The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-03-04
THE SPRING FASHIONS.

THE SPRING FASHIONS.
The fashions introduced since our last re-
mort are quite pretty and attractive, although
there have been few radical changes.
boNHETs.
There is no increase in theNslze OF the ne"
spring bonnets as far as we nave YET seen.
The Fapchon is the favorlte shape, and satin
and steel upon speckled silk, chip, aud straw
the favorite trimmings and materials. BON,
nets are OF lace, of feathers, and OF beadeo
tulle, in simple styles. Lace medalnons Oh
oval, diamonds, or triangular shape, are some
times prettily displayed over pearl grey, PINK,
and lavender velvet. Ornaments are pMceo
directly over the forehead in the point formed
by the curved dladem added to the tanchon;
Velvet and lace bows, With ends are placed
high up Oh the back OF the bonnet pc
Coming bonnet for blonde is OF beaded iace
over tulIe, with wreath OF green Ss DerliSs
framing the face, and wide fall OF lace cauSnI S
under the chin by bunch of leaves. Ihe
neatest gem of q bonnet Is scsroey s, shroe
inches in width across the top; the vel form, !,
inR the principal part of the couture; Inc son
ia mantiIla-shaped, aud OF chanul'y taoS,
sewn on full at the back, anu lan to uoMo So -
the collar. Velvet leaves surround the 1roat'
DRESSES.
Walking suits. with single skirt Stimulating
two. have given place to those with double
skirts. Some suits have the upper skirts
formed into small train, which IS TO be looped
up, disclosing gay petti,oa beneath. -Four
buttons and loops are the SIMPLE accsss,es 3S 1ns1
skirt. Black velvet dresses are worn over
scarlet blue or green satin petticoats. Passe-
nenterie, Jet fringe and satin piping orna-
ment the velvet. skirt. The satin may be either
left plain or bound with velvet OF the same
shade, cut bias. Two or three narrow rlff1es
of satin are also used. Striped petticoats OF
very handsome materials, gros grain, alter
mating with velvet stripes are fashloEaoly
worn without trimming.
Very neat and very desirable suits are made
with cross-cut bands of silk stitched on, and
bronzed buttons. Plain gorea skirts, cut the
proper walking length, and trimmed to slmi-
late an upper skirt, short sack, or paletot,
trimmed to match, is the proper style for these
simple and usefal dresses. Fancy designs,
suoh as open sleeves, Marie Anto,neite yticaus,
and the like, should be reserved for more
showy materials. Suits are doing for the cloak
stores what the small bonnets have done for
the mininers-aImOst closed them up. Their
occupation is gone. A sac or pdie0t en- SAKE
Is considered as sufficient for outdoor wear as q
cloak TINT cost fifty to hundred dollars, u
sum that will buy two entire ordinary street
handsomer than the cloak and any ordinary
dress could be. The most stylish new
suits or costumes for spring wear are
made Of rich black or stone-coiored silk, or
speckled poplin, and consists of double skirt,
fancy jacket with cape and hanging sleeves. OK
Marie Antoinette scarf. The latter is very use
ful in black silk, as it can he worn afterwards
with any dress. For the under SKIRT the most
fashionable trimming is three narrow ruffies,
unless the suit is made i'll pophn, and then
cross-cut bands Of silk are best, handsomely
finished in the embroidery stitch. We dc not
advise satin folds for a suit, because they fray
too quick; but il satin is greatly prefarre:l yet
thick bonnet SATIN, with linen back, Is much
cheaper, as veil as more durable, and as hand
some in appearance. Hanging sleeves, for 4
outdoor wear, are cut shorter than those Ct
taohed to trained dresses, and instead Of being
square at the bottom, are rounded away a.
most to point. Close coat sleeves must al
ways be worn beneath them.
For ladies in warm lstitudes the proper cos
tune for the present season is high dress,
gored plain, excepting at the back, where 1t 10
gathered, and u Mdrae An,o,aeLte tichu Of scarf, |
crossed In front. and tied in wide bow or |
knotted at the back, the rounded nds,descend-
ing upon the skirt. This is quaint, SIMPLE,
vet stylish dress-best made in black silk, yet
as handsome in grey, and very nice Ill grey,
with black Jtichu, which will afterwards be
available for wear With grenadine and muslin
dresses.
LINEN DaEssEs
Among the very prettiest and best Of the !
new spring goods already on exhibition are
beautiful linens in fine stripes and small diago-
nal checks. They are extremely delicate and
cool for summer morning dresses, and very de-
eirable besides. They are also very nice for
children's suits. There are also English prints,
In small, delicate patterns, Of Hoyle's manu-
facture such 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-fve cents per yard.
SACKS AND wRAPPNas.
New and very. pretty spring sacks are made
repers velvet. The lower edge is finished in
points bound with velvet, and stitched on to
the straight edge Of the sack. The p5ints and
the TeUerS suggest good method Of freshen-
ing the old light cloth sack for spring wear, at
very little trouble or expense.
Loose, square breakfast jackets are giving
place 10 bodices with tight-ftting sleeves and
q sash worn at the side. Another style has
small basque attached to the waist instead, OF q
sash.
For young ladies there is the promise Of the
"CoAeen Bawn,". or one of the prettiest out
door garments ever introduced. 1t consists Of
q single or double cape Or talma, gathered in
the centre, and ornamented with rosstte. 1T
also completes charming suit forlit5le girls.
The redingote. literally greatcoat, is still worn,
and is 80 convenient, as well as stylish, that it
can hardly fail to become universal favorite
Aredlngote may be mada Of silk or velyeteen
and requires only band of the same material
upon any old skirt to complete the suit. But
tons 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 iu the rarest and choicest
shades OF oolor-Gght Bismarck, wood, lilac,
and buff being TIE fashionable bases of several
OF these; there are no less than seventy diff
ferent shades, the tints of which run SO close
that it is only by putting them together that
experienced judges can detect the difference.
They are all long upon the wrist, and are en-
broidered in either black or white. Those that
are embroidered in black are finished upon the
edge Of the wrist with q fine fold of doubled
black kid stitched on. Those that are en-
broidered with white are finished IN white kid.
The back Of the wrist are ornameated with gilt
eyelets, laced with fine silk cord, and Grin ped
tassels; or more tashionably still, With small
gilt studs and tassels. For fastening both,