The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-16
Early spring styles-NeW Designs In
DreSs-Sacks, Pelisses, Etc,

Dress-Sacks, Pelisses, Etc.
[From the New York Evening Post
There is tendency to a revival of
the old styles in dress fashions this,
spring, but only the most tasteful and
becoming will be again brought out
The prevailing fashion is to have the
upper part of the bodice open, with
the corners, turned back, like a coat;
or without corners, with a lace neck
erehief or ch5misette. This style
was much In vogue more than twenty
five years ago. and was revived, to
some extent, some years later.
Skirts are g0red; the back breadths
full and gathered, instead of plated,
at the waist, adding much to the sym
metry Of the figure. Skirts plain at
the back were rarely becoming, but
the fullness Of the present style re-
lieves the straightness and stiffness,
making the train more graceful.
Trained skirts are very fashionable,
and a train a yard long is considered
short, as they are often three or more
yards in length, requiring eonsidera-
bic space but generally hidden among
the folds there is a button covered
with the same material as the dress,
which can be raised to loop at the
belt, concealed by the sash, so that
the train can be shortend as occasion
requires.
Coat sleeves win be much worn 10
thick material, and there is nothing
new IN this style except the mode Of
trimming, which is so varied as to be
very effective In thin material, and
r.1f- g.. khn. Ir.cr.H
flowing sleeve will be. a favorite
There are distinct styles, differing IN
form as well as in trimming.
Dress skirts are deliberately trim
med, particularly 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 .made with
long trains; but thin material for
Summer wear will be made up with
shorter trains, though doubtless they
will be long enough to give an i'm
mense sweep.
DRESS MODES AND DESIGNS.
Madame Demorest, who has
opened her spring styles this week,
displays an unusual number of beau
tiful designs. An elegant style, 10
blue silk, is made gored, with a trained
skirt, full at the back, the sides plait-
ed, and plain in front. Narrow ruffies
of silk, the edges of which are pinked,
cover the bottom of the skirt for half
a yard the upper one headed by a
white satin fold White satin folds
cover each seam of the skirt. The
bodice is high, close sleeves, relieved
at the hand by three narrow rufles
and a satin fold, the same number
Just below the elbows, and also half
way from the elbow to the shoulder
The belt is of blue silk, edged with
white satin folds.
An effective design for short dress,
which can be made with a train to be
looped up under the upper skirt, -has
the underskirt gOred and without
trimming The front breadth Of the
Overskirt is plain, deep ia the center,
from which it slopes up In two scOllops
to the sides, and Is trimmed with rows
of narrow velvet or satin The back
and sides are pulled and Joined by
narrow, goIed sashes pointed at the
bottom. There are four of these
sashes-the back breadth being plain
in the center-and they are trimmed
with narrow velvet and buttons to
match the front. The bodice is plain,
with coat sleeves, and trimmed to
correspond with the skirt.
An attractive design, which can be
long or short, to be worn IN the house
or In the street, is of brown. trimmed
with green, the colOTs making a pref
ty contrast. The front breadth is
gored and plain, the side breadth
trimmed with folds of the same, or
velvet running up the seams, with
rows, at each end of which is button
crossing so as to form lattice work.
The bodice and close sleeve are
trimmed to match.
Another of a similar style, is trim
med differently, with two contrasting
colors, in velvet or satin The Jacket
to be worn with this dress is some
thing new aud pretty. 1t is loose,
and quite deep at the back, from
which it slopes up to the sides, and is
short in front; but at the side. ju-t in
front of the arm, it descends a half
yard below the front, widening out to
nearly one-fourth Of a yard, In the
form Of a scarf, with a pocket for the
handkerchief This jacket is trim
med with velvet ana buttons, like the
dress.
A blue dress for evening wear, or
for young ladies summer wear, has
the skirt gored and untrimmed.
with a short white overskirt, gored
and plain in front, but full at the
| back. To this Is attached a hall
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