The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-03-02
LETTER FROM NEW ORLEANS

LETTER FROM NEW ORLEANS
TINES OFFICE,
NEW ORLEANS. February Oath, 1870.
r CHIT CHAT
1tisalmost early in the season yet, to
speak decidedly about what will be
worn most faslionably for Spring.
Walking costume have not changed
much, but soon velvet and merino, will
give place to lighter fancy material.
Our large importers of fancy goods,
display, to few connoissenrs worked
robes of various light rich materials,
that are for the warm season, to sup
plant the exquisite embroidered silks
80 much worn by earth's favored ones
during the past Winter. Tk>se dainty
garments are wonderful for the per-
lection of their designs, eolorings, and
the artistic blending of the flowers
represented. And they are worked by
hand too, not worn in the fabric like
the patterns in brOcade goods.
DREssEs.
Flounces ar in greater vogue than
ever, email and pinked out, or deep
and gathered, or plated. They are
certainly the prettiest styles of trim-
ming yet invented and prove, how
much admired they are by the fact that
they are never out Of fashion but for a
time and then are taken up again with
a fresh .furear. Walking suits are
made quite short and generally have a
short basque, trimmed in the same way
as the skirt. Very dressy toilets are
made, of two colors, the tunic, OF up
per garment. of one tint and the under
skirt of another.
BoNNETs.
There are no bonnets now, but the
article, that takes its place, is q queer
of lace, feathers, pufings,
ribbons, flower, silk satin, gauze and
Grape, velvet or a few straws, all nice
~ worked up together into a little
bunch, which is worn on the head, any
where between the tip of the nose, and
the top of the chignon. One which
came direct from Paris was shown mo
yesterday. ga blue satin bonnet"
they called it, the front edged by a
narrow plating, behind which hood
upright frill of blue satin, on the left
side small round tuft Of white fsath-
ers, at the back, slightly toward the
left side large full bloom rose with
buds and foliage, the continuous bride
of blue satin edged on one side with
frill of white lace. The Alpine hat is
still the favorite.
are not worn much now, indeed with
the present short tight skirts they are
~ u =,
For misses and little girls there is
nothing whatever that is perfectly new,
but boys are more fortunate. New
styles of blouses jackets, trousers,
pants, vests, neckties and gloves
have been invented for them. Some
of them very odd, but all very neat,
becoming aud dressy.
SHOES
with the short dresses now worn, high
shoes are quite indispensable, and
they mast fit the feet well and fit
smoothly on the leg; on dit, that Glynn
and Wirtz No. 9 Camp Street, are about
the only really successful persons in
this respect. Their shoes always fit,
no clumsy feet or ungainly wrinkles
about the ankles when they furnish
his most essential part of ladies,
toilette. They have always a good
stock on hand, and manufacture to or
der as good work as can be,found in
The country.
LITERATURE.
James A. Gresham, No. 80 Camp
Street, has very attractive stock of
books and other articles in the station
BY line. His goods are always arrang-
ID with such care, that it is real treat
70 look through lis store. l noticed
yesterday, atGresham's copy of Ten
nyson's works complete for one dollas.
He will fill orders by mail as promptly
and satisfactorily as if the customer
come and selected for themselves.
Yours Truly,
TIM LILKINWATER.
HopE.-Hopei is the sweetest friend
hat ever kept distressed friends com