The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-04-18

If there is one fashion more likely than all 9th
er to keep its place permanently in la belle monde
It's certainly founces. Again and again has their
fall been prophesied; some have even gone so far
asto assert that their reign was over but they have
soon reappeared, in some some new form probably,
but still to be universally adopted ever, and
no wonder, for what trimming can be pronounced
more elegant and becoming? We, therefore, are
not surprised to find the spring novelties, at least
the greater number of them trimmed with fOunces;
and for silk, which is now the material most worn,
no trimming is so graceful.
The newest materials for spring dresses are those
in WOOL woven in small bouquets of colored flow
ers; Irish popins, striped howered; foulards,
which to be much worn; brocade silks; poplins,
checked with white, maize or groseille; moire an
tique, with embroidered flowers and grenadines,
and poult de sole, with which they make elegant
dinner dresses.
For deep mourning, bonnet of plain Grape,
trimmed on the front with coquilles of gulpure and
tufts of black chrysanthemums with jet centres
Across the forehead, bandeau OF chrysanthe
NUNS.
MANY bonne!s are made of black lace and tulle
trimmed with bunch of double violets, and a dia-
dem of vioets across the forehead.
An elegant dinner or evening dress may be made
of bIacs moire with n wide hounce of black lace
at the sdge of a wide band of black velvet, placed
on a raperie all around the dress. Quite at the
bottom of the skirt was black rouche Of tulle,
edged with blonde Low body, trimmed with
hack lace and rouches. Short boufantes sleeves.
white Jessamine, with gold centre fastened together
at the back under plaits of hair, or velvet bows
with long ends.
Zouaves still in favor, and will continue to be
worn. new material has lately been made call
ed epouine; it resembles the Indian cachemire but
is much less expensive. The Zouave is embroidered
in wool, like the Thibet shawls. The colors are
soft and we'll shaded.
Almost all the ball dresses are covered with an
upper skirt veil of tulle more or less embroid-
cred with gold or silk. 1t is certainly light and
pretty, but is soon crumped, and not unfrequentIy
torn.
Although are still in Lent many elegant ball
dresses have appeared. Amongst them was one OF
white Cambray gauze, with several founces, work
ed in a wreath of corn flowers. Round low body,
with scarf sash of blue ribbon. Berthe covered
with frills to match the fouuces, and pointed in
front and behind. Sleeves, formed with three mar
row frills. Couture, waved hair, turned back from
the temples. On the summit of the head bunch oil
corn flowers, with branch of wild roses failing at
the side. Three rows of blue ribbon, gu lled round
the gloves.
Bonnets have undergone scarcely any change in
form during the last month; some of the newest
models are very elegant, and others altogether as
simple. Thus, bonnet of quilted white silk, trim
med across the front with of light green vel
vet bows reaching to the curtain. Blonde cap,
with diadem of green velvet bows in the blonde.
White strings edged with green velvet.
The second, more elegant, was of white royal
velvet, with square fanchon of Magenta velvet
euilNuIuCN WIN ilCh Oudutlliy' Ou Tue lelI slut
were placed two small feathers, fastened together
by rosette of small curled black feathers. The
inside was trimmed with bandeau of Magenta
velvet and small black feathers.
Bonnets of figured tulle are very much worn.
Lilac eg Iantine aZaias and many of the favorite
flowers. The mixture of black, though still much
worn, is scarcely so much in favor. One is getting
almost tired OF that incessant mixture of black and
white lace; however, black, in silk and ribbon i:
still fashionable and we have seen lately bon
nets of black silk, trimmed with pink silk, which
had very good effect.
Bonnets are still trimmed very much on the top
and, as they stand off the forehead, require much
trimming inside. This fashion, however, we mus
pronounce very unbecoming to most faces.
We have already described several evening Golf
fures, by which it will be seen that the diadeu
wreaths still worn; but many of our best houses
are making them much less heavy in front, a.
which we must rejoice, nothing could be more
unbecoming to young face than large bunch o
flowers touching the forehead.
very pretty wreath called la Jardinere, il
composed of very small flowers, of various hues
placed in bouquets, and fastened together by
plait of green velvet. Others are formed with
diadem of small flowers in front, with pOuff Oh
feather falling over the shoulder on the other, las
tened together behind by bouquet of flowers.
We must not, however, forget to remind ou
readers of the new triple wreath, which is by fa
the most graceful head-dress that has been worl
for some time past, and will be soon the universa
faVOrite.