Nebraska advertiser., 1868-06-04
The FashlOns.


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Now that the different styles Of spring
fashions are known, il is we'll to consider
all particulars, and to slate what advant-
age may be drawn form one costume or
another, aud in which way this or that
ancient style can be improved upon. Lace,
especially, creates more excitement than
anything else. It is used as skirt, for
dresses, and as trimming. and there win
be many toilets made Of that material
for watering places. / have heard the
remark that these toilets must be pretty
expensive, and wish to observe, there
fore, that it is not absolutely necessary
to use ChanliIly lace. and that any pretty
fancy lace will be perfectly admissible,
and will not be more expensive than 9TH
er toilets. You meet with tunics and
poIonaises made entirely Of black lace,
worn in very ori ginal manner on dress
es Of blue, maize, cOrn-colOred or Met
ternleh. green silk. The tunic may be
allowed to hang down in its full length.
or looped up at the sides by rosettes of
ribbon, corresponding with the shade Of
the skirt. The tunic ends in a corselei
on the waist, forming point on the back,
and cut square in front. If intended for
an evening toilet, The waist is cut very
low bordered by a row of small plaiIs.
As a walking dress, this toilet will look
very handsome with mantilla bonnet,
made all of lace, crossing over the chest.
This style reminds US Of the Andalusion
costumes, and the artistic richness of the
Renaissance. This is what can be made
of lace tunis, Let US see now what
may be made of Chantilly or any other
description OF lace shawl. Point lace is
not worn any more this year. i would
imparl to the toilet a vulgar appearance,
not corresponding with the generally ad-
opted fancy costumes. Still, as people
do not very willingly give M a fine,
rich point lace, it can be used in the fol-
lowing manner, SO as to appear at once
new and graceful; The whole point
lace is spread in all its width, and seven
or eight large hollow folds, supported on
the back and shoulders by silk putting,
resembling, on large scale, the plated
drapeFy Of a G0Fsslst The point. ihRs
diminished, is ca The back 10sllng bul
small mantelel ending in a point end
haeihe folds 0n ihe which 1
tend over The chest 70 The belt, where
the shawl is crossed and from where it
falls back over both front seams like one
Of the varieties Of the Marie Antoinette
style. A bunch of black satin ribbons
fastens The folds behind, ell along the
back half way down the vvoist.- There is
nothing more becoming than this Style
which after all, costs but little work
and some knots of ribbon. There is an
other way of wearing dresses with lace
AOunces. A simple obloDg fchu, cut
round below, in front and behind in the
material. This fichu, which goes about
centimetres below the belt, is bordered
by broad lace Aounce, and is in size
equal TO an ordinare cloak. The same
lace is formed IN a founce, fastenad by
folds Of two fingers in width, and goes
all around the dress in the shape Of a
tunic. A Around belt fastens il to the waist,
and gives the garment the appearance
of tight-ftting cassock, half lace and
half material. 1 have seen this Style on
light lilac silk, looking very rich and ex
ceedingly graceful; the very long skirt
was altogether without trimmings. A
toilet of gray taffeta deserves likewise to
be metioned. Il had nothing but satin
folds for armament, describing in front a
real square aporn, reaching down to
within fifteen ccntimelers from the bon
net of the skirt. The mantelel was bor-
dered with ;he same folds, cut round be-
hind, went little below the waist. and |
crossed in front with the square flaps
falling down over the skirt; the uper
part was ornamented by a large knot
behind, its form putting you somewhat
in mind of hood. ] may as well add /
thatthis mantelst might be replaced by |
fichu Marie Antoinette, knotted behind,
and bordered all round by a much plaIt-
ed hounce, ten cen,imeters in width.