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TJic Country Gcntlctvoman 



FASHIONS FOR THE MONTH 



WE are now arriving at the commence- 

 ment of the Autumn season, and 

 our jlrtistes de Modes are busily engaged in 

 the preparation of the choicest and most 

 elegant novelties. 



As the greatest changes in style have 

 lately been in the form of dress skirts, Ave 

 will first devote our observations to this part 

 of the toilette. The long train skirts are 

 still most fashionable for the afternoon pro- 

 menade ; they are made plain at front and 

 sides and with a good deal of flilness just at 

 back. 



The short skirted dresses a deux jiipes, are 

 however steadily increasing in favour, even 

 for the afternoon promenade. For these 

 short double skirted dresses, the upper skirt 

 is generally looped up en pajiier. 



There is an increasing tendency towards 

 the adoption of flounces, at the bottom of the 

 under skirts; indeed, in some dresses the 

 under skirts are composed entirely of \txy 

 narrow flounces. 



The Polonaise style of dress, made with 

 the opening of fronts placed in a slanting 

 direction from one side to the other, is a veiy 

 elegant and fashionable style. 



For out-door costumes, while there are 

 still a few of the square cut or loose styles of 

 jacket and paletot, the close-fitting styles of 

 casaque or paletot will certainly be the most 

 fashionable : they will often be worn with a 

 fichu of the same material over them ; and it 

 is indeed this that will cause the general 

 adoption of the close-fitting style. ^\yt fichu 

 has been too fashionable this Summer to be 

 laid aside, and, as it would not be warm 

 enough by itself, it Avill necessarily fomi the 

 complement or finish to the new style of 

 tight-fitting casaque or paletot, for Autumn 

 and Winter wear. 



The fichu mantelet of black velvet, with- 

 out sleeves, is one of the latest and most 

 elegant novelties, and is admirably adapted 

 for the earlier part of the Autumn season. 



Morning Walking Costume. — Dress a deux 

 Jupes of maize coloured silk. The under 

 skirt is entirely without trimming. The 

 upper skirt is edged by a flounce of the same 

 silk, caught up on each side, and fastened by 

 a rosette. The paletot is of slate-coloured 

 silk ; it is made with short loose sleeves, 

 which, with the bottom of the paletot, are 

 edged by a broad flounce of black lace, 

 headed by a knotted fringe of black silk, and 

 a double row of braid, which is carried up 

 the centre of back, round the neck, and down 

 the sides of the opening. The back of the 

 paletot is also trimmed by a group of bows 

 and long floating ends of black velvet ribbon, 

 with tassels of black silk. Black velvet hat, 

 trimmed at the side by a rose and foliage. 



Costume for Home. — Dress a deux jupes, 

 of Metternich green silk, or green shot with 

 violet. The bottom of the lower skirt is 

 trimmed by a broad flounce of the same 

 silk, headed by a small houiUon. Tlie upper 

 skirt is scalloped out, and edged by a similar 

 but narrower trimming, which is continued 

 about halfway up the skirt between the scal- 

 lops. The front is en tiniique; at the back 

 of the waist are two bows and long floating 

 ends of the silk edged by a narrow green 

 ribbon. The sleeves are trimmed at the arm- 

 holes by ruches of the silk with narrow green 

 ribbon in the centre ; and at the wrists by a 

 broad plaiting. 



Carriage Costume. — Dress of mauve silk ; 

 the skirt entirely without trimming. Polonaise 

 of black silk, fastening a la redingote. The 

 part which wraps over, is caught up, and 

 fastened at the lower corner by a rosette of 

 mauve ribbon, in the centre of which is a 

 black silk button. The Polonaise is edged 

 all round and up the opening by a band of 

 mauve ribbon, Avhich passes under the waist- 

 belt (also of mauve ribbon), and is carried all 

 round the deep black velvet collar, which 

 crosses over the chest, and forms the trim- 

 ming of the body. Pointed cuffs are imitated 



