Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-03-26
New york spring gFashions.

March 22d is the opening day Of Spring
Fashions by the Milliners and Modistes of New
York City. Last Thursday was the most
disagrceablO of March days, and yet the hOm-
age paid to the tickle goddess Fashion, was
brilliant as ever. The Broadway establish
ments were filled with votaries, and the dis
play of new fashions and goods was unusually
attractive The Herald devotes some two
columns to descriptions, and says "the late f.
nancial revulsiOn appears to have been alto
gether forgotten, and the world of fashiOn-Or
the New York portion of its as gay, as
stylish, and as Indifferent to expense as if re-
vulsiOns existed only in imagination and had no
part in the hard re -Ities of life" The Times
also devotes a column to the Spring Fashions,
from which we clip some matters of interest to
lady readers. -.
The female mind is just now profoundly
agitated upon the bonnst question. Fashion
produces this season a very pretty and most
sensible looking covering for the head, in lieu
Of the useless little things which have been
heretofore in vogue, and says, ''This is my
choice; you must wear it, Whereupon some
ladies are delighted, and some others are ready
to weep. They regard the new bonnet more
in anger than in sorrow; but time will seothe
them into compliance with the general fashion,
and all will be well.
As to the fashions of the mOdiStes, there is
not so much noise in that quarter. In the
dress making rooms all Is smiling and peaceful
serenity over the fOunced robes, which are the
feature in Spring silks. The plain skirt and
the founced skirt will be worn, but the hOun
ces have the largest choice. The corsage for
this season will be round points being con-
fined exclusively to evening dresses. A very
pretty sleeve, which is entirely new and very
stylish, is the "leaf sleeve" it is very wide ard
the bottom is curved to represent the curving
in the oak leaf. The cape is the same, and
both are ornamented with puffed silk trims
ming edged with narrow black lace. 1t is gath
cred in large box pleats into the arm and forms
very pretty sleeve. The cOrsage which &C
compsnied this sleeve was made half high, with
broad collar Of the silk turned back and trim
med to match the sleeve. This is novel pattern,
but the favorite mode for home and promenade
is the high-necked, round cOrsage. There are
a variety of pretty new sleeves, the capuchins
and the half-coat sleeve being among the
prettiest Some mOdistes tried to in
troduce the nsrTow-gored skirt and tight
fitting sleeve this season, but the effort, happily
for taste and beauty, failed. For promenade
mantles, the Empress corsayne and the Patti
shawl seem TO be the fsvorites. The Patti
shawl is made of rich black silk, q flowing
pattern, having a double point behind they
are varously trimmed Flounces will be so
much worn this season that a shawl of this
kind will be needed; it is not large, and sets
out prettily, giving full scope to the dress
For promenade, the favorite colors this season
will be chaste tints-silver gray, drab, mode,
and other quiet colors. The chimes are partic
ularly gry For evening toilet, light colored
chimes and crepes de Paris will be the iavOrite
material corsaPe cut low and pointed
Illusion bands and caPes will be much worn.
But the bonnets-the bOnnets are the things
which, Of ali others, are attracting the atten,
ton of the ladies. The Spring bOnnets re
sembIe in shape cottage bonnet, worn years
ago, only that the front does not set quite so
close to the face. The new bonnets are deci-
dedly pretty, and if not carried to an ugly ex.
trsme in size, will be pronounced the prettiest
worn in long time. The last years fashion
ran off at the back of the head-this year it
threatens to run quite over the eyes. The
front projects nicely over the head, yet stands
out sufficiently from the face to enable a lady
to dress her hair as she may like. The cap, or
sof crown seems to be a great faForite, but
plain ones ars much worn. Rich flowers and
illusion will be largely used in trimming.