are capable Of SO much renova-
tion they can he freshened and trimmed In so
many ways. rPyprs and veeta OF silk, plaa-
trnnl Of lace and jackets ufdltferent materials
FROM tho dress, Offer many resources. 10
ladies who are rGmpellad t. study economy
the rlEauujn of different color and material
from the elreaa, will please. The skirt OF n
dress. which always out lasts the waist can
ha lived or cleaned, remodeleti. retrimmed and
made good as new. short Or long, as fancy
dictates for Dame Fashion ia leni mt just
now.
bouquets of flowers vlolets. roses, etc
either natural or artificial, are worn at waist,
shoulder ar throat, aud n lovely idea 1t Is
the black satin bags, with the drawing
string attached, remind ono oT the days OF
tnelI glanumothet.
now 10 sHoP.
In shoppng IL should he bnrno IN mind
that the best rule Is to buy good material.
Cheap goods loee gloss and color, and soon
tell the tale of their poverty The purchaser
u apt 10 rue the bargain, Tho saine princi-
pla applies 10 hose. ns cheap ones always
wear badly: trnN economy Is to buy the best.
IL takes far more tune and thought to spend
| a small amount judeiously than to dispose
| of largo sum. the Judgment tn he nsed .
| that the fabric selected is good. durable and
| new. the hat must not be too costly and
must harmonic with the dress. But the
feeling of satisfaction il great when the
| work Ia done nnd well done.
| A IT, IA with the tnadames toilette SO with
the children comfort first. and then comfort
and beauty combined. Little girls now n
days arc miniature women their dresses arc
a copy of your own, Princesses. sacks with
vests. are worn: attention Ia paid to tho har-
moni2np of COinrs, and their fashions are as
we'll defined aa grown persons.
| Suits are worn ehnrt, and will continue to
he go worn: tho style Is too useful to be dis
pensed with. Trains aro reserved for dress
OCCASIONS
HAIR DRESSING.
The fashion of wearing the hair cannot be
settIpd upnn In any estahlt she'd way. rs 1t
must be always arranged to suit tho wearer.
| In Parts. however, the hair ia worn low, with
the front arranged In short, light frizettes or
curl.
HOUSE a1sNA MESTAIlDN.
Tho tendency of lineage IL TO heantify. The
/ wallis are adorund with autumn leaves ferns
are beautifully placed and grouped rivaliing
i frescong In their effects; aqpartums are
/ home- made and skill and taste effect all that
wealth was once supposed alone to do.
/ Lace curtains are draped across the win
/ dowa crossing each other rather high than
i low fastened with bows of ribbon TO match
/ the furniture. Tables arc placed in the cor
ners Of rooms rather than in tn" middle As
| we are said 10 be- gravtHting to Queen Anne
i reign In dress. we have reached II In our FUR,
ntture SQUARE dining tables. sideboards, with
turreted galleries projecting, would seem te
/ cay that the reign OF the new era has passed
and gone. Lace curtains now are never
drawn from the ground. but tied back with 9
bow Embroidery too is an all absorbing
topic, and many and beautiful objects arr
made. Glove boxes, handkerchief boxes
screens. are tho result OF the art for art Il
must be called. since 1t Is entirely dislnC
from the old-fashioned kind. The drsigut
from heJapanese are ranked among the first
That. too, has gone far back, and the Queer
Anne Holeen and medieval styles arc men
| toned.
ETCETEBA.
Bustles are only worn large enough to clea
the dress from the ground.
FichuS are worn with all costumes.
The many accessories to lady toilet
| gloves, handkerchiefS, etc.-are or grea
importance, and should be chosen with care
as they make or mar inc Wh0le. we owe 30
ciety and ourselves the duty Of always being
we'll dressed and when once the duty Is fin,
ished we should put all thoughts of the sub
ject aside and be entirely unconscious of on
attire. Elegant and refined people lgnor'
their dress entirely, when once the object Ii
accomplished. DAISY.
Cost of a Trip Around the World.
The expense of trip around the world !
calculated by the Rdiiteay Age on the basis O
1870 days, as S84e for first CLASS and S608 70
second class accom- modatiOns. Under tn