The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-03-08

quick; but If satin is greatly pre-;
ferred, yet thick bonnet satin, with o,
linen back, is much cheaper, as well
as more durable aud es handsome in
appearance, Hanging sleeves, for
outdoor, wear, are cut shorter than
those attached &c trained dresses,
and instead of being square at the
bottom are rounded away almost to
o point. Close coat sleeves must
always be worn beneath them.
For ladies in warm ylatitudes the
proper costume for the present sea-
son is high dress, gored plain, ex-
oepting at the back, where it is
gathered, and Marie A,atoinette
Jtchu or. scarf, crossed in front, and
tied in wide bow or knotted ut the
back, the rounded ends descending
upon the skirt. This is quaint,
simple, yet stylish dress-best made
in black silk, yet as handsome in
grey. and very nice in grey, with
black .fchu, which will afterwards be
available for wear with grenadine
and muslin dresses.
"' LINEN DRESSES.
Among the very prettiest and best
OF the new spring goods already on
exhibition are beautiful linens in fine
stripes and small diagonal checks.
They are extremely delicate and
cool for summer morning dresses,
and very desirable besides. They
are also very nice for children's
suits. There are also English prints,
in small, delicate patterns, of Hoyle's
manufacture, sucll as have not been
seen here since 1860, selling for
twenty-five cents per yard. During
the war the few yards left over Of
this kind sold for seventy-five cents
per yard.
SACKS AND WRAPPINGS.
New and very pretty spring sacks
are made of soft, light, ,colored cloth,
almost white, with reuers velvet.
The lower edge is finished in points
bound with velvet, and stitched on
to the straight edge of the sack. Tho
points and the rererS suggest good
method Of freshening the old light
cloth sack for spring wear, at very
little trouble or expense.
Loose, square breakfast jackets are
giving place to bodices with tight
fitting sleeves and sash worn at the
side. Another style has small
basque attached to the waist instead
of sash.
For young ladies there is the pro-
mise of the colleen Bawn," or one
of the prettiest outdoor garments
ever introduced. It consists of q
single or double cape or talma,
gathered in the centre, and orna-
mented with rosette. 1t also COM
pletes charming suit for little girls.
The redingote, literally great-coat, is
still worn, and is SO convenient, as
well as stylish, that it can hardly fail
to become universal favOrite. A
redingote may be made of silk or
yelveteen, and requires only q band
OF the same material upon any old
skirt to complete the snit. Buttons
down the front and side sash to tie
at the back are the only trimmings
required.
NEW GLOVES
The new gloves for spring wear
have. made their appearance in the
rarest and choicest shades of color
light Bismarck, wood, lilac and buff,
being the fashionable bases of several
of these; there are no less than
seventy different shades, the tints of
which run so close that it is only by
putting them together that expert
enced judges can detect the differ
ence. They are all long upon the
wrist, and are embroidered in either
black or white. Those that are en-
broidered III black are finished upon
the edge of the wrist with a fine fold
of doubled black kid stitched on.
Those that are embroidered with
white are finished in white kid. The
back of the wrist are ornamented |
with gilt eyelets, laced with fine silk
cord, and crimped tassels; or more
fashionably still, with small gilt studs |