The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-17
NEW ORLEANS FASHIONS.

In the bowers OF the beautiful home to return
And visit the home OF Its birth.
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NEW ORLEANS FASHIONS.
A visit to the dry goods houses at the pre-
sent time, would lead one to suppose that
Queen Fashion had gathered together the
best results of all her efforts through the
winter, and uniting them with the fruits OF
persistent inquiry into the future, had pre-
sented the charming combination tor our ac-
ceptance. Spring offers a more advan-
tageous field for these labors; the sheer, cool
tinted lawns and organdies present a choice
groundwork for the weaving in of daisy
chains or growth of butter-cups, sprigs of
lilac and the like. They are all beautiful,
THE LAWNS, GRENADINES, SUMMER SILKS
with their raised surfaces, and the calicoes.
And yea, to choose from out the bewildering
array of materials spread before her, wo-
man must needs collect her wits together, in
these days of spring neigeuses and bourrettes,
and suit her purchase wholly to her personal
appearance small person may dress in
light colors which would look out of place on
person Of large size A lady Of majestic
proportions should avoid white or pale tinted
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in bad taste when she appears in garments
with large figures, plaids or stripes. Heavy,
rich materials suit q tall figure. Light and
full draperies should only be worn by slen-
der ladies of medium height; the very short
and stout must be content with meagre dra-
peries and quiet colors; besides, brilliant
shades Of colors never wear well and in the
end always prove costly to the wearer, and
seem an Indication Of bad taste. These small
/ Items are worth treasuring, for in the choice
and happy blending OF CONTRASTING shades
are fayorfte shades this spring, while ivory
white bids fair to be quite "the rage"
KILT-PLEATED SUITS,
escaping the sidewalk all around and simply
banded with broad sash around the hips,
have already made their appearance on the
streets very cleanly and sensible style for
Of the blouse waists with yokes, what will be-
come OF the prineesse with it's graceful un-
broken outline7 But, alas, we cannot recon-
mend the princesse for wash goods Or very
OF our queen by 50 doing: Yet prints and
rnuslins, to be pretty, must be something more
than straight lines, and there is nothing heater
than the half-tight basque and overskirt,
prettiiy draped and looped with bright, fresh
ribbons. PercaLes for house wear are tidy
made into yoke basque, with deep, round
overskirt simply caught back, and the skirt
trimmed with three rows of bright chintz
stripes, the overskirt with two and the basque
with one.
yICTO RIA LAWN SUITS
for summer will be made up with ruf1les
trimmed in colored embroidery; pretty
model is the pleated basque with yoke, or else
vest and cut-away coat, with narrow frills
are long and Of simple draperies with knife
pleated ruffles, on which the colored embroi-
derry falls; the skirt is made demi- trained
with deep kilt pieatings.
SAILOR SUITS FOR YOUNG LADIES
are handsomely made up in gray, blue
and cream-colored linen; these have short
skirts, ,,pleated from the knee to repre-
the oyerskirt while the back is kilt
from the waist down, and there are
embroidered panels. on the sides. The
sailor collar, cuffs and pockets are also en-
2broidered vest. Sailor knots of silk are en-
broidered on the hem, and used as cravats for
these suits.
AS FOR WRAPPERS, THE PRETTIEsT OF THESE
have yoke with Vatican pleating in the
back, and are made of bordered cambrics,
with the border used for trimming down the
front, edging the yoke, pockets, collar and
cuffs. Other wrappers are trimmed up the
front to represent a plastron, and are cut off
below the waist, and have pleated fullness
added there: White lawn wrappers can be
prettily made with a fiounce of embroidery
around the skirt, while the princesse waist is
trimmed to outline a sacque. These may be
handsomely adorned by placing on the
sleeves, down the front and just back of the
neck long looped bows of doubIe-faced ribbon,
pink on one side and cardinal on the other, or
else pale blue with dark blue
COMBINATION COSTUMES
remain in fashion; these are made up in two
materials OF one shade, and beautiful con-
trasts are gained by trimming bourrettes and
gauzeS with silk of blended shades. The
original fashion OF having the entire over
dress OF lighter color and the skirt of darker
silk, Is again introduced: portion of the
skirt material generally appears in the over
dress, but it is only as vest Or plastron, with
collar, pipings, sleeves, and in many cases in
the side trimmings or panels that are now so
popular The clinging princesse dress is still
popular, but there are a variety Of other de-
signs 10 vogue for spring suits, all Of which
exhiblG the prlneesse effect. There are basques
with overskirt attached to the lower skirt,
princesse polonaises with mere edges OF
the undersklrt showing, and overdresses with
basque ana apron front and polonaise back.
Less seams are now seen In the back of
basques and polonaises. Many are shown
with q short side form beginning in the arm
hole and a seam down the middle of the back
Vests are shown on all kinds of dresses, from
the plainest to the richest Basuues are of
simple shape and are little trimmed. Shoulder
seams are still made short and the neck as
high as it Is possible to get it. Sleeves are
made coat shape; for dress suits they are
short, reaching but half way between the
elbow and wrist, where they are turned IN
into cuff or else finished off by q frilI of the
material.
A STYLISH SPRING COSTUME,
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