The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-05-07
HAY I, 1870.
From the New York Rural
NEW YORK FASHIONS.

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Latest Styles for old and young
Spring and Summer Suils-Etc., Etc.
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"A few notifications or changes Ia
detail are observed occasionally, but
the general outline and style of dress
remains as lastyear. Dress skirts are
rnfied or h0unced to within a quarter
Of q yard Of the waist. or hounced
part way. and an oyerdress worn.
SHORT DRESSES
Reign supreme. There arc no longer
uses for long ones, except on state
occasions, and even then rot necessa-
~. 50 none of you need say. 10 cut
ting your dresses: 1t seems q pity to
cut it shortl' The pity lies in cut
ting it long, or halflong; short enough
to fully clear the ground when walk
ing is the rule. IL you have pretty
feet, and encase them in neat boots,
then as short as you Ike Skirts
are cut the same, with front aud side
widths oored, and two straight ones
gathered at thesback. The five widths
Of ordinary goods make q skirt wide
enough, usually, with trimming, with
out piecing the bottom of the cores.
WAISTS
Are made round and plain, heart
shaped. square or round throated.
Positions take tho place of sashes to
some extent. and are cut in various
shapes; sometimes formed Of one or
two breadths, plated at the back, half
d yard Ia length, headed with q bow /;
a half moon shaped piece, fulled on
the straight edge; pieces pointed and
curved in various ways. Belts and
sashes remain as formerly, with short
ends and full, lsTgs bows.
UPPER SKIRTS
Are mostly whole in front, with back
looped up nearly to the waist with a
bow. or entirely 0pen.. Others are of
the old tunic shape; others open
straight down in front. with the cor
ners turned back en- Torers.
SLEEVES
Are mostly close fttipg. with trim
mirg straight around from the wrist
away up,sand straight over the top,
especially IF one Is slender or has mar
row shoulders. Pufs are worn con-
siderably.
TRIMMINGS
Consist almost entirely of the goods,
put on in gathered and box plated
~ruffies. Often the rnfies alternate
with q two inch ruchiug of the same.
made by hemming both edges and
plating through the middle. Satin
retainsit hold for trimming, aud noth-
ing is p~rettier for the delicate grays,
drabs and fawn colors sc much Worn
SILKS
For spriGg wear arc largely in ehenes
and stripes. Black and white chenes,
twenty-fonr inches wide. three dollars.
Twenty two inches, two dollars
and fifty cents, and two dollars.
American silks cost about the same
al the French. and believers in fome
patronsge should purchase them. As
yet they are mostly manufactured In
black. or black and white. Black
silk Is largely purchased for suits. and
Trimmed IN all SORTS Of ways. Floun-.
ces are cut on the bias or straight;
edges pinked, bound or raveled SO as
TO form q fringsd edge. People who
can afford lace use that largely for
trimming. Real lace is never out Of
date, aud can be used many years.
while the imitation. costing. perhaps,
+01tI rs NULL AAat1 04h IL E4OAA hAIlIs
and never locks we'll. Wraps for
silk suits are IN basques, short sailor
or English jackets, with or without
sleeves; half fttirg basques. belted
down and then the grand over gar.
ment. with a waist aud sleeves, and
long. pulled up, looped UP. bowed and
bewilched skirt. that il stunning, worn
with anything. Whom sleeves are
added to wraps, a flowing style is usu
ally prettiest.
a very handsome black silk suit
Partisan made, was trimmed with
straight RULES OF grenadine edged
with lace. Old black silks can be
red or trimmed with g%renadine
aud made 10 do excellent duty. In
the grenadlne goods this season, as
last, are shown robe dresses. which,
passably pretty when fashionable, will
he ugly enough a year or two hence
Black grenadine trimmed with black
satin, or enliyeped with green. violet
OF lavender, y very pretty and elegant.
Then there are grenadines with set
figures IN bright colors, which arc ex-
ccedingly pretty for all w0mankind
out Of the realms of absolute g:rlhood.
The old-fashioned valencias are 10
U6AGs A10 4V4 gt1A4AB liz AOAaIS1f
rutAes. etc, of such goods iron berage
u much used. On erays. lightchenes
and the like. brown bersge binding is
used.
CHILDREN S AND MISSES SUITS
Are made like their mothers; only on
q smaller scale. Some suggestions
may not be amiss. Al pale, fawn-c col
ored ponree, with trimmings of the
same bound with blue. Hounce on bot
tom of skirt. plain high waist, coat
sleeves. half fitting, polonaiss or long
Hacqua. heltod down with belt and sash.
a gray French poplin, rufles bound
with satin, ia Roman %oolors, put on in
box plaits. English jacket with navy
collar. Wash poplin, ecru, trimmed
with fat bias bands of the same, edged
with white braid stitched under.