The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-05
FASHION NOTES.

Calico dresses are coming In vogue for street
wear.
Lace making Is taught to girls in the public
schools Of Rome, Italy.
Bows, sashes, and loops are placed on Appropri-
ate parte OF thl dress al hbfun
Pull back " skirts and bustles Ia Hottcntot,
are de tigear IA tue world Of fashion.
French chemises are Of the sacque shape, with
sleeves cut with the body of the garment.
Partisan lingerie rivals in cheapness the pro-
auctions OF American garments FOR underwear
Perc DE. cambric. calico, and lawn will take
tie place Of linen aud batite for quits next summer
Rack silk sacques Will be worn for street
cut very long aud OF similar shape to those now
| III vogue.
The new callcoes and cNmhrcs for spring wear
have pnn grounds showing stripes checks plads aud
uasues OF color
For millinery purposes there are basket-woven,
grenlte- aad serge 'iks IN cream and oil orrr
Hary,rs BrrIr for March Is gives In detail
aud pcrcalc dresses.
The latest thing 10 fhImbles Is a cap piece OF
sgate. onyI OF crystal Inserted IN tie top Of the usual
I.m Of silver or gold.
White and cream coiored cashmere dolmans
designs IN tinsel braids-
One deep. long pocket either pleated or
gathered appears the eit side OF nearly every im
| ported costume thls spring.
Gros grain ribbons will be used Ia trimming
| alsO shown for that purpose.
Box pleated ruiles aud aounces are preferred
by moaises Tor stynsh suits 10 course OF prepara-
ton for Easter SUNDAY and after Lent
Basques with Continental waistcoats, worn
Ssises are both ayorte syes " Tor aEnS up csico
dresses
Fastldious ladies choose French perc ne, CORE
spending In weight With Lonsdale cambria and French
| hnU'rie
grounds with bouquets or Jarinere stripes On plan
grounds for the poonase or oVerdres aud pam ou ard
| Tor tue SKIRT
| Coat-shaped sleeves with deep gauntlet CUTS,
OF WIN several 9v9ranplnS FUMES failing t9w.Iu ne
coming season.
stylish street. dresses viii be made into com;
pOsite costumes OF cream dior and brown cream and
plum, cream and Due and cream and variety Of mode
aud wood UNITS.
| Clemises, drawers, camisoles. and night robes
OF mae percale are ornamented with Cue tucks delicate
bouquets and vines Of embroidery, ana strong quAty
| OF NAlenclennes lace.
There are number OF noteworthy machine,
woven productions OF American ecrl or
and cashmere, and initiate the imporaiious admirably.
Among the various names given to the cream
sEs"l cashmere and Old Brussels IKE last Is
decded msnomer but the lace connolseurs VIII correct
| . The FIRST spring wraps are domans OF black
| siclenne 10 shapes similar TO those now worn WITH
are Vide SsiIoSns a1s rb irine Wan To- eyene
| wear are In dolnan forms
At recherche ball lately given In Paris by the
parure q Jewels that had once belonged to ne untor.
stone known as the " POar star"
The most fashionable imported spring suits are
made OF creamcoOIed cashmere cOnblned with fouard
silk OF ilayana brown, olive, wood, draD, aud reseda
green shade. The basqnes and tunics OF cashmere
| are trimmed with cream cOlOred lace
Both polonases and overskirts are seen among
the mp0rtaons OF tilk ana light wool suits for
weir The polOnaises are with ITnctses' fronts, but
tOnng from throat TO bottom ana with Marguerite or
euItss backs failing over bounlnt drapees and looped
tash bows.
A new pattern for drawers has the leg sloped
In at the knee by 40 outside seam aud bfoadened 90
ward aud downward therefTom. slit 10 lett IN the
from the knee down, and this TO- with the bottom
oTnamenten with rlnpT0luei} aud sometimes tIlmme
| with lace Tufnes