Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-16
What will be the MOdeS-FiOwers
Ribbons and ParssOls-rhe sly lie. FOR
Dresses and Shirts.

what will be the MOdeS-FiOwers
Ribbons and ParssOls-The sly lie. FOR
Dresses and Skirts.
Florence Gale writes 10 the Metro.
politaa Record, Of the Spring fashions
as follows
Large flowers are in vogue for looping
up Oyerskirts.
Dresses are being made with thee and
four skirts
The round cape will be much worn
during the coming season
Parasols are to be en- siRfe. This re-
fers not only to color but to style. With
striped dress, parasol ditto; dress Of solid
color, parasol ditto.
A novelty in the shape of square par
asois have made their appearance.
Ribbons are coming into favor tor
trimming bonnets
The pOintad collar is not 80 fashionable
as it was.
Bismarck brown and Metternioh green
is no longer the style.
One absurdity gone. Boots are no
longer made with the French heel
Satin flowers win be much used this
season
q Straw flowers will be very much used
in trimming bounets.
Dresses still made with good skirts
and PompadOur waists are yet In the as
cendant The panier is gone, which we
take TO be premonitory symptom Of re-
turning reason, and the hoop skirt has
not increased in size-another glimmer
Of sense. Dresses are as a general rule
to be short, which is very convenient and
suitable for walking and working about
the house. very absurd supposition, It
must be confessed, in these days when
Fashion and WOman's Rights both for
bid such degrading oecupation-but by
no means graceful IL was but natural
that the laughably ridiculous length to
| which they, carried the train should
| result in a reaction, but we hope It will
stop short Of entire humiliation, and
| leave US the graceful demi-train- This
would be taeit reproOf Of, and an e1-
1 cellent example to modern revolution
lists, who never know when TO stop, but
DESTROY both good and bad alike
The old-fashiOned quilted Pettic0at -
no more it is as extinct as the eapaciOus
reticules and pockets Of our grand
mothers, and in its stead we have the
modern skirt Of rich silk, satin or velvet,
which costs as much as the entire dress
| used to do. Indeed the preparation for
the coming season in this article OF dress
alone is prodigal in the extreme, neces-
sarily so, for they are made to be seen,
and must be in keeping with the rest Of
the dress. Their cost forms no in consider
able item in the expense OF lady ward
robe, for, in addition to the expensive
materials of which they are made they
are hounced and braided and en-
broidered in the most elaborate manner.
A satin striped poplin IS very much used
for skirt purposes, black and white, blue
and white, and other bright eOlors be-
ing very popular. We have seen then
made up Of this material, with bla'
> | founces, not much over an eighth OF q
: ward in depth, for which the price i
TWENTY-FIVE dollars, and richer article
in self color, thirty-fYe. This Is mer'
bagatelle when we consider the price 0
2 the lichly embroidered, profusely trimme'
silk skirts. But though fashion viii no
9 recognize the meaner people who eanno
afford these prices. Commerce ioI
e tunately does, and so we have mOhal
: skirts from four fifty to eight fifty an
S felt or boulevard" skirts equally reason
II sbIo IN suit less plethOFic pOeket-bOOk