Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-03-15
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Our FAsHIoNs FOR MARcH.-Not intend
ing TO be outdone by any OF the eastern1
fashion weeklies or monthlies, we present
the following observations on the fashions
knowing our efforts to please will be duly.
appreciated by our lady readers. If we
make any mistake in the terms, they must
impute it to our ignorance, and still give
us credit for desire to serve them: "a
Hoops are worn en- 6Ldze-short dresses
andlong boots are all the rage. This style OF
dress Is very becoming to long, wiry fe-
males, and consist of two skirts-the under
and longer one reaching to the tops of th,
boots (the boots to be red, with black tops,
high heels and yaller rosettess; the tops OF
the boots to be built Ia cqoalrie, and to
come up as high as dragoon's). The ups
per skirt is trimmed with numerous de-
vices, such as hunting dogs, race horses,
and the like, according to the fancy of the
wearer. Sacks are much worn. The latest
novelty is the carpet sack. This is made OF
cocoa mating and trimmed with cork
fringe. 1t is a favorite style for the cork
opera. This fringe can be bought at al
most any drug stores 1t consists of small
corks strpng on a string.la I.-n.} ~a.ses ess..,,l
J AS to the bonnets we can say but little,
because there is so little to say anything
about. The spring style Is three dotted
straws fastened on with carpet tacks. The,
hair is now a Ia Pottdsodttdn,ie Iadidn. II
Is gathered to the top of the head, twisted
round in little coil, like adoughnut, from.
the center of which hangs lone, lorn curl.
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fall style, and because lacking the volume
Of the waterfall is called the spring style.
Some of the most fashionable are endeav-
Oiing to enlarge upon this, and bring the.
brooklet into fashion, but have not thus far
been very successful. The brooklet is
larger than the spring. and is ornamented
with small live oak and pine trees, and rose
bushes and the like, on either bank. We
douhtifthe brOoklet will ever be very FASH
ionable. :-4
+ For evening and party dresses the train
is quite lengthy, eight or ten yards, with
low neck and short sleeves. This is the
style Of dress we look best in. The alabas-
ter whiteness of our shoulders appearing
ogood advantage in low neck and short
sleyes. Lace peplums are much in vogue
In tuIf dress, and have a fine effect on col
ored silks, which have been turned twice
and dyed. In fact, everything now is
peplum. BY the time "the Spring tint,
comes, gentle Annie,"l we may look for
peplum pantaloons, made of mouslin de
laine and carleton, aud .peplum dress coats.
for the gentlemen. a.s 5ii hss III
Necklaces have been revived. Some
very handsome ones are seen composed of
pieces of colored glass, second hand army
mess pans, scrap iron, buttons of various
sizes and shapes, brass filings and block
thy and demand exhorbitant prices. h9;
5 Tne hair is cut short and frizzled Ia con-
tra0anI with Spaulding's prepared glrea and
melasses. In short, to be la mode it is
necessary for lady to be anything but
natural. The day is long since passed when
a lady was, ''amply adorned that in her hus-
bands eye looks lovely" and she must now
be pinched in here and padded there, and
round and corded up until her
very eyes stick out like a codtish's. $50
and do likewise" qtgts hI.-af sri..sg