The Hickman courier., 1872-04-06

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Long and wide sash ribbons are COM
ING in fashion again for home and street
costumes.
The Spanish mantilla is very much
worn, and very becoming.
Black silks, with more gloss than form
erly, have made their appearance.
The large figured Spanish lace is to be
used this season for bridal wells.
White muslin, lace, and silk neckties
are the most fashionable at this season
A new style Of house shoe is sort
of high slipper Of the color of the dress,
but.oued on one side with six small but
tons.
Gray poplin is used for travelling
dresses; they are made with square col
lar and talma, and have belted polo
naise trimmed with box plating.
There is very little change in shape in
the bonnets from the winter; all OF them
have large crowns and rolling fronts, and
most Of them deep curtains.
Heavy silk curtains are taking the
place of doors on the inside of some of
New York S fashionable residences.
Bonnets are very high this season, and
the trimming is all placed on the top;
they are made to fit close to the head,
and have ribbon strings fastened with
small bow under the chin.
Dolly Warden calicoes, which We have
mentioned before, continue to be very
popular, aud are largely imported. They
ARE made up with polonaise with skirt of
lack silk or alpaca.
Gloves are cheaper, and the summer
aoyes arc the Balbriggau, the Isle
thread and silk They are handsomely
made. aud are bought by numbers, as are
those of Kid. Undressed kid, prettiy
embroidered, and having several buttons,
are favorites for spring wear, and come
IN a shades.
4 very pretty and simple style Of waist
is called the French blouse. It Is very
easily fitted, aud when made, Is comforts
abb TO wear tt is trimmed so as 10 re.
senble a vest, and made with the Ouch
esst sleeve, which is of coat shape, and
is mf3ed up the outer seam and around
the wrist
very pretty suit for young miss,
is made of buff linen pongee. Ii has
several founces, on which are worked
lea7es and vines with white floss in the
old fashioned chain stitch. Another very
fashionable suit for young girls Is made
in the sailor style, with "a beited basque
and two skirts, square collar and cuffs.
It is only in this country that such
extravaganza is practised as the employ
ment of the very richest silks for the or
d.nary purposes Of street and walking
wear. In France, and especially in Ger
many. material suits are worn by ladies
Of rank aud position, aud even IN Paris
rich silk anS velvet costumes are only
brought ouIupou important occasions.
Talk about bridal trousseaus, they are
all pale and are Insignificant before thar
of the future empress Of China. just
think Of the looms Of the three great
/ cities-Canton, Naukin and Hanchow-
being engaged for three years 10 weaving
the stuf1s for the dresses of one woman
and the costa half million of our money
/ Dresses have appeared with no over
skirts, but worn with sash which is very
wide, and has long ends, the sash Is SC
arranged as TO hang over the upon, aud
r4.,.. ..a upper skirt other dresses are
trimmed nearly to the waist The SUM-
mer oyer-skir,s will be long. full anC
merely hemmed bows of ribbon are
worn all over the skirts, placed anywhere
One silk dress during the year, mad,
up first as dress of ceremony. and the
next year transformed into a suit. and it
place taken by new one, will keep
IL.
of visiting, very we'll supplied with silks
old and new while one really useful sui
, for winter. aud another for summer, Will
an incidenAal linen, and two or three
house dresses, will comprise, as far a
dresses are concerned, a sufficient war
drobe
Roman scarfs and belts are becomin:
more fashionable than ever. These widt
ribbons, sometimes plain, and sometime.
striped a IL bayadere, are now worn II
, various WAYS; sometimes as a scarf pass
ing from the right shoulder and fastened
E upon the left side with a large bow o
the same ribbon or as n belt with loop
and ends behind. 4 blue scarf of thi
style was very effective addition TO al
evening dress of a white tule. 1t wa
, passed around the neck. and descending
upon the waist in front, was fastene,
upon the left side with large pink ros
imbedded in a ruchjng of tuile. A sim
liar rose was used to fas,en each of th
long ends TO the skirt, another was place.
upon the breast, and one in the hair.
Hats are in various styles. more uniqu
than pretty, and for early spring will no
= be worn so much as bounets The pref
test shape comes in white chip and ha
a high bell crown, with slightly droop
ing very narrow brim There arc. a
usual, several styles of the turban-on
with the back deepened and pointed, To
effect being very similar to the fur cap
that ladies have worn the past winter
e There Is still another shape that may b
1 worn as a bonnet or hat the crown i
rather high, the brim rolls in front, an
is slashed and turned away to point a
the back. The trimming is at the side
falling over the brim at the back. AM
: consists of flowers with long sprays O
: tinted foliage, feathers and scarfs of silk
with fringed ends or lace.
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