Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1868-04-30
NO. 81.
The Fashinns.

A few years ago the ladies were re.
preached for having too indiscriminalsly
appropriated everything connected with
the masculine toilet. Hardly any Of
these articles appeared to escape their
grasp-waistcoats, hats, cravals, caps,
Sc, were all the fashion, and the orna.
ments most enUogus were leather, nails
and other articles Of thai description.
At that time the cavalier style was con-
sidered the most elegant. At the pres
ent this is no longer the case, and as
Dame Fashion has a prediction for
striking contrasts. we suddenly adopt the
Flosian or pastoral style, in fac:, any
thing that is fresh, graceful, and OcCasi-
onally little affected. Ladies Of taste
succeed in making spring poems Of their
toilets or recall Trianon, and the inspi-
rations of Waueau, SC. There some
young married ladies adopt 10 their homes
the apron. These are worn Of change
able silk, shot color, or any other shade
with lace sewed in rows or plated round
| them, with long sash floating over the
skirt. There is nothing pretGier than
these small aprons on skirts Of shades.
| Flowers are also indicated for the con-
tempt which they long suffered and are
now allowed a conspicuous place in eve.
ry complete toilet. The following sim
pie and very graceful costume for young
ladies is an illustration of this-blus
chambery cause silk on transparent
white taffeta. The skirt is worn very
long but quite plain. The low-neek waist
is cut square and very low on a plated
rufe; it is bordered by blue ribbon fast
ened so as to float over the shoulders
and bosom and IS apparently held by an
| egIantine The belt is tied behind and
fastened to the waist by three clusters
eglanties floats like sash. The head-
| dress is composed of two head bands OF
blue taffela, also interspersed with eglan-
ties. A blue velvet ribbon, tied round
the neck. is fastened behind a similar
| hOweret This toilet is very graceful
and is we'll adapted for dinner or small
evening parties. For skirts every ma
terial Of changeabIe color is. preferred,
and the Marie Antoineue style is adopt
ed to the fashion, but to the colOrs wOru
at that period. For the same reason,
wide stripes continue 10 be in vogue.
Plain skirts tucked up en- passiers on
striped undersLirts will consequently be
done away with, and number Of small
ruches of ribbon or silk scattered all over
the costume replace them. The colors
in fashion are very numerous, and vary
/ from that Of Boadeauz wine to Meter
Mich green. Maize-color, selika, bronze.
gray of every shade, and P0mpadour
deserve likewise TO be quoted. Bat two
| colorS are used for a costume, and 1t IS
considered good taste for the ornaments
10 be Of a similar shade As. for the
richest spring toilets which has been no.
liced was a dress Of Persian lilac satin,
a cloak detached from the shoulders in
the style of pages or princes 10 fairy tales.
The Princess Of M worn short gray
satin dress. Another princess. likewise.
dressed in gray, bore on her arm the i'm
mense train of her dress. The latter
style is generally adopted now. A cap
ucin toilet has been observed, which is
both original in form and color; il bad
the panier shape, the second skirt being
tucked uD in very striking manner by
the sash Of capuCin silk. All these toilets
are only the precursors OF the fashions
Of 1868, and will assume a more settled
character after the first race of the sea-
son. 1t is expected that high. headed
dresses will be affected, and thar bon
nets will adopt a neural attitude; tho
front will be Two fingers in width, or a
mere diaden, ending ia a vail, may be
worn. CapuChe bonnets are also made.
These are nothing but narrow fronts
terminating in lace hood. The Span
ish mantilla, with an idea of a bonnet,
is likewise among the fashions Of the
day, Steel takes the place Of gold and
jet for everything; fancy jewelrY is all
spangled with it. Lace and ribbons are
also covered with this metal, for orna-
ments of skirts and dresses. For linen,
| must quote the Marie Antoine.ie lace,
or embroidered muslin mautelet, Lam
bale collars, with ends fastened to the
belt, Trianon collars. fastened 10 the
chests, stolemantelets Of muslin or lace,
and other staples, all Ornamented with
plaits or ruches Of ribbon and lace. Il
is with lace as it was with flowers
-itreturns otter having been long neg.
lected. Lace will not only be worn on
evening dresses, but VIII also adorn high
founces and tunics over Spring costumes.
These tunics and lOunces, with a man
tilla Of lace or a sash vail, will some-
times impart to dresses deeidly Anda.
lusion stamp. / hope soon to be able 70
give all the particulars in regard to The
manner Of arranging the hair, following
up one Of the most characteristic fash
ions Of this year--the high head-dress.
The editor Of The Pittsburgh Dispatch
has been presented by Efr. Scott. chief.