THE
LADY'S WORLD OF FASHION.
FASHIONS FOR DECEMBER.
THE fashions already begin to assume the appearance of winter. First the light, airy styles of summer disappeared; then the more sober endowments of autumn were laid aside, and now the fashionable belle appears in furs, velvets, and satins, and in the costumes appropriated to stern, icicled , old winter. We give, in our plate, the three most striking and fashionable styles for walking dresses, as well as the usual patterns of bonnets, & c. & c.
Fig 1.—Is A CARRIAGE DRESS, and one of the greatest novelties of the season. The heavy capes are not, however, to our taste; but many fashionables may be induced to patronize it from its very singularity. As it is but a modification of an old and well known style we pass by any detailed description.
Fig 2.—IS A CARRIAGE DRESS in an under dress of Pekin silk, over which is worn a mantilla of violet velvet, made so as to allow of the under dress being seen; at a distance from the edge is placed a heavy fall of deep black lace, which is continued up each side of the front, headed by a rouleau of velvet, the top of the mantilla being formed to the shoulders by a series of guagings, over which fall two deep falls of black lace; the armhole trimmed round with lace, finished at one end by a nœud of satin ribbon. Bonnet of violet velvet, the form rather close, decorated on the left of the crown with four ostrich tips, shaded white and violet, the inside of the brim having a demi-wreath composed of pale green satin ribbon, brides of the same.
Fig. 3.—Is A CARRIAGE DRESS, with a cloak of very rich pattern, but differing little from one of the styles of last year except in its greater length. These cloaks have made their appearance of both green and blue, lined with crimson—the latter colors are decidedly the most beautiful, and we have colored our pattern accordingly.
Besides these there is a style of EVENING DRESS, which is very beautiful, composed of tarlatane muslin, the skirt made in the tunic form, à double jupe, and prettily ornamented with a narrow cachemire trimming running round the top of the broad hem, and up each side of the fronts. The corsage low, and fitting tight to the top of the bust, but gathered in plaits in the centre of the waist. Ceinture of narrow cachemire bordering. Short tight sleeves, ornamented with a double row of the same. Coiffure of white gauze, edged with a narrow fulled blond, falling rather lower on one side than on the other. A beautiful guirlande of very small daisies passes over the top of the head, small branches of the same being intermixed with the blond at the sides. This coiffure allows of the hair being seen at the back, being without any crown. There is also a very pretty pattern for a ROBE DE CHAMBRE, made of a rich blue cachemire, the skirt decorated with three rows of cachemire bordering of a beautiful light pattern ; half-high corsage, opening in the front and surmounted with a small cape edged with the same kind of trimming ; ceinture to match, from the point of which descends two very long ends of a rich figured taffetas ribbon ; small bishop sleeves, having the cachemire bordering put on in a slanting direction, reaching from the shoulder to the wrist ; chemisette of embroidered muslin, edged with a row of Mechlin lace. We have, besides, a handsome promenade dress, for less inclement weather, composed of French grey Ottoman satin, made perfectly plain, the jupe being simply decorated on the left side with a small bouillon trimming, caught in two places with a knot of silk cord, from the ends of which depend two splendid silk tassels; body and sleeves à la Puritan. Collar and manchettes of cambric, lightly embroidered. Bonnet of rather an open form of lavender satin, the interior lined with a soft looking white gros de Naples, and trimmed with loops of white ribbon, the exterior decorated with a splendid half wreath of yellow tulips. The bonnet of this dress is represented in No. 6.
A Promenade Dress of some note is made of striped Pekin violet silk, the jupe excessively full, and trimmed with three immense tucks of flounces, put on plain, each VOL. II.-21
