Year: 1870

The Ladies World of Fashion of London
has the following in relation to the styles:


In December we are generally enabled to
speak very decidedly on all the styles that will
prevail during the winter season. The fash
ions by that time are. fixed; all that is erratic
has given way to that which is most suitable
to the public taste. ~


For outdoor wear, the tight-ftting Casa
ques which are considered to have met with the
greatest success, are those having the large
Venetian sleeves-at the same time, the close
fitting sleeve is still in favor, especially for
young ladies'. These tight fitting styles,
when made in velvet, almost invariably have
short pelerines.


Asw said last month, the very short square
cut paletot or outdoor jack / is meeting with
great favor; they are made both single and
double breasted.


The full-sized pattern which is given this
month is medium between the two styles we
have just named, viz the tight fitting Casa
que and the square Paletot. II has the bottom
edge cut out in large tabs and is intended to
be worn with a dress that has either a decided
boufant, a sash with large bows at the back.
1t is well suited to young ladies'.


Black velvet is being mucn worn as a trim
ming to winter dresses, and is equally suited
to dresses of the brightest colors, and those





ter, fur is very appropriate trimming.


We have to report the continued success of
the panier and boufant styles of upper skirts.
We have now to say few words on evening
and ball toilettes in preparation for the ap-
preaching festive season.


Dresses in this class of costume are made
in the greatest variety of style. Our princi-
pal feature, however, adopted for its conven-
ience, is that the under skirts are generally
of silk, which is not so liable to be torn dur
ing dancing as thinner materials. Above the
silk, two or three upper skirts are generally
worn, and are made of muslin, tulle or similar
materials. Lace is chiefly used for founces.
Satin or silk ribbons of the same color as the
under skirt are much used as trimmings.
Flowers are very sparingly used.


Evening dress bodices are generally of the
open square style, ike our second full sized
pattern, or of the ordinary form, with a
straight bertha opening. A third style opens
to point at the waist. both back and 'front.'
the opening being filled in to the usual height
by horizontal buillons, or upward plaits of
muslin.


Ofthe newest style of Hats the English
woman's Magazine for December says:


We cannot but approve of the great modif-
cation lately broughtto to our bonnets, in fact of
the almost total suppression of the bonnet al
together:


Bonnets have undergone every variety of
shape. sometimes high, and overloaded with
flowers, fruits and feathers; sometimes laid
close to the forehead, like the edge of a
saucer turned downward. We have had
the Pamela and the Lambelle bonnet, the
tanchon and the diadem-in fact, every COM
bination, possible and impossible has been
tried, and is unsatisfactory. Something else is
wanted.


The present town bonnet is not quite the
capulct, but something very much like it; il
has the velvet bandeau and the diadem OF
flowers or feathers. The strings are en-
changed for necklet ofvelvet, fastened at the
side with bow. The veil is thrown over the
back of the head, and loosely tied round the
neck.


For instance a diadem of myrtle green vel
vet, with a bow of satin and small West In
dian bird; necklet of green velvet, lined with
white satin.


A bandeau of marine blue velvet, with n
wreath of velvet foliage, mixed with few
leaves of brilliant metal. On one side there
is large green and gold beetle. A black
lace veil is fastened on one side by boy of
black velvet.


4 bonnet of black tulle, embroidered with
chenille with a ruched bandeau of black lace
above which there is a bunch of red rosebuds
with brown tinted foliage torsade of velvet
and lace forming the strings.


bonnet of black velvet, with plain
bandeau, above which beautiful heron's
feather forms a diadem. A veil of black
game is fastened at the side with gold palm
leaf. 70


Such are the last sweet things in hats, but
many young ladies still prefer the elegant
Louis XIV shape, with dropping feather,
which though not the very last new model, is
certainly the most becoming.