Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-03-09
QD9io Statesman.
[From the n. Y. Post, March 81
THE SPRING FASHIONS.

New styles LADIES' Dresses, Basques
and BOnnets-First Fashion Exhibi.
tiOn of the Season.
The fashion-makers are not less prompt
than the seasons. The first day of spring
brought the first opening of styles Tor the
new year; and it was of course an event OF
great interest among the ladies, VINO were
Invited to witness the display. 1t was not,
perhaps, thought so important an occasion
in certain circles as the Seventh regiment
ball. or the LeiderkranZ or the Grant re-
ceptOn, and will not be remembered so
long; but nobody can Over-estimate the
extent of the commotion that NAV be pro-
duced by the new styles when they are
once established
The new designs were exhibited by Mad
anne Demorest In Broadway; and her rooms
were crowded during the day. The air was
so mild, and the weather in all respects SO
pleasant, that the ladies came in unexpect-
edly large numbers; and they were eyi-
dently pleased with. what they saw. The
styles of articles of apparel were numerous;
and there was, in particular, great variety
of the new double, and gored dresses; some
thing to suit the a6mirer of the plain and
neat, or of the elegant and elaborate.
LADIES' DRESSES.
A pretty style of dress was of white al
paca. The skirt was gOred, and trimmed
with quillings of lavender in the form of a
tunic. On the back breadth-from seam t.
seam-were four deep scolops, the lower
one ten inches from the edge of the skirt.
From the back to the front there was a
scollop on ca h breadth, the quilting run-
ming up the seams so that each seam was
covered, and the scOllops were so graduated
as to bring the one in front fifteen inches
from the bottom The plain, pointed waist
was trimmed to match the skirt; and there
was a coat sleeve having a fall of lace, head
ed with quilting on the shoulder, and open
ing at the hand with puff of lace and
quilting.
A tasteful style of morning dress was
made of buff, and trimmed with blue. On
the front pieces were set, so as to give it the
appearance of being left open and turned
back, and of coming together at the waist.
This was trimmed around with blue velvet
and row of blue buttons; and in the CEN
ter of the front were three rows of buttons.
Around the bottom of the skirt were three
rows of blue velvet. The waist was made
plain, with two points, and was buttoncd ;
the dress turned back at the neck to match
the skirt, and to be worn with chemisette
The sleeve had caps made in the same style,
at the shoulder aud hand.
A handsome black silk robe was cut in
very small cores, which had folds like those
of fan, around the skirt. The seams served
as base for the buttons, which covered
the seams. The buttons were of black silk
with small gold sequins hanging from the
center.
The "Crystal" tunic was of green silk
overa dress of gray poplin. The tunic wa:
composed of a skirt and little low bod
dice, cut in one piece, and open on thu
shoulder and at the sides. The gray body
was cut square, and the gray skirt long
and bordered with green silk. The tunit
was trimmed with ruching of its own ma
terial.
The Madeline gored dress was beautiful
garment, OF very pale buff goats hair cloth
trimmed with blue velvet A novel feature
was its long coat tails, with imitation pOck
cts. Smaller pockets were also in front
The skirt was gored, and had long trail
The Adelaide dress is also pretty. 1t il
partially gored, with an upper skirt alst
gored and cut deep at the back, and oper
half its length at the sides and in front
The entire dress is composed of two shades
of green satin. The under skirt of darl
green is trimmed with band of the lighte
shade, Ornamented with silver buttons. Th'
upper skirt of lighter green, is trimmed
with band of the dark satin and studded
with silver buttons. The waist of light
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med and belted with the darker shade, will
buttons to match.
BAsQUEs.
Ladies find basques so convenient thai
they cannot very we'll do without them.-
A pretty spring style is made of black silk
cut in points, front and back, with mate
rial of a contrasting color inserted. Th
is crossed by narrow velvet, fastened to the
| wi CiIUpr hnttnng
color may be blue, green, violet or ceriSe
but should match the trimming on thu
dress. The sleeve has a cap, and an inser
tion at the hand to correspond with thC
basque. The front is a la militdire.
MISSES DRESSES.
A very pretty dress for misses was mad,
of lavender and trimmed with green. Tht
skirt was gored, with bOX-plaited rnille
headed with green, on the bottom. Tht
same style of ruiile is so arranged upon the
skirt as to represent a basquine, though thu
green runs up in front. This gives thu
dress the appearance of two garments.
is usually voted by the ladies that decep
tion, when it is economy, is allowable. Tht
neck is trimmed with green ribbon, to rep
resent a pointed collar. The buttons arr
green. ........... ..r...
The straight coat-sleeYe is going out o
favor; and those on exhibition were gen
orally somewhat full. Some were slopeC
from the elbow, with large puffs.
"ns JACKETS.
The sleeveless jackets, in all colors an(
beautifully embroidered, attracted mucl
attention. They are made to be worn owe
white waist. One, a lavender silk, will
trimming of the same material of color
and of green velvet, embroidered witt
beads, was particularly admired. Tht
combination of lavender and green is un
usual, but very effective, each looking
richer for the blending. These sleeveless
jackets were embroidered from entirely
original designs. A lady, of well know
family, who was thrown on her own re
sources, not only devised the patterns, bu
embroidered them.
BoNNETs.
1t is too early in the season to Judge very
definitely of bonnets, or to say what shap
or style will be the favorite. 1t will not bC
difficult to make prettier style than tn
Empire, which, though it has been gener
ally worn, has found few admirers. Their
is already a considerable change, and NOR
than the usual variety OF shapes. The zip
sy shape is new, and, for the present, pop
ular. The bonnets are still so small tina
ladies are compelled TO dress the hair elab
orately.
THE HAIR.
Notlong since curls were so much worI
that 1t led to the invention of the hair-curl
er, which being heated with boiling water
does not dry or burn the hair. Crimps OF
friZZes are 80 fashionable now, however