Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1876-03-17
The Latest Modes.

The Latest Modes.
PIQUE promises to be again popular fol
chi dren's white spring suits. The
repped will be preferred to any other, and
hand and machine Open-work embroidery
is to be the favorite trimming. A new
model for these spring dresses is comb
nation of the Princess and the French
Marguerite styles. The front has the
waist and skirt all in one, and is buttoned
the entire length with piqle buttons,
while large square pockets are placed on
either side. This front is loose, or fitted
with darts according to the age and fig
ure of the wearer. The French Marguer-
tie shape furnishes the back, and the skirt
below is usually in kilt-plaits, or may be
in box-plaits. Where it is joined on, a
sash, either of pique or ribbon, is arranged
so as to conceal it. The square Puritan
collar will be much used in these dresses.
Another model gives loose double breast
ed garment in front with French basque
having square tabs at the back and kilt
skirt below Box plated blouses made
with three box-plaits in the waist, which
form also the fullness of the skirts, are
still another fashion. A pretty design,
very simple and convenient, as tits equal
ly suitable for small boys or girls, is a
garment having the effect of jacket,
though the upper portion and the skirt
are all in one piece. The skirt is gath
cred over the hips and sewed to band
underneath the trimmings, which simu-
late the jacket
Larger girls will have their pique
dresses made as polonaises, to button at
the back. These will also be largely
trimmed with open-work insertion. Kilt
plaits are seen in places of gathers in
many of the childrens imported muslin
yoke dresses-ten plaits in front and
double that number in the back. White
aprons are again in fashion for little girls.
Many are modelled after the yoke slips,
only shorter in the skirt, and others are
! low-necked and short-sleeved in Gabrielle
style.
In linen cuffs and collars for ladies, the
high English collar, with its points rolled
away in front, promises to continue in
style through the spring. Bands Of solid
colors and plaics, in cambrics or ging-
hams, edge many of these.
The broad turn-d down collar, which was
brought out by some of the leading houses
last fall will be again offered this spring,
and promises to be the new thing in this
department. These Byron collars will
come in sets, with cuffs to match, but the
other styles will be worn with cuffs that
clasp the arms in the center and flare out
ward at each end. Three cornered fichus
of sheer lawn, edged with deep Valen-
ciennes lace, and called Martha Washing
ton kerchiefs, are being introduced
White brocaded silk scarfs-to fasten in
large sailor knot, with double-pointed
ends, trimmed with Valenciennes lace
are in style to wear on the streets, outside
the cloak. Ecru scarf-fashioned in the
same manner-of cream colored brocade
and corn laces are equally fashionable for
the same occasions.
Satin is largely worn at the present time
for evening and reception toilets, and will
remain in favor through the coming sea-
son. Satin of two colors-satin combined
with velvet, faille and gauze, and satin
with PompadOur goods showing stripes
of brocaded t1owers-are among the pop
ular combinations for reception dresses.
Worsted materials, fine, pliable and
lustrous, will enter largely into the
walking suits for spring. These goods
will come in all colors, and will
show plain, striped, and some plaid fab
RIGS. A silk and worsted material known
as satin laine ct sole is introduced with
the new goods. This has raised figures
Of silk on wool ground, and is lighter
than ordinary cashmere, SO it will be suit
able for summer as we'll as spring wear.
The Massoul gauze is new material in
thin goods; it is coarser than grenadine,
and comes in stripes and Persian ara
basQues. The black is designed for sum-
mer suits, and the cream tints for evening
toilets A stylish fabric in black is the
striped damask gauze, with alternate tat
feta stripes two and three inches wide.
Taffeta stripes are largely taking the
places of those of repped silk and satin.
The leading model in spring toilets will
be the polonalse. This for the most part
will be made in the Princess shape, very
long and but slightly draped below and
back Of the arms. These will be seen a
great deal in plain India cashmeres,
trimmed with wooden fringes of the same
shade as the material. Short paletots,
half-fying in the back and fastened only
at the neck, to hang straight and open in
front, will furnish one of the styles for
outside garments. These, Notwithstanding
the effort to revive the fashion of wearing
black outside wraps with all dresses, will
often be made of the same material as the
rest of the toilet.-N. Y. World.