The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-03-23
THE SPRING FASHIONS.

cipal establishments.
The Clerk Of the Weather isgencrally supposed 10 DO
no willing slave fashion, and up late hour
Wednesday night the metropolitan miners feared that
their spring opening would be failure OF his
obstnacy II had rained heavily on Wednesday
ing, gloomy and foggy during the day and evening
in fact for week before alternate rain sleet aud
presaged bad weather for the opening day But during
the night of "Wednesday brisk breeze sprang up and
dispelled the fog and mist and Thursday morning
cheerful pleasant and sunny the unreasonable
could WISH The fresh and bracing breeze
der the day still more pleasant and enjoyable and these
attractions Of nature albeit apparently hesiiatngy
bestowed added those OF the shop windows aud In
eros naturally drew great crowds Of ladies' into Broad
way and the othor fashionable streets.
But even had the day been bad the modstes had no
thing to fear Women the most arbitrary of charac
ters and Dame Fashion and her milners the most arb
tary OF women; and not the Clerk OF the Weather
could successfully nerpose objections to the enjoyment
occasion by both classes The spring opening Is
always with the fair danes aud for the fashion
able milliners OF New York. They fail to enjoy IL
the opportunity for the exercise OF that grand passion
Of the female souldspay. On that day, when the one
class displays wares-f bonnets ribbons and aces
be called waresand the other its beauty they heed
less alike OF thcrmomerica and barometeral advice
and In spite Of wind and weather. brave Broadway and
upon the streets very early hour and old merchants
who know when opening day comes save by its
cost wondered, as they repaired to business down
town. why Broadway thus early so full Of ladies' 10
comoon the west side of that great toroughare
much retarded by the groups Of ladies' who stood
gazing in the windows or hurried from shop to shop
Frequently they stood Ave and six deep gazing the
windows, while the interiors of the principal establish
ments Broadway crowded a ballroom at the
height OF the The mods.cs ap ,cared to be
ces whom every lady anxious to consult; and Diana
of Ephesus who forctold fortune and ate never
more courtcd and worshippcd than me,ropoii.ans
who forete and arrange the fashions One would i'm
agne from yesterday display that modistes establish
ment is at all times sacred in your true womans eye.
On opening day the n0dists becomes sort OF saint and
the arbitrary danes who acknowledge allegiance to
mankind succumb to thcm On opening day the modesto
is absolute; her 'here is none to disputer The
woman who objects like the who delberatcs, In
lost Not to accept the style decided upon by the grand
council of miners is than death 70 woman; for
| II results in being ridicnlcd With something OF this
sacred regard possessing them the ladies' yesterday
visited the different estaoishm' anxious to learn the
styles and materials and 10 examine the specimens
| of bonncts hats and dresses displayed
BoNNErs.
! One Is launched upon shoreess OF description In
attempting the beauties OF yesterdays open
ing. Our milincrs seom to have exhausted not only
| their inventive brains but the establishments OF
Paris 10 collect assemblage OF novelties with which
delight the fair danes Of the metropolis eyinced
only in the varod shapes OF the bonnes bot in the
endless variety OF trimmings that embslish that most
important garment which a addressed dons
last aud yet oh which she bestows moro than on all
the rest OF her toilet Such airy fairy creations such
combinations OF delicate material becoming and yet
such mere apologies OF bonneis were never befor seen
IT, styles curtains ignored; others have most
Swallow pretcnce OF headpcccs and still Others carry
| ing out tho idea Of
Uneasy lies the head that a crown.
minus crowns. In shape there * radical change,
bu, such variations OF former fashions that b, is dci
20 the present notifications 10 thor origin We
have had Marie suaris before but never 80 depressed
the forehead widely curved the throat Tho
stiff and angular dimensions OF the empire modified
by endless pufngs Of illusion aud ruches OF iue while
streamcrs Of the fabric oat from the top, Tho
sdee behind and before, giving peculiarly light and
graceful appearance forming In fact, an entirely diner
lee, bat its beautiful effect Is retained in elegant
Mess hat, by handsome fail otacc which produces
securely the head being fastened there by RIB
bons aud bow at the back thus making appropriate
surrounding for the popular coil IA Grerqpe Beside
| these We have the Inevitable gypsey During the past
season there was an attempt made to introduce this
shape but II failed account OF iis unsuabty 10 tho
wlntry weather. and rarely used except in evening
hats but now one eau scarcely nnd anything else, and
spanish Gypsey the Impersricc the PAMELA These
arc eninently the young lady bonnet and form most
hcsddress the bright checks
Of misses their teens For tho precise there
other modes less poaonese and consequently more ap
| proprae.
In trimmings the tawdry gilt, which is happily ban:
ishod replaced by most beautiful OF Jet Of
straw and OF siyered tins L. that 'slitierng in silver
| easily ,srnished gait THIS siyering IL som times
sl,owered upon the Grape like delicate frOsing;
again, very light material Is bro'dered with
| thread Of silver; and s,ll another variety
consists In attaching quantities OF silver bees OF batter
nes and lIny birds TO The most gossamer Ike gauzcs
1 md gain are feat IN Tor
thing that looks like 1t and will not tarns spun into
threads as light and ncecy az msrabout feather In
jet and straw wo have a combination exceedingly aPpro.
| priat. for trimming the popular ieshorn Clusters of
straw nowen with pendants and bells Of jet arc hand
mingled In lunches fancy straw connected aro1nd the
bonnets ~ jet chains. The nckle Goddess Of FASHION
and IN chains not 70 hcsvy nor 20 unwingly worn a.
thosc o. the captive Zenoba in the trumphai procession
OF her conqueror but vastly less becoming, because
cyincing Thirst for novelty thai forces the feminine
choice out Of the region OF grace and beauty and gives
Inv name s woman ~ Thesr Fashionable relies OF bar,
barouH age swing and dange from every bonnet and
headdrcsa; fastened at either SIDE OF the throat they
| fall below the neck the bust and almost the belt
A. 70 color n impossible 10 decide what will prevail
The cvcrpcpuiar lavender the iae, vioe and the new
tint ncou the lake made W every style aud
met with SPECIAL commentator nj the openings Thc-e
shades look frcsh and spring Ike now aud yet they
dure the dust and Of midsummer better than lighter
shades Pearly gray and blue oolor aud
also popular combinations
Ia wells have squares 81 tnllc and OF crepe isc
nnshe by wide hem, aud occasionally by narrow lace
orruche These fastened at corner the len
side of the bat and preferable the long net wells
| going out, which split and iall into folds
In rOund hats there several novelties, some Of
which exceedingly picturesque There the wn,tenu
resembling inverted basin and the Continental which
with round and three sides Topped ts really such
| hai a. General-not Iady-Wsshngton wore In 10.
bat which, century later woman In her love f0r novety
has appropriated 70 herself There also yachting hat
called the TarIauln Aas the Jack Tar; the Sailor tho
| MILDLY, and dozen other aquatic names gwen ~
nule nat hat which decidedly This last u manu-.
featured by Erhard Res holds nj their establishment
bs3 broadway Here tco. made the "Charipts
Corday" bonnet and Ia Gloire hat The material from
which these gooe made ubc silver brilliant braid
the leading style IN Paris The hats arc really beau
| uful IN design
Nine R@lings, No 3is Canal street exhibited Of
the hand-omest co ectlons of millinery the cy Her
PARIS hats ryaied by those of her mannfac.
ture One that Attracted special aiention Eyp~ey