, 1873-02-16

| q silk Ellet These are also suitable over high
| necked dresses worn by older ladies. Pompa
quise costumes will all bo worn during the sprinf
and summer. The latter, with it's long pointed
bodice and lace chemisotte extending to tut
point, is to be revived for evening dresses. Tit
sleeves with q large pun at the top, has also
gained slightly in favor, but being moro suita.
Bio for velvet will not be worn much before All.
other winter, while tho Mario Stuart costume
with its Understanding rud, will be accepted by
| the few.
SHORT SKIRTS
| are promised Us for spring wear, but arc to be
rendered hideous by the huge papier pouf, 90
that all hopes Of graceful drapery il in rain and
| VIC shall look more like canlels than ever Tnn
] TRIBUNE might as well publish an extra edition,
for the benefit Of fashionable young ladies', WHO
can then regulate the sizo of their hump dis
c7'etion.
s3AwLs.
CamePs hair shawls are now imported in
pieces and joined in this country, and arc sai.l
to be much moro artisticaliy combined than
those which aro put together abroad. They arc
in more beautiful and loss p,onoace shades, and
arc also much lower IN price. Tho centres
gre ss.,. blaek, scarlet, and white, and tho
contres. The Duca is also m Indin shawl, but
is made in single piece while India long
ehnwls are in gay stripes, and will be used for
travelling. The imitation, which is more than
half us expensive as thereul article, and which is
known in Boston US the "shopping shawl, is
also much worn, but where 1t is possible it is
much better to buy the genuine Article. Hma-
layas are soft slawls, resembling plush, and arc
in beautiful.gr shaded stripeB. The railway
blanket style still haunts in the chop windows,
having gone through all the degrees Of COM
parison Of the adjective loud Shetland shAwls
arc always desirable for house wraps, and aro
particularly suited to the invalid. Fine Oriental
striped shagls in wool and silk are becoming and
desirable for summer driving, whoro flash OF
bright color is Ievcr out Of place. And now,
having glanced at the principal articles Of dress,
few words in tho
MINOR ADonSEos,
which go 60 fer toward making perfect tout en-,
are still much worn, and are such convenient
accessory VIC will hate to SEQ Llom so tho way OF
all fashions. In tortoisc-sholl, with gold aud
silver clasps, they are very desirable,
and ,1i some Of them h:vo . number Of
small paraphernalia with which a woman is
usually encountered. Gilcts Of silk, eatin, lace,
and muslin form elegant additions to plain
dresses. Elaborate jabots Of lace cover the
front Of these, and tho bottom and pockets arc
white and blnck lace, aud also in crepe dc chine,
trimmed with lace. They are in various de-
signs, but are pretty in their place. Spanish
combs arc decldealyin favor, and are not only
o, ta hssd at the @ d hut frequently yea,ta on the eide of Of
very top. Of the head, aud in some cases
is wound into such 9 very small pug
that the contrast between. that and tho
c1tcayaSant chgnons worn by the Same ladies' L
few months ago is ludicrous i'll the extreme.
Tho rats and mico have been safely put into
their little nests, and Nature introduced by
Fashion is trying to SOC what SIZE can do unaided.
Gray hair is the latest decree fo- fashionable
maids or matrous. Wo arc blondes to-day,
brunettes tomorrow, aud wear tho gray hair Of
old age on the third day. Instead Of golden hair
at ak, brown at six-and-twenty, md silver at
sixty, we crowd tho three into the space Of
single year, md look serenely unconscious Of
having dono anything unnatural. Banged
lai1 haif is still in favor for bEaie' ylilo
head is preferred for darker hair Gray.
hair may be dressed in puffs. or with close, light
curling rings, brought down III point on the
forehead, resembling, Marie Stuart coiifure.
and it is rumored that the old whito wig is again
to DO revived, and used in place Of powdered
Lair. Next follows, Of course, the bright patch
Of rouge On the cheek-bone, and the grotesquo
patches, though whether they viii have pollti-
cal significance, as they once did, il question:
In consequence Of the present style Of wearing
the hair, scarfycils have again come into FASH
ion. They are tied around the lat or bonnet.
and fall in loops and ends behind. They should
be quarter Of yard wide ind three yards
long.
E0oTs AND SHOES.
For walking boots, plain kid stitched with
black is most desirable, but for evening Uour q
now design is in gray kid, tho upper of gray
faiIle, with roseite to match tho color of the
dress and trimmed with lace placed on the in
step. The camaien boot ii made in faille Of two |
shades to match reception costumes.
Gloves in undressed kid will be much worn
This summer for morning toilette and travelling,
while Plymouth gloves will be used to drive il,
aud tue finest OF Kid, with half dozen buttons,
Tor full carriago dress.
The French embroidered handkerchiefs are |
coming into favor and stiff Marie Stuart rrlffs
will be worn becomingly by slight, graceful fig |
lres..
Scraps Of lace, muslin, and ribbons, desig- |
lated caps, are worn by botl, young and married
ladies' with their morning tolettes, and are very
,oquettis1 while long loops an.l ends OF ribbons |
falling down from the left shoulder will form an
ornament for both street mud house garments.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
Frog green is the latest new color.
Fashionable young ladies' are wearing vide
1ching Of tulle about che neck, a Ia Marie An
oinette.
Tho Greek illet is much worn as q coiJ;tre
or demi toilette; in full dress small erect al
rette, with q feather to match tho dress, is
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