The weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1872-1882, 1874-03-28
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ABOUT DRESS:

on"Peo loi tne Aeau Will be NOR
o compact. Very light gray an
brownish drab felt hats, LIGHT a
cork and fine as velyet, will be th
S first change from midwinter bonnet
= and seal-skin, though velvet an,
; straw will be worn into summer
Trimmings Of soft colored, lustrou.
ribbons alone, or of fragile orna
ments of yellow straw, mixed will
: black velvet, are seen on the model,
) which have not left the hands oj
designers abroad.
The Paris fashion-makers decreed
the downfall of the polonaise, but
resusciate it es the basque, paletot,
ETC., so that the economical can cut
over their last years garb and be in
the fashion easily. The chief char
acteristic Of the new over-dress is
that its lower edge is always irregu-
lar. Sometimes the back runs
down in two, coat-tails, like dress
coat; while, on the bips and sides
it is short. Again, the front is cut
with long tab-ends, while the back
is little more than jockey-basque
lying lightly on the tournure, where
it meets the founces that cover the
back Of the skirt. With these iack-
ets, the skirts are trimmed good
deal. generally in different ways on
the front and back. Nothing can
be uglier han some of these com
blnatlons, or more inartistic than
the fashion itself.
Napoleon blue is one of the FASH
lonable co1ors, in Easter costumes.
also mahogany brown, which is
shown in o dozen different shades.
A modification of the rcdingote
will be the most fashionable street
garment. Embroidered sashes of
black watered silk, embroidered
with black floss and fine let beads.
or Of black, embroidered in colors.
are destined to be fashionable.
Collars are more in favor, this
spring, than mufHers or fills; tho
newest style is called the ''Medias."
and it is made of linen or lace, be-
ing high in the back or square, for
evening or dinner dresses. Black
and white bugles are worn on every
thing, and white bugle tunics are
especially lovely when worn over
black velvet skirts; another elegant
novelty for corselets or tunics over
these velvet skirts is silver tilaerec
Evening dresses are no longer made
with very deep trains, and the over
skirt as it used to be is entirely done
away with; all the trimming intend
ed to be seen is concentrated on
the front breadth, and the court
train commences at the side seams.
The fashionable balls at Paris,
this winter, give promise of several
interesting innovations. The first
is the decided tendancy for long,
dresses, which are
called fourreaux, because they en-
velop the figure as closely as the
sheath of a shut umbrella. The
second is the Middle Ages" bodice,
, compromise with the fourreaux,
md the pufs and drapings OF last
season. This bodice is intended
|or ladies who have not that match
ess figure essential to a forreau,
out wish to adopt the prevailing
node. 1t confines the figure below
he hips, and the skirts are caught
lp at the back underneath. A dress
worm at the Elysee ball in this style
vas both graceful and novel. The
'kirts were of tulle, three in num-
'er, the first short, but all of diff
erent lengths, and round each was
row of lily of the valley, edged
With dropping grass. They were
III three caught up at the back un-.
Ter the bodice; the back skirts were
'lso of different lengths, but were
lot trimmed. The bodice was of
White corded silk, perfectly tight
ltting, and reached over the hips
dyed with lilies of the valley and
alling grass, and from under the
'edice fell silk sash, also edged
nth lilies and grass. The third
ashton is q negative one, being
imply an entire absence of neck
rnaments, and it is said chains and
ecklaces. are to be i,revocably
oomed. But this caprice avenges
self by loading the arms with
racelets. From glove to elbow
OF an inch of flesh is seen. aud
racelets are even worn over the
loves. The fourth fashion Is the
,anner Of dressing the hair in two
raids, and therefore earrings are
DING out while hair braids are
oming in. Gloves, too, at these
alls reached nearly to the elbow,
nth but one button at the wrist.
he velvet dresses worn at these
alls were all fourreaux. Walking
resses, Of course, follow the ball
ostunes, and though as yet this.
heath style is seen only in the
|ouse, the waists of dresses and
'olonaises are made fearfully long,