Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-04-05
Spring Fashion,.
The style OF Drcssc~, Hoops and
HOM,aetS.

The season favors the fashions. The
short jackets sacqucs and the in tcis :
NAL bonncts of the past season were not
50 well adapted to the severe cold winter
as to the bright DAYS OF early spring; and
these who followed tbs. extreme mode"
are suitably clothed lor the miider tem-
perature OF March.
In some articles of dress the change,
since year ago. is quite marked. The
fitting hoops. whic. We're adopted by the
IN jority. have been banisi c | from fashions
ale society, and they are at last votcda
relic of bad taste. and an unbecoming
style. The ''tilter>" have been followed
by Il much smaller hoop. and. When pro-
portonel to the figure. the new ones are
tar more graceful both for indoor and
outdoor wear.
LADIES DR rSsES.
The gored dress, so long in fashion. will
be the prevailing style for the coming sea-
son. 1t is made plain at the top--or with
plaits at the back, according to Ia ste. For tn
h, Il g til skirt is very wide ut the bottom,
Win Il long train. For receptions this skirt is
very suitable
In street dresses there is n decided and ap.
pareutly popular change. The short dresses.
with neitcoat to match, are great improve
mcnt upon the lo0ped-up dresses. with trains
which sometimes escape from the best OF loop
| ers to sweep the streets. These short dresses
require u sacque or jacket to be Worn with
them, and are generally made en- suite Shawls
cannot he worn with thcm they have too hea-
w Il look. and are not graceful with the new
| short dress.
The Interesting event of last week among tho
! flshiou-makers was the opening Of dress pat
/ terms By Madam Demorest. Besides these,
/ there We're patterns of mantillas sacques, &C..
and for chiltlren's clothing u great variet: Of
styles. The coat sleeve Is still to some extent
] Il f;,vorc. but gradually the flowing sleeve
I y.ipi
many admirers before the summer is over.
Some of th. designs for these sleeves are very
pretty and novel. One is a half-i!owing sleeve
over Il coat sleeve, or Il coat sleeve open on the
OH, side and laced, with the loose flowing sleeve
falling gracefully over the elbow.
There are several different styles of the pep
lun basque, each having something in lis favor.
\ short loose sacqura triful shorter ut tho
sides than the back and front, and beautifully
trimmed, is very attractive.
The short dresses for the street are made
plain at the top. Or with plats a' the J;lch,
| both of which are fashionable. The skirt is
usually cut with points around the bottom, and
Is worn over plated petiicoat of the same
materia-bat the petticoat is now often made
plain, and when trimmed with graduate bands
of velvet is very pretty. and many prefer it to
the plated. Everything i'll the way Of dress Is
elaborately trimmed.
The stvcs in childrcn's dress are various. as
usual. Lthographic prints of pretty faces: in
II frame work of golden curls, arc attached tu
figures to represent children from two to throt
wears up to ten wears. The figures are dressed
IN the latest mode, even tc the dainty garter.
BONNErS.
Tho spring styles in boancts have not vet
been brought out, except at the opening of the
importers. whel the mllinrrs gathered up all
the novelties and ordered them home mmed-
ately. whcrd they will be hidden until the gen.
eral opening day. Some change has taken
place in shapes, but it is not SO great as many
predicted in early winter. When the small
bonnets of the past year made their appear
ancc. the universal belief WAS that they would
not be worn more than Il scason But they
hauc survived the winter, and the lsdies de-.
clare they are almost rs mach in love with
them as ever. especially when they remember
the "coal-scutle" or ">ly-scrapcr. OF the
divine. " The fact that large bonncis would
con,eal much beautiful hair natural OF artid-
cial that now adorns tha head Of the lales,
will ciloctually keep them at their distance