Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-04-23
Correspondence ofthe Journal Of Commerc
spring Eashions In Paris.


Charming toilettes are being prepared for the
festivities which will distinguish Easter week.
For young ladies white silk covered with tulle is
the prettiest style for this season. The corsage
islow andround trimmed with two plain berthes
of double tul,e, and bordered with a Gordon
of small daisies and foliage; in the centre is a
boquet ofdaisies. The tulle sleeves are pulled,
long enough to reach below the berthes, and
leave visible small boquet OF daisies. which
loop them up at the Sides The silk petticoat is
covered with three double tulle skirts without
hem or plat; the three skirts are gathered at
the waist; the longest one falls without any or
nament; the other two are Topped up together
on the left side by boquet of daisies with
branches falling on the second jupe The fash
ionable style OF wearing hair for denoisetex is in
double bandeaux, the under on. lightly pulled,
the upper one rolled inwards and passing on
each side over the Gordon of flowers WHICH orrla.
ments the front OF the head On the back hair,
en- caehe,peigne, there is group Of flowers, with
the foliage falling on the neck.
The spring fashion for bonnets and coiffures
are both simple and elegant; in perfect taste
and without any exaggeration. The flowers
worn in these coihures generally consist OF tufts
with dropping branches, or cache-peignes en-.
tirely covering the black hair. Some are COM
posed Of lacs Of two colors, others are a mix
ture Of roses and pansies, or various flowers
and fruits. Coiffures are also composed Of
blonde, ribands, and violets. The head-dress is
made on a pulled tulle foundation, in winch are
placed small tufts OF violets between them runs
Il snow blonde; the form is round, and encloses
the hair like Acachepeigne: a bandeau, compos-
ed Of small blonde ruche, studded with TUFTS
ofviolets passes from each side on the forehead.
On the sides of the head are placed bows OF
green ribbon and long ends which fall behind
the shoulders. With this couture the robe worn
was (tor Large dinner party violet silk of a
large square pattern, eight inches wide, arrang-
ed like chess board, alternately black watered
silk and plain violet satin squares This dress
has skirt of watered silk with a tunic, at the
edge OF which falls u black lace founce in the
seam of the tunica double band Of crenoline is
sewed The bottom of the long skirt is lined
with buckram TO support it in conformity with
the present fashion. The body is decorated with
a fchu of black tulle, trimmed with three rows
Of lace. The half short sleeves are open in
front and bordered with narrow plating. I'M
berthe sleeve thereis deep lace founce, sup
ported by a tulle puff.
There is NO diminntion in the circumference
Of the jupons and Aounces of the iuir sex
The nlacadamized streets are a yellow pool
throughout, after FIVE days of constant rain.
Nothing can exceed the ridiculous figure of our
small DANES Of the haut-ton in the protuberance
Of their coats and robes, us they endeavor i'll
their walks to defend themselves from the mud.
Recently one of the most renowned Of our pull
pit orators, the Able de Deguere, observed in
sermon, women, now a-dsys, forget in the as
tonishing amplitude Of their dresses that the
gates of heaven are very narrow. 4