The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-02-11
THE LATEST FASHIONS.
TEE noI,AAS VEST poLoNA1sE.

THE poIMAN VEST PoLoNA1sE.
isa new garment brought out in Paris Wnen eI
the season is advanced. with view NJ! w. ueS.u J
ing the overdresses OF spring snil3; is 1 20 80
coinposite garment, having tGe prlnclpal iea'
fnre If the polman-its winged sleeVes-tne
favorIte vest front and the back drapery OF
no,onaise. We commend this design 10 ia'
dies who are Impatient to begin making the
cashmere, alpaca and woollen SUITS OF tnelr
spring wsrdrobes. The front OF This polon'
sise has Louis Quinze vest long enough 10
have small square pockets Tor else pocket
fiaps) Just below the waist. The front slopes
away gracefully from the vest, showing trim
ming on the front breadth OF the skirt.
THE WAIST
Is tIght.ftllne; the back has side bodices and
snflcient fuDess is introduced below the
waist to make the skirt hang IN plain, almost
horizontal folds acroas the tournure: There
are plain coat sleeves and the Dolnan at
tachment Is added. This costume is usually
made with cashmere, csmers hair or Sici-
llenhe polonaise over Silk skirt. II may De
also made entirely of cashmere or Of fUulard-
laIne with gros-graln folds on the hounces.
This is very handsome for the present season
In dark Pompeiian red cashmere, Win gros'
grain vest, pockets, cuffs and trimmings.
RUMoRs ABOUT SPRING STYLES.
Modlstes predict that there will be no de.
cded changes 10 the present convenient ana
graceful costumes; novelties will be conhned
Io tne small details of the toilette. The
polonaise will continue In favor though Varl-
ous changes will be ruDg upon II. Double
breasted polonalses worn over muslin haolt
skirts will be seen, and revers will be Tea
ture OF these over-dresseS. Sasnes IN tnelr
present modified form will also be retained.
Dress skirts for the street, rumor says, WILL De
comfortably short.
A spring suit to be sent South is worthy OF
description. 1t Is made OF Napoleon. blue
foulard, with white polka dots, trimmed with
rsvers and narrow side pleatng OF solid olue
silk. The skirt has single deep founce,
laid in shallow box-pleats. The polonalse ls
doube-breasted, fastened by Two rows OF put
tons on the corsage. It has reVers collar,
yery wide revers on the skirt, formed by
turning the lower edge of the skirt upward
and backward In q true Pompadour fashlon.
A large button holds back the revers, and
side pleating borders them.
INDIA cAMEL's HAIR
The finest fabric shown for spring polonaises
Is India camel's hair, made 80 light and thin
as to be of scarcely perceptible weight, ana
almost as cool as muslin. 1t is IN all Inc
stylish shades OF blue-gray, ecru, peasock,
reseda and berceline-a gray with rosy nues;
The same fabric Is also shown with the tWlii
reversed to form stripes.
v1GosNE, &C.
vigogne Is fine wool In Its natural gray
shades, woven Into light soft fabric, now
very popular for travelling dresses. 1t resem-
bles an old-fashioned material called debege.
but Ia finer and more costly. Undressed
Cashmere Is q roughly twilled fabric that forms
soft, graceful drapery. II is eny found In un-
blesched bun and gray tlnts.
LACE AND BRoADoLoTH STRIPES
In the woollen goods just described, 10 pom
gees and k,ndsed r1 gsaS aoy r
lieve the monotony Of solid colors, but es-
pec,sllv TO make heavy fabrics light enough
fer warm weather. These striped fabrics are
used for overdress and founces, while
similar stuff of solid color is chosen Tor the
skirt. Brocaded stripes, with small figures
wrought In dark shade, are also used 10
enIiven plain surfaces.
STRIPED BLACK GRENADINES.
The newest black grenadines have lace-like
stripes over an Inch wide, with plain, smooth
grenadine stripes between. Various other
stripes are shown, square-meshed canvas
stripe with black grenadine, or 0rocaded
stripes, or, handsomer still, repped stripes
like fne Slcllenne. Plain black is preferred,
bu. sometimes color is introduced In these
goods The chesp grenadines ere 10 as s1ylisa Ws,sa
grenadines, partly cotton. are tor lne1pen-
siye dresses for indoors. These have brocad-
ed stripes Of bright color.
~ BATIsTE.
The ecru batiste, 80 popular last summer,
reappears. accompanied with rufaes embrold-
cred with white for trimming skirts and
polonaises. Batiste, to be sold by the yard
and used for entire suits, are striped with
white honeycombed figures initiating lace, or
oIo hove thin atrinQa w0Van In. Again.
there are overskirt and poloDaise patterns
wrought all over In designs like gulpure lacei
these are TO be worn over plain batiste.
TURKISH TowELLINa.
new, rough linen, resembling Turkish
towellipg, is made far thinner than that worn
hitherto. and is smooth on the wrong side.
The best patterns are In inch-wide stripes OF
darker brown on ecru grounds. These stripes
look Ike sponge, and the material is called
spoTsse-strIped linen. 1t is predicted this
linen will be fashionable summer costume,
as ir was favorably received In Europe last
year. -
For servlceable spring dresses, there Is
nothing better than the pure glace mohairs.
They are pretty, slvery gray, smooth, lus.
trous surface, will endure hard wear, and do
not shrink from Gampness. Very fne plain
grounds are preferred, but damask broche
figures are also shown IN elaborate designs
woven 10 heavy winter goods. The beaver
mohair retains Its well-deserved popularity,
and is almost as beautiful as SILK.
VARIETIES.
MedicI sleeves with great puff around the
srmhole, are much worn In Paris. They look
especially appropriate with black velvet dres-
sea. Diuner dresses OF silk and sa in have
lensthwse puffed sleeves extending from the
arnhole TO The elbow, and rufaed below.
The windows of gentlemen's furnishing
stores are filed with Napoleon blue neckties
spotted with white. Calored elk pocket hand
kerchlefs are used by gentlemen who adhere
closely to English fashions.
Silyered horse-shoes, anchors, whips or
dog heads In antique silver are the favorte
scarf. brooches among fancy jewelry.
Jewelry OF cut steel combined with Jet 10
worn by ladies In light mourning.