Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1876-04-22

A New York journal thus neatly gives
a resume of the current laws of the world
of fashion:
Waists are still very long.
The chemisette is revived.
skirts continue to grow longer.
The latest trimmings is fly fringe.
Steeple-t0p paraSOls are fashionable.
Shawls of all kinds are very fashiona-
BILE.
The newest galloOn is the feather edged.
Iniaid buttons for dresses are late nov
elites.
Colored Spanish lace ties are new and
pretty.
mer suits.
Basques are sometimes buttoned down
the back.
Broad silver filagree bracelets are very
pretty novelties.
Inlaid white oak is the fashionable
chamber furniture.
Very broad soft silk scarfs are used for
trimming hats.
Hemstitched collars and cuffs are very
new and pretty.
When the basque is buttoned behind
. the overskirt is also.
Sun-umbr brellaS are made even larger
( this season than last.
Open clocked silk stockings are shown
for summer wear.
Japanese cashmere is the new material
for morning dresses.
The new patterns in ladies' linen collars
flare little in the back.
Dotted white swiss will be used for
misses suits this summer.
Ecru is the favOrite color for the trim
mings used for dress hats.
Pearl, gilt and silver ornaments are
used in trimming spring hats.
Cashmere lace ties with different color
ed cashmere ends arc shown
The French coil has been revived in the
arrangement of the hair.
Broad ribbon belts with large steel and
jet buckles are to be worn.
The new zephyr suiting is shown in
plai6iS, mixed and striped effects.
Geutlemen's lfgh hats have broad
brirns, and are worn low on the head.
Cream color fashioIsRllas become 4
disease; it liss run into jSusrtiice.
Crochet falling collars tied in the back
with ribbons are very pretty for little
girls.
Jean dare heads of ivory or carnclian
stone are among the new handles for par
asolS.
striped cambric for the skirt with
checked for the polOnaise, makes very ef-
fcCtiVe suits.
Ties made Of silk thread in large,
square meShes, with frInged ends, are
fashionable.
tray ana Dlue ana ilTnt ana uaFk prOW II
are the favorite combinations for chill
dreu's suits.
The fashionable skirt trimming is not
deeper than ten inches above the bottOm
of the dress.
The apron OverSkirts, with long bows
and ends in the back, is still seen at some
Of the openings.
Hamburg and hand embroidered ruff
fies are both used for trimming ladies
white anderskirts.
The novelties in porte -bOnheurs are
those made of tortoise shell or ebony, in
laid with silver.
Sashes made of alternate rows of lace
and ribbon, with deep lace ends, bid fail
to be popular.
White pique Hamburg embroidery are
used in making kilt-pleated suits both fol
girls and boys.
A pretty gabrielle for child is made
of ValencienenneS lace and insertion
and Is to be worn over a silk dress.
Cream colored evening dresses are
trimmed with grasses, gray and gone Il
seed, mingled with red roses.
Partisan dressmakers are discardins
the cuIrAss; their latest suits are mad
either with basques or polonaise.
White bastiste handkerchiefs, with tie
to match, have scOlloped edges, embroid
: cred in navy blue or cardinal red.
Partisan mOdistes are making all dresse
intended for midsummer wear with tn
. corsage cut to show chemisettes.
t Dresses made in Paris, to be worn il
America, are deliberately trimmed, but
r intended for European wear they are not
WaterpronfS, with sleeves, are mad