Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-27
Fashions FOR the Women-OPenIns Day of
the nTodtstea in New York..

Fashions FOR the women-OPenInG Day Of
the N odistesi in New York.
Fridays Tribune contains this information
respecting the latest fashions in New York
as shown on Thursday, the opening day Of
fashions IN that city;
The Drsss.-There has been a complete
change in the form and trimming OF dresses,
and one which willcreate some commotion
among ladies short and ladies tall, ladies
stout and ladies small This change has not
been brought about without a struggle. For
year past the leading queens of beauty and
of fsshion-those women who look lovely in
any bonnet and every ~dress-have endeav-
ored TO introduce the gored skirt, formerly
worn by their stately grandmothers. Their
efforts were unavailiDg for a time, and many
ladies hoped the thing would fail. But the
devotees of gored skirts persisted, and the
year 1861, Spring and Summer, will witness
their triumph. The gored dress will soon be
the rage, and from specimens seen yester-
day one feels compelled to say that it must
be extremely becoming, especially to tall
figures. A strange fact in relation to these
gored dresses is; They have not been worn
since the days Of the American Revolution.
Ourpatriotic grandmothers of those glorious
days wore them, and now this unique fash
ion has returned to adorn the daughters o
another day of revolution. Truly, this is
noteworthy freak of fashion.
Dhb blc BOt6u uTeSS Oi our blmb Is SllguJly
different from those of the past. The dress
of eighty years ago had but two breadths in
the skirt, and the waist was directly under
the armpitss While the one of 1861 has from
six To- seven yards, width around the bottom
of the skirt, and q corsage elegantly fitted,
being neither too long nor too short. For
morning n~egLige, the skirt and corsage are
cut in one piece, with a tight or half bishop
sleeve. For dinner dress, the corsage is de.
tached in front, thus relieving it of its morn
ing-IObe appearance. The sleeves and skirt
ere richly and elegantly trimmed. From
threeto eight small founces are worn on the
bottom of the dress-the corsage very high
snd plain, and sometimes open at the throat,
surplice fashion. Ladies must remember
that all elegant dinner and evening dresses
will be made with the open flowing sleeve.
All negliQe and promenade dresses will have
the tight-puffed or the half open coat sleeve.
TIT ~mosquetaire collar and cuffs will be
very much worn for morning costume, but
small linen bands will be more fashionable.
The new dress goods for the coming season
are very chaste and beautiful in pattern. In
silks and bareges, the ground colors for
promenade are various shades of gray, brown
and green but the grays seem the ~favorite
colors. English bareges will be made in
gored dresses, having one large lounce on
the bottom Of the skirt. English grena-
dines-a much more elegant and expensive
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hounces.
A lovely silk, entirely new, is one called
the Prince-of-W Wales plume. The design is a
white, curled ostrich plume, with a few
leaves of "fOrget-me-not' entwined, very
royal and snowy, and certainly very tender,
on a plain ground. These silks may be had
in ali the fayorite colors. The color of the
"forget-me mot" leaves varies with the color
of the silk, and is always the same as the
silk, but the plume is white in all. This is
the silk of the season, and many pleasant
recollections, no doubt, will revive in the
hearts of the wesrers of the graceful youth
it will recall to their minds. Another new
feature in silks is the narrow stripe-the
pin stripe as it is cslled-which will be a
decided ~favorite. This silk comes also in the
various leading colors. A very handsome
fabric for late Spring and Summer is the
Mozambique cloth. This will be worn a
great deal for travelling. dresses. 1t will be
made up. of course, in the gored pattern,
and will make the neatest and p~rettiest little
eored mantle to match that ever delighted
sn elegant woman's eyes. The color of the
Mozambique cloth is a soft gray, with a
silken gloss, and the material is of that most
desirable kind for ladies, which never looks
tumbled-a sort of wiry sottuess. This cloth
is nearly two yards wide, and is only 81 so
per yard.
The GoakS and ManleS.-The cloaks for
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except a bias circular, very long and full,
which has a hood of an Understandable shape,
ard, which, as the saying is, must be seen to
be appreciated. The ladies may, however,
form some idea of it by supposing a large
circular cape, gathered in fan shape in the
center, aid having the ends folded up and
trimmed with very large r~osettes. This gar
mcnt is the princess Mantle Black silks
and ladies cloths will be very much worn in
paletots, with deep plain capes. "A new arti-
Gle for Summer wear is the Grenadine
shawl. There are not many of these pretty
sbawls imported, but they will form a very
gay feature in Summer fashions. They are
to be had in pure white, black, with brocaded
border al d raised leaves of the most striking
colors, and also in blue and brown.
The BOnHstS.-These beautiful things--the
bonnets--aTe thank Heaven, no smaller than
those worn III the past season. The new
Poris shape is very distingue, but it will dis
appoint some of the ladies who are trying to
introduce the fiat Marie Stuart fronts. La
dies have tried very often to introduce the
Marie Stuart, but must yield to fashion and
console Themselves with the thought that
the Marie Stuart bonnet is only becoming to
young and handsome faces, and that is the
reason they will not take. The new shape
for the season is worn very high, close to
the lower part of the face, and slopes very
much from the tip" to the crown. At
Madame Harriss, in Broadway, some very
elegant ones may be seen. One of lavender
silk, with a white lace front and a cape OF
rich blonde, was very charming. 1t had a
simple trimming of pansies and lilies hall
buried in folds of the softest lace. Ruches
will be worn still, but not generally. The
hair viii be worn in curls and in braids in
the bonnets as was the fashion before ruchel
cam in vogue. They will, however, still
be worn in some of the most stylish bonnets
Tue trimmings for the bOnnets will be sim
ple-lace and small flowers, in clusters aut
in loops ON the top, or as nearly on the TOT
of the boz net, as 1t is possible TO get them
Fancy straws will be very much worn thi
Spring ard Summer. A great many cost
OF es have been imported.
Lol THE Poor TSDIAN.-On Saturday nigh
atrOupe OF IDdians gave an entertainment a
West Troy, New York. The audience Wa
quite large, and the performances passed o
for some time with much spirit. But whe
the programme had about half concluded
some of the Indians discovered that thei
agent had run off with the entire proceed
OF the entertainment, amounting TO betweeI
$50 and $40.
Their "war dance was soon change
fiOm sport to earnest and was enacted il
the open air instead of the Hall. The poo
creatures could speak very little English
and as they rushed about the streets in pur
suit Of the recreant agent, jsbbering ant
yelling in the purest aborigine, there was
Of course, no little sensation produced in the
village. The Indians had not enough money
left to pay their hotel bill. F.
PAINFUL INSTANCE OF WASTED LIFE
Tit Boston JoarHa mentions the following
sad instance Of mental and social ruin re-
sultiuR from unrestrained dissipation;
Among the tenants of the lock up on
Monday night was a mana wreck of what
he was before he became a prey to his per-
verted appetite-who, until within a few
years, stood in the foremost rank of the
medical profession, enjoying a lucrative
practice in one of our suburban towns, sur
rounded BY all the comforts which wealth
and social position could give; yet having
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