Morning journal and courier., 1885-11-30
Fashions for Early Winter.


 Dinner dresses are more elegant than those worn last winter They are made in two ways. When no entertainment follows the dinner the toilet partakes rather of the char acter of rich dress for day wear. It usu- ally consists of heavy fabric and has short skirt. If ball or concert follows the dinner an evening toilet with train may be worn. A very pretty costume is of dove oolored plush and pink faille. The under skirt is bordered with pink taffetas ruching cut out on the edges. The overdress of pink faille is embroidered with silver gray beads. The lower part of this skirt is also cut ont on the edge, and between each is a dropping beaded ornament. The gray plush unique opens in bretelle style over a guimpe of plaited pink gauge and closes on the side. A belt about three fingers deep of beaded goods embroidered with silver gray is fas tened in front under rich clasp. In the back it is taken between the waist and the heading of the plaits on the skirt SO as to separate them. The same embroidered gal loon serves for the collar or necklace. The sleeves are double. The upper parts are of plush trimmed over the shoulders with dropping ornaments. Below this is a sleeve of plaited pink gauge drawn in around the waist by band of the beaded galloon. This sulG 1T lutenoeo TOT young slrl may alSo De of velvet and pink etamine over tsffetas. The beaded ornaments on the lower part of the skirt may be dispensed with, and instead of the skirt being cut on the border it may have a deep hem. This toilet is also made for half mourning of mauve plush or velvet, violet beads and white taffetas
 Short waists are either taken in under belts or else tbey have small points. Gar ments have long square ends like mantles. Whole suits are of silver-gray and reddish brown plush. A material of striped plush and moire combined is also in use. The un- derskirt and trimming are of striped plush and the remainder of the costume of woolen goods, gros grain or faille. Plush, velvet, lace and bright colored beads are combined in evening and dinner toilets. Jackets are of cream moire, with skirts of the same goods and draped tuniques of "crepe de Chine." The jackets are very tight fitting and have long basques. Louis XIV. neck ties worn with these are of old yellow point lace
 Rough fabrics are not suitable for waists unless intended for very slight figures. They are desirable, however, for trimmings. Sty- fish walking suits are of two fabrics. One serves for the underskirt and trimming and the other for the second skirt and waist
 A walking costume is of seal-colored French fai,le, coarse striped Hoolen goods in seal and brick red and "moire." The false skirt is covered with faille and trimmed with a band of velvet A narrow faille plating falls from below the band. The woolen tu- nique is striped crosswise, plaited full around the waist and draped over the hips. Down the right side is 8 large revers of moire In the back is putting. A little toward the right side are loops of meire ribbon. The striped waist is plaited from the shoulders down the front, and opens over a velvet vest. This vest is cut in small point in the neck and has buttons below. Under the open zk..s Tr1 sewed to the waist on the right side and hooks over on the left. The collar is straight and high. The tailor back forms & fat basque with two square ends. The tight fit: ng sleeves have velvet cuffs. The capote for wear with this dress is of black velvet trimmed with yellow cowslips. The high crown is cone shaped,
 A very exact idea of the present styles may be obtained from the following descrip- tion of some of the contents of the trous- ses1 of French princess, and few of the dresses worn Ly the guests at the ceremony attending her marriage. Among the mum Der of very elegant wrappers in all colored silks, one, velvet trimmed with chinchilla fur of reddish brown, was particularly no ticeable. The bridal toilet, made by Worth, was of white satin covered with old point lace. The lingerie was of the finest batiste covered with lace and ribbon. Most of the toilets worn by the guests were of velvet in Sucu COIOIb' dS EAAOf1Ao Ao-ELcSh, SaI1Ob dnu amethyst. Among the dresses seen on young girls was one of fancy velvet with beige ground, with threads in many colers to form the plaid. The skirt consisted of large flat plaits. On the left side 8 ''caroubier" faille quille covered with white "point d'es- prit" tulle draped in wavy folds. The fancy velvet waist had faille plastron covered with tulle The black plush "Piferaro" hat worn with this toilet was trimmed with loops of striped satin and fail1e ribbon. This formed an aigrette which reached high above the crown of the hat. Another dress was of frag-greep faille and velvet. The faille skirt hung very full On the left side were three long tongues of reddish brown velvet lined with faille and bordered with reddish-browp beads. The front of the skirt opened like a redingote over velvet apron. On the right side, from the waist down, were three velvet flaps fastened about one-third down the skirt, where they turned up in long loops.