The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-03-11
THE SPRING FASHIONS.
The New Styles I'm costumes-Colors and
NIaterials-SpringB Bonnets and Hats-
Fashions for Children, &C., &c.

Spring costumes are Imported 10 solid colors
ofpae tiuts, especially gray and ecru buff,
and in narrow stripes, small checks and
crossbars of color on white. Few suits are
made entirelNof cross barred or striped goods.
but these are employed as parts Of many cos
tunes, usually as kilt skirts, vests and some
times as sleeveless aacques. The corsage,
sleeves, belt, oversklrt, and round maRtle
are of solid color.
THE FRENCH BLOUSE, SLEEVES, &C.
The simple waist, with darts In front, plain
back, and sufficient spring on the hips to pass
under belt, Is called the French blouse. It Is
easily fitted, comfortable to wear, and Is
preitily trimmed 10 outline vest, or With a
real vest set 'in, or else with folds and q
pleated frill In the shape of Marie Antoinette
collar.
The duchesse sleeve, coat shape, rufled
around the wrist and up the outer seam, Is on
many OF these blouses for the demi.season.
There are also various kinds OF cu1s-square,
round. and box-pleated; double ruf1es also fall
elbow down; the lower ruf1e fs gathered, the
upper is side pleated. White muelin pleated
frills and black velvet bows ornament pale
ecrn buff and gray dresses. Embroidered ruff
hes and f1ounces of the dress material are on
the handsomest suits. Mikado color is the
name given 10 the peculiar brown buff shade
of linen pongee and cloth 10 be worn in the
spring.
Tie two garments which promise to be
most popular for spring and summer suits are
the sack mantle and the polonalse, and of
these, the first named is best adapted TO suits
and materials intended for early spring wear,
and the latter for later season, and lighter
fabrics. The style of the polonaise most In
vogue this spring, is the Beatrice or Marguer-
ite, which is cut with spring over the hips
and forming small basque at the back out
lined by the trimming, below which the skirt
Ia 2ooped, In style less bQuffant than formerly.
Easter tolettes Will this year be composed Of
two colors in silk. as for instance, brown and
blue, black and lilac or green, gray and pink,
stone color and crimson, etc. For trimmings,
kilt plealings and fat trimmings are used for
early spring wear, but will afterwards be fol-
lowed by lace trimmings and hOunces. For
street wear, close cut sleeves are more fash
lonable than flowing ones, though as the warm
weather sets In open sleeves Will again be IN
favor.
coLoRs.
The Indications are that colors subdued by
natural tints will be In great favor this sea-
son; change so decided, producing all the
effects Of novelty, and constituting the most
effective contrasts. Light blue is trimmed
with white; turquoise blue with drab, mouse
or dove color, pink with violet, lilac with
crimson or tea color.
MATERIALS
for early spring wear, French poplin, serge
twilled mohair and Irish poplin are desirable:
Sicilienne, new material, which attracted
much attention last year, has greatly declined
In popularity, and may be now procured at
reduced price.
SPRING BoNNETs AND HATS.
The indications are that straw will be an
an extremely fashionable style OF bonnet dur
of this unusual efforts are made to Intro.
duce pleasing variety. The prevailing
kinds of straw will be the Leghorn, Dunsta.
BILE, Tuscan, Neapolitan, Milesian, Cobprg and
Chip. or these there will be-, of course, diff
ferent limitations, besides pretty mixtures,
and, In addition, some decided novelties
In the way Of fancy and embroidered straw.
At this early date 1t Is Impossible to prediSe. p Sa
with certainty what particular shape will be
the leading one, but 1t is likely that the cot
tage will be most in favor. Many bonnets for
spring wear have been made of dotted black
lace, or plain colored tulle or Grape, Simply
trimmed with ruchiDg Of black thread
lace and q rose with spray OF leaves, or an
ostrich tip the same shade as the Grape or
LullG. fIU6 bHuuc5 VI gray VI Comoo oiheo "a Y
often preferred 10 gay colors, but IN these
cases bright color is mixed With the trim.
ming. Black lace is put over ash gray or
tulle, and trimmed with ruche OF black lace
and q spray of roses toned down into ash gray
with gray leaves. Very pretty bonnets are
made with soft crowns Ct Grape iDclosed In
putting of soft satin finished with gros grain,
and orDamented with loops and ends OF gros
grain ribbon fringed out. Straw trimmings In
great variety are imported, and are used on
bonnets of black lace and Grape as well as
straw. 4 new and very coquettish hat, which
ls sure to be popular, is the dolly Warden"
CHILDREN's FASHIONS.
Pretty spring dresses are made Of gray cash.
mere or popli6. trimmed with bands of striped
toulard or ruches, and mounted with low
square cut tunic of the foulard. With these
costumes may be worn on the street double
cane of the gray material, one smaller than
the other, and both scalloped on the edge and
bound with the foulard. Another style is
dress of gray poplln, the undersklrt perfectly
plain, and above casaque tnntc cut low ID
the body, and trimmed with bias folds OF blue
cashmere, caught up at the sides With bows Oh
cashmere, and buttoned up the front. Tne
sleeves are Of puffed poplln as far as the
elbow, below which they are plain, and orna'
mented by rows Of guipnre Insertion. A gsHapt
of blue cashmere, with perpendicular rows OF
guipure insertion, is worn with this costume
Nothing is In worse taste than to see girl OIL
twelve or thirteen dressed like child Of five
or six. At the age OF twelve, the underskirl
Ia made Ionopr and with some trimming, and