Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-04-11
FASHIONS FOR MAY.

Percdles, piques, briilidnts, chintZes, look
pretJier than usual this spring. The pat
terms are exquisite, and the flowers as vivid
and true in color as If just gathered from
the garden or field. On some are small
wreaths or clusters of flowers of various
colors but though these are very beautiful,
a they are not as distinguished looking as
-tkose which have but one kind of flower on
them. Thus one dress is covered with
superb pansies OF different colors another
with rose buds; another with carnations;
others with gorgeous purple petunias, or
branches of wheat the colors always being
those of nature. The piques sell at one dol
lar and one dollar twenty-five per yard
the percales at fifty cents per yard; the
French chintzes from fifty to sixty-two
cents and lovely dotted brilliants, suitable
tor children, at sixty-two cents.
The Lawns and Organdies are equally
beautiful, and cost from fifty cents to one
dollar yard. Alpacas, and all the thinner
woolen summer goods (and their name is
legion), areot all the old, and great many
new shades of color. Some are mottled,
some striped, some plain-of all styles and
prices, to suit all purchasers.
Foulard Silks are in stripes, as apple
green and white, violet and white, blue and
white, and also in the beautiful flower, or,
as it is called. chintz patterns. Those which
are widest, and of the best quality, sell for
one dollar and fifty cents per yard; and only
chased, as an inferior one pulls apart.
India Silks of small black and white
plaids, blue and white, &C.. cost about one
dollar and twenty-five cents per yard. No.
silk is more serviceable than an India;
good one wears wonderfully WE'LL and it
will wash like bit of linen. 1t also makes
cool summer dress. G3t 10
0 French Silks, in small plaids, sell from
one dollar and fifty cents to three dollars
per yard, dependant upon the quality and
width. Those at one dollar aud fifty are
very thin and very narrow.
Chene Silks of all colors, and with small,
beautiful patterns, range from two dollars
and fifty cents to four dollars per yard.
Taffetas Changeants, as the French call
them, or chanqea5le silks, as our mothers
termed them. are again coming in vogue.
just as we write, black, shot with gold
color, or black and bronze, are the favor
ties; but blue and white, violet and white,
apple-green and white, (and all these
whites have the effect of silver), gray and
pink, and all the beautiful combinations Of
which one can think, will soon displace the
heavier black till fall. A most effective
dress has just been made of black silk, shot
with apricot. color. The first skirt was
bordered with cross-cut band of black
silk and double row of apricot fringes;
9 the second skirt was vandyked, and every
vandyke was braided with black soutache,
with apricot fringe; the upper-skirt was
looped up with bows made OF the same ma
terial as the dress, ,and decorated with april
cot fringe. The short, loose paletot and
the sash were edged with vandykes, and
trimmed to correspond with the upper
skirt. -
Some of the newest dresses have been
made with painters, and are intended to be
worn without crinoline. They are made
with double skirt; the upper one is bor-
dered with deep fiounce, and is looped up
very high, while the second is cut with an
immensely long train. This trained skirt
is cut thort enough in front to allow the
boots being seen. A Marie Antoinette
founee ornaments only the front breadths
of this first skirt. The sash is made with
very wide ends, the bow at the top being
in the form of a small tan, and with two
large loops below.
Walking Dresses are still short. No lady
seems willing to return to the old, untidy
style of dragging trained dress through
the mud and dust; but there is strong
disposition to wear rich under-skirt, and
loop up the trained skirt above it. Some
times these trains are caught up on each
side with girdles, so as to form an apron in
front; sometimes the fullness is Just pass
ed through loop at the back, and fire.
quently it is tied Into puffs with strings on
the under si6e. Quantities of lace, large
bows, etc., will soon be added to our toilets,
and take away somewhat of the stiff look
which the untrimmed, plain gored skirts,
and tigbt-fitting sleevs have had, and the
long trains give them much grace.
Marie Antoinette, Lamballe, and Scarf
Mantelets, will be very much worn, and
sacques will be short and loose. The full
ness of the gathered-up dress requires this
ttter.
Bonnet continues to be the names given to
the head dresses still in vogue. Coitfures
of this kind were worn under Louis XIV.
and Louis XVI. Puffs of ribbons, or vel
vets, nnuds of flowers and jewelry, over
which a mantilla veil or lace hood was
gracefully thrown. then attracted the ad-
Iniration of the elegantes of fashion. The
new wells are almost copies OF the coquet-
fish head-gears of that age. Iuile, crys-
talized in every shade, is one OF the mate
rials for spring bonnets. Black net, en-
broidered by hand, and ornamented with with
M its with a lace mantilla over them, have
bbeen seen once or twice ready for wear.
Sfanv of the new straw bonnets are OF the
i anchon shape behind, with coronet