The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-04-01
SKIRTS.

n FDTIIlN Il
al revival of hooped skirts. Short
thick dresses, and even long trained
dresses. made in solid materials, can
be worn without hoops, but as summer
dresses. however, cannot be worn
without a little distensiOn OF some kind.
and most women realize that ii they
relinquish the present small and con
venient hoops they must return to the
old misery OF grass cloth and ten or a
dozen starched white skirts.
The spring style of hoop-skirts have
fortunately done much TO restore them
to favor They are adapted more
nearly chan ever before to the exact
wants ofthe feminine community. The
latest one is the Modesto" it has no
springs in front except at the bottom
of the skirt, and is only scventY-two
or seveutv-five inches round. 1t is
found most admirable for wear with
short walking dresses, the increased
size being hardly perceptible and the
action perfectly natural and easy Iii
sitting down. In fact there IS al! the
comforts of the hoop-skirt without Its
former obtrusiYeness.
There are several other new skirts,
some arranged with moderate hustle,
others without, but they are all small
or extremely moderate size, and made
entirely without the spring Of trail at
the back, which in wearing was found
impracticable and even dangerous
The exaggerated trails to dress skirts
worn during the past season. are no
longer in vogue. Ladies themselves
begin to see the absurdity of dragging
behind them two or three yards of silk
or satin. that possessed neither grace
nor utility.
Some have adopted the short dress,
| or a skirt that just clears the ground.
for toilettes of ceremony; but this is
| going To the other extreme The
demi-train is the most acceptable.
White skirts are made in two differ
| emit ways. One Is narrow at the top,
and with a deep 1lounce attached
| The other is gored front and sides,
made full at the back like dress skirt,
and tucket or.trimmed with futed
frills round the bottom
White skirts for short dresses are
hemmed or tucked, and embroidered
| or braided, the braiding or embroidery
ALWAYS above the hem.
! Covers for the lower part of hooped
| skirts are convenient, sensible. and
economical; with the present shape
of hoops they can be made of q
straight piece of muslin, edged with
cambric ruf:iing. adjusted by laying
a plat here and there, and fastened
easily with tapes They not only save
the skirt. out the boots, and often the
wear of an undersklrt.
FLoUNCEs.
All kinds of fiounces are permitted
wide. narrow. broad. hemmed. pinked
nlaited. and gathered. For woven ma
ferials the plated f1ounces are best
and also for heavy silks, but for thin
goods and for summer silks and lou-
| fards narrow ffounces, pinked out and
gathered. are the prettlest.
IT is fashionable this season again
10 iounce thin dresses to the waist,
and there is no more dressy way tc
make English berage, grenadine, and
| other light and not very expensive
materials. Cav English berage /:
neatly edged with black ribbon vel
vet. which NAV be cheaply bought By
the niece. but there are tine striped
and 1iOht cheas silks which NAV bt
pinked out on the edge, and require
neither binding nor trimming. To thi;
class of silk Marie ARtonette scarfs viii
be employed to complete suits anC
trimming to match the skirt.
OVER DRETsEs.
These are found to be so useful tina
they are not likely TO be very quickly
relinouished They dress up an ole
silk, or q plain white or black sui
wonderfully. and furnish change
which are found exceedingly usefu
in these days of perpetual dressing
and parties
There are several ways of maxim:
our dresses, one of which is the Pom
pddossr or high dress style; another
the Natalie or peasant style. and Tn
third and most useful the Patti, sim
pie skirt looped up at the sides, wit
wide bow behind and LretelIes cross
ing the shoulders.
The PATTI is prettiest made Of sill
and trimmed with ruffies; or Of sati
and trimmed with fringe. with sati