The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-04-18
NEW EORK AND PARIS FASHIONS.

The sun of this glorious Easter
morning will dissipate the heavy
clouds of humiliation, fasting and
prayer that ike a sombre pail has
hung for seven long weeks over the
lovely fair of Christendom. Its eff
fulgence will light our fashionables
back once more to the giddy f0llies
and extravagancies of that false and
illuriRg world, the pleasures of which
| they so recently, and we trust not re-
luctantly, renowned. The short re-
spite that they may have enjoyed from
the tantalizations and snares of the
| tickle world and that hollow thing
termed society we trust will prove
both beneficial to them here and here
after 1t iscertainly BETTING that some
slight acknowledgment and return
should be made to the Omnipotent
for the many comforts and blessings
that He has vouchsafed to US poor
sinners here upon earth, and as fash
ion does not prevent US from offering
up our prayers to the Throne Of
Grace, it is presumable that our, Pc
titions, If ferEent and sincere, are lust
as acceptable to the Creator when
we are arrayed in fashionable attire
as though we had donned Woeful and
peni tential habiliments Of sackcloth
and ashes. Now, as fashion exerts
her influence over Church as we'll as
State, and as the seasonTof prayer and
fasting and aims is now over, it be-
hooves US to rejoice, for there are
many blessings and excitements In
store for the good people who have
been practising the Ienten precept
of self-denial during the prescribed
period.
From this time forward tie weather
will doubtless be very pleasant, and
! shopping and pTomenading viii, as a
matter of course, be delightfully."- en-
jpyable. The most notieeabl feature
of the Spring fashions, especially In
light fahricss will be the mode in
which the skirts viii be raised above
the upper skirt or petticoat. 1t is the
opinion that the farthingale, or
Topped upper skirt through a pocket
hole on each side of that skirt, will
prevail during the summer months.
This style has always been in favor.
and is furthermore effective. con
venieut, and shows of fabrics
more especially those Of a lowered
nature far more effectively than any
other fashion. Already the back Dor 4
ton of the skirt is lifted over a bow. /
which ends band fixed at the waist, 4
and which falls very low and near the
hem of the skirt. There is also an
other attempt being made to bring IN
the hanging sleeve in combination /
with the close one: but ii is thought /
that, as this fashion failed to estab- 4
lish itself during the Winter, it is |
scarcely probable that as the Spring /
and Summer advance 1t viii be adopt |
ed. Another fashion Whichais com |
ing in vogue, and which certainly is /
in accordance with the 8 farthingale, /
is the use OF a short tunic, which Is
free behind and Is gathered in knot
which has long ends, in the lower 7
portion of the skirt
The short, ungraceful sac -paletot is
at last to be replaced. The two new
FORMS of outdoor covering for Spring .
wear are the Marie AntOinette lichu
andC the Lamballe mantelet. The .
former crosses in front of the chest. +
and the ends are Topped over at the .
back of the waist; the Lamballe is a
small cape, with short ends that are .
left to hang at the sides. The Marie .
Antoinetta fchu is likely to be the I
more popular of the two.
In the way Of toilettes we pre- ant 4
curtain readers with the following as
the latest styles: