New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-02
TIE FASHIONS.

NETS, TRIMMINGS, AND PROMENADE DRESSES.
What Unsuitable creatures the ladies are in
anything and in everything that pertains to Fashion,
or that can properly under the heading OF Dress
They have hardly finished buying and trying their
Winter robes, when without stopping to take breath
after their exertiOns, they face around and eHclam
well, what are We to have in the way OF Spring
fashlOnsi"
The question does seem somewhat premature, with
snow lying the ground with the memory Of last
weeks skating carnival still fresh in our minds, and
with the possibility OF the second day OF Spring being
heraldcd with the jingle OF sleigh bes-f Jack Frost
should pay us a stolen visit during the night.
Nevertheless, we are able 10 answer their question
promptly that they have plenty Of time in the
temporary lu Of fashionable dissipation during Lent TO
think over the important matter in all its bearings, and
be prepared 70 come out, simultaneously with the
violets and the apple blossoms the livery OF Spring
upon the first prOptous day The present indications
are that that day two months ahead; but 70
much the better! They will all have plenty OF time 10
debate about color and material and to put together In
their minds perfect loves Of costumes. And now "
the leading features OF prospective Spring styles some OF
leading mners have Just had their private Spring
openings and salient outlines Of the modes
already determined
Hats and bOnnes must first IN order. The Spring
hats TO have HIGH sOpng crown and the most notice
able feature is that all the trimming is perched upon the
top of the hat falling down in sprays and esOons at the
DaCk leaving the 'front.' almost bare, Dut Tor Scanty
trimming Of lace and satin folds about the low brm.
This gives the hat something of the appearance Of the
oldsshioned gypsy bonnet Of years ago. An i'll
cnation to resusctate these old styles ,st further
shown in oddlooking little bonnet which nothing
more nor less than the cottage bonnet Of the school girl
days of mothers, only has curtain to fits
TO the face, aud is without vestige OF trimming inside,
except plain edge OF black lace But how
is II 70 be worn with the present enor.
nous p0ufs and pldts with which ladies
fond of loading their heads nowadays That is
question TO be resolved some weeks hence. And
kind at large will be the solution Of the
problem. This bonnet is called the Puritan and Of the
genre another called the quaker, soft grey
silk grain, believe tho brm fitting close 10 the
face the silk drawn plainly the frame and all the
clusters OF yellow locust flowers which adorn IT dis
posed so as fall the back OF the The sight
Of THIS bonnet gives visions of a pretty
shall we say an impossible Quaker grl-with
apple.blossom cheeks and soft brown eyes, and
shining hair the shade folded, Madonna fashion,
over @ modest forehead. But POmpadOur bodices and
Marie Antoinete trains viii fall into ne' with
Quaker DOnnets. The reform in dress viii have to DO
somewhat extensive 20 make up harmonious tout
ensemble. The flowers that TO be most worn on
Spring hats and bOlnes clusters OF the elder flower
apple blossoms sprays OF the sweet white locust blooms,
and other early Spring flowers. Feathers will hardly be
seem but white ostrich TIPS allowed brief respite.
Being white they fresh and somewhat springliko.
and tule, both for DOnucts and round hats
will be as stylish as There novelty in black
tule III which the net is fine and cose. and thckly
beaded over with little Jet dots not larger than small
head II also comes colors but then the dots
in colOrs also, and not in jet
There is material in dress goods called the Reyer
brand OF mohair At the first glance IL looks like
the finest silk apaca-but five steps away, you can
hardly tell it from grOs grain silk Especially II trimmed
AS IL should Ofenes be-with black velvet 1t is soft
the touch, and falls In graceful folds, which alpaca
never does. and therefore is TO be preferred. 10
comes IN different grades at SIC, 81, and 81 rs.
Black gros grain silk is TO retain Its supremacy for elc
giant street dresses, and the bandsomcst trimming is
black velvet cut the bias laid on trimmings OF the
material For young persons pretty Spring dresses
will be made Of silk in minute stDpes-gray on white
ground. The trimmings hounces and rufes Of the same,
nearly plain. pped the heading, with minute bias
band OF red blue any other contrasting color OF silk
The most markedEDovelty Of the dresses will
be the general adoption Of two costumes In one The
lower skirt IL made plain, with the exception OF tie TRIM
ming about tho bottom over this 10 fastened re.
movable train over which IL worn the short
basque skirt In four pieces Two Of them come around
10 the 'front.' and meet under the girdle-ty faced
with q rerers They are joined by the pointed back
pieces at the Sides where the fullness o. the back 10
caught up with rosettes Tho uluess 10 also gathered
into sort OF puff IN the canter hsipl The IDEA s 10