The Western advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1872-1874, 1874-04-18
LADIES' DEPARTMENT.
For tie AdC0nce.
SPRING FASHIONS.

TOF tHS A1CO1Ce.
SPRING FASHIONS
The two prevailing colors for dresses
this Spring are brown and quaker gray.
Information comes to us from the most
reliable sources that there are in the
market about thirty shades Of gray and
thirty.seVen shades of brown, 50 that
the most fastidious tastes, as well AS
the most difficult complications can be
accommodated. If you have not Il
bright, fresh complexion, beware of
gray, unless it he the darker shades.
But il you are 50 fortunate rs to have
a clear, rosy complexion, nothing can
be prettier Tor you than Il dress made of
two or three Shades of gray, and finish
ed off 1T the neck with il rt,ci,e OK col
lar and pink bow. Tie browns make
up beautifully-several Shades blended
Ill one dress. reen Will be worn more
this Spring and Summer than last, aid
what coult make Il ilandsOmer, cheeri-
I'll looking dress though not becoming
to every one ? All other colors will lie
worn more or less, as is always the
case. Among the cotton and linen
summer goods, buff seems to lie the
prevailing color at present, Of which
ptaranct. Nothing can be handsumer
than I: nicely made buff suit, and no
color III the catalogue Is better adapted
to all c~mpleNluns, unless it is black.
Just here. let me say, that if economy
is To Dt taken into consideration, \anu
who OF us can say that it is not J, and a
dress is waited THAT will be suitable
for both winter and summer, and one
that will give satisfaction rs long as it
lasts, there is nothing equal to Il bllc i
alMlcc:l. \ good article, that will
make Il serviceable dress, for general
wtar, can be bought for from 50 to ~
cents per yard. For a better article,
alike: OF, both sides, with a fine lustre,
- cts, and for 81 per yard, as hand
SOME il piece can liz l'ougnt as any one
could desire. Dresses intended more
especially for the house are made with
slight trains, all the fullness being
thrown back 10y goring the front aud
side bre;ldtiis ST. that they ARE put OH
! the band entirely plain. Street DRESSES
just escape the ground, which is s.l,sl-
Die. and must colll.lleilt itself to all la
dies who care for personal cleanliness,
Over-skirts and l:asques ure quite
popular this Spring, and polo
,aise is revived, but the re,lillyote,
comfortable us it is, has met with dis
favor. Where no over-skirt is worn
the dress is trimmed considerably, care
being taken that the front and back
trimmings are entirely different. SuIle-
times the back br.tdt IS are trimmed III
narrow ruftle to til. waist, while the
front blt adths have bias perpendicular
puffs, or plain bias baEds; the latter
making II plain but equally pretty
dress. The back breadtls are some
times left entirely plain, while the front
hreadths are covered with harrow ruff
flies reaching to the basque and finished
ut the Sides by II puff or double rutte
Kilt or side plating is still fashionable
and putfs are Quie the slyl'. Great
care should be paid to the Gt of Il dress,
and to the hang Of the skirt. II STU
cesStUl in these two particulars, the
dress is Il success whether it is tr,m-
med at all or not Fashion 1T present
inclines to open sleevts-very III nleSt
ones AS y+t-hut no telling What Il day
may bring forth. Bonntts and hats.
are made to match the uress-uften Of
the same naterial-;,nu the hats, as Il
rule. have soft crowns. They are trim
med III ribbon OF same color but of Il
different shade and flowers that blend or
contrast nicely. Lace hornets will bt'
worn this summer, but not as much as
straw. There are fewer shapes to Sc
lect from than last year, and ratiIr,
nore uniformity in the styles. Droop-
ing brimS are more popular than otl-
ers, for the reas NJ, suppose that they
a:e generally more becoming. Rucl,cs
are still in vogue for ,lrcssy occasions.
but plain linen collars with cuffs to
match. are worn III IRE than anything
else, and nothing can he prettier.
For little girls dresses, the Gabrielle
is still a great favurite, us both econn-
my and comfort recommend it. Little
boys. from three to six years DID,. are
wearing the Scotch suit, with kilt and
jacket either Of the same or different
material. Where they are alike plaid
goods are used for both, but when they
are different. as is the true Scotch suit.
the skirt is plaid and the jacket of some
plain material-generally black.
JENNIE july.