Connecticut western news., 1875-04-23
Spring EnshfOMo.

DEAR NEWs--This city, SO near the hub of the universe, and surpassing in many
 respects cities of larger population, has this week been alive with pedestrians rushing from one store to another in attending the spring openings of all the large emporiums of fashion for which
 Worcester is so justly noted, and as the '- Boston Millinery Store' in your vicinity soon to be reepened is furnished with many of it's novelties from thls section, l thought description of few of the many beautiful suits and hats it was my pleasure to view might not be unwelcome to the lady readers of your paper. The openings of spring costumes and hats at Barnard, Sumner & Co.'S, presented fiAe exhibition. There is something very agreeable in the change from heavy winter garments to the lighter fabrics and more delicate colors appropriate to this season of the year. The change of colors however, for the varying seasons are far less marked than formerly. Dark colors or quiet neutral tints are becoming the style for street wear all the year round. The same material in two colors, or two shades of the same color appears to be generally used, and the effect is exceedingly fine. Among the street toilettes was one particularly handsome. Seal brown silk trimmed with a mauve color in the same material. Around the bottom of the entire skirt was a wide f1ounce, headed by series of shirred puffs, and finished at each edge with a knife pleatlng. The front breadth of the dress was shirred lenghtwise through the center for about three inches, the fullness being pleated at the sides, the side breadths were trimmed with diagonal folds, edged with fine knife pleatings. The narrow potlf ai the back was caught and held in place by wide sash, with loops in the center underneath the puff, and long ends reach ing nearly to the depth of the demi-train The close coat sleeve had shirred cuff with @ silk bow. The basque had @ shirred vest and plain collar, complete, it was z costume worthy of admiration. A very lovely blue silk costume, two shades, had shirred sides with very heavy pannier, and three apron founces in front with shirret and pleated edges. There was also very deep founce along the bottom of the skir
 trimmed with fine shirrs and knife pleating the basque had shirred front with stand ing collar, and the sleeves were as usus | quite plain, except simple reversed cuff d.,
 Falling,.from the waiste behind was wreatt composed of delicate rose buds, and tiny forest flowers. which had 8 msgnifcen l effect, and waiste collar and sleeves were elaborately trimmed with costly point a7,plS que A black silk suit had on the lower skir
 double shirred ruffle. headed with puff
 and edged with knife plesting; three point
 ed aprons in front trimmed with heavy je
 fringe, the three reaching nearly to tho bottom of the dress. A fan shaped paniel adorned the back, and series of rut1lng also trimmed with the jet fringe giving it somewhat odd, but very stylish effect. The basque was also elaborately trimmed with jets, and sleeves had pleated cuff with frill. But perhaps the costume which obtained the mosi universal admiration was Ficilian mohair
 with sleeveless jacket and overskirt entirely of Hamburg lace. The overskirt wa: fastened behind with knotted bow, from which depended long lace streamers, reach
 ing nearly to the ground. The dress wss trimmed with shirred flounces, having knife pleats on their lower edge, and the sleeves were plain, except for the lace which wa! fastened round the cuffs with silk buttons and loops completely covering them
 There were slso many other costumes of the same general character but differing in color and arrangement of trimmings
 Elegant costumes trimmed with embroider
 ed silk, in every conceivable variety oi color and pattern, and grey mohairs witt and without stripes were not neglected
 The variety and elegance of the jackets with and without sleeves, were absolutely bewildering. Some were trimmed witt