The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1865-08-16

FASHION GossIr fashionable ladies will be sorry
to hear that there is decided attempt being made to
abolish train skirts and introduce IN their places not
the ooped up skirts which has been long admired and
already become an institution" with us, but the snort
peasant skirt reaching to only some inGhes ABOVE Tue
ankles This announcement will strike dsuay to the
heart of every lady who does not rejoice in such peda
xfrannes as raised Cinderella to the Thrones while
those fair danes and maidens blessed with pair of
trim we'll turned ankles will hail with delight faslon
calculated to display them to the best advantage
The sfopton of this skirt dates as all fashlons
that are destined to succeed must date, from Paris
It appears to have been suggested to the PaMSahs oy
their recent aoourn in the country where, no aouot,
thew found it vastly convenient and great improve
ment on the train skirt The favorte color III Hsrl5
this spring is said to have been PINK An lnVehtloh
of certain I'm Paris) celebrated Mr.. WORTH known
as the Rose of Bengal, is very popular and much
admired dress 1t is very ingenious, and so pretty
that we append description OF it. The skirt IS mace
in silk or Chambery gauze, or even in tafetas, ana
the METALS of rose placed the one on top
f Tho other and narrow pinked out ruches are sewn
around the edge of each petal. The bodice ls mace
to represent two petals which cross each other IL Is
c very low in the neck and shoulders, and worn WIN
o.1i,nre or high bodice made either OF clear Whlte
muslin or of silk tue in puElngs Win rows Oh oiacA
velvet ribbon This dress is made IN various coiors,
INIT !. losA it's significance except when made in eolors
which the rose is known TO grow
The old.time fashion of silk skirts opening over
white muslin satin pettcoats ID again coming IN
vogue; the following will serve a model: pale,
silk skirt opened at each breadth from the bot
tom to about quarter Of yard up the skirt straps
of white or other contrasting used to hold them
together over the underskirt and assel correspond
ing in color is sewn at each end of the strap The
bodice is made of the material as the undersklrt
with corselet of silk to match the dress skirt worn
over it. and laced with cord corresponding in color
! with the straps the skirt
The newest thing in that ever-var9ing covering Tor
the head Is known as the ozenge bonnet 1t is made
either of rice or Belgian straw, and describes To-
zenee on the head, combining five smaller ones, which
are made Of either pink or lilac ribbons. Ribbon 10
remarkable and curious effect; others have tiny ow
ers instead of ribbon, similarly arranged. Bennets
entirely covered with flowers in high favor, and
! that style has already been adopted here. For in
stance the following unique and pretty bonnet which
We saw this week has been greatly admired The
shape covered with light putting of white elk tufe
and completely overlaid With lilac colored harebels
and sprig8 of sharp spearle grasses at the back,
mass of harebells and grasses arranged in such
manner us to fall the hair and serve the purpose
of hair ornament Long tulIe wells should be worn
with these bonnets and have yery pretty effect float
! ing downward over lace and curls and flowers.
New York News.