Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-11-06
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
GAZING

You cannot wonder that they stop
and stare. :Tis. what l canuo help
doing and you would do the same.
In the window of Heading Broadway
house are displayed a succession OF
rich evening fabrics, and they well
deserve the. attention they receive.
Satins covered with immense bou.
Duets of brilliant flowers (twelve
inches long and proportionately
wide) are placed beside others be-
strswu with dots as large as a trade
dollar. Other satins are illumined
by irridescent beads disposed III
large floral patterns or entwined in
s~erpentine bradings, while more del
icately beautiful materials are white
or light tinted satins. Oh which pale
flowers in natural colors are wrought
with beads. At times we see droop-
ing petals simulated by beaded pen
dants hanging loosely. Velvets are
similarly decorated by beads or
wrought i'll gorgeous wearings, and
when 1 60 Oh to say that after the
boldest contrasts, such as yellow
flowers OIL Il crimson surface are
noticeable, you 4 perhaps form
an idea of the results when the glis-
tening folds of piece after piece are
displayed by expert hands to the best
possible advantage. Manifestly it
would be ABSURD to make up such
goods in any but plain falling de-
signs, and in consequence close, cling
ing princess drapery has awakened to
new life. The large brocades usually
compose front breadths while the
sweeping train is of velvet, alth eugh
this order of things is some times re-
versed. High basque corsages are
now frequently closed at the throat
and opened below in triangular shape
and with elbow sleeves. Another
stylish evening corsags fits as close
as a corset and is laced at the back,
while a soft finish is given to the
low neck by a bertha. In reality there
are no slice YES, but let us courteously
give that name to narrow straps
which pass under the arms. Pointed
waists are also quite fashionable
for evening wear.
SHORT COSTUMES.
Wiseacres pre- dicted that this would
be a winter of velv eft, and the
prephesy has come true. Velvet is
the first choice for a combination
with those plaided woolens that are
every day making their appearance.
Oftentfmes the underskirt is ell
tirely of velvet while the WOODEN
goods are made up as a polonaise,
but quite frequently the two are
unitedIthropghout. Plush is also in
great favor for sparts of costumes ;
seine times being seer i'll such pro-
portion as to constitute almost the
entire outft.S5 The drapery here
hangs< clese and straight, often in
princess style and as qloopings. etc.,
are almost impossible, the favorite
trimmings are very heavy cords and
tassels or passamenteries of those
irridescent beads for which there is
such q rage. For general wear cos
tunes are now also largely composed
Of damassen materials. A stylish
design for this class of fabrics is the
Tltania basque. of which a distin-
gushing feature is7a shirred skirt ct
tsched- to It under the pointed back.
The front is ornamented with a
square collar, shirred drapery and
belt, rendering it exceedingly be-
coming to slender persons. The
Dianora skirt completes the costume.
Another handsome model for a
house or carFisge dressis the Rietta
basque and IwpsrialIrain, but as the
latter is adjustable it can, upon oc-
c~asion, be taken of and thus the OUT
dt is rendered suitable for street
wear. The Russian ,paletot is a new
outdoor garment, especially adapted
to cloth, though it can be made of
heavy silk. For the latter material,
however, the Richelieu pelisse is the
most striking model which has tor a
long time been introduced. The
middle of -'the front and back is
shirred at the neck and falls below
in heavy plsits; the sleeves somewhat
resembling the "pagoda" style and
trimmed wilma stirring aud rufle
around the hapd; the pendant por-
ten shirred tota point and finished
with q tassel.
HOLIDAY GOODS.
1t is easy to see that Christmas is
coming by the increasing display of
toys, cunning household knick-
knacks, presentation hsoks and the
like. Wholesale dealers III holiday
goods are working night and day to
meet the expected demand, while the
novelties promised are greater than
over before. In truth the great
trouble of parents and present-givsrs
in general this year will be to select
from among the innumerabie pretty
things offered to their choice. Our
old friends, the Ehrichs, of Eighth
Avenue, have foreseen this, and are
ready with the Christmas number OF
their Fashion Quarterly. Taking in
the whole range they have as
sorted and classified th evarious
articles suitable for presents so
that any one taking up the book
can see at a glance just what is to be
had in every department just how it
looks aud just what it will cost.
Children's toys, silverware, glass and
china, Christmas stationery, ETC.,
have each a separate division through
nluety-six large quarto pages. The
book is really readable and interest
ing for every body, the bundreds of
illustrations capitaily executed, the
descriptions accurate and the price
OF each article quoted. How the
Ehrichs Can afford 10 get up such a