Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-31
THE CITY.
SPRING FASHIONS.
Dress Fashions and Novelties, etc.


of our leading milliners and nl0dSsteS,
which is always an event in Nashville that
does not fail to create q female hutter and
q general untieing of purse-strings by
doting hege lords and indulgent papas.
Notwithstanding the weather was gloomy
and inclemsnt, this did not fail to at
tract large crowds of pleased and admit
ring ladies' They came in troops, in
pairs, in bevys and in vehicles. Many
novelties we're to be found in the matter
of ladies' dress, and the exquisite designs
and delicate fabrics displayed in such
tempting profusion did not lack for enthu-
siastic admirers. 1t being the first general
opening of the season, we avail ourselves
of the occasion to refer In general terms 10
the spring fashions ss indicated and ex-
hibited by the tastes Of the ladies. We
shall first refer to prevailing
ooLoRs.
The fashionable colors for spring silks
are the cameo shades. These are delicate
gradations of tawny brown, running up to
q pale yellow, Just toned down enough
with the brown 10 avoid any thing glazing
Some of these hues are very beautiful, the
faint cream color and the darker shade of
amber especially. These are intended to
DO Two VI U4OfO bJuOo
in one dress. For evening wear the new
est colors are peach blossom; the favorite
pink, a much lighter shade than has here
tofore been used winter sky, dainty
azure, and Nile green, very blue green,
which is exceedingly becoming to blondes.
For intermediate use, pretty silks for sfter
noon wear are all in narrow stripes, black
and white, blue and black, etc always
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and color. Many of these fabrics are Of
American make, and al said to wear ad-
mirsbly; they are also very moderate in
price.
For travelling dresses, shades of gray will
be preferred, and the Japanese goods,
combinations of silk and linen, are desira-
BILE and very pretty.
This brings US to the notice Of
TRIMMINGS.
The prevalent style of trimmings is a
bias fold of the material, corded on each
edge with black, white or contrasting
color. For colored fabrics this is almost
universal, even on silks, and has superse-
ded the rulings and cuttings which have
so long prevailed. For worsted stuffs
bias band Of black cashmere is much used,
and many dresses are trimmed with worst
ed fringe, which is quite a novelty. Ouch
ess lace is preferred in white for trimming
ball-dresses, and for collars and sleeves.
WALKING DRESSES.
These are for the most part TdiSSe en-
terre, that is of the ground, The style of
long trails on the streets is virtually out of
date, as any one who sees our
beautiful and lovely promenaders on the
streets with qualification admits. The
skirts are not worn so short quite as some
years ago, but are made to clear the
| ground about two inches behind and
three or four in front. A very
pretty suit of gray and black striped
silk is made with the underskirt
trimmed with box-plaited hounce set on
so that the upper edge is raised twice on
| every breadth in q semicircle, and the
founce caught up at the low points, so as
to present somewhat the appearance Of a
curtain looped up at the sides; in each de-
preston is q bow of the material. The
upper skirt has very narrow rufle Of the
material headed with two bias bands. The
waist is Joined with the skirt in front en-
| IolORdiss, while at the back a small basque
| is set in over the fullness of the skirt.
| The sleeves are tight to the elbow, and fell
below in rufie. Trimming Oh body heart
| shaped in front and pointed at the back. An
elegant suit in two shades of cameo
has the under skirt of the lighter shape,
edged with bias of the darker, and f1unce
headed with q ruehe Of dark. The upper
skirt of the dark shade trimmed with bias
Of the light, open in front, and turned
back 80 as to display a lining of the light
shade. The basque half tight, very long
at the back of the dark shade, profusely
trimmed with the light Sleeves remind
ing one of antique pictures, as they are
! tight to the elbow and fall below in broad
fan-shaped ruff1e, while curious Routuel
fringe Of the dark shade edged basque and
upper skirt.
| BAIL DRESSES.
| These are cut with long trains, or short
underskirts and long court train fall
| ing at the back An elegant one Of N1e
green silk has the low body trimmed with
Duchess lace en- berthe, the skirt long and
plain, with a small psnnier at the back,
trimmed with lace, bouquet de corsage Of
lotus flowers and trailing grasses.
For young lady lovely dress in white
tarletan is made with demi train, under
skirt of 1850 color, with many hOunces,
oEerskir; white, with rutfies Ct pink and
white, Topped with punches Of peach BIOS
SONS, corsage with three rutfles of pink
and white and large bouquet Of peace bios
sons White French muslin oGerdresses
are still very fashionable; these are
trimmed with puffs and Yalenciennes lace.
MORNING ROBES.
These are cut gored full at the back, fast
eled at the waist with cod and tassel.
| A very pretty one, suitable for bride, Is
in white cashmere, faced with quilted
blue silk up the front and around the
neck. Sleeves Oriental, and turhed back
with silk.
BLACK SILK GARMENTS.
The favorite style in these useful affairs
is the PoIonaise, with long hoped skirt,
forming almost a costume. These are cut
tight in the waist, continuous down the
front, and with small basque inserted at
the back over the panniers, trimmed with
various styles of black gimps, and laces,
or fringes. Short sacques, suitable for
wear or walking dresses, are cut loose,
open under the arm, and up the back,
with open sleeves.
BoNNRTs.
The new style IN bonnets is decidedly
the gypsy shape. This is a larger than We
have seen for some time, low-croWned, and
has something approaching to q cape A
beautiful bonnet was in pearl straw, very
white, with blue ribbon put on full around
the crown, and a bunch of white sweet
brier roses on the frcnt Another, suitable
for an old lady, was of gray pulled silk,
with large bunch of ribbon of the same
color on one side, and pink rose in the
center Another bonnet of black straw,
was trimmed with ribbon Of cameo-y eel wv,
with a large bunch of pansies on the side
LADIES HATS
The new shape has a moderately wide
brim, with a medium crown not very high,
and sloped back a good deal. Some Of
the new hats have the brim depressed in
front, behind and on the two sides.
beautiful hat of snow-white straw is bound
with green velvet, has a broad band o.
green velvet edged with narrow black lace
around the crown, and bunch of berries
and green leaves on one side. Another
very costly hat is of Leghorn straw,
trimmed with yellow ribbon and purple
| uoppiaG Still aDnfher very stylish. is