The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-04-03
SPRING FASHIONS.

NO. l4l4 CHESTNUT STREET, PH1LADEL-
PHIA-NEw CoLoRs AND MATERIALS
WRAPS FOR THE COMING sEAsoN-NOv-
ELITES IN sHAwLs-CHoICEN NEW DRESS
FABRICs-LADIEs' UNDERWEAR, ETC.
Fashion DEGREES a change of costume at
all hazards, and however much one may
shiver or the rains and floods may deface
ones adornments, her dictates must be
obeyed. 1t will therefore prove interesting
to ladies generally to know that the first
opening of Spring importations in costumes
and others novelties was announced yester-
day at the palatial dry goods establishment
of
HOMER, COLLADAY & CO.,
Ne. 1414 Chestnut street. In the costumes
shown, besides An almost infinite variety of
the useful and fashionable black, there is
predominance of the many beautiful and
becoming plaids, in shaded browns and
modest greys, and few rather outre
designs in gayer colors and larger plaids.
Suggestive of the gaities which succeed
of Lent, there are
DINNER AND RECEPTION TOILETS,
SO beautiful as to call forth from the ladies
who surround them continued EXPLANATIONS
of surprise and delight. These costumes
are unexceptionable in cost, style, color,
and garniture, and the endless variety and
marvellous originality displayed in their
selection and manufacture have never been
surpassed. They are rich and handsome
enough to please the taste and fancy of a
princess, in every grade and quality, from
the regal silk to the cancels hair so neat,
charming, and proper for street or home
costume. In style and finish those dresses
bear evidence of the
FINEST PARTISAN TASTE,
and the most elaborate and chaste design,
and the combination of colors is such as
would do credit to the canvas of first
class artist.
VERY ELEGANT RECEPTION DRESS,
composed of a peculiar and lovely shade in
RAINIER or dove colored silk, was made with
court train ornamented on the back breadth
with soft puffings of the silk, divided by a
fold, with French knot in center; a shir-
red space above, formed bouffant at the
waist. The left side has three diagonal
folds forming points, and an characterization
in heavy silk cable cord, same shade as the
dress. The other side and front are garn-
shed with ruff1es and shirred puffs above.
The basque is styled the craviata, and has
a round waist in front, trimmed en- weston,
and ornamented with cable cord and tassels;
the back is something of the coat shape,
having an oval space in center, below the
waist, laced with cable cord, and finished
with tassels; coat sleeve formed with dag
onal puffings and folds between; gauntlet
cuffs, formed with three small cuffs edged
with cord, and ornamented at the back with
cable cord and tassels. This costume is so
novel and distingue as almost to defy
description.
ANOTHER STYLISH AND UNIQUE COSTUME
is in two shades of tour de Surenne or tip
sey-colored silk, name amusingly sugges-
tive of the semi obivious condition in which
Sarenne returns its visitors to Paris. The
lower skirt is made en- traine, ornamented
at the back with f1ounce of the light
shade, with folds of the darker tint, deep
rose pleated quilting above; three rows of
narrow pleating in front. The over skirt
forms square tablier looped in points at
the side; cuirass basque, with coat sleeves
and cuff formed Of rose quilting below.
NOVEL COSTUME,
in leaf brown silk, made en- tratne, was
ornamented on the lower skirt with two
rows of fine knife plaitings. The polonaise
en- tablier is composed of choice new ma
terial called Cashensire de Sole en- rage
colours: it is an artistic combination of
brown velvet and cream colored silk, in
alternate stripes. The polonase is trim
med with pleatings of brown silk, and
forms a shawl sash back, ornamented with
bows of the light and dark silk combined
The sleeves are of brown silk, coat shape,
with pleated cuff of the silk. A very odd
yet striking dinner or
RECEPTION TOILET
is a combination of heavy black silk and
black and white plaid material called
Luisine; the back of the lower skirt is
ornamented with a deep fold of the plaid
with rose pleating above; the front breadth
has four pleated ruffles and two standing
quillings above; the overskirt is a square,
tablier- trimmed, with folds of the plaid and
forming points at the back, the basque has
pointed back and square fronts with
jaunty pockets on each side; it is trimmed
18th folds of the plaid, and has square
vest of the same set in the waist. Sleeves
coat shaped and handsomel y-trimmed.
A STYLISH COSTUME,
in two shades of Poncord colored silk, has
the lower skirt demi-trained, ornamented
at the back with a ruffle of the light, at the
bottom knife pleats of the dark above,
three rows of pleating, and perpendicular
outings front, short overskirt, trimmed
with folds and pleats Of the lighter silk,
forms from the sides over the bouffant
back; the basque is coordination of light
and dark silk, made en- weston, sleeves
trimmed with pleats, and puffs at the back,
forming cuff.
A HANDSOME PLAIN BLACK SILK
has the lower skirt trimmed with two rows
of fine knife pleatings, tablier overskirt
composed of perpendicular cuffs, with shr-
ring, and plain piece in the center; shawl
sash Topped at the back with bows of silk,
ornamented at the edge with crimped tape
and fringe; basque, pointed front, round
side-bodies, with pockets, trimmed with
bows, plain back. coat sleeves trimmed,
gauntlet cuffs. All the drapery in these
fashionable costumes is made clinging, to
show as much as possible the natural figure;
the fullness is consequently all massed at
the back, and drawing string is so ar
ranged underneath the skirt as to accom-
plish this easily, and also to give graceful
flowing shape to dress made en- traine.
This season the distiction between
HOUSE AND STREET COSTUME
is more marked than ever. Elaborate
trimmings and pronounce effects are admis-
sible on reception and dinner toilets; while
,,oI, or,