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shoulder. The berthes and the sleeves are trim |
med with several rows of pendant velvet buttons.
The skirt, without trimmings. has eight widths.
When there are not founces, all jupes are worn
excessively ample, eight or nine breadths being
the ordinary width.
The following rich morceau We clip from the
local column of the Philadelphia North American.
Having devoted a portion of our own remarks to
the follies of the women we call PAL tcular atten-
ton to caustic illusions to masculine nonsense:
FASHIONS ON TUE Professionalism fashiona-
bic promenade has been thronged during the suu-
ny hours of the last few April days. The spring
fashions have been donned by many who have been
utterly wearied out by the unusuals stay of winter
and these added light and gay variety to the
moving crowd upon the south side Of Chestnut
street. But amid the great diversity presented
by those who claim to be well dressed and to be
up to the mode, it is difficult to discover which
is the fashion for ladies OF gentlemen. 1t is true,
we have received the last decree from imperial
Paris upon this subject; but, from appearance,
we should think that our people are b ginning to
assert their republican independence and demo-
cratic Individuality.
Among the ladies' we have all colors and many
styles. There is no difficulty in regard to the
bonnet, which appears to be an article sufficiently
agant devotee of fashion. We should take it to
be rather airy for the season, however, as to the
| best of our unsophisticated sight, it appears to
i touch the head at but single point. The man.
i tilla with variations, such the gtano, etc., is
giving place to something lighter, fol descrip-
ton Of which, uide LIE Toilet. We say ct eetera
as regards the rest OF the dress for the irer por
tions Of this sinful world, knowing nothing, and
having an earnest desire to remain in blssful ig-
norance" of those ntricacies of fashion that none
| but feminine brain should trouble itself about.
But the masculine promenaders. The grace.
full Talma is not yet Obsolete in spite of the in
trusion of the light sacks and curt under contin-
uations. The males are interesting. There seems
to be trouble in regard to the ''tiIes." The hat
tiers have issued spring fashion of the dress silk
hat that possesses no extravagant popularity, but
tmay be set down as modest, chaste and elegant
But pretty numerous class have adopted the
style OF the ouvricrs of Paris and that which has
been in vogue fer many years in our '4rural dis
tricts." They have donaed the felt hat. Il Thest
hats are of all shapes and various coors; and il il
really amusing to see the manner in which many
: tof them are worn. Here will be young gentle
Imam, evidently deeply read in Eugene Sue ant
Victor Hugo, wearing short cloak, thrownoye
one shoulder in = manner to muffle the lower par
q of his face, and low, black, SLOUGH hat pulled
: ldown over one eye. Thus attired, he walks thu
promenade with measured, tragic pace, ant
scowling look, as If his mind was gloomy witt
Q some dark conspiracy. There, another fedglinl
!, buck, endeavoring to put on rakish, rockies
: air. He wears shawl careessly thrown aroun'
his shoulders, and has his slouching felt pulle,
down upon one side, turned aeopt the other, ant
mshed In at the crown hputred he shut
T. along the prome1 it the beauties
who only curl tls O., g bis want ]. 9
taste in dress. D0thel Individual, wishin!
70 wear the q lsPect Of . scholar, dons higl
!. crowned, sugaf-loafed felt, such as was worn 5,
the Ppsitans, and stalks along, with an air Of ap
5 pared >etruction and . book under bis arm
Still anotlk viii don the drab felt, and endeavo
TO make hat look elegant, that our homespu
farmers from Bucks and Montgomery have bee
Z wearing for many years because they could obtai
nothing better at . low price. These felt SLOUGH
Is are excellent articles-easy for the traveller
handy for stormy day. and, we are told, magn6
cent for . miscellaneous sdrunk. = But il will b
]. long before the ladies' viii acknowledge them q
tasteful hats for . promenade