, 1864-03-29

:: Robe Of rich gray :fatlle ailk,, The skirt nay.
ing dtsgona1 bands Of Stewart ta1tin velvet,
covered with black ;guipure lace Band oi
xelret, and gulp1re upon the top and down
the back seam Of the sleeves, and also upoa
TIC square basques at the back of the Jacket.
| Pend int balls trlsh the edge Of the Jacket,
and arc attached to the ends Of the baads
| upon the sleeves. -.
Rcbe Of green and gold ehaogeaele silk,
Of green velvet, which rounds up to tae
waist, and Is covered with Il flonuce Of Eng
Ieh lace !. low bodo, draped with lace and
velvet. and yery short sleeves,
| Kobe ot blue md lilac changeabie silk, the
skirt quite plain, but very vide. full and
long behind. Body low, and draped in the
tening fall Of crystal fringe. :.
a pretty morning dress for . bride is OF
| white foulard, the skirt trimmed with band
| Of tlatd velvet, and. the Jacket and sleeves
With velvet. edged With fringe containing
the same co1ors:" ~.
CUR cololed French poplin, trimmed with
band, Of black velvet put on in hollow
squares, and headed with pendant balls.
The same trimming forms square berthe on
the body, and ornaments the sleeves.
A robe Of rich green MORE, sprinkled with
pyramidal applications Of tulle, divided into
pnflings by cross bars Of green velvet edged
with 1ace. T. lace tuuic covered the low
body and draped the skirt where it was
caught up with bunches Of half blown roses.
|: This dress, with several Of the preceding,
came from the establishment OF Nine. De-
m0rest.
Evening dresses are nearly al made Of thin
materials, and are very: wide. full and float
lng., The most admired are white, or some
Light single color, such as blue pink OF
1nauve, and they are nearly all decorated
Wn ana the SWISS sMss oes yey yx %asa saaale m
bands carried across tho shoulder, ia still
, Worn. As q novelty, these little bodices are
row made in plaid silk and velvet, land are
ornamented with fringe and tassels contain:
Ing the colors Of the plaid.
very small for the street; very wide for evc-
ming and full dress. The. amplitude In the
latter case Is not, however, caused SO much
By the size OF tho hoops Ms the number aud
skirts. a new skirt, called the q duplex clip
tic" Is made very elastic BY fine double
springs, united by woven covering. These
can be condensed, without Inconvenience or
annoyance, into tue smallest space, and are,
therefore, exceedingly well adapted for wear
upon al public occasions, and in any public
Anew and delightful French extract Of VI
olet and pond ully, {Mme. Dupont'a,) long
known and priced By the ladies Of Boston,
has been introduced here BY her agents, Heu-
shaw. Faulkner and Gushing, and is creating
fashionable sensation By the exquisite deli
eacy and subtlety Of theIs edor, which Is
quite superior to my thing we have had before
. In these pertumes.- -
The Htfald's jenkins describes portion of
the spring fashions as follows:
Tho different styles Tor the corsage arc SO
varied that choice is rather embarrassing,
and, though all are equally pretty, get all
are rot equally becoming to every figure.
The pointed Waists IL. all: their 1nnnifo1d
forms have superseded the belt waias, which
are made with the sharp single point, with
two points, with square lappets, or the
rounded waist. The back Of the cofsage is
fashioned TO correspond with the front, with
this difference, that the points arc longer
and larger. The back Is sometimes cnt with
seam to tue other. Dresses arc Worn high to
the thront and buttoned in front. except for
ball or evening costume, when 1oW-ncek
dresses are the style, - We have seen in
Madame Demorest's, among other elegant
Novelties, very elegant and stylish waist
called the "Margqerite.' It is cut low and
epau}et5. The corsage extends below the
waist, falling over tho hips with graceful
sweep, ending In .Vandyke points. This c1-
egant style can be reproduced In q 1igh-neck
dress and be equally recherche.
There Is quite q rage fox rests and Jackets
refreshing to see such genuine enthusiasm
displayed by our New York ladies, who never
foo1isb1y squandcr, It upon any less worthy
object. We hare all Kinds Of vests-some
with collars and some without, some closed
to the throat aud others half open. Then VIC
square lappels in the back, turned over collar,
and front cut away. like ZouaYe jacket,
displaying the vest underneath. The " No
1ero" aud "Figo1a,''. tauntE little affairs,
basque shaped back; rounded front No mat
ter Low the back .nay vary, the front is inva-
The sleeve is always made tight, like the coat
sleeve. The corsage is trimmed In every pos
sible way, With bands, 4 sth Tuches, and With
lace
TIE SLEEVE;
In this Important part Of the dress we have
as much variety as in the corSsge; but the
coat sleeve is the favorite. Sleeves arc now
made with caps Of epaulets. which have
give an opportunity to dispose Of little
more trimming. By the way, the more ex-
pensiye the materials and the trimmings be-
come, it is more desirable to use large quan-
tity Of both. The coat elecre Is trimmed down
the seam and On the epanlct and cults, and
sometimes with perpendicular or horizontal
bands Of velvet The flowing sleeve is still
to be seen, and will be more popular as the
warm weather advances. The slashed sleeve,
with under puflngs, Ia also in favor, and
host OF other randescribable shapes are strug-
Cling into notice. The coat sleeves, be /. re-
me1nbered, are loose enough TO admit Of
small underslecye. g..
The swelling amplitude which has charac.
terized the skirt for 80 many seasons ID in no
WY diminished, although the framework on
which 1t is displayed has shruuk considers
hly, and been curtailed Of Its tair proper
tinns. The passion for trimmings Is at the
spring tide Just now, and the skirt is seized
on as atforaing the largest field for display
ines, and bias folds, and bands Of velvet, and
two or three rows Of fuchfng and fringe, and
buele gimp, and sometimes combination Of
two or more Of these different styles, until
the trimming has become more expensive
than the dress itself. It is curious to observe
The stratagems resorted to to increase the
amount Of trimming. First, We have 1t put
on straight round the bottom Of the skirt,
then above that we see graceful undulations
Of trimming. and the spaces between are
filled with rosettes Of 1aces or bows Of vel
vet. Another effective and Ingenious device
| Is to throw up the trimming pyramidally
ut each breadth almost half the length OF tho
skirt OF course the plain skirt is still worn;
1t is never ont Of fashion.
A Coppcrhead Senator In Appropriate
=. Business,
The Parkersburg (Va} Gdzctfe says:
We did not know last week for what John
S. Car1ile came here and was 20 still about,
on Sunday week. We know now. He had
a mulatto woman and child here-the latter
his own. He took them with him on Mon
day morning. :.