Hello again, First, here is a neat little tidbit from the Nashville Journal (Washington County, IL). March 1871 - Nashville Journal – FASHION NOTES Hoop skirts are growing smaller. The inevitable over-skirt still goes on. The glove muff is neither useful nor ornamental. The material this season for ladies out-doors suits is velveteen. Pearl ornaments for brides are gradually superceding diamonds. A sealskin overcoat was sold last month on Broadway fro four hundred dollars. Nilsson collars, of fine lace, worn over light ribbons, are considered beautiful. Kid gloves, of heavy textures, are worn by sensible women for the promenade. Nothing but the script style is in vogue for wedding invitations and visiting cards. Very beautiful articles in lace are now made without any ground. No net work is used. The stylish slipper for gentlemen is made of fine black cloth, with a light embroidery in gold. Chinchilla, beaver and melton overcoats are made sacque shape, and with small velvet collars. English weddings and breakfast parties find favor among our people, and will be numerous this season. Flat gold opera chains are one of the latest holiday novelties produced by jewellers. Pretty, but rather expensive. Very useful and convenient is the new invention just patented – a wire spring to hold ladies' veils to their bonnets. High-heeled boots for ladies are still the fashion, although they are made somewhat broader and have metallic tips. German lace caps are worn in the morning by young married ladies. They are jaunty, stylish, and generally becoming. "King William" overcoats have been introduced in this city and in London. They have a deep circular cape and collar. "Jennie June", who is authority on fashions, says: – "No lady will promenade or appear on the street without a trail to her dress." Jennie is right. The very latest idea of ultra-fashionable ladies is to have their boots and shoes padded at the instep, so as to give the foot, at that point, a high and graceful curve. Jewellers say that etruscan gold ornaments are more pepular this season than ever. For gentlemen's studs nothing else is allowed except for full dress, when diamond studs may be worn. Ladies' fur slippers imitate ferret, fox easel, and other small heads. The tip of the foot is the nose, (made of black satin), two enamel eyes shine out on either side and there is a pretty bow on the instep. These slippers have no heels and are lined with quilted satin.