The Portland daily press., 1868-03-10
Early spring styles.
NEW DESIGNS IN DREss-sACKs, rELIssEs.
There Is a tendency to a revival OF the old

There Is a tendency to a revival OF the old
styles in dress fashions this spring, but only
the most tasteful and becoming will be again
Drousnt out. The prevailing faehion is to
nave the upper part OF tue bodice open, with
the corners turned hack like a coat: or with
out corners, with lace neckerclief or chem
isette. 1hs style was much IN yo1ue more
than twenty five years ago. ond was revived,
TO some extent, some years later.
Skirts are eOred the back breadths fun and
gathered instead OF plated, at the waist, adj
ding much TO the symmetry OF the figure.
Skirts pain at the back were rarely becoming,
out the fulness OF the present style relieves
the stralshtness and Il finesS, making tie
traIn more graceful. Trained skirts are very
iashionable, and train yard long l. consid
ered snort, as they are often three OF more
yards In length, requ ring considerable sraee
Dilt generally hidden among the folds III ere Is
a hutton covered with the same material as
tue dress, which N be ra;s I'd to a loon at
the belt, concealed by the sash SO that the
train can be shortened as oc, a ion reouires
Coat sleeves will be much worn in thick
material, and there is nothing new IN this
style except the node of trimming, which Is
so varied rs to be very effective. In thin ma
terial, and silk tor Cress occasions, the loose
flowing sleeve VIII be iavorite. There are
dI,tmrt styles, differing in form as well as in
trimming.
Dress skilts are elaborately trimmed, par
ticuarly in the front breadth, and often the
side ones also. Rich heavy silks and poplins
do not require much trimming upon the skirt
as such heavy materials are a with long
trains; but thin material tor summer wear
VIII be made up with shorter trains, though
doubtless they will be long enough to give an
immense sweep.
DRESS MODES AND DESIGNS.
Madame DemOrest, who has opened her
spring styles this week, display an unusual
number OF beautiful designs. An elegant
style, in blue silk, is made gOred, with trajy.-
eL skirt, full at the back, the sides D aited, and
plain in front. Narrow ruffies OF silk, the
edges OF which are pinked, cover the bottom
OF the skirt tor halfa yard; the upper one
headed by a white satin fold. While SATIN
folds cover each seam of the skirt. The bod
ice Is high, with close sleeves, re ieyed at tie
hand by three narrow rutlles and a satin told,
the same number just below the elbows, and
also halt way from the elbow to the shoulder.
The belt is of blue silk, edged with white
satin iolds
An effective design for a short dress, which
can be made with tram to be looped up un-
der the upper skirt, has the under ski,t sored
and without trimming. The front breadth of
tn, over skirt is plain, deep in the centre.
from which 1t slopes up in two S, loi s TO
the sides, and trimmed with rows OF nalroI
velvet or satin. TGe back and sides are Iuii-
ed and Joined By narrow, gored sa hes point
ed at the bottom. There are four OF th se
sashes-the back breadth being plain IN the
centre-and they are trimmed wi narrow
velvet and butt, n, to match the hont. The
bodice is plain. " ith coat sleeves, ami trimmed
to IS ,Ond with the skirt.
blue dress tor evening wear, or for young
ladies' summer wear, has the skirt gored and
untrimmed, with short white oyerskirt,
gored and plain in front BUT tull at the back
70 this is attached half waist or bib, both
front and back, which contrasts with the
blue waist This " hite overskirt is trimmed
with velvet or satin ribbon OF the came shade
as the dress. A short dress of a delicate
shade OF brown is trimmed with white folds
on each seam, with one upright between,
one fourth OF a yard long.
bertha waist. tor party dress, Is low
necked, with loose sleeves, open on the IN
side. Ihis style is very pretty, and can be
worn over lcOse underwaist, or without,
with necklace, according to TASTE Another
new style Tor silk is halt high in the back,
open in front, and worn with a chemisette.
This is in brown silk trimmed with pink.
Among the new sleeves is the Maria An
tolnette, composed OF three pufs-very pret
ty TOR thin material, and suitable for white
as it can be shirred with cords and loosened
for washing. There are different styles for,
flo wing sleeves, one of which has the inside
cut in form OF close sleeve, which can be
clasped at the wrist, combining the two
sleeves in one.
Scarfs are to be much worn with dresses
on nearly all occasions, being fashionable for
the street and indispensable tor complete
house toilet. The prettiest and most stylish
are the Marie Antoinette. One style OF these
scarts IS in the form OF a cape at the back
reaching nearly to the belt, gra iually becom-
ing narrower. 1t crosses in front and pass
ing under the arms meets at the belt with
long scarf ends. A pretty scarf OF the
Marie AntOinette style begins at the front at
tue waist, is open at the shoulder, and meets
at the back, being joined with two rosettes.
II crossed only one rosette is worn. This
can be made o. black silk, and trimmed with
velvet and lace, or ruffies Of pinked silk, aud
worn with any other color.
SACKS, PELIssEs, &C.
The newest and most fashionable style for
street wear is the cellsse. A pretty shape is
close fitting at the shoulder, rather loose at
the waist, and worn with wide belt. The
collar turns down, and the front, at the neck
turns back in the form oil a coat. The side
seams are left open tor one-thlrd of yard
and the corners are turned tack to match
the reuers at the neck. 1t is trimmed with
satin gimp, or velvet or satin ribbon if pre-
ierred.
handsome design for black silk polisse
for spring wear is cut double-breasted the
front buttonlng on the shoulder ana ut the
sides. A wide belt has long sashes at the
back, trimmed with lace; over this, and at
tached 10 the belt, is little fancy jacket
which has pretty effect.
A new style of man lila, to be made up in
black silk, is an old one revived Ii is round
at the back, slopng up over the arm, and has
long scarf ends in FROM. These are now
brought around the waist and crossed at the
back.-Ne,y York Post