Year: 1870

/ Skating Suifs-ParfS Styles in Dress.
From the New York Evening Post
! Suits of rich material and from elegant
designs have been prepared for the skating
I season. Although the season will be short
it will doubtless be brilliant Judging from
the preparations which have been made ia
ardent anticipation of this exhilarating ex-
ercise


An imported suit is attractive from its
novelty The material is heavy cloth of
dark broxn shade with a full, short skirt
made plain, the lower edge trimmed with a
band of sealskin five inches wide. With
this, Knickerbockers of the same matrial
are worn, the band hidden by very high
boots that have band of fur upon the
tops. A vest of cloth that buttons closely
has sleeves that are clasped at the hand
with gold buttons Over this is worn a
sealskin jacket, fitting quite closely, and
white linen collars and cuffs; while iaunty
little sealskin cap. with brilliant feather,
completes the costume.


A pretty style is a skirt trimmed with
two or three bands of fur; short basque
edged with tnr Over this may be worn a
hat-itting, double-breasted sack. The hat
should be of Astra chan or sealskin, and the
gloves have a band of fur at the wrists,
though fur gauntlets would be more desir-
able. Young misses whose skirts are quite
short require legglngs of all wool knit in
ribs, or OF ribbed material.


YelVeteen is also used for skating suits,
trimmed with fur or Astrachan, but the most
snowy suits are made of the waterproof tar
tans, in brilliant Scotch colors. They have a
bright, gay and warm look, which is more
desirable in skating costume than richness
and elegance


ShOD ,l-n Oh, I
heels, as the high, pointed heel, causes an
undue strain upon the ankle, and detracts
from the gracefulness of motion. Among
new goods received are striped balmorals in
bright Roman colors, for ladies' skating
wear, and blue scarlet merino stockings
but the latter are not much in favor


novelty is skating suit for gentlemen.
It consists of a double-breasted overcoat.
made of heavy beaver cloth, or chinchilla.
with far collar, and band of fur at the
wrists, and on the edge Of the coat, or AS.
trachan; butsealskin is considered the most
stylish. The Canadian cap completes the
costume. It is made with pointed crown,
crushed in the centre, or the point button
ed on one side, and has a band, like a tur-
ban, OF sealskin or some other fur.


PARIS FASHIONS.


In Paris, round hats are not so generally
worn as they are here; very few elegantly
dressed ladies wear them on grand occa-
siOns. BonDets now Worn have q corOnal
of light velvet, from which long feathers
fall back over the chlgnon. A novelty of
the season is a bonnet of crepe de china,
composed of black velvet coronaI and a
tuft of feathers Falling from the crown
| is a scarf Of crepe, edged with deep silk
fringe, and, crossing upon the chest, Is
elasped by small brooch.


Paris dresses for full-dress receptions are
IN long train, and many of the fashionable
silks resemble the old style brocades Of the
time of Maria Antoinette An elegant
dress of rose colored brocade is made with
q long train, opening in front over an uE-
derskirt, with two hounces of white lace
wrought in beautiful designs. The corsage
is made to simulate a basque at the back
and, rounding in front, is open to the
neck, displaying white satin vest with q
| frill of lace.


A novel style is a white silk with butter
/ fy-shaped bows OF black gros-grain silk


the whole length Of the skirt. Over the
medium low corsage is worn fiohu OF
pointed Grape Of white lace embroidered


with very fine pearls. With this was Worn
a bertha decorated with pearls. An elegant
satin dress without train is made with q


short tunic and full panier, the waist
trimmed with white lace, and an elegant
lace crayat is worn upon the neck The


wrap worn with this dress, in the carriage


is of rich velvet, trimmed with wide bands
! of sable f1r