, 1875-04-04
Twine Goods and Their New
Uses. 80
The More Notable Dresses On E1hlbl-
tion-Gloves and Flowers.
Easter Costumes in New York.

hhabby. Tha longing for proper livery IN which
to do honor TO the 1orely weather Has not lessen
ed by tho fact that Fashion had arrived fully
equipped II some Of our houses, and that q lead
ing f1m announced 1856 now and different
costumes directly from Paris There WEE dom
ming OF bonnets, mounting OF cars, stageA
private carriages with livery, private car
1iages without IYary, hired carriages in
the same condition of elegance Or democracy,
coaches, clarences, coapes, phaetona, and bug
gies, and each Of the, fair sex according to her
means started out to see what the seasons reGu-
lations after Lent wern, as decreed by TIE
sovereign before whom Kinga, Queens, and
Popes bow,-Dame Fashion.
We are undergoing another change, and Ill
the pretty, neutral tints are being set aside for
pos1r1vE coLoRs;
rolors that. after the ego has been 80 long ao-
customed TO quiet shades glaro painfully upon
Il, and produce even slight feeling Of nausea
Il Is almost universally said by men that
women Like change. especially as regards fash
ion, but thers is probably no person Of cultured
tasta who win not inUard1y exclaina, " Why
couldn't the ministers Of fashion have let us
alone with our lady=1iko buea, and not have
brought back to rs these bright, decided Rainbow
hnts agxin7"
Tho prevailing style in dress is still
TIE TADLIER
md cuirasBe- In the latter there, can be little
alteration, but tho former shows o decided
change. The two naturally suggest two oolors
or two shades Of color' OF else different material
in the same dress, aud no find this suggestion
rendered fact in al the new costumes. Tho
old pointed apron is entirely superseded By tho
new tabIer. OF the uaderskirt nothing shows
excepting the back breadths OF the train, which
sle faa :od val.oasy, Plated, saugsd. pnnsd; Cd
back The entire front is covered by the tab1icr
in various designs. SOME almost plain with marc
" vertical trimming down tho centro Of the
BREADTH others with loose folds lying across, and
others still most elaborarelv decorated The
eide bicadths are species Of exaggerated
revers, being separate from the dress ut the first
or second seam. falling nearly il not quite to the
bottom OF the trim at the side, and fastened in
two places at the back with buttons, bands, or
laree bows. which draw tho wl1ole sk1rt back IS
ripidly rs hitherto leayiug not particle OF full
ness anywhere excepting in the bach breadths Of
The underakirt. THIS IS the typical oTeIEkirt,
Ind is seen II all the best dresses. OF course
there arc notifications Of it. but. it is just as
decided feature rs WAS the pointed
apron last year. Tie principal trimmings are
still knife -plaitipgs, and they are seen in all
materials sad on ali varieties Of dresses.
PLAID RAw sn4Ks.
basket woven. appear to an alarming extent, and
in very plouonce colors. They are beautiful in
material, but fnelegant as trimmings They are
new, and therefore they win be sought after, but
II Ore'8 purge 1H limited 1t will hardly be Advisa-
bic tc invest In one OF these decided plaldA. As
9 novelty in . wardrobe where there are many
other things, they might aoswer, but FOR tho one
especial d:ess they would be quite too marked
The invisible plaits in mode colors do not come
under Ems STRUCTURE lney are. some OF tnem,
Tey pretty. apd IN sors ngns "oolan OF osbese