The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-04-06

ing or caught up at the sides, and
faced with col0red satin or velvet
Straw cords and tassels and straw pas
semeRterie form the trimmings. A
few turbans, sloping downward from
the front, are seen and a regular cap
with visor is made of leaves or shells
Of silk Lace strings more than
yard long fall from the sides, are
Tapped in front and tied behind ike
a fchu.
DREss-MAKER' 5 OPENING
At the Spring opening Of French
dresses By one Of our leading mod
istes we were surprised to notice the
entire absence Of the redingote or
poloBaise. This garment Is, however.
IN such favor here that it will not be
abandoned this season, though it Is
no longer cut so full as the 0rigina
pattern, but Is half adjusted to the
figure by side bodies, and Is worn
with fchu or scarf.
All the short suits exhibited had
two skirts, the under one cut in the
way we have lately described, and
bordered with founce or with three
narrow frills The upper skirt is
gored fat ia front, with the back
widths fulled in at the sides, and
pulled or festooned to give a very full
appearance, as of the touraure or bus
tie. There Is no longer any doubt
that the panier style Is about to be
revived, or that it viii be generally
worn, since it is precisely the oppo-
site of the scant drapery over small
crinoline that has so long been in
favor. t
The most admired short suit was a
chameloA silk of beautifully blended
rose color and mauve. The lower
skirt was of inch.wide stripes, solid
brown alternating with changeable
stripe of the same width. A pleated
ruffie at the bottom was of the cham
elon silk cut in squares land bound
with the stripes. The upper skirt was
trimmed with a narrower ruffie, and
festooned in the back A half-ad-
justed basque, with long mantilla
fronts, was :he over garment The
price was $500, with material for
waist and sleeves. Iue
A Summer suit was a mohair skirt
Of green and white stripes a half inch
wide. The over-dress, of solid green
poplin, was sleeveless, with square
neck disclosing the front of the striped
coTsage. Two large box pleats fell
loosely from the back of the neck into
the skirt A quilting Of the same
surrounded the over garment. Coat
sleeves Of striped mohair.
A very elegant trained dress was Of
steel gray silk, trimmed with a wide
fold of the same piped with satin, on
which large rosettes were set at inter-
walls. These rosettes we're Of the silk,
double bias and pleated, and in the
centre was a cluster of grapes and
leaves Of polished steel The side
widths were fulled into the back in a
kind Of fan-shaped quilting, and
caught with a rosette. The sleeves
a rosette. On the plain, high waist
was a wide fringe of steel balls ar
ranged like a bertha. 4 narrower
fringe formed the collar The
sash at the back was trimmed with
three rosettes on each streamer, and
fringed. A small bow with sash ends
was on the bosom.
A pretty short suit of violet serge
was trimmed with futed rufies of sil K.
A chain made Of links of white and
J purple silk fell from the belt TO small
pouch for the kerchief. A similar
chain festooned the skirt behind. The
wrapping was scarf with pelerine
ends. rqf HtH
Scarf ends attached TO basques were
brought round below the jacket and
fastened behind. The upper skirt
was festoohed through this in the
pahier style. iii.s aa =
There we're graceful burnouses for
| evening wear, with folded hoods and
I openings for the arms. A light mate
rial of silk and wool was chain stitch
| ed in delicate colOrs and fringed.
! Others we're of black cashmere EN-.
broidered or braided with gilt, and
fringed.
NEW ORLEANS.