Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-04-18

Spring Fashions.
1t is asserted that ladies are deter
mined this season not to court head
aches and stiff necks by the Jugger-
naut style of hair they have so long
worn.
Foreign plates may come to US filled
with enormous chignons of rolls, putfs,
braids, etc. We are to be sensible; and
if one has decent abundance of their
own. they can be comfortably iashiona-
BILE. Were those two words ever used
anonymously before?
Well, braid coiled around the back
Of the head, French twist with SIM
pie braid about it, and, if one cares for
| them, two or three curis pendent there
from, with the front pompadour, if be-
| coming, with frizzy curls falling from it
over the forehead, doing away with the
brazen impress rolled front SO often
leaves; If not pompadour, the hair
| slightly waved, combed loosely back,
and often a coronet of some bright rib
bon, or shell, or jet, to relieve the I'M
necessary plainness.
Bows of ribbon are to be worn in pro-
fusion, here and there, on the hair, and
for evening, flowers worn in all coquet-
fish ways. So now, dear ones, cannot
not have the headache?
Flowers are also used in profusion on
bonnets and hats, and punched quite
out of the common way; for instance,
scarlet geraniums and heliotrope, hop
buds and morning glories-and all
these have hanging sprays over the
| back.
The various shades worn last summer
seem to come in deeper tints, and while
gros grain ribbons are no wider, they
have stripe still darker at the edge.
Bonnets are tied under the chin.
Lace, of course, is combination not to
90 out indeed, it seems bonnets or hats
wouli cely be complete without an
ador- Of lace.
Haas .e in white, gray and brown
not so many black as in former seasons.
The style is but little changed; the
crowns high and narrow, brims narrow
some rolled, some dropping. The tur-
ban, so becoming to youthful faces, is
exhibited in great variety.
Polonaises, over skirts and basques are
all seen, and be it known, the polonaise
increases height-so dainty little ones,
who would like to be tall, adopt the pol
onaise, whilst the taller ladies, who
think the shorter 6 so becoming" wear
oyerskirts and talmas for the street.
Indeed, The talma seems to quite take
for a spring wrap; they are rounding
behind, talma-shaped front, and trim
med to simulate the double cape open
at the back.
We see lovely shades in grayish brown
and brownish grays-that is, the two
shades seem to have soitened into each
other, making either more desirable
Many skirts Of dresses are trimmed to
the knee. One silk, of lovely apple
green, had three narrow box-pleated
rutf1es at the bottom. Above this were
three wide pufs, separated by ruchings
OF the silk, while each ruffie was headed
in the same manner.
We also saw trained skirt Of rose
colored silk. with polonaise Of white
gauze, trimmed with white blonde. This
was intended for reception, to take
place Immediately after Lent.
Bows of ribbon are largely inter
spersed on spring toilets Some polo
naises are trimmed with bow of gros-
grain ribbon on one shoulder, and ro-
settle on the other, with long, dropping
ends, the ribbon passing across the
back, from which is fall of lace, form
ing a berthe.
Challie Ia new affair under an old
name, but the real challie-such as we
can remember our grandmothers laying
away in lavender leaves, only to be
taken out on special occasions) Is again
| exhihitad and we Dredict will find as
many worshippers as in olden times.
Many ladies who study economy land
there are such are getting new skirts
of fashionable material-such as serges
striped silks, gray poplins- and making
an over tunic Of dresses a little out
These make pretty house dresses, and
for evening mot full dress) receptions
The waist is always open, and with it Is
worn fichu. of white or black lace, OF
organdie