The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-13
ETEisS FOR THE uIFS.

ChlldrenS skirts are worn longer TINS
season.
Artificial flowers have now descended to
dresses.
Small satchels are taking the place of
pockets.
Children wear colored dresses more than
white ones.
Fashion favors lace trimmings for the
summer suits.
The short kilt suit grows in favor for
younger women.
Lisle thread gloves have open clocks
around the wrist.
The scarf fchu, tying on the bosom, is
very fashionable.
Mixed straws are much admired, and worn
by young and old
The side satGhel a la Marguerite is the fan
cy of the moment. ..
Double fringes are used in trimming man
Ties and mantelets.
The Mercedes continues to be the lead
ing style Of coifure.
A great many dark Indienne dresses will
be worn this season.
Costume de fatigue is the correct name for
the short walking suit.
Combination fringes are very popular
both for wraps and dresses.
Pleated basques with square yokes are
worn by girls in their teens.
Train supporters are necessary when long
| skirts are worn out OF doors.
| Many handsome silk costumes are made
| With yOkes and Shirred waists.
Young girls from twelve to eighteen
years of age, wear Derby hats.
For full toilet the princess form of dress
takes precedence of all Others.
Carrick capes and cardinal collars are the
| features IN this springs ulsters.
A new style of bracelet is simple wire Of
gold, with medallion in the center.
Nothing is more popular in Paris for all
dressy occasions than white bonnet.
Round hats for young persons, or for gen
eral wear come in variety Of shapes
Jacqueminot roses are the favorite and
most expensive flowers at florists now.
Handsome velvet picture frames have a
vine OF flowers embroidered upon them.
The newest combination toilets are de-
cidcdly less patchy than those of last year
Carrick capes are seen on batiste and
organdy dresses and even on morning
! wrappers.
The new costume IN Paris called "Cos-
tune d'EXposition," has almost invariably
| a waistCoat.
Wide galloons of silk, and velvet and
! plush mixtures are seen on ball toilets in
| delicate COlors
| The Alsatian bow is quite a favorite in
millinery, for ornamenting both bonnetS
and hats.
Large collars and cuffs of white lace are
scwed on the dark silk dresses that Will be
used for summer.
Aprons for school children come adorned
with colored worsteds, formed around scol
lops and plain edges.
Newest silks show fine even cord, and
are of every possible shade Of gray, blue
plum brown and green, and also of rich
Bordeaux claret.
Costumes that just touch the ground fol
oxford shoes in the English STYLE are the
decided fashions for spring.
Colored embroideries will be seen on al
s)rts Of laundried suits, also on underwear
Some of this work is wrought with floss
French thread and worsteds.
Taking the place of the embossed galloon,
of last season for the ornamentatiOn Of bunt
ing and other wool dresses are mixed all
wool braidS in several widths.
Bunting costumes give new style in Jhe
association of plain and striped bunting
! the former serving for the bodice, sleeves
and petticoat and the striped as drapery.
White silk fringe, dotted with tiny but
tons tied i'll with the tys, are a tempting
combination Just introduced for evening
toilets in this most graceful of all garni
! ture.
Two materials of one shade are seen in
most combination costumes the contrast
| being given with two or three satin pipings
and clusters Of loops of oddly blended
cOlors.
There are several improvements made
in the fashion of bathing suits Turkish
toweling has come in vogue for the fancy
costumes designed to wear in Neptune
domains.
We owe the return of the short dresses fol
street wear to the fact of the Paris Exposi
ton, it being apparent even to Worth that
women could not carry trains in visiting
that exhibition.
Some of the receding and vaporr hues in
! silks IIllS ncdSOl sur pass I'LL previous dt
tempts in this direction. Meanwhile, q
whtish yellow, tillcul Sandman gray and
prune tints have a limited extent.
Among the several blouse patterns there
is no model that equals in correctness ofout-
line the Alicia blouse. The mode has a
square yoke, with pleated front and back,
with only hip skirt, setting snug to tie
figure. ..
Elegant evening and reception dresses
also increase their attractiveness by sweeps
tof grass fringe, interrupted with flies of
many colors hanging in uneven punches
from wide silk galloon that serves as a
heading.
In the line Of artificial flowers there are
several pleasing Innovations particularly
in designs. For example frost nipped
foliage worm-eaten leaves, half-dried pea
and bean pods worn stalks and blighted
flowers.
On many kinds of overskirts this spring
the largest proportion of the garniture is
seen on the left side, which is cut very long
and scantily shrred up, and caught down
upon tapes or width Of cambria placed be-
meath.