The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-26

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ed borders, have entirely taken the place 0
linen ones among the fashonabcs,.
| Bunting dresses III rreHlny tint VIII 10 pupuln
this year for seaside wear. ms will be blae bunt
Stripes shaded In cameo designs. tone upor
| tone. from an inch to an inch and half wide
are seen among the new fabrics.
White skirts intended to be worn under even
| ing dresses are made Of French cambria. witt
RULES edged with white yak lace.
| The fashion of vaiing silk dresses with laccs
cream or black grows in favor. J he si.cdue ans
4 point AFRO the pieces used for the purpose.
The fashionable lace sacque is short in th'
| back and long In front Tho sleeves are coat
shaped. Tho bottom Of the sacguc is cut l.
| Some beautiful brocades for evening wear ar,
| shown-blue and silver. or rose color and gold
| or green and gold, or cream and gold or silver
The earrings most sought for are made witt
the hooks set quite low dcwn on the drops $,
that when they are In tho ears the hooks arc no
| seen.
Crochetcd shawls of Iceland wool for head
wraps for evening wear are something uuitt
new and pretty. Iceland wool is cx1uisitely fine
and tlcecy.
Combs, not very high aud forming y square
rather than oval band designed in an open Pat
tern, are adapted to the present style of wearing
the hair
Ball shoes In Paris arc made open that is g
say, with short toes or fronts, Stylish ones are
Of rich silk. finished with little bows or square
buckles.
Turquoise blue India cashmere Is the color
and fabric In vogue for elegant robes de cllaabre.
They arc trimmed with cream colored Nalehci-
Lace strings are used for ladies bonncts, rib
bon one for misses or young girls Both ribbon
aud laees string arc seen In the capolc honncts
Basaues arc still made ~ cuirasscs. with
sleeves matching the skirt and contrasting with
the bodice. The coat sleeves are frequently
m M VNa
Buy laccs In preference to fringcs for dress
trimmings. the fringes are soon out OF fashion.
the laces never are. but will answer for trim
Frirg,% were never mere elegant i'll design
and finish than now. Grad uated frnges. woven
very wide In the centre and narrow at the sides,
are seen on handsome tabliers.
While IL this season known in several
shanes: blanc rose-also called month Of June
IA white. overcast with pink. blame creme, u
creamy white. and blanc mat, dead white,
Fanny Davenport wears no hustle with her
elegant toilets in "Piaue." Miss Davenport i
can Danish the tournure a la Hotentof,
The refined yak Q kind Of hair perfectly
white. can be obtained at half the cost Of the
change in the prices Of hair OF good quality
Frizzcs are rs popular and ~ much worn ~
ever. The low coil NJ the baek OF the head =
and without finger rufus at the side. ~ most pop
ular.
on either side Of the hem. These are crossed
with cord. and finished at the end with bow
of the cord and tassels.
The henting comb il a new invention for dry
ing the hair after the head has been washed IL
y also claimed for this continuance that Il keeps
the hair glossy, prevents II falling out. and is in
The soft silk kerchiefs for the neck. intended
to take the place Of furs as the spring comes on.
are trimmed all round with one OF several rows
of cream -colorcd valencienues or Duchessc or
old Brussels" lace.
White muslins. figured with delicate vines
flowers, and leaves of bright colors. will he
much in favor for entire suits oyer silk skirts
the color of the flowers. The side pocket ana
ribbon bows should match the silk.
The Byron collar, which the manufacturers
are trying to introduce. has not proved succcss
full. The English collar. with. ends sloped off,
and the upright collar, with ends slightly pointed
and rolled over, are popular.
Waists OF evening dresses are laced at the
back: are generally high on the shoulders. with
low, heart-shaped Pompadour or high noeks. as
the figure, requires. The sleeves are either very
short or else reach to the elbow.
From A. 4. Stewards importer we learn tina,
out OF every dozen pairs OF stockings imported
by his house only one pair Is colored The
colorcd are In such demand on the other side
that u is with difficulty our importers can OBJ
Cloaks to be worn with black silks are shown
Of u delicate pearl or light gray cloth. trimmed
with fringe OF two shades--one color to CORE
spond with that Of the cloth, the other several
shades darker. These cloaks are cut dolman
shape.
. Mexican grenadines make very pretty over
skirts and waists Ia be worn over silk. One
shown has a blue silk skirt. with two knife
plated rutIles, the polonaisc is of Mexican grcn-
adncs. plated with thcads blue, trimmings Of
blue silk corsiing.
The Todue bonncts with small hrim and
loose crown, are worn: some indeed, have no
brim. a long curled feather being fastened all
around the crown. They have tulle strings at
tachcd to the back OF the bonnet brought for
ward and loosely tied in front
Ladies are committing great cxtrayagances
just now in the way of buttons for elegant din
ner dresses. These are alike costly for their in
trinsic worth and their artistic designs. being
copies from old models and patterns from ma
ture. done In gold and precious stones.
In stationery preference Is given to English
is the most popular. In monographs there is
choice, though one color through
out is generally preferred. In gilt and silver
mongrams Japanese letters are sometimes sub
stituted for English ones. Envelopes are either