The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-03-09

nqn style Of 6abs Vas trimmed to
match.
A novelty is a green underskift
with a wide hounce. set on in fat
plaits around the bottom. Over this
a lavender skirt is worn, neatly
trimmed with fringe and a pulling OF
the same. The cape to be worn with
this is trimmed to correspond with
the o~ver-dress. A suit Of sober grey
for street wear is made with a wide,
fiat plated founce around the skirt.
which is goring at the sides and front,
but straight aud full at the back. The
bodice l. plain, with 4 putting across
the shoulder and at the hands. The
cape is mantilla form in front, the
back round, with plaits at the shout
der, on each of which is a satin but
ton, and the back is caught up with a
rosette of the same.
A pretty suit of blue is trimmed
with white folds and heavy blue silk
fringe.
C~HILDREN's SUITS.
A corn cOlored suit has a row of
puHiags, headed by a narrow brown
satin fold around the underskirt. The
overskiIt is made entirely of pufs
edged by satin folds. The waist is
high aud plain, with a row of upright
seall0ps above the belt; the sleeves
long and plain. A very snowy dress
is of green, with a putting of the same
set on with gold colored cord; the
upper skirt is trimmed in the same
manner, and is festooued at the sides
by rosettes Of the same. The waist
I - .-..I $1,000 I'll, unru oh nrf
| sleeves, and worn over a lace waist,
pulled with narrow green folds and
gold cord, and a frill of lace is worn
In the sleeves.
A Gabrielle suit for a child of two
years is very neat. being trimmed with
folds of satin in a contrasting color.
A pretty suit for a little girl Of ten
years is of lavender, with a wide
plating around the skirt, and a small
cape trimmed with a putting of the
same. Another suit made in the
same style has a sleeveless jacket, to be
worn on the street. A white suit has
the un Ter skirt made of %ruf1es, pink
ed upon the edge-the upper skirt
with one ruffle and festooned, the
wai5 st plain, and over this is worn a
little black silk jacket.
CAPEs, BERTHAs, &o.
The small eapes will be more worn
than auy other style on account OF
their convenience. They are so. small
and easily put on that it is predicted
these capes will be the prevailing
style. Some of the eapes worn with
suits are deep at the back, and only
joined at the meek in front; but the
new style cape is round at the back
with just fullness enough at the
shoulder to give it a graceful appear
ance, and the front extends below the
waist Ia quite long and narrow lap
pels, over which the belt is worn.
A sack of black silk for street wear
is loose-ftting in the back, extending
a little below the belt; the front is a
trihe deeper, while it is narrow on the
shoulders, and is open under the
arm, being Joined by the belt. The
trimming is of satin folds, and black
lace edging.
A very pritty bertha, to be made of
silk and worn with a dress of the
same material, or may be worn over {
thin dress of contrasting color, Is
deep enough at the back to nearly
reach the belt, and meets in front a
the waist. This is trimmed by a mar
row ruffle of the same, headed by {
puff, and a bow with the sash ends is
attached to the front. A new style of
bertha extends only over the shout.
der, and is attached to the belt of the
same; attached to this belt is a half
circle, trimmed to correspond, that
falls over the skirt.