The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-05-09


more attractive display. used in deco
rating bopnets. Indeed, the fashion,
able bonnet viii be made up of lace
or tulle, and clusters and wreaths Of
flowers that drop to the shoulder.
Among the recent importations are
beautiful vines with trailing tendrils
end leaves, and messy vendure that
closely resembles that of the forest.
The new style of hat has high
sugar-loaf crown, with brim wider
than that of last year. The latest is
OF brown straw, the crown sloping'
mp small, and flat on top; the brim
on one side is wider than on the
other, and turning up, is spanned by
o velvet band Hats with low crown
and narrow dropping brim are also
worn. A showy round hat is of
pink silk, with pink spangled lace
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Rich silks are worn for evening
dress to some extent, but the figured
silks are more in vogue than the
elabordtely embroidered. and the
recent importations are chaste and
effective in design. The French gray
Is most fashionable for dinner dresses
or evening wear, and when trimmed
with rich lace, and lace sash to
match, worn over the full train, it is
superb. The new green color in silk
is much admired, but has not vet
become general favorite. For ira
Yelling dresses, serge is popular.
Fercales and piques will be as much
used for morning wear as ever, and
make the neatest of home dresses.
A fine linen, in narrow stripes, is
something quite new, and makes q
tasteful morning dress, more desira-
ble than cambria.
For suits, the fine chene silks are
in vogue, and are somewhat newer
style than the small cheeks of narrow
stripes, in brown and white, or black
and white, and which are also much
worn.
For full dress the train is worn
very long, the back breadths being
straight and full, and the sides and
front ones goring, with a few plaits.
The panier skirt is new, and not vet
generally adopted; though having
many admirers, there is some doubt
OF its becoming favorite style. 1T
is becoming to tall, slender form,
but when adorning q stout one the
panier loses its charm.
Short dresses, in suits, are fashion
able for the street, and the most
elegant are of black silk. A novelty
in suits is of changeable French
serge, the two back breadths fnlled,
panier style. The bottom of the
lower skirt has narrow founce, the
upper one is in points trimmed with
fringe, with three satin folds above
it of the darkest shade of the mate
rial. The sack has mantilla fronts
that cross, forming two points, and
trimmed with fringe and folds: belt
with bow and sash of the same mate
rial as the skirt.
The hair is still worn high upon
the head, and with two long curls at
the side. The latest style, however,
is In curls or waves en- ndturel. Young
ladies wear it in this way, and it is
not only very becoming, but enables
them to display their own hair to
great advantage.
The new coats and jackets for Ia
dies have no very distinct popularity;
they are cut as high upon the sho1l-
ders as mans coat, and for dressy
occasions are always cut to the figure.
The loose sacs and long pelisse tied
in at the waist are reserved for demi-
toilette.
The sash is almost universal and
no great variety; some have long and
some short ends, some are finished
with rosettes, others with wide bows,
others, again, with large loops form.
ing immense rosettes. The differ
ence in style, in fact, is only limited
by the imagination of modistes.
The favorite spring style of pale
tot is cut as o basquine at the back
and in shawl points which cross over
in front.
Parasols. this spring are very
snowy, the blue, green and lavender,
being embroidered in brilliant colors,
after beautiful designs, and those in
black silk are wrought in white or
bright tints. Colored parasols are
often edged with white lace, which
gives them tasteful appearance.
OFF FOR EUROPE. E.-The Savannah
rAdUertiSer says: "Among the passen-