Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-02-25

rom some newly imported varieties
in organizes and eambrics, that suits
. viii continue in favor. Stripes will
also be worn. The style which has
been so much in vogue in silk and
wooden goods-an overdress of mar
row. stripes-the underskirt of wide,
is repeated in thin goods. In some
cases only the underskirt is striped,
the upper one being dotted or plain,
, in others bouquets of flowers make
a houncing for both upper and low
er skirts. These last are especially
lovely and make one sigh for the
coming roses and violets, which
they 80 faithfully represent.
NEW PATTERNS.
We learn that some new and eie-
CANT patterns have been imported in
silks-alsO, that prices viii be atriie
lower in this department than they
were last season. Silk gauzes bro
| eaded with boquets of flowers
Ia Pompadour will be q feature in
Spring styles-new patterns in
sashes are also among the imports
tons. Already these articles Of
dress are of great width-the new
importations are even wider-many
of them are striped in different col
ors, but the most elegant are white
gros grains, or gros grains Of some
neutral tint, with brocaded boquets,
exquisitely tinted and shaded
| HAIR DRESSING.
| Various styles of hair-dressing
are in vogue. The most simple IS
to arrange the hsir in puffs over the
chignon. A brai d is worn around
the chignon, and long frizzed curl
falls behind the right ear.
In another and favorite style, the
chignon is composed of curls;
these curls may be false, while the
real hair may be arranged in pufs,
or in a thick long curl or curls,
which fall over the back. Flowers
are always worn with this couture.
Another style, called by some the
Diadem, by others PompadOur, has
the front hair rolled over a large
Ji'fsette. The chignon is quite plain
and fiat, while large roUIea, gen
orally made of false hair, is worn
around it; garlands or sprays of
flowers falling over the back Of the
chignon, form part Of this Golf
fure
BOWS.
Bows occupy prominent part in
q lady's toilette. Though one of
the essentials, the utmost latitude is
allowed in style and manufacture.
They are in every conceivable shape,
and can be made of plain gros
grain or of satin. The material
must be three and half or four
inches wide.
LOOPS.
Loops of satin ribbon or satin
loops lined with silk, depending
from a satin bow, are very stylish.
The ribbon or satin should not be
over two and half inches wide.
If Of satin, the long ends, of which
there are generally three or four,
must have an interlining of founds-
ton net
bows.
Bows for looping up dresses ,sre
very elaborate, and sometimes take
yards of ribbon. One composed of
satin ribbon, about two inches wide,
is pyramidal in form thirty or forty
small loops from the top; bow
composed of innumerable loops is
placed at The bottom, b -ltaer I.
the centre. Tor quite as many loops
depend FROM this bow-tse ribbon
increasing in W towar6 he bot
tom. TIC oops arc aiT.-Lsed On .
stiff foundation.
COLLARS.
In collars we have every STYLE,
from the plain linen to the most ex-
pensive lace. In linen, either the
round sailor collar, or the narrow
collar, with wide square ends, is the
most in vogue As high bodies are
so frequently cut low, and rounded
out in the neck, these collars are
frequently set upon muslin chemi
settles, which are generally plated;
though handsome sets-comprising
collars and cuffs-are embroidered.
In some cases the collars are made
of muslin, embroidered and edged
with Valenciennes lace.
CHE8IIsETTE WITH BODICE
A pretty style of chemisette to
wear with a bodice which is cut very
low in front, is made of muslin,
which open in front and edged with
Valenciennes lace, a narrow inser-
ton divides the lace from the mus
lin, through which narrow velvet or
satin ribbon is run-the muslin IS
handsomely embroidered.
THE FICHU.
The Marie Antoinette Fiehu is
losing fayor-We could better afford
to part with some ether fashion
but we are consoled by the fact that
its place will be supplied by the
round cape The new styles shich
have made their appearance, are
composed of Swiss muslin, Valen-
eiennes inserting and edging.
LACE COLLAR WITH CHEMIsETTE
A stylish lacescollar with chemi-
settle is composed of narrow insert
ing, edged on both sides with deep
ly pointed or scolloped laee-nar-
row velvet may be run through the
inserting. The chemisette is com
posed of puffs of lace, run up and
down, with double lace frill in the
center.
THE CHEAP JEWELRY MARKET.
1t has been frequently stated that
cheap jewelry is no longer fashiona-
bic. This may be doubted. The
taste for display in all matters con-
nected with the toilette is increasing,
and so long as fashion demands diff
ferent costumes, cheap jeweIry will
find its purchasers.