Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-04-11
9adies' geadiug.
THE SPRING FASHIONS.

showers. Dark clouds may now and then fl
,,oat across the sky, but they generally pro- 4
woke more fear in the fair beauties bosoms b
as 10 ,l,e perils of their new dress or bonnet u
oe,t;no snrinkled than any real danger that a
occurs
But though the season should be so re-
backward and severe, almost SUI
ficiently SO 10 imagine IL "ih'ei ihs'o"u -
spring, yet tie iasi,on o"y ".o '.,, ~. -
laycd, III iact II Wouiu w as u''''ou'' ~ u.s.
Niagara in all It's reslstiess iorce US " pc
vent the dear ladies having their iashioi
days, when they have made up 'hc'f MINUS
and the appointed period mas como.
AS the seasons are marked WIN 'he c''ah-
ges peculiar to them, and the cohtfas's III
each are great, still, they are mol more so
than the changes IN the costumes Oh our
city bellies Only few years ago bohne's
were SO high that they almost added feet TO
the stature; now they are low and Hat
Hoop skirts were formerly gigantic IN pro-
portions, clearing and sweeping yards in
width, with trails projecting we know not
how far beyond, while at this moment they |
are cut so scant as not only to show the form,
Int also the shape and size of feet and ankles. |
We are not aware of any greater improve
mcnt of modern times than this curtailing of
skirts for promenade customers. How often,
formerly, must husbands and heads OF fami-
lies had their hearts broken, by witnessing
costly silks and brilliant -hued bareges sweep
inr. literally, our too frequent filthy streets,
and performing the duty of mops for
all the tobacco expectations that defile our
sidewalks; but the day of this costly style
of brooms Is departed, and much more
seryiceable, rational mode has been adopted.
Sill in the ball room and salon the long
robe holds its place, for truly nothing can be
more graceful on fine form, when thread
inr the intricate mazes of the dance, than
the long fowcry draperies, and long may it
do so. for here the disadvantages that occur
in the promenade do not exist, IL Brussels
carpet or well-polished floor being, on this
occasion, the substitute of the defiling side
, walk
Again, for promenade costumes the merino
, has taken the place of silk, much more en-
0 during and suitable material. True, the for
mer seldom possesses the brilliant, lustrous
hues, but, to our taste, that is rather an ad-
vantage than otherwise, for we have always
entertained an opinion that the quieter the
y dresses of the fair sex in public, the more
V ladylke and becoming they are.
!, STREET COSTUMES.
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;. ea,, ,,o.rs oro that in 60 short n time IL
U ~" .,3 y. ,,;,,,,, f,,r,, IN q cos
:, ,.,,,,,,,, I,rn, and st; moro sensible
,,nao,;oni ,nd oorven;ent
,r ,rho pIonnor dross was simnlv an imita
er .;.n =, andaovor =, ore Tho dress of a ma,
is III ,,,, ,,,a.ro,s ,,onorau, fo,,owod ont th
@ ;daa ~ -, or,,;nr their hair and looking n
u III, . ,oss;,,,o
u Tha ~, s,,or, dross on tho contrary
:" uorar,h,,, fa,,;n;no I, frees women lror
a. ~, ,ha ,hs,ao,os d 1o,l,;no and out -door OK
Il ana;sa ,r;,hor, o,Tandina tboir taste or tbej
''e'e, "'' s,'I''s,' on,,aot roo,,;ro
a so'apie' 49, -, .d ,,,,so s,,a
IS, ~ ,,,;aro. ,Io hodv of all supe,
Id - ..,,, l., conjunction with IL,
ly ,aoas a,',s.,',a ,,;o, soIed walking boots now
,i- .'a,..a t,,,n;shos costume for tbe street
y, ,oer,,. nerrea ne one can expect to get |
~ .,,;s ,.ans;tor, aud ;nnerfect state of exis
hv
be- n II l. no, known how lonp the fashion wi
cs. :. = - y, aaaon,od ohroad-bnt Il
.a,s,,,. = l., ,onod ,,,a, i, will he sustain,
lar So ,.....s,;o,, - short drosses won
IT'S. Ne,.. e -, ,ro,,o, - crow q,
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re- nuise ~. ,,a,,,arsa, n,;IIen;um
NO '',p u, ''"a''' . La, a,,or, drossos 10 ;
,;s7 ~. ~, So -, ~, H. ,ro,,;os, oro =
md nni.es ~ .,.s m .nd onan mon tho Gid,
The '""s' ~ mn, -. ao,,,,,o,, :,
~ over the petticoat. Inc jacket accompal'
"a ing these is short and straight, somewl
our ioose' anu Gu, up VI, 'no s'e.s
this Inc Irst SHUT .ueosee "si' "A'' N