Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1882-11-01

non silk striped with delicate pink and
green, and is caught in at the waist in the
back With this costume is worn hat of
the gray brocade-for Mrs. Langtry's toilets
are all en- suite.
A black velvet carriage dress from Kate
Riley, London garment, has a plain petit
coat bordered at the hem with narrow knife
plaitings of satin, over which fall chenille
fringe The coat is long black velvet coat,
lined with gray silk, falling to the hem OF the
dress, and only short enough to display the
switchy little trills beneath whose existence
seems intended to soften the severity of the
plain, tight fitting coat.
A carriage wrap, also by Kate Riley, 1s
long brown velvet circle, with heavy trim
mings of brown passementerie about the
shoulders and beneath the luxurious sable
collar-for with this fur the wrap is lined.
hErs. Langtry may wear nothing more beau
tiful than this symphony in brown, although
many will admire greater novelty. This is
a black velvet wrap of the same shape,
trimmed with jet passementerie, V-shaped to
the waist in the back. This is lined through
out with the long, white, curled hair of many
departed poodles, which makes also deep
collar outside. Mrs Langtry has evidently
heard tales of our American winters, and II
these two garments do not keep her warm
she will at least look warm, which Is more
than half the battle.
A walking dress by Nine. Duboir is of
peacock blue satin as piece de resistance.
The petticoat has narrow knife-plaitings of
blue satin. The front above these IS of
striped orange plush and blue satin. forming
a deep pouf with the same material mingled
with the trimming. The drapery of the back
is of the plain blue satin and very simply
disposed.
reception dress, by Boderick, is an ex-
quisite shade of deep olive-green velvet with
yellow in the lights. The tablier is of bro
caded velvet of the same tint, the brocades
hair, 1iYoa NO fIOureS
At the bottom of this tablier are narrow
frills, over which fall chenille fringe tipped
with irridescent drops From each side OF
this tablier fall the long, sweeping folds of
the train, with no decoration to break its
stately sweep. The waist of this, as of all
the dresses, is plain and presumably a per-
feet fit, as is required of every fashionable
corsage. s'Make your dress of a horse blan
ket, if you will" said the asst ute Lady Dolly,
but make it to fit.'
dinner dress, by Worth has the waist SO
perfectly simple that evidently he risked
nothing that might attract from its shapely
lines 1t is of rich. warm toned yellow satin.
The waist is heart-shaped, coming low down
on the shoulders, and beneath the narrow
frill of point lace which edges the neck is
only piece of lightly twisted satin following
it's outlines. The corsage simply carries the
lines below the waist and ends in small points.
The sleeves are to the elbow, with piece of
the satin carried about the edge and little
puff of white silk edged with lace in each
which ties it to the arm. The front of the
skirt is laid in large plaits that give fullness
that is lightly caught here and there, making
a careless drapery. The train, as that of
the reception dress, is long and it's beauty
left to depend on its own color and folds.
Economical women with turn for doing
over their dresses will observe how finely
Mrs. Langtry clothes will make over, since
she has not shipped and cut and spoiled good
stuff with shirrs and puffs and bias bands, as
is the fashion of American dressmaksrs
Since Mrs. Langtry is destined to set US some
fashions, among these may prove to be sim
plicity and economy.