Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-04-19
From The New York News.
The EashfOns.


What would be the feelings of our fashionable
ladies' If some leader Of the Ton were to appear
In the park or on the avenue hsbited in q long
lsnk. flowing gown. unsupported BY the grace
full hoepskirt, and unadorned by either scarf or
shaw, wearing upon her head hideous enormi-
", three times the size of the late discarded
"coal scuEtle" bonnet, and efectually Disgusting
every beauty OF face and figure happily bestowed
on her by kindly nature
Imagination scarcely serves 20 call forth the
food tide Of remarks that would follow in Der
wake, hover about her, and salute her on every
side. Small boys would boot her. gaping crowds
would stop, and congregste, and stare after her,
and good taste would be outraged
And in the very face Of these facts, what is
the costume We now appear in, and how would
our grsndmothers have looked upon it-how will
the next generation regard il in glancing back
on the fashion plates for 1895 Z Nor need we
20 30 far back, nor look 90 far forward for the
establishment our present style Of dress might
excite Let any lady reader picture to herself
what her emotions would have been just FIVE
day OF this year. and beheld herself promensdng
Broadway attired in the following manner.
CUR colored dress Of we will say, alpaca, or
namented with leather trimmings and steel but
tons. and looped up in festoons, over balmoral
skirt, founced, futed, braided, and otherwise
trimmed in magnificent style. and ius. short
enough to allow a glance of the tapering ankle,
and full view Of the little foot in kid CATERS
and orns neu,ed tssses. A sscque 10 match the
dress, ard similarly trimmed; enormous
bunch Of hair. beaded net, gttering and CLINT
ing in the sun, and fall OF curls heavy AID rich
enough to have moderately supplied three heads
in days gone BY The hair ornamentcd with sew
ersl yards of narrow ribbon. tied in bows and
fluttering down the back in long streamers. and
the covering Of the head consisting Of lady .
handkerchief of lace. supported on fairy like
frame, and covered with mass OF blonde lace,
| ribbon and flowers. Yet this is the exact descip-
| ton OF a eostume We saw on Broadway last week.
and il was universally admired: dozen voices
united in declaring il charming, sweet, "
." becoming" rich, elegant and recherche" and
according to the fashions OF to-day, il was go.
But why carp at new styles, and bonuets and
hatsf Till the end of time, whatever is worn
will be beautiful, and the utmost exaggera
tons OF the prevailing modes will be ever the
newest, the loveliest, and the most sought after.
In dresses the changes are. this season. more
| limited than in most anything else; and in bon
nets the changes are the most marked and re-
markable Skirts are not now quito so long a.
| formerly, and are made rather narrower; this is
particularly true Of walking dresses. which are
universally lOoped up over the balmoral. The
conirivances for effecting this are various as the
tastes OF the wesrers We shall take an early
opportunity TO describe one or two of the most
successful and most useful methods OF fes-
looming the skirts Sleeves are made quite close
TO the arm; tight coat sleeve, and loose coat
sleeve pattern: and beted waists are gaining IA
vor again. Head dresses-called by courtesy,
b0nnets-are ola hundred descriptions: and they
are certainly very beautiful and for opera, thes
tire and concert room much better suited than
| -, h.. ~, hat he
come under our observation. At the fine estsb
lishment OF Mrs. Ratings, No. 3lS Canal street
We found great variety. In particular we re
member the following. which were too beautiful
to be easily forgotten:
A white bonnet Of brides blonde, 10 puffs
over a frame so fine and delicate it scarcely
showed through the blonde. and ornamented
across the open back with a small half handler
chief of the bonnet material. edged with white
blonde lace. A coronal of white lilies of the
valley was placed across the back of the bonnet
and the face trimmings were of the same deli
cate, sweet blossoms. The strings were OF
white dotted blonde, quarter Of yard in
width, and edged with delicate blonde lace
Long stresmers of the same flowed out from be
meath the half handkerchief at the back. orming
a beautiful transparent covering for the fall OF
curls destined to CLEAN beneath them.
Another was Of the most delicate shade OF
mauve French crepe, and was laid quite plain
over the frame. At the back was q heavy
bunch of pink flowers. shaded by fall of
blonde and the face trimmings in front were OF
flowers to match. and the strings Of ribbon the
same shade as the crepe, with streamers OF
! white blonde
! Still another we must find room for because
of its exquisite simplicity and elegance. 1t was
of black lace, in puts and folds, and was trim
med across the back with mass of bright
crimson rose buds, half blown, and the front
with full blown rose and buds set in little
putting Of blonde. Black ribbon strings, with
small narrow strings Of crimson.
The very handsome and stylish bonnets Of Mrs.
Mulchnock. No 535 Broadway. also deserve a
running notice We have room for descriptions
of only few. and they we'll worth it.
A bonnet Of straw colored tissue. . new goods,
nsde OF silk, and transparent. with a black lace
kerchief at the back and depending from il 9
large fully open vsriegated tulip. with two half
open flowers of the same nesting under the lace.
\ full blown tea in black lace in front.
and black ribbon strings.
| Mrs. Muchinock is quite remarkable for her
Leghorn bonnets One which in her es-
Enlistment this week. was beautifully trimmed
with straw tassels, and an ornamented kerchief
crown of straw. lace. jet and dark steel beads.
The front consisted of q dark blonde colored
flower and green leaves and buds, and the strings
were Of straw -colorsd ribbon.
Sacques and nantes of silk have not yet been
displayed in the Spring openings-at least very
few of thsm-and. for the present, the great ia
vorite appears to be the little cloth sacque, reach
ing just TO the hips. braided. ornamensed, and
having in front = tiny pocket for the accommo-
dstion of lace handkerchief