The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-12
MIDWINTER FASHIONS.
Dresses, Becoming Wraps and
Millinery, Is.
Carefully Considered by One
Who Knows. rr--

Iee IN SklItSsf Lie pstuHltI ~ will WOTIl-
is still, indeed, quite popular-but 1t il
never seen in an exaggerated form, beins
generally arranged in rather fat folds in
the heavier materials, while, if the goods
are soft, the popular shirring is resorted
to, but no stiff Innings are employed tt
give very bouffant effect. Small bus
tier. are employed to support the skirts al
the top, while at the bottom underskirts
with stiff ruff1es at the back are pre-
fsrred to the hoop, and even these are re-
served for trained dresses
Seal-brown is again the favorite color
probably because seal fur is 80 very fash.
ionable. Impeyan-green is a cross be.
tween myrtle-green and gendarme- blue.
Satin is the favorite dress material,
and satin cloth in imitation of the silk
g is also new and in favor. The decidedly
Oriental goods, called by some merchants
broche and by others cashmere effects,
are mingled with all manner of plain
goods, while to some extent they are
used for bodices, coats and wraps.
A street costume is made of seal
brown drap satin, with a Killed founce
at the bottom, the front width being
shirred to form graduated pufs across it,
each puff being divided with narrow
band of bronze beaded passementerie.
At each side of this front long black
breadth is shirred on, and festooned in
waves across the sides and back. The
bottom Of this back drapery is bordered
with band Of seal fur. The basque is
pointed in front, narrow on the hips and
square behind. A V-shaped plastron of
shirred satin ornaments the basque in
front, reaching from shoulder to the
point at the bottom. The back has revers
Of-seaf fur. Coat sleeves are shirred at
the shoulder, plain below, and finished
at the wrists with cuffs of seal.
An evening costume has trained skirt
Of turquoise-blue satin, trimmed about
the bottom with three very narrow fine
side-plaitings of satin, headed by founce
Of duchesse lace put on nearly plain. The
bodice is of white and silver brocade and
has deep basques in front, the four back
forms being cut in regular long prin-
cesse train, bordered at the bottom with
duchesse lace. When put on, this train
Of silver brocade is not looped, but al
lowed to fall over the train of turquoise
satin, being gathered together low down
aud tied fast to the under train with
white and turquoise satin ribbon. A
scarf of silver brocade in the shape of a
half.shawl is attached to the front of the
basque, point downward and is laid in
folds, the two ends being drawn back
over the hips to form panniers, and care
lessly knotted at the back. This shawl
scarf is bordered at. the bottom with
dachesse lace, and where it is plated in
front falls cascade of lace and ribbon.
Elbow sleeves, finished with lace, and
Pompadour corsage, bordered each side
with a rolling collar of turquoise satin
edged with lace.
TRndMINGs.
In black trimmings, jet, passemente-
rie and fringes are still popular. Beads
Of all kinds are greatly used, the favor.
ties being jet, amber, opal, steel bronze
and old gold. 81. ,.
Cashmere is word applied to beads Of
various colors, and to all kinds Of trim
mings and materials where the many
colors of a cashmere or broche shawl are
jumbled together. AN kinds Of cash
mere trimmings are now fashionable.
Painted satin bands, also satin vests
cdiiars and front. breadths Of handsome
: dresses' are now poihted in sets with ex
q6isite cololings in floral designs. Birds
and butterflies are often mingled with
the flowers. Buttons are painted te
match. Buttons grow more and more
beautiful, and. in general, nuch lati
tude is allowed, as anything is worn
that is suitable and will 20 well with the
costume for which it is intended. =
Fur is greatly used both to trim street
suits and wraps; seal is the favorite, but
chinehills, fox furs Of every kind, al
well as many cheaper grades, are worn.
WRAPS.
Seal cloaks are made in both saeque
and dolman shapes, but the latter arc
rather bulky. Medium lengths are worn,
and plain and bordered saeques are both
popular. Where borders are used, the
tendency is for contrasting fur, like
chinchilla.
Fur-lined wraps are usually bordered
with fur. Both the circular and large
dolman shapes are worn.
Cashmere wraps are adopted by thast
desiring to 60 to the extreme of thu
fashion. They are made like coats, or il
bose flowing shape. ..s
Phin black sacque cloaks are not pop
ular, the preference being for dolman!
and mantles, for married and elderly
ladies, and close-ftting coats for young
ladies' Black wraps are trimmed witt
fur, or beaded passemeuterie and fringe
and are some times lined with gay
colofs f2 1' .f}t si
Opera cloaks are in pale cashmere
cloths, OF, of white silk or wool cloakings
trimmed with embroidery, pearl-besdet
passementeriesO Or rich white fringes. Ful
Is also used. A pretty opera cloak is il
quilted white satin. bordered will
ermine. 1t is cut with point at botl
front and back, and the deeply pointed
sleeve fails midway between the two. A
tall graceful city belle snas. adopted /
swan's-dowp coat for opera wear with ex