Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-03-07
9gadies' geadina.
Jennie June on the Fashions.

petticoat and sac paletot of another. a
black dress with purple petticoat and palctot
is good combination, also black and dark
bright blue. A green poplin dress and black
silk underskirt and paletot is good style or
a fine thibet dress, with jacket and petticoat
as the contrasting color. Care should be
taken not to make the upper dress too short.
Six inches is sufficient difference between
the length of the upper skirt AMI the lower,
measuring, of course, from the point of the
dents, if il is cut in the usual way The
| handsomest short dresses are black and
trimmed with jet, with painting below, but
they are less fresh and spring-like in ihei
appearance than the contrasting styles men,
toned above.
SPRING BoNNETs.
This is very interesting question. All
feminine,om are anxious to know what new
SUR rise the mliners are preparing them,
and whether they will have to sacrifice their
last new chignon. The milliners, on the
c,ntrary. are as anxiously inquring how
they Can invent small bonnet, which will
lie piquant, which will not interfere with tie
hair, and which ,tcrpiising young l.dies
ind economical persons cannot make fol
themselves. The results of their labnrs are
not as yet very clearly defined. "Opening
day" is still TOO far off bit the indications are
all in favor Of a return to the complex bon
net, the regular orthodox combination OF
crown, brim and cape which preceded the
saucy little +" saucers" worn during the nine
months
Among the advanced styles that we have
seen, the 8 ''Levigne' is the most decided
novelty. The brim turns up in front lil
the rim of turban, with this diffeIeace,t that
it ascends instead of lying flat to the crown,
and forms II tiara over the forehead. A mar.
row cape at the back slrmnunis the chignon
and forms comb. This is quite new and
rather distingue, but it can be becoming to
very few women. Other styles in fancy
straw approach more nearly TO the bonnets
Of several years ago. The brim is narrow
but somewhat pointed and elevated in front,
the cape small and surmoun,s the chignon.
The crown is the most important part If the
stead of at the back, leaving the cape and
brim to serve as ornamental appendages,
rather than Indispensable parts of the main
structure.
new and pretty toguet has an elevated
brim like the "Levigne; !" this tapers off al
the sides and is not seen at all at the back,
where the crown descends in a point. Some
beautiful Levigne straws had the standing
hrim and cape faced with blue or green satin,
and finished on the upper edge with jet or
crystal fringe; the outside was simple and
corresponded with the facing. Easter comes
late this year, and as Easter Sunday is the
first occasion upon which it is proper to dis
play new spring bonnets, the appearance of
the best styles will be delayed somewhat
later than usual Very quaint bonnets are
brims extending all the way round. They
are made in satin and have been named
probably on account of their rocuco style
| the Versailles. We have seen one made in
green satin, the brim edged with beads, the
crown surrounded by small crimson roses,
mixed with black lace.
Ahother was oi plue sailn, and ihis was
ornamented with wreath of small feather
tips and an cdging of crystal fringe.
small feather flowers are used for decora-
ing 'he earlier Spring bonncts, and jet is
still largely employed upon black or green
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NEW SPRING DRESS GOODS.
Ihere is not much that is new asyetio an
nounce III dress goods. great display is al
ready madt IN In. windows OF our large es-
tiblishnahts, but it generally consists of last
seasons poplns and snowy cambries Every
body has Il pet weakness, perhaps more hut
certainly one. ohe oi ours was ior the pret-
W ueiic"'e' mug s'r'peu ana small hgured
eaiii''r'eS anu ppscales, Which aiways made
."'i' "Ppe"'"''ce' hNc .hc cucNoo' Us 'he
'csai' o' spring, one never tlies oi them
any more 'iiat' "l Tue green freshness Oh lle
grass OF 'he welcome song oi Inc niros But
"'.s' we sec '''e'i' no more 'herc are cani-
'i.cs' ou' my arg gauuy haunting 'hinss'
pr'n'cu II. huse Pa''efhs' ureaaini uofdefs
WIN pcrHaps oooy o'iereht IN color from
'ne sN,It-p'"'' sname'u'' 'awary iapiics
w'''''' u''ee,''e 'h''' nam anu arc no more
',Ns wa ''o"'." u'''''''''s vi years az ''"h
'''e ""t'e''o'l ID 'iNe '''e croc"S orthe Vioie''
Much better than these are the plain cam
brics which can be tasie!u,ly trimmed with
bands in Il contrasting color, attached on with
the sewing machine. White upon blue for
instance, green upon gray and blue upon pale
bull, For those who can afford il, however,
white makes the prettiest morning dresses
fine white cord 'd muslin or plain India, and
we recommend all ladies 10 count two of
this description as indispensable 10 their pre-
parations for the summer season.
Our own choice in colors would he white
or black all the year round, but always white
muslin with the addition in cold weather of