The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-03-15
THE SPRING FASHIONS.
TIE BEST THINGS TO WEAR IND
HOW TO WEAR THEM. =
IONS Fancies, Fickleness and Fol-
b1es.
There are one or two new materials for
spring dresssgoods, which are not only dura-
BILE and beautiful, but also exceedingly low

sauciest pink imaginable By cutting on the
selvedge white fringe may be procured, con-
stituting the trimming of the suit, which is
made after the fashion of the shawl costumes
Of last fall. For ladies' over afteen, the lighter
shades Of drab, grey and brown would be most
| suitable, while all under that age could take
the brighter blues, greens and lflacs, without
| fear of ridicule. This material, which is firm,
with kind of poplin Stiffness, can be procur-
ed for sixty cents per yard, and really pre-
sents quite an elegant appearance. Some of
the more sedate hues have bright borders in
stead OF fringe.
The Japanese silks, so much In vogue last
summer and fall, still continue In public favor.
Beside the colors then worn is new style-a
kind ofimitation of the regular summer silk,
with white ground and stripes and chec8s OF
every size and color.
Then there. are the silk and wool serges,
modest, pure and rIch.looking goods, as stylish
| as unpretentious land true elegance pretends
| to nothing,) which, twenty.seven inches Wide,
sell for one dollar per yard.
One of the most expensive land handsomej
materials for light suits is the ottoman velours,
a thickly,corded, GLOSSY, stuff which Is sold In
all desirable shades This sells fer one dollar
and halt per yard, and is of the same width
as the sergas mentioned above.
! For house dresses there are any variety Of
light, pretty spring fabrics. The softer goods
are by all odds the most suitable Tor home
wear, and the most delicate shades of merlno
and cashmere are In great demand.
COSTUMES FOR STREET WEAR.
Salts will still be worn. and despite the ef-
| forts of some few extremists to Introduce the
half trained skirts upon the promenade, dres-
ses of a moderate length will be still In favor.
For these, the long polonaise will still be fash
ionable. Some suits especially adapted for
business occasions are made with skirt
somewhat shorter than the usual lengthr and
with coat basque long enough to obVf1te the
necessity of an over skirt. The favorlte mode
of trimming the skirt Is with broad bands OF
gros grain, arranged In front en- tablier, the
6asqulne being cut away 10 correspond. This
Ia provided with plumber OF large pockets,
and has seam down the back, with pleat at
| each side form.
WRAPS, JACKETS AND PALEToTs.
Some elegant wraps lor spring are made Of
| what Is now termed China Grape, but what is
nothing more than revival of the old.fashion-
ed Canton Grape. They are lined with silk Of
| light shades, in many varieties-blue, laven-
| der, samen and others. The garment Is close
| to the figure by seam down the back, and.a
funnel-shaped fold IN the Watteau style, begins
at the neck, ,rand is cut wider below, where the
garment is curved open to the waist. The
| trimming is O rich braiding of fowered pat
tern, the edge finished by two kinds of fringe,
crlmped fringe laid over straight sewing
| silk fringe. These paletots ore to be made OF
| the old-fashioned Canton Grape shaw!s. Some
stylish Jackets are the "Ciaremont," wh!ch'is
between tight and loose, and the "Densmore," !"
which Is somewhat looser and longer Another,
the '"Iona," is also very pretty. Among basques
for the house, the .sNilsson" is distingue aud
graceful, and the "Scotia," intended for house
wear over plain demi-train, has short vest
fronts, and long coat skirts in the back.
Among casaqnes, We note one, LA Presl-
| dente;" especially intended for cashmere,
which will be very much worn this spring.
This garment will be trimmed with broad
| band of the material, edged with narrow
gros grain told. Above is placed standing u
handsome !guipure lace. Another casaqne Is
| the tViola."
PASSEMENTERIE.
In passementere there are some new de-
signs, combining elaborate patterns OF gimp
with fringe. The gimp forms scallopped
edge below, and narrow cripped fringe Is at
tached to the scalops. Some passementeries
are edged with guipure. Gothic patterns OF
passementerie, with long, slender pointed fg-
| nres at intervals, are seen, and are quite
| stylish goods, which wash, and will be- TRIM
| med with cotton gimp.
7 LACEs.
The elegant duchesse lace is still most dis
| tingue, both black and white. The handsom-
est mlslins will this summer be trimmed With
1
| he ornamented with the black. This kind Of
| lace is very expensive; Two inches wide Is
&S5 90 and so on In proportion. Beautiful
| founces of Valenciennes are also exhibited
One eight inches wide Is S35 yard. The
pointed lace mantles will continue the shape
| most in favor. Llama also will remain In
vogue; Llama point for Sl00 Is very pretty,
an1 most OF the thread lace points are from
SIPS to $3.50 In value There are also some
splendid mportations of lace. Some point de
| Brabaut, four Inches wide. is SIT yard, and
| some of point de Venise $50.
| VARIETIES.
Cashmere suits are very much worn, as we'll
as cashmere over-dresses of different colors-
dark green, brown. pr,Ine color-and In
many instances are trimmed with narrow
ruffles of silk, like the skirt, over whichsthey
are worn. Sometimes colored cashmeres are
ornamented with black gupure. Over.dresses
are also frequently trimmed with buttons or
bows down the front, q fashion which promises
10 be popular. AS spring advances, velvet
trimmings will give way to those of a lighter
j description silk, lace, fringe, &c. On wurm,
| bright days, instead OF hlr, long width Of
plain or dotted net, or square OF Sulpure Is
worn around the neck and tied III front. This
gives some protection, and Is very pretty.
waists. Indeed, they have just now an almost
universal sway. A beautiful reception
dress is Of apple green, poult de sole,
j tile skirt en- train, and bordered with q
| hounce Of crepe de chine. or ranged
in wide scallops. This is repeated above, de-
scrbns q train with an apron, scalloped be-
| low the upper flounce in the back, forming q
heading to the lower. In place OF an over
skirt q long scarf OF crepe de chine is iasten-
ed ON each side Of the waist trimmed with
handsome fringe, and Tied IN large bow
down on the skirt. The basque, posLllion
| finished, with cording Of crepe de chine,
opens nearly to the waist in front, and orna.
| mented with broad revers edged with irill OF
crepe de chine. Sleeves half long with two
rutf1es of crepe de chine.
JEwELRY.
The fashions in jewelry grow every year
more and more massive, making these orna-
ments. more expensive. Handsome necklaces
are composed OF heavy-looking links OF pale
Roman gold, forming what Is called the cable
chain. Very broad necklaces, which are too
Snowy for beauty, look more like a gold col
! lar than necklace. We have also the spiral
necklace and the necklace composed Of gold
balls The first is quite inexpensive, and the
| last ranges from S28 to $40. A more costly
affair Is the heavy chain. necklace, which, II
desired, can be taken apart and worn lor
bracelets. Price s240.
| THE JACKETS
which are worn with these heavy ornaments
present an innqmerable variety in patterns
and designs, and there is probably wider
range in the prices asked for them than there
Is between the numerous other articles which
make up the long crystal cases In short, 9