Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-03-25
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
SPRING SUITS.

SPRING SUITS.
Imported costumes for spring are made
up parity of silk and partly of wool goods
of light quality, either plain, plaid or
striped. The silk forms the lower skirt
and sleeves the basque and over-skirt
or apron are of wool. The two fabrics
in suit are usually of kindred shades of
one color, though quiet contrasts, such
as gray with brown or violet, will be
much worn.
The fashion OF making French suits is
similar to that IL vogue at present. The
basque and apron will prevail, yet the
round over-skirt and the polonaise will
not be wholly abandoned. The close
cuirass, smoothly fitted and plainly
trimmed, remains the popular basque,
yet some new basques have elaborate
trimmings in the way of horizontal folds
put on in vest shape in front, and gradu-
ated to point behind. The neck is cut
very high, and fully trimmed shoulder
seams are very short sleeves are close
coat shape, and are often of different ma
terial from that of the basque concave
cuffs and clusters of folds, or else shirred
bands, trim the wrists belt of some
kind is added to most basques.
New aprons are longer and more cling
ing than those worn at present. They
extend within an inch or two of the bot
tom of the front breadth of the dress
skirt
LINEN SUITS.
The gray undressed linen suits found
so pleasant for many summers past are
being made up in large quantities at the
furnishing houses. They are made with
view to service, and are without founces
or any elaborate ornament. The skirt
has a facing headed by a single bias
band, three or four inches wide, stitched
on with piping or without. The deep
apron has two straight wide sash ends
behind, edged with narrower bias be nd.
These straight sashes are each sewed to
the belt in double box-pleat, and caught
up lower down by tapes to form dreop-
ing loop. A white side-pleated blouse
or chemise Russo completes the house
dress, while for the street is linen sacque
of most stylish shape, cut with an En-
glish back that is much shorter than the
long single-breasted front Such suits
are serviceable, inexpensive and easily
laundried
NOVELTIES IN MILLINERY.
Some gilt and silver is being in
troduced for bonnet trimmings in the
way Of gold and black gallOons for bind
ings, and filigree silver buckles, also gold
leaves with flowers of natural hue. One
of the most tasteful round hats is of
white chip with brigand crown and
straight brim. A scarf of soft twilled
white silk is wound around the crown
and fastened by silver filigree buckle,
which also holds fan pleat of black
velvet ON the left of the front. White
ilies-of-the-valley are clustered on the
left side of the crown. The brim is
faced with black velvet.
A Observation-Disclosures bonnet for a
brunette is of white chip with cardinal
gros grain facings inside. Around the
crown is cardinal silk with darker red
dish-brown, and carnations of these two
shades. A French hat with halo brim
has this brim faced with galloon of gilt
and black velvet. Scarfs of white and
black twilled silk are around the crown,
and the flowers are soft pink roses with
ont foliage.
Spring importations of kid gloves dis
play innumerable shades of gray and
brown to match new costumes. There
are the clear French grays, steel, blue
gray, and the entire range from cool
light hues to the darkest serviceable
shades. In brown are all the nut shades,
and many bordering on green. Instead
of the mongrel hues of two years ago we
have revival of putty colors, fawn,
drab, snuff brown, ashes-of-roses, and
other cld-fashioned soft tints. Lilac
shades have been banished too long, and
appear now with pink and blue tinges.
Oak brown shades that were once so
popular are again imported for wearing
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