Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-04-10
N.N work ENslsiON Notes.
SPRING STYLES.

Dolly Warden and cameo costumes are the
two marked speeiall:es in spring ia-hons.-
Enoli,h chintzts and French creiOris were the
first GOODS brought ont in the Dolly Warden
style.
The figures Oh these goods are frequently so
large that it takes yard of the calico to show |
the pattern.
American calcoes are also in the market in |
the crelon style; but they are not large fig |
nred nor are the colors bright and vivid as
in the original materials. Empress cloths, Ty-
coon reps and O,lard silks and organdle and
Swiss mu>lins are alSo figured in the same style.
Some of these goods have smaller figures but
they do not sell SO rapidly as those with the
large figures. Flowers birds, butterflies, cupids,
caryates and hanging baskets being mingled
in a bizarre pattern on grounds OF white, black,
brown, grey and cream color.
Small figured and striped goods are also very
fashionable. The mohairs gnghanls, percales,
jacquards and bereges are all brought out in
narrow stripes. Silks are also striped in the
same manner
The most elegant costumes are Of chally
mohar, delaine or popin, made up in tn
cameo style that is several shades OF drab'
brown, grey or brighter colors, used in the
composition of the same costume.
These cameo costumes are made by trimming
darker shades on lighter, or lighter shades on
darker ones OF the same color. All imaginable
colors and shades Of gros grains, taille and gros
lie Naples silks made up in this cameo style.
Cashmeres are also brought out i'll these cam go
shades and colors.
Jacauards are new and pretty cheap line of
spring goods, of fabric resembling japanese
poplins. They are cotton and wool mixed
fabrics, with small satine figures. They are of
all celor., but prettiest in grays and neutral
tnts.
Gauge de Chambrai, the ttlmiest of all dress
fabrics except tulle illusion, bids fair to be very
popular during the coming season. Those with
white ground, spigged with small bouquets in
natures own coors, are the most novel, and the
most in demand. They are brought out, how
ever in all solid coors and shades, and pretliest
of all, II pure white. The fabric itself is woven
in alternate stripes of ganre and satin.
POlOnaises are invariably fastened up in
the trent this spring, either with buttons ol
bows. They are lOOped high, and far back
back. Capes tichus crossing on the bosom
aud large cellars Of either the sailor or nuns
shape, are added to all the new polonases.
Postillion basques are still very fashionable
The lmogen, Mignon. Core, Fanchette, Nils
son and Vienna. are favorite patterns Of thls
popular garment, brought out by New York.
queen fashiOnst Nine. Demorest Tunics oi
overskirts are invariably worn with basques o.
Jackets They are lOOped faI back, and tre
bOutfant in the back, and frequently with
aprons Short while the back of the tunic i
quite long.
The jup0n or skirt is aemi-traned for hous
wear, but short enough to escape the pave
Ment for street costume. Many ladies hav
two underskirts made up for each Dress on
demi-trained for the house, the other shor
for the street.
Kilt plated flounces are made wider tina
ever, but every variety of founce is used ia
the underskirt, bOq plated. kilt plaitet
gathered, fan plated and put on in sections
Sometimes wide fiOunces are placed in the bac
hreadths and narrow ones IN the front, AM
sometimes this style Oftrmming is preeisel
reversed. Sometimes the tiounces are SO n
ranged as to simulate several skirts and tw
and three aprons.
Bonnets are worn larger with define
brim, higher crown. and Il cape to exter
over the back hair. Straws, both white al
black, as well as colored, bid fair to be wol
almost 10 the exclusion of silk bonnets al
hats. Hats are also worn larger, higher al
broader crowned and with rolling brims.
Quantities Of flowers are used in trimmil
both hats and bOnnets. Black lace and gro
grain ribbon, and new material, Japane
Grape. resembling Grape foulard, are all us
In trimming the hats and bOnnets.