The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-04-29
The Fashions.


Il SPRING WRAPS. first article
spring attire to be put on when warmer
days come is a wrap of lighter quality
than the heavy winter cloak. The frs
importations of these garments are
mantles, fchus, dolmans, round capes,
and sacques. There are fewer sa7ques
than usual, and these are of the half
fitting French shape already noted, with
long fronts and short back. Nantes
take various shapes, and are not much
trimmed, being merely bordered. The
simplest shapes have long square tabs
in front and demi- long cape behind,
outlining the figure and draping the
tournure Just as sacques do; the neck
is very high, and is always finished with
standing collar, ruche, silk pleating,
or a lace frill.aa The fchus are
iaunty wraps, and when Tapped In
front and fastened over the tournure
have the effect of a sleeveless basque.
Some have deep peplum sides, and
others would almost serve. as tablers.
There are also sleeveless sacques,
trimmed to have the appearance of a
fchu. Round capes are simple talmas,
and fit the shoulders closely. These are
easily made, and require very little ma
terial. They came into favor late last
summer, and will doubtless be very
popular this year. Dol1nans are not
changed IN shape; hence a lady who has
one left over from last fall is supplied
with spring wrap. Odd little pockets
of shirred silk, shaped like bags, cornu-
b. II e.
placed on the sides of sacques, fchuss
and polonaises u aas sss.aaas79 as=
WoRrH's New COSTUMES - Worth s
novelty for spring is the 90 costume all
in one" that is, with waist, skirt, and
the simulated polonaise front all joined
together. This is really princesse
dress, with the back of the waist very
long, in Marguerite shape, cut in four
English forms, sloping outward on the
tournure. The skirt is then arranged
in three soft panier puffs, with founce
at the foot, edged with knife pleating.
This dress is made of gray silk III che
new matelasse designs, combined
with gray and white striped silk.
The front of the skirt is
i trimmed to the knee with striped
flounces and gray silk pleatings. The
front of the upper part has a polonaise
front buttoned on down the sides, and
closing over q long vest of the striped
silk. This dress has the effect, now
fashionable, of making the figure look
slender and the waist as long as posi-
BILE. There is, however, a rumor that
crinoline is about to be restored In It's
greatest dimensions. At present skirts
cling closely to the figure, and most
new dresses are provided with draw
ing string run in case half yard be-
low the waist, across the back breadths,
to draw all the fullness to the tournure.
This case begins at the back of the first
side gore. ~ -se~sq. ri. ga sHar #o..ev
ITEMS ABOUT New SUrrs. The trim
mings of skirts of suits is unusually
alike all around. There is fancy fol
narrow knife pleatlng bordering the
skirt with wide. bias shirred founce
above it. Another design is two rows
of pleating each a fnger-length deer
headed by a broad bias band that has
from six to twelve rows of shirring,
leaving only a narrow frill each side OF
the gathers. The new knife pleatings
are SO finely folded that they look like
crimping. Shirring is done in rows
that they are very close together, and
the space between clusters is pulled ur
sharply. Plaid founces on plaid goods
are both pleated and shirred. A new
tablier is Of SHRED horizontal puffs, fiji
teen i'll number, covering the three front
breadths with the exception of a knife
pleating at the bottom. This is prettily
made Of plain gray silk, while the bacl
has a revers Of winged overskirt O
striped silk. The basque is striped, an(
the sleeves are plain and shirred dow1
the outside seam.