Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-06-03

The early simmer styles are now fully
4 determined npon as to material modes.
| Daring the past few DAYS the fashionable
| establishments of the city lave been
threnged with customers, each eager to Sc
cure articles rich, elegant or becoming,
and there is ne difficulty in deciding what
styles are 10 be general favOrites, parIieu-
larry the te ~ ft has ei8
-.,5au' s Lac BONNETs. -- h to
Bonnels have never been so small or
pretty and becoming as now, and the Fan
chOn Is more worn than any other shape.
The straw bonnets usually have a small
crown, but as yet are not much worn. The
bonnet of to-day has little or no resem-
blance TO what was few years ago called
BY that name. Il is nothing more than an
ornament Of lace, or tulle and flowers rest
ing upon a lace frame 10 beworn upon the
top of the head, above the heavy braids of
hair coiled around the back OH the head
One OF the styles recently,imported Is COM
posed of narrow ribbon gracefully fes-
fooned, with falls of rich lace and deco
rated with rose and trailing vine. A
beautiful bonnet, recently worn, is ofgreen
frosted lace, without ribbon ties, a veil Of
green lace falling from the back, and wide
lace strings crossing upon the breast and
clasped by a delicate flower, with vine Of
buds green leaves and messy tendrils
crossing the front.
A pretty bonnet for bride, or for any
fair face, is of white lace, with a curtain
at the back finished with edging, long and
wide lace sashes caught at the sides with
sprays Of green leaves, spangled with dew
drops, a vine OF DEVELOPS in front, and
narrow white ribbon strings that tie under
the coil of hair at the back of the neck,
having long ends that fall below the waist
There are no ties in front. A bonnet of
lavender Grape, has flowers, ribbon and lace
to match. A neat, unassuming bonnet,
that might please the lover of the Quaker
style, is composed of gray lace, and orna-
mented with pearl-colored leaves and |
flowers, with lace sashes Joined in front by |
a spray of pearl-colored leaves.
ROUND HATS. ,.lI
The new shape having sugar loaf crown
is not yet much worn, and will not speedily |
be adopted. 1lf ala
The Fawn is quite popular, and has
narrow brim, dropping front and back and |
rolled under at the sides, giving it the APP
peafance of roll. The Natalie is of |
a drab braid, with marrow brim, low and |
round crown. These are mostly trimmed |
by festooning lace around the crown, which |
falls at the back in wide sash-ends. The
Pekin has narrow brim and low crown. |
The Schoolgirl" hat slopes from the center
into wide brim. The Arlington shade hat |
has low, round crown aud wide dropping
brim. F
The sun hat is somewhat similar to the |
last, with less of a crown, and ribbon cross
ing the crown, is drawn between the braids |
at the sides and tied under the chin. This
causes the sides 10 drOop while the front |
and back project. 1t is a serviceable style, |
bat not attractive. s-9 t @
DRESSES AND SUITS.
Gored skirts are still in vogue. though |
far more ample than formerly, being quite
full at the back, with pIaits at the sides.
The panier style recently introduced is not |
yet popular, and it is doubtful if American |
ladies adopt it extensively, as it detracts |
from, rather than adds to, the gracefulness
of the form and dress, simiiating q hump |
upon the hips as well as the hack. There |
has been an effort made TO introduce the /
hustle, which was worn more than score |
Of years ago, but it does not win favor
rapidly. The gored skirts, as worn during
the past winter, had an air of ease, grace
and dignity, and it is to be regretted that
there Is even an attempt to rule them ont
by adopting the panier, or the hustle, which.
are destitute of graCefuIness. -u
The salts now worn are elegant and |
made. The pelisse is more worn
than any other style, and may be made
long or quite short, festooned at the sides
or sloped out. The most graceful are those
cut half fitting, with side-pieces and belted
down. A suit is sometimes made with a
daribaldi waist, and the skirt trimmed to
4 pelisse; but this does not look
we'll and can easily be detected. II re-
luires but yard or two more of the ma
terial to make a half-ftling pelisse, and
more than pays the trouble and expense in
The satisfaction of having an entire suit.
An elegant suit of Chene- brown and white
poplin, and trimmed with bands and
buttons of brown silk shade darker than
he material. The pelisse skirt il trimmed
with wide silk fringe, and caught up at the
back by wide band, edged with silk and
iotted with buttons, that falls from under
4 fancy jacket frill attached TO the belt. A
novelty in suits, recently made, ia petit
,oat Of silk in narrow stripes of Bismark
md black with a short over-skirt of heavy
black silk. The upper skirt is in points ON
he back, the front sloping up to the sides,
where it is caught by bows of black ribbon.
This skirt is trimmed with Melted fringe. |
over this is a short pelisse, belted down
lnd crossing in front in pointed lappels.
Black silk suits are still much worn,
trimmed with satin or fringe or rufles, but
here are no novelties in these sHits
MANTIILAs.
There has been nothing new in silk |
nantillas brought out during the past
month. The new style, deep at the back
md narrow on the shoulders, the outer
.dge resting on the top of the arm, with
ong tabs 10 front, is much admired, and
5 worn over light dress One of black
ilk was observable as recently worn over
1 pearl-colored poplin, and was elegant,
md had also the advantage Of being new
Lace shawls will be much worn, bat as yet
he weather has been uufavorable for their
appearance.
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