Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-04-30
THE GAZETTE.
MORNING, APRIL 80. 1860.
PARIS FASHIONS.

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The Zouaye jacket still reigns triumphant
in the fashionable world. Those of velvet
will give place to materials of lighter texture.
They are now being made in tatfetas, and
also in cashmere OF different coiors- princl-
pally China blue, violet and white. Inc col
ors used for those Of taffetas, are blue, white,
rose. maize. and any one of the lighter shades,
40 that it barmonizes with the rest OF the tol-
lette. The black tafetas Zouave is always
simn,a ard pretty, and has the advantage of
being quite free from any eccentricity
of appearance. These jackets are no lon
ger quilted, but simply lined with taf-
fetss of contrasting shade. Thus, the
black or white, with colored silk; the
colored, white. The lining is bordered
with q narrow ruche of the same color, gen.
orally placed so that it shows a little beyond
the edge, and the outside has trimming of
narrow guipure round it, which falls over the
ruche. The embroideries of gold or silver,
give TO these more particular style, which
many ladies do not admire. A little later in
the season we shall find them made in mus
lin, for summer dresses We even now meet
with them in lace for soirees or for dinner
dress. Round the foundation, which Is gem
orally Of tulle, is a broad lace, falling over
the dress, forming founce or ruche. The
sleeves are made very large and opened up,
and trimmed round with lace: and, when dress
" worn, have no under-sleeves, but leave the
arm uncovered. Morning dresses are still
worn with closed high bodies and trimmed
with ruche, but for demi-tolets some wear
them opened in front, but not far down.
I~A-
Der of narrow founces, or with wide one,
having several narrow as heading. "A
rather novel style of trimming is that OF mar
row founces, parted at the bottom OF tie
skirt, and taken up to the waist between
each BREADTH In taffetas, of rather deep
shade, this looks very well. Until the warm
weather obliges us to resort to open sleeves
again, they will continue to be worn tight,
closed to the wrist or rounded, and left just
open to the elbow, the upper part being en-
suite with the dress, plain, with bouittons,
Jockeys, epauletts, &c. We are bound to
record that the rage for gold trimmings ra-
Their increases than diminishes. 1t Is seen,
not only on dresses, but on bonnets. How
ever, most women of taste think it too snowy
in appearance when used for widening, and
content themselves with rich silk passe-
mentcries, and handsome laces. The Spring
bonnets prepared by our principal modistes,
give evidence of a growing taste for simple
ity, without, however, showing any diminu-
ton of elegance. Silk capotes. covered with
black or white lace, tulle boullione are the
prelude to leghorn and straw bonnets as
usual. We have seen an elegant white Grape
bonnet, the front and curtain bouillonne with
out any trimming than sprig of pink rho
dodendron, and another still in bud. When
this flower is worn on the bonnets-and it
is very fashionable just now-we may men
ton that it is made much smaller than the
natural flower. Yellow stocks, lilac, and
bawthorus are favorits flowers for straw bon
nets. Very pretty capotes are being made,
partly of leghorn and partly of silk; the
front leghorn, and the crown, which is soft,
and ofdrawn silk These are trimmed eth
or with ruches of silk. a simple bow, or q
small boauet Of flowers.