Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1871-04-12
FASHION.

The Derby is the fashionable over
coat this spring, and is made as follows:
The back is cut as for q surtout, rather
long in the waist, and the skirt in pro-
portion, with side edges in the pIaits and
four buttons. The fore part is cut same
as a Chesterfield, and short to keen the
fronts we'll back on the breast. This
coat, combining the style of the over
frOck' behind and the grace Ond elegance
of the sack or Chesterfield in front, is
very popular English garment, and
likely to supercede the old style Of over
coat. The cloths most worn are Vene-
tians, summer kerseys, fine meltOns and
the new Metz coating; light and medium
shades, mouse, tan, slate, gray, and the
new dove color. The collar should be
of velvet, the edges dOubIe-stitched,
! turned in or raw edged, and the sleeve
finished with loose, round cuff.
In undercOats the dOuble-bFeaste
English frock is the leading coat of the
season, and is more than ever fashion
able, being the coat best adapted to wear
with the present style of OvercOat, and
the most appropriate for promenade, the
theater or making calls. It is now made
to wear buttoned, two buttons only, the
lapels of medium bOldness, with yerv
! little curve, and not so pointed as form
| erly. The collar is cut rather long, and
with the lapels, should be plain. Side
edges, with the buttons top and bottom,
are worn on the skirts. The edges are
bound with grenadine or ducape bind
ing, plain silk braid now being consider
ed out of style. The sleeves finished
with a loose cuff, bound at the top, and
without buttons or holes at the wrists.
! The coat next in favor is the double
| breasted Newmarket made to button
one buttOn,Only the lapel sewn on, and
same style as for q frOck coat, but we'll
cut away from the second bottom hole;
| pockets in the plaits behind, and side
edges on the skirts-a very stylish coat.
and better adapted to many figures than
the frock.
Morning coats this season are made to
button one button, medium height, to
display Stanley scarf, or throw well
back and wear open lapels rather small,
and the fOrepart and skirt we'll cut away
in front. If Of fine goods the pockets
are made in the plaits behind; but if of
melton OF tweeds, they are made with
good sized flaps on the hips, and edges
double stitched. Sack undercoats are
not in style, and will be worn by gentle
mel. .Of fashion. Vests to wear with the
frOek and Newmarket coats should be
doubled-breasted. with lapels sewn on
to match the coat. To wear with the
morning coat the vest should be single,
with a steep collar, and buttoning to
match the coat. In new cOatings this
season are specially the Granville and
Bedford, and diagOnals innew STYLES and
color. The Granville is q new weave,
of the basket pattern, and comes in
black and blue; the Bedfords are straight
ribs, Of elastic make and peculiar pat
tern, the zigzag and herring bone being
ing the most stylish. The latest novel
ty in diagonals is bold rib, in color, on
q black ground. The cOIOrs most favor
ed are brown, green, rich blue and gray
The lines well out in relief, and on the
black ground have q very elegant effect.
In suitings, the most fashionable are
irregular mixed stripes of gray, heather,
mixed, and small fancy stripe of various
cOlOrs of the herring bone style. TroW.
seTs are worn rather fuller at the knee,
with q medium spring over the boot,
having a straight appearance. Sits at
the bottom are in bad taste. Light drab
kersey OvercOats improperly called
white coats') are very fashionable as
driving coats, and may be worn with
good taste on the street under certain
circumstances.-HODle JOlgndl.