, 1873-03-02

Use of white tu1le, aud muslin, aud tarletan,
mingled With silk. for ovening-drosees during
the winter, has been the fact that the tints were
60 thoroughly unsuited to the average complex
ion. Nothing can be more trying to the fairest
face than the indefiniteness Of tho present blues
and green's, reds and browns; and, it has been
An artistic necessity to make some white, fluffy
stun do duty In the Mautuan emergency. It is
said BY the president, that shades Of brown viii
b = mora honored in the wearing than
shades OF gray, in tho ensuing spring;
but after the season is fairly open, the acutcst
fashion- detective will be unable to decide what
most prevails. Feminine Gotham has 80 far
freed hereelf from modish tyranny that she will
wear what is most becoming to her complexion,
though the social heavens fall Beyond this she
makes no stand, hut will sacrifice herself un-
Eaurmur1ngly to the most exaggerated Of cos
tumes, and the uncouthest of hesdgcar.
SHORT DRESSES
1eally, conveniently short dresses-aro to bo
=" the thing" for all ont-of-door wear, whether
for walking or driving. Those Of the sex who
stided their good sense early in the
autumn. and had their everyday gowns
made OF demi-trnin lengths, have repent
ed their raahness in mud and water.
And it is asserted-though much fear me that
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pf trailing costumes has been struck by the
hands Of the disgusted few who endeavored to
bring them permanently into vogue. With the
light hues Of al spring fabrics, it is certainly
most desirable to keep tlera free from con-
tact With the city's native uncieanness rs possi-
BILE ; and the only hope Of so doing is by having
the skirts made as brief the size and shape Of
our feet will allow. That long street-dresses
were the natural sequence to the round-toed,
'ns2 d.x Gd happily ba her. hegS had
S9s S9st soes ea o With braas aaf rese ss3a ssd of
square toes, for the future, we can afford to cur
tail our back-brendths = trit1e, with the reward
OF comfort and cleanliness before our delighted
eyes. -....
Whispers from Paris indicate that our
skirts are to be moderately trimmed; hut
the fnest plates show the otnamentation to be
ever, to assert that such petticoats as are deco
rated will be so mainly in klt-plaitings and fat
folds while, to silk and semi-silk, soft finished
naaterals, Elk iaces, sclf-color will be applied
MATERIALS.
As usual, there ia great variety of old stuf1s
with new names; but there are always one or
two which take the lead. Foulard, somewhat
worn last year here, aud long prime faForite
Eaer fabrics For anything not nade Of cotton.
it is light and cool, and, if twilled. will wear
Hsn. It is particularly pretty for polonaise, be-
cause it's softncss drapes so well. Two shades
WILL 6pp6AT III Inc nov sulIBg BIB were V0Iu DE-
fore. For example d plain petticoat Of London
smoke brown, with double breasted polonaise
three shades lighter, with polkn-spots Of the
dark on it. The polonaise will be trimmed with
five alternate folds Of the two stuffs, and edged
BY 4 two-inch elk lace Of the Ightest shade;
while the other buttons will be dark, to match
the spots.
The ordinary run OF black and white
striped silks, and black ard grisaille,
street wear. Those to whom price is little, and
variety much, will have walking-suits made Of
plain g1ayB, browns, and shades eyen OF lilac,
blue, and green. But it is necessary to have
better quality Of plain silk than Of striped, aud,
Is spotting is more permanent injury to the
former than to the latter, only those who can
afford ono Of zach would he jndicious in choos-
ing plain. There is no silk-if it docs not crack
out at once-that is 30 thoroughly satisfactory
ter hard wear as good black and white
In almost al goods Of fine quality, there will be
fouudtwo sty1es,-p1ain and stripcd-of which tho
latter will, undoubtedly, form the polonaise. md
kkirt-trimining, while the skirt itself will be Of
stufIs. Grenadines, both black and white, como
with..va1ious stripes Of the same as the ground,
or Of bright color on black or white. White
grenadines and Whito foulards will be much
recially at the seaside, whore it is most desir-
aole to have something . trife warmer than
muslin, and out Of which the first breath of
damp air will not take tho stiffness. Grenadine
WILL Go n0f8 L0Au ever a 11TOT1t9
for thin walking-drcs.es; indeed there
is positively nothing to replace
it. Tho prcttiest and easiest way to make
grenadine is to trim the elk slip to the knee
with grenadine, and hare po1onaise or upper
Ekirt, instead OF having a separate grenadine
Fctticcat.
o. w6sh-soods. it is almost too soon to aay
anything. Soft finished peTcales, and very
beautiful sntin-tinished twilled goods. resenl-
bling satin-jean, with various stripes and spots
r1f rrlor IN 1yhita rvrn1.nTa will he Eccf 1lo1
Almost all flover-patterns win be ta booed, be-
Cause they Tero SO much worn last year under
the much-abused name of Dolly Warden.
STILES.
Little change from the present is predicted by
tho wise- Polonaises and skirts will, ns now,
Lave preference over upper-ekrts and Eetti-
coats. Tho chief difference in tho polonaiee
viii be mailing it double -b,eaated, with tho neck
open over habt-shirt. It is difficult to zee |
why, with the warmer weather, VIC should form
our clothes in q warmer sembance; but it is ]
difficult 10 see the wherefore Of the majority Of
fashions. Tie most noticeable change will tako |
Ered Jackets that have been SO comfortable and ]
so pretty for two years, viii be chiefly laid aside,
sad numerous nantles, mantillas, and |
.:arfs will tale their place. Indeed,
We are told that sleeves are
ve must abandon them forthwith, whether ne
will or no. It is an oppression which some OF |
us who preserve q decided, though it may be
antedl}uylan, liking for sscques, resent. Ku- |
morB indicate that tho bona-fde Spanish 1nantil.a
Of 1ace with ono corner thrown oror the head |
in lieu Of kat) will be much affected for even
ing wear in waIm westher.
This would seem to be designed expressly for !
The satisfaction Of pretty brunettes, whoeo |
noses hare been seriously out Of joint eince
blondes began to be the only fashion. Whatover
the cause, the style Of the mant1la is very COM
Portable, pretty, and becoming, aud, it is to be
hoped, will be widaly adopted.
BoSEETS AND HATS.
1t seems hard to crush the hopes OF those who
Lave looked forward to spring to mitigate their
cEan,A woes; but I'll headgear is to be more un-
Galnly than ever,-the saao in kind, but on an
exasgerated scale: Nobody, not even the most
persuasive and .ghb-tongued Of mllliners, pre-
tenos that they have single atom Of beauty to
recommend them. All the excuse for being
which even their creators can invent. is. thaf
they are stylish and Of this there are two opin-
ions. What relation tho present bonnet bears
to the head, Is q conundrum which cannot fnd |
N answer. But, il Nc must make rights Of 4
ourselves, let us do it in B naodieh manner. ::
l. - - NJ.