, 1873-03-23
METROPOLITAN MODES,
The Question Of Extravaganza
in Dress---Elegant
Costumes.
False Tests and Shirt-Waists...N Mourning
Robes...Diminished Grief as Rep
resented in Clothes.
Hats and Bornets-.-The Latest
St;tes in Flowers.

From Our O1cn Correspondent
N1w Yonr March 20, 1873.
In these days, when VIC have, in large cities,
almost no girls, and the feminine clement jumps
at a abound from childhood to wonanhood, it
reems work Of supererogation to describe fash
ions for girls. But, since the fashions are made,
It is supposab1e that there is market for them;
1t any rate, it is to be hoped 80.
There are unworldly people who harbor the
notion that from 15 to e OF 23, our feminine
creatures are girls; but tho mist of delusion is
melting before the sun OF eociety. Times were
when maiden in her teens would have been
laughed at for her folly, had she appeared in
costly silks, and laces, and yolyetB, and jewels;
but, nowadays, every girl Ito use that unappro-
pirate term) feels that Ler wardrobe should he
as expensive and elaborate us her mothers, it
not surprising it in variety. That wo Hhould
fnil to appreciate the absurdty OF this, argues i'll
for our taste as we'll aa for our sense.
KEW QUESTION.
The question of the dispropoEtionate cost OF
dreas to other living expenses has become so
serious that many mothers, in this part OF the
world are considering the necessity Of engaging
themselves zud their daughters il a determined
crusade against it. Tho beg inning OF this prom
ises to be the coming season. and will trst show
itself in the using of inexpensive materials for
street-d1esses and ordinary Wear, in place OF the
inevitable gros-grains and failles, and taffetas,
of heretofore.
4 young girl, about to leave school, is having
spring and summer wardrobe made preparatory
to her departure for her home in the Vest. In
It arc
TWO W1LEISG-DEESsEs.
The first il Of gray serge. Tho skirt Is cut to
clear the ground, and is wholly untrimmed, With
the exception Of d row Of fanciful bows, lined
with serge three shades dnrEer, extending up TO
the middle of the front breadth from bottom to
top, md graduated in size. The polonalse is
double-bieasted, with hea1t-ahaped neck, open
over vest Of The darker shade. The polonalse
is fastened by double TOW OF threo large steel
buttons and is drawn back from the waist till
the skirt hangs in two long points In front. The
trimming is q plain, broad fold of the darker
shade, turned up on the polonaise, and pipod
with two tiny folds Of the two shades, alternat-
ing the color. The garment has q broad redin-
cote col1ar, trimmed in the same way, and square
Louis Xy, cuffs, fastened to the sleeves by three
steel buttons. The hat for this dress il q
steel-colorcd chip, with milllners fold Of silk,
the same shado q. the dress, round the crown
and bunch of shaded gray ostrich-tips, fastened
by email steel arrow. The suit is as simple as
It could well be. and as stylish as the most fas-
tidious could desire.
The second drees is q summer silk Of soft hair
stripes Of brown shading into white. To protect
tie skirt from being readily Eoiled, there is
5-i,ch -pleating Of plain nut-bTown eilk round
IL p:o' eAseEs ~ a..n. .uu isar;,,rr a;oh a3
ta9 hltss - iaadsS h. Jo7s5n1a fo1d of +ba
brown aud Light silk. The front breadth Tor
tabher, in modistes' parlnnce) is ornameuted BY
t"o groups VI !11ee "eeA un.o "a aptuo '9 su9
t"o snaaes, 3al9 " ", ~ ~ e11qLa ~
SCANS Of the front breadth are concealed
By row OF alternating loops on
The T4e nVe31s1irt Of now shspe. looped high on
~, iuo ;5e 1r;ti acef,,l hnwa is finished by
s1ues hn1sa rmer to those on tho skirt. Tho
hasnne hns long points in front, and q postillion
baoI end ia simnlv odeed by heavy cord of the
o1s;n' hrozn s;i{F RE sleeves ara coat-shapo
tnn+1r ~ tha wrist. with nleated tionnce Of tie
ris;n hrown below headed by folds, A vest Of
eha hrown ;s finished br an un-staudine double
tunie -niect,1 ~ @ro1n nndcr that of tTe darker
T.,s fn5+unaya ronnc woman las a1so
u.snso,fE n14cK suK
N. 5raa. n,,da 1ith 4 lami-train aud no oYer-skrt
ia 1 a1,;~ 10 ~ n broad sha1top, scs1lona hound
rith six and the line Of the scallops Followed
hr thrao 7nilIiner's. folds. the width at the fold
from the edre and the same distance apart.
Tie tablier has three narrow rutties.
headed bv a puff and etand-1p rufle. placed in
rrascont shape from seam to seam aud the ends
arr covered by odd little rosettos, The train has
= houfra,,t nonf over the tournure. The bardua
is yery pretty and peculiar. The back OF it is
one iu1neneo bow without ends, and formed in
son,a cprou. way hv tho aida.nacaa hn;ng
enIonrrtod and twisted about til the desired re-,
sujt vas obtained. The front is cut in fU1r soft
points: a ycnt being gimulatad by a standinr MI
f1e natsine about tRe nock down the front, and
aroi1nd the SECOND noint to the r1,der-arn, saam
covering tha firnt pont to bo corded by two fine
cords aud TINS terminate fla vest tn render
tI,is Handsome robe little more drensy. two
false vests we're mado.-oue Of blue. and one of
cherrv siiJ. These
FALSE yrs7s
ara oaa71v c,,t hr auv mn hv ,ovioo a niece of
naner m waist trimmed to timnletn vest
When the nattern il fitted cut The Fix 1ine it
w;.h soft.anished cambrc. and cord the % ends
viii ana nin;no r. shou,d hare hn1tona an5
hutton. .bo,es 1Eo thu waist ~ drnss W1,er, Is