The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-04-05
LADIEs' COLUMN.

All costumes have an outside pocket
placed rather low on the left side.
In the new basgues the front darts are
very short, making the bust appear low.
New polonaises are long habit gar
ments, nearly concealing the skirts be-
meath them.
Jasmines is new shade of the uni
versal cream, and is yellower than the
cream itself.
The newest princesse robes lace at
the back, the laclng being carried con-
siderably below the waist.
Jet ornaments remain in favor, and
are always desirable, as they can be
worn with almost anything.
Satin d'Afrique, which is satin on one
side and repped gros grain on the other,
is rich fabric for spring bonnets.
The silks for trimming summer bon
nets are soft b1ocades and basket-woven,
all Of one shade, with tiny figures in
raised designs.
The tournure Is not given up, but it is
placed lower down on the skirts, 80 as
TO give the required support to the
spread-out skirts.
The present art OF the dressmaker is
to make The basque fit smoothly, but not
too tightly; the figure Is not com pressed,
but the outlines are clearly defined.
Coarse straw and fine chip bonnets are
dyed ivory and cream tints for spring
wear; and in the silks, flowers, Iaces for
trimming them the came yellowlsh hue
prevails.
The standing English collar is higher
than it has ever been before. The
turned-lown collars are broad behind
and rounded i'll front, or else square
cornered in Byron shape.
One Of the fashionable ornaments for
the hair are the combs--not very high
Lnat form square rather than an oval
band. These are often made of coin 40 Id
and silver, and shell, studded with small
diamonds.
Passementeries and fringes of small
pearls are used on ball and evening
| Loilets; likewise a ne work OF silver
with small balls of blue or pink silk
studded about IL, and mixed blue and
| silver balls terminating it.
Entire costumes for evening are now
often modelled after fashions which pre-
vailed In II volutionary days, as, for In
stance, the heightened court-urain, with
satin petticoat, deep-pornted corsage
and Lady Washington sleeves.
Among the handsomest of the new
spring materials are very rich damask
woolens OF q single color, with damask
figures wrought i'll them. They will be
used for habits, polonaises and over
dresses generally, the skirts being of
velvet.
On some OF the imported bonnets there
are white or cream Prfncesse lace scaris,
one end gracefully caught up in loops,
and the other LETT floating behind. Tue
magnificent profusion Of flowers express
lpat their reign is TO be resumed at the
fitting time.
For house dresses which are more
dressv than the ordinary robe, jackets
have reappeafed. These are cut round
in the neck in front, and are siashed un-
der the arms. They are covered with
embroidery of gold, silver, silk and
other fancy designs.
Summer camels'-hair, fine all-wool
fabric, is imported in clustered stripes
for the upper part Of the dress, and In
perfectly plain material for the skirt
and sleeves. These stripes are gradu
ated in size, commencing with hair lines
and enlarging to half an inch.
Overskirts are never lined. Checks
have fashionably given place 60 cluster.
ed stripes and damasse patterns in the
more expensive fabrics,, though thew
still hold their own in popular favor.
Handsome woolen damasks in grisaille.
dark blue and cream, ivory and brown
and the self color are used for the prin.
cesse, the sheath and the "Juiye" pol
onaises, with taille skirts, and sleeves
Of the self or contrasting color.
Lace jackets and polonaises take tie
form Of basques with apron fronts and
short backs put these again are giving
place to princesse po1onafses and over.
dresses, which can be worn over plain
princesse costumes.' White lace Isl more
| fashionable than black for trimming.
and for indoor and evening wear: but
black lace is used most effectively in
conjunction with the now grenadines.
which are checked, or barred with gold
or silver, and look exceedingly well,
yelled and trimmed with black lace.