The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-03-13
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short preS~rs.-.gonaess mad f5.t.--
Party Isresses--yHe Gecoifcfe style
TO be- supervised

| Party Dresses--gHe Gscoifefe style
l 10 be- SuperseaeG-
Really, conveniently short dres-es-sre TO
to te ''the thing" for all out-Oi door wear,
whether for walking or driving. Those OF
the sex who s,ifed their good seIse early in
the autumn, and had their everyday gowns
| made of demi train lengths, have repented
their rsshness ia mud and water, and il Is
asserted-though much fear Tie that the
wish il father 10 the thoUght-ihat the KEEL
of trailing costumes has been struck by the
| hands Of the disguised few who endeavored
10 bring them permanently into vogue.
With the light hues OF all spring fabrics, 1t
is certainly most desirable to keep ihem as
free from contact with the city's native un-
cieanness a. possible; and the only hope o:
| so doing is by having the skirts made a. briei
as the size and shape OF our feet will allow.
| T.at long street dresses were the natural So
quence TO The rcunt-toed, Frsnch-hsele.l
| boois-they happily have had their dav-
nobody would be likely to doubt; tu;, with
the promise of wide soles, low, broad heels,
and square toes. for the future, ve can az
ford to cartsil our back h;cadtIs tride,
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before orr delighted eyes.
| Whispers from Paris indicate that our
skirts are to moderator trimmed; but the
| finest plates show the oraamentaiiOn TO be
confined 20 the poloGaise. |, ia quite safe,
| however to assert tina; such petticoats as are
| decorated will h. 50 mainly in iJ-plaitings
and fat fold-; while, 10 silk and seni-siik,
so finished materials, sill, lsc5s, seli-color
viii he applied.
Little change from tie present is predict
ed by the wise. foiunsises and skirts will,
as now, have preference over uPper-skiris
| and petiicoa's. The chief difereLce in the
| polonaise will be making it double-5reastsd,
| with the neck open ovr- a haSit-sairt. IL Ia
| difficult to see why, with the warmer wealth
| er, We should form our cinthe. III warmer
| sembIsnce; but il is difficult 10 see TIE
| wherefore of the majority of fashions. The
most noticeable change VIII take place in
| outer garments. The pretty embroidered
| Jackets that have been 80 comfortable and so
| pretty for two years, will be chiefly laid aside,
and numerous NANTES, msn,rias and scarfs
| will take their place. Indeed, we are told
| that sleeves are an Improbable and needless
excrescence, ani We must abandon them
| whether or no. Il is an oppression which
some Of lis who preserve n decided, though
| il may be anteie!Uyian,. likin, for saque7,
| resent. Rumnrs indicate that the bona fii-
Spanish manlila of lace with one corner
thrown over the head in lien OF hat will
be much affected for evening wear IN warm
weather.
This would seem to he designed expressly
for the satisfaction of pretty brune.tes,
whose noses have been seriously ont Of joiSt
since blondes began TO lie the only fashion.
Whatever the cause, the style Of the mantil-
Ia is very comfortable, pretty and becoming,
and, it is to be hoped, will he widely
adopted.
GONNLTS AND HATS
1t seems hsri to crush the hopes of those
who have looked forward to spring 10 mill
gate Their cran,sl woes, bat ali head gear l.
10 be more ungaiBly Ihan ever-ihe same in
kind, but on an exaggerated scale. Nobody,
not even the TDst persuasive and glib
tongued of millEe-s, JCeiend' that they have
4 single ATOM ol .eau;y TO recommend them.
All the excI-e for being, which: e.en their
creators Can invent is, thatthsy are stylish;
and of this there are two opinions. What
relation the pre- seat bonnet bears 10 the head,
is conundrum which cannot find an aa-
swer. But, il We mus: make frishls OF Cur
selves, let us do it in modish manner.
NJ lde bonnets of silk and crepe de chine
will have the preference over straw, and
bonne!s will be chosen instead OF hats, ex-
cept for travelling The crowns will be
elongated, and will be- built up higher than
ever-ihe contamination heins reached
wilsn yards of s,reanerS Of ribbon and fow-
err wildly II ,ai in the wind from the apex
Il is folly 10 say: ii tine chief mode isn't be
coming. gei sau:sihiDg which Is. You can't
get it. /, isn', to De had, unless you cau
fiorI TO have a frame ,pec,aiiy designed for
yourself; aai i,uoy even Lucca couldn't
get that done for -ous. No; If yoa are
only in moderate circumstances. yUa must
take wha; Won csa get, or go without. which
numerous distracted Go;hamiies are serious
ly contemplating. Il the custom of merely
covering, snonli Sgpervene. i, will he wide
iy welcomed n the metropolis.
FAETT DRESSES
for the warm months, will have bei5l-shap-
ed necss for tire most para few, rut
squire, being the other choice. Low necks
will be almost wholly ont of fashion. De-
colie'c. OF sem:-isg0llele robes are becoming
to SO few, while the heari-Ehape is becoming
to 50 many, that il seems entirely natural the
latter shunla he fret chosen. Reau'iiul po.
lonaise4. oi q iine, ere any, Oriental gauza,
with rich, hroCadei stripes, Will be worn
over white and cIIored !. skirts, elaborate
Il crnamenei with silk AMI gauze, and lace
The same lavish use of trailing vines Of AZ
tificisl llDwers a. has been prominen. during
the cold season will appear in the new thin
party robeS,-thc ony difference being that.
where natural blossoms can be Obtained,
they will b. used instead. No trimming Is
so lovely and so fFaii as natural flowers;
but, if care ae taken 20 iasren them securely
to bits Of foundation lace before pinning
on the dress, il will he :ognd easier 10 keep
them in place, ard they will continue fresh
several | ours longer.
The practice o; carving b2queta to dane
ing parties is wiseiy passing away. Dane
ing parties are the ore kind Of entertain
menrs where the Inconvenience is greater
than the pleasure Of having flowers in lhe
hand.
Skirts for the same occasions are made
with very short trains, AMI are, therefore,
less OF hin!erance 10 the person wearing
ihsm, and very mnch less OF an annoyance
10 the other members of tne company.
II one dared believe that good taste and
good sense were az last having some intiueI &c
upon fashion, Ehat "A Millennium would |
shine out OF future seasons. Ass, no. When |
one considers the boEneis, it il plain that, |
for a single, blissfu. moment, some modish |