Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-03-05
THE HOUSEA0tD.
SPRING FASHIONS.
Suit. for street woar-summor Costumes.
ELMS pAsauE ooaruME.


For spring suits Of ailk and wooden fabrics
tie overskirt has stylish revers, and the lower
skirt Is richly trimmed. Its novel features, how
aver are lis plain basque. without position
peaing In the middle Of the back. and its extra
Jolman sleeves. Plain. emooth-htting baequei
ara coming into favor again. Ia this model the
mid lie seam OF the back is slashed to the waist
10 give room for the tournure the large side
body now used passes under the arm, showing q
ses a In front and Ia the back but none directly
on rect costumes only for house dresses the
spgle coat sleave IL used on dresses to be worn
both at home and in the street, simple arrange
ment Of hooks aud loops attaches the winged
Dolman when occasion requires.
MPoaTKD sPRIEo COSTUMES
large importation OF spring costumes con-
ssts OF three leading styles, viz the sleeveless
Jacket suit, the Dolman costume, and the polo
naise with single Rkirt. There are also many
composite dresses with q basque, and one elab-
orately-trimmed skirt. like those described In
Madame Raymond's Paris letter iD last weeks
Bazar The only evident effort to simplify
trimmings Is in plain folas, bands, and perpen-
dicular pleatings instead OF fancifully- gathered
Aounces. Skirts are still covered with trimming.
though Of less SNOWY kind, more heightened and
flowing, instead OF bunchy Frou-Frou ruffies
indeed, many skirts are shorn even OF the founce
around the edge, hitherto thought indispensable.
Aprevalent Ideals to arrange four back BREADTH
In set pleats from the waist down TO half yard
from the bottom the fullnees falls thence plain
and flowing and the skirt is faced In the ordi
nary way With such skirts an elaborate tabler
is arranged on the front breadths and on one OF
the side gores. The present caprice for trim
ming the front OF the skirt different from the
back has by no means reached its height, and
will appear in most exaggerated fashion in
spring and summer dresses,
ovEEsKmrs
Overskirts are ahorn Of their Dimensions, and
appear oftenest Az mere aprons, half nverslirts,
aid intricAtely y-drapsd eashes. There are how
ever, many plain round oyeIskirtn still shown,
while others have their shape destroyed by Ca
PRECIOUS draping which makes each side differ
en for instance, the left side will be caught up
to tn, belt by bow and sash ends, while the
right falls In q l0ng peplum polnt, finished by
tsssals. To complete the diminished over skiris
sarhes are necessary. and these need not be Of
silk, but Of wool or linen, like the dress or its
trimmings. They are two long slanting ends OF
diff rent lengths, made double, two fingers wide |
aud are piped round the edges.
BAsQUEs.
Basques are growing longer, and are more Of |
ten sarnad In the seams instead OF being pleht- |
cd. The fronts have two soft points and are Of |
ten double breasted fancilul collars and revers /
much used the back is still elaborately |
trimmed two buttons deine the waist behind /
Sevees are easy coat shape, with square cuffs, or
else slit up the outer seam.
BLUE LINEN wAIsrcoATs.
For midsummer the novelty to be offered is
suits OF gray linen and batiste, worn with /
sleeveless jackets OF dark Napoleon blue linen
Bands ofthis blue linen and OF blue percale with L
polka spots are used for trimming Freuch suits
Of tea coored undressed fiax linen. Such suits
cost about S35.
CASHMERE sLEEvELEss JACKETS.
Black cashmere sleeveless jackets are import
% to wear with spring suits of black, gray, OF
other silks or cashmere. They have reyers OF
ll,.IF \ 4
rows oi large ont steel or old silver buttons on |
the front. They may be simply edged with a
MORE piping fold, but are often embroidered and
bordored with yak lace, in which steel or jet
beads are introduced.
poLoNAIsEs.
Polonaises resppear without any great change
from those now worn. They are long, double
breasted, with or without belts, and are draped
Very high on the sides. Very large buttons in |
rows down the front, large buckles in Aash bows
immense cntfs,I pockets, wide lsilk facings on
the front aud back, with tho tiniest facings on
tile edge, are on stylish polonaises. A new ap- |
pearance is given TO some by having some OF
lnOther shade, and there are some sleeveless
lOOnaises to be worn over dress
Of different shade. pretty COS
tune Of striped brown and white poplin has
solid brown poplin sleeve in the pOlonaise, and
solid bands for heading the fiouuces on the
skirt. This is also a pretty fashion for the
black and white striped silks now sold for nine
y cents yard. Black sleeves, black sash and
black silk facings will make the striped polonaise
very stylish.
THE DoLMAN COSTUMES.
One of the best designs for spring suits has
simple stylish ovorskirt and basque, with
D1lman Of the same materials. soft |
flexible materials are best for these
suits and they are very largely imported In
olive bronze, reseda, and black cashmsres
trimmed with embroidery and woolen lace or
thick wool fringe. The shape OF the Dolman is
like that already illustrated in the Bdzdr. with
longer side pieces. A new idea is to face the
iiOnt with MORE, and hold 1t In vest shape by !
means of an under belt. Ii
MANrLEs.
For independent wraps to be worn with va
nous suits there are black cashmere mantles, :
Dbmans, and sleeveless Jackets The old time i
manillla will probably be successful this season.
though it proved a failure when offered last |
year One OF the prettiest garments 10 black
Cashmere talma with wide facing Of MORE IL
front, which by a simple arrangement Is made
10 1T smoothly like vest, while the loose cape I
halgs over the shoulders.
This il excellent, and Is trimmed with en- '
bfoiery and lace. The newest features among 4
talh wraps are the pretty passementeries aud
YAK laees, in which steel beads are very effec-
lively Introduced. Fine Jet beads are also y
wrought in laces, and larger beads like studs, i
are set about between rows Of cordlng. New t
Pissementeries Of je: or steel on silk are in
ypen leaf patterns, that are to be set in, not on
lhe fabric, like lace insertion. Tassel fringeH
are OF mixed steel and jet. Wide watered rib !
uOhs IN lengthwise bows trim the back of cash i
mere wraps, and moire is used for bindings 1
iods, and piping, instead Of repped silk. Guam
uNes OF steel and silver buttons are used there q
ue large, fiat buttons of polished steel others
'Ie dul ike old silver, and there are groups
and rows OF tiny shot buttons. -Hdrper's Bdzdr
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