Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-03-25
THE FASHIONABLE WORLD.
New Spring Costumes for lhs LssIss

a large importation of spring Co.'S
tunes, consisting OF three leading
styles, viz. the sleeveless jacket suit,
the DOlman costume, and the polon-
aise with single skirt. The ouly ev-
ldent effort to simplify trimmings is
IN the use of plain folds, bands, and
perpendicular plestings instead of
tancifulIY gathered fiounces. Skirts
are still covered with trimmings,
though Of less snowy kind, more
heightened and flowing, instead of
bnucby Frou. Frou ruffles. Indeed,
many skirts are shorn even TO the
hounce around the edge, hitherto
thought indispensable,
ovERskIRTs.
Overskirts sire sadly shorn Of their
dimensions, and appear oftenest as
mere aprons. half overskirts, and in
tricately.draped sashes. There are,
however, many plain, round over
skirts still shown, while others have
their simple shape destroyed by ca
pricicus draping which makes each
side different; for instance, the
left side will be caught up to the belt
by how and sash ends, while the
right falls in a long peplum point,
finished by tassels. To complete the
the d minished overskirts, sashes are
necessary, and these need not be of
silk, but are of wool or linen, like the
dress or it's trimmings. They are
two long slanting ends of different
lengths, made double, two fingers
wide, and are piped around the edg-
IS.
BAsQUEs.
Basques are growing longer, and
are more often slashed 10 the seams
instead of being pleated. The fronts
have two soft points, and are often
double breasted; fanciful collars and
revers are much used; the back is
still deliberately trimmed; two butt
tons define the waist behind.
Sleeves are easy coat shape, with
square cuffs, or else slit up in outer
seam.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. SUITS.
The suit which will probably
take" best is the sleevelass- jacket
suit. This costume is so graceful and
stylish, so suitable for spring fabrics
of two shades or of contrasting coll
ors, so easily made, so we'll adapted
for both house and street, and ,abov,
all, offers such practicable plans for
remodelIing old dresses, that it will
be likely to be the standard style
for spring and summer. 1t is beauti-
fully brought out in cashmeres. mo-
hairs, and in simple wool stuffs of
two shades Of eseda, or of light or
dark olive, and also in the old fash>
Toned contrasts of buff and blue. The
dress proper is of the lightest shade
possible, while the jacket, the cuffs,
and trimmings of the darkest.
BLUE LINEN wAIsTooATs.
For midsummer the suit to be Of
fcred is suits of gray linen and BATS
tie, worn with sleeveless Jackets of
dark Napoleon blue linen. Bands OF
this bll linen and percale with pol,
ks spots are used for trimming
French suits of tea colored, undress,
ed fax linen. Such suits cost about
s35.
CASHMERE SLEEVELESS JACKETS.
Black cashmere sleeveless jackets
are imported to wear with spring
suits of black. gray, or other silks or
cashmere. They have rev ers of black
MORE, and are double breasted, vito
two rows of large cut steel or silver
buttons on the front. They may be
simply edged with MORE piping
fold, out are often embroidered and
bordered with yak lace, in which
steel or jet beads are introduced.
POLoNAIsEs.
Polonaises reappear without any
great changes from those now worn.
They are long. double breasted with
or without belts, and are draped very
high on the sides. Very large but
tons in rows down the front, large
buckles in sash bows, immense cuff.
pockets, wide silk facings down the
front and back, with the tiniest fac
ings on the edge, are on the stylish
polonaises A new appearance is
given to some by having sleeves of
another shade, and there are some
sleeveless poIonaises, to be worn over
q dress of different shade.
THE D0LMAN COSTUME.
One of the best designs for spring
suits has "a simple stylish overskirl
and basque, with a Doman Of the
same material. Soft, flexible materl-
ais are best for these suits, and they
are very largely imported 10 olive,
bronze, reseda, and black cashmere.
trimmed with embroidery and wool
en- lace or thick wooden fringe. A
new idea ia TO face the front with
MORE, and hold it in vest shape by
means of an under belt.
NANTES.
For independent wraps, TO be worn
with various suits, there are black
cashmere mantles, Dolmans, and
sleeveless jackets. The old-,ime
maDtilla will probably be successful
this season, though it proved fall
ure when offered last year. One of
the prettiest garments is black
cashmere talms with a wide facing
of MORE in front, which by simple
arrangement, is made to fl smoothly
like a vest. while the loose cape
hangs over the shoulders. This ia
excellent, and is trimmed with en-
broidery and lace. The newest tea
lures among such wraps are the pref
ty passementeries and u ak laces 10
which steel beads are very effective.
ly introduced.