Morning journal and courier., 1882-01-13

Popularity of the Empire Style of Dress
 Costumes a La Reeamtsr-Variations
 and ModihcattOns-Some Paris Street and Evening ToiIets-A Variety of Hab-
 its and Waists.
 From the New York Sunday Times.l
 The empire style of dress is evidently gaining in popularity. It consists of the mar row skirts being fastened to short, shirred waists, with broad sashes. One need only examine attentively the costumes now made to see how generally this style is already adopted there is scarcely a dress which does not include one or two of the character istic types of the empire dress. The princi- pal indications of the return to this mode are short skirts with fronts untrimmed and ouly a touching or hounce on the border, the "Ieg- of. .mutton' sleeves shirred and drawn in at the wrist, ball-dresses with waists gath cred "a la recamier, n and belts with buckles and bags depending from the side or from the arm. Many of the fair sex have already adopted for evening use these narrow satin skirts, with waists long instead of short; the hair is arranged so as to show the nape of the neck, as was the fashion in 1874 or 1915. It is quite certain that the winter will not pass without some lady being seen in one of these costumes, made in the old style, with out any alteration. There are many persons, however, who will not like the narrow skirts, with waists almost under the arm, and for these there can be made such alterations as to render them more becoming, while they still retain their character. Draped pufings are gradually disappearing, and many skirts are trimmed in the same manner on both sides, instead of differing. In some skirts there is a slight variation in the trimming.
 A black velvet dress in the style of many of these toilets is to be seen in Paris. The front and sides of the skirt are covered with three rows of outings, drawn together ,,aso aafTo faAo shirring with ribbon drawn through and tied in front in long loops. The back con sists of a breadth of goods gathered through the middle The plain waist shows two ends of a vest and is divided on the lower part of the back in small tongues. The sleeve is drawn in at the shoulder and wrist by close shirrings. The only trimming on lace collar This model can be of velvet or of any other material Another style, quite different from the abovo-described model, is a combination of India cachemire and ''moire pekine," both in the same color. The pan iers form part of the waist and are draped over the hips. The skirt is plain in front, with a narrow f1ounce on the border The waist is gathered around the neck and down the back and front. Wide ribbon loops fall over the back folds of the skirt. This is style most suitable for a young lady.
 For some time past great deal of pink and red has been combined for evening toi- lets; now blue and csroubier are the style. One of these toilets has skirt of "pekine' goods, consisting of light blue satin and car oubier velvet stripes, each about two and one half inches wide. On the lower border of the skirt is double caroubier satin ruch- ing Coming from under the ruching is triple balayeuse of blue satin, plaited in tiny plaits with yalenciennes lace intermixed. On the middle of the front of the skirt is a trim ming in the shape of a W formed of bias bands of ruby-colored velvet and blue satin. The side parts of the trimming are joined to the small train in the back. On the lower part of the skirt is a large velvet TO- sette, with the center-piece of blue satin, with shell-shape5 Alencon lace inter mixed. Above this is a blue satin rosette