The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-04-19
Spring Fashions.


IL 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, puffs,
braids, etc. We are to be sensible; and
if one has a decent abundance of their
own, they can be comfortably fashiona-
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 curls pendent there
from, with the front pompAdour, if be-
coming, with frizzy ourls falling from it
over the forehead, doing away with the
brazsn impress rolled front so often
leaves; if not pompadour, the hair
slightly waved, combed loosely back,
and often coronet Of some bright rib
bon, or shell, or jet, to relieve the un-
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 coques-
tish ways. So now, dear ones, cannot
all of you put up your hair prettily, and
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 ali
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 a combination not to
90 out indeed it seems bonnets or hats
would scarcely be complete without an
adornment Of lace.
Hats are 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 10 be tall, adopt the pol
onaise, whilst the taller ladies, who
think the shorter " SO becoming" wear
oyerskirts and talmas for the street.
Indeed, the talma seems to quite take
for 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-pleased
rutiles at the bottom. Above this were
three wide puti., separated by ruchings
Of the silk, while each rutlle 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
paises are trimmed with bow OF gros-
gram ribbon on one shoulder, and ro-
settle on the other with long, dropping
ends, the ribbon passing across the
back, from which is a fall OF lace, form
ing berthe.
Challie "a new affair under an old
name, but the real challie-such as we
can remember our graAdmothers laying
away in lavender leaves, only TO be
taken out on special occasions) is again
exhibited, and, we predict, will find as
mary 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 ovsr-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 fchu, Of white or black lace, or