Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-03-03
FASHIONS.
New Materials, Modes, Novelties and

GlOvS9.
New materials for evening toilets have
recently been imported, among which is
gaze de Chambery, a light silk fabric. 1t
IS in stripes, having one of white and
another. of half the width, of some fashion
coral, etc. The most beautiful styleis that
with a rose-colored satin stripe, with sprays
of flowers upon it, embossed in velvet
This pattern is sold for SIS. The narrow
stripes are ten dollars cheaper. A pretty
and snowy style, in gas light, is the narrow
stripes in white and gold color, with gold
color dots profusely scattered upon both
stripes.
Plain silks in all the fashionable colors
have been much reduced in price, and very
good can be obtained at SO per yard. A
Metternich green, offered for $25 per
yard, makes up elegantly, with trained
skirt, and trimmed with rich lace; is an
effective evening dress, and not expensive
Piques and percales are in market ready
for the spring trade; but these are in ad-
vance of the season, and there will prob
ably be larger display few weeks later.
Crepe de Chine, which was noticed on its
first importation. has rapidly gained favor,
and is now considered one of the fashion
able fabrics of the season 1t has been used
for over-skirts for evening wear and full
dress occasions; but it is not intended that
it's future use shall be limited to these
grand toilets. The manufactures at Lyons
are making it in large quantities, and in
rich, beautiful shades. ant. 1t will be worn
in Paris for spring and summer suits. 1t
is beng made up now for themost fashion
able circles. The under-skirt is of rich
silk, made short, if intended as a street
costume. the over-skirt, corsage and sleeves
of the de Chine, and is usually trimmed
with light, soft fringe of the same color or
shade, or with fringe that is crimped. CIV
ing it careless, wavy appearance. White
crepe de Chine, for evening dress, is worn
effectively over black taffetas underskirt
MODES.
The new styles both for evening and
street wear are more elaborately trimmed,
and are more tasteful than the styles early
in the season. The trained dress is en-
tirely out of place in the daytime, for out
door wear, except for the carriage when
making ceremonious calls. The short
dress, with tunic tastefully trimmed, hav-
ing sashes and loops, is the fashionable
day costume. which is laid aside in the
evening for the trained skirt
A change in the form of the sash has
fancy jacket frill. or position basque,
having the ends graduated one above an
other.
" A style which prevailed near the close of
the last century is to be in vogue for even
ing dress during the early spring. This is
tie spencer" or the corsage and sleeves
Of some contrasting color. A dress recent
'ly made in Paris was from design in imi.
tation of this old style. The dress is of
rich lavender silk, made with trained skirt,
with wide founce of lace around the bot
tom, headed by a ruche of ribbon of the
same shade, The spencer is high in the
neck, and is of silk of delicate shade,
something like that of sea foam in a bright
sunlight 1t Is square a la Pompadour in
front, and edged with lace wrought in the
same designs as that upon the skirt.
NOVELTIES
in evening dress have recently been brot
out. One of the most attractive is of light
pearl-gray satin, made with long train, and
having fifteen founces, two inches wide,
around the bottom. These ruffles are cut
in small scollops and edged with narrow
Valenciennes lace, and are of fine white
organdy. The over-skirt is of oreandy,
and Is in larger scollops than the fiounces
of the skirt, and trimmed with wide VAL
enciennes. The waist square, both front
and back, the edge ornamented with ruf-
fling of white organdy. The sleeves are
quite loose, and, reaching only TO the ell
bow, are finished with three graduated
ruffles of the organdy.
Another dress is of rose silk with wide
founce upon the bottom of the skirt, cut
in points that are edged with a white satin
fold. This founce is headed by wide fold
of the silk and edged With white. The
over-skirt is of white crepe de Chine,
trimmed with narrow hounce, and the
corsage is the same.
IN GLOVES
rich assortment is promised for the coming
season, and two or three new shades are
out. A beautiful shade of rose-color, the
darkest tint, wrought with white, and q
new shade of the ''ashes-of-roses" color
are now offered in white welt and long
wrists, with two buttons, at 50. so per pair
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