Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-06
SPRING FASHIONS.
What Women win Wear When the Frost
Leaves Us.
New York Evening POST

New York Evening POST
Dry goods merchants are very busy
now preparing for the spring trade.
and a general description Of the com.
ing spring fashions for ladies will be
interesting. Camel's hair cloths and
Indian cashmeres win be the prevail.
ing fabrics this spring for walking
dresses and diRner costumes. Out Of
a large number of these freshly-im-
ported and newly-deSigned cloths the
Virginia" the "Schanghai rage.
the Virginia mouline. the crepe
fantasia, the "cheyron, the velours
yigoureux," the "Pekin rept,' the
"Pekin faconne and the 'cachemire
beige are the principal ones likely to
attract most attention and become
most popular. The demand for navy
blue and garnet will probably con-
tinue. The stripe is enjoying so much
favor that it is even woven in the plain
camel's hair goods, az in the ehevron,
in which the stripe is made visible BY
the weaving and not by any difference
in the color of the threads. The
fancy goods in silks have brocade.
satin, watered and velvet stripes. OF
these silk stripes the Pekin rept is the
richest. The fine check patterns
formed by the silk mixture and the
eamel's hair is likely to be very pOpu-
Jar.
The short mantles. the fchus, the
light jackets, the light-tinted sacaues
will be similar to those of last year.
They will be made mostly of fancy
cloths, basket cloths and Sicilian cloths
(silk woFsted Intervening. Scarcely
any trimming will cucumber them.
except fringe and lace on their Dor
ders.
With regard to the coming style in
spring costumes, there is a tendency to
diminish the amount Of trimming and
increase the number of folds and
plaits. The upper part Of the costume
Is very c~lose-ftting, the lower is reas-
onably tight. The ~princesse style has
sold well during three or four years :
Paris dressmakers say that it will
again be the avorite this year,
Cotton goods costumes are trimmed
Wi.h ohintz borders. They are made
with basques and without, and the
basques are slashed as we'll as plain.
The neck can be low as we'll as high.
square cut or pointed. When low a
prOfusiOn of lace should be used to
supply the deficiency. A neat outfit
OF this sort is made of checked cotton
goods. II buttons from the waist up
high in the neck, aud has no basque.
aud a white linen collar encircles the
throat.
Of the large number of new styles
in which fancy goods are made up, a
costume Of the popular sapphire blue
is especially attractive. Tho close
fitting basque is cut away in front. is
combined with the overskirt behind
ab4 falls over almost the entire length
of the tgsiq. The vest is of satin, is
corded at the edges sEd buttons tight
ly. The overskirt is lOoped up inst
bel9Y the vest by a satin bow. This
year the skirts arc growing looser, but
they are sill gatheFea together behind
enough to present z smooth font. In
the sapphire costume the edges of the
basque and overskirt are bordercd
With plated satin and fringcd with
lace,
The spring bonnets and hats for
ladies' are Quusqsllg fresh and pretty.
Chip stFays, Milan bsaids, Tuseau
straw AID Canton crepe will be used
mostly Ror tho body of the bonnets.
AS to c%olors, white aed GiF9E color
will be greatly used but the shade
likely to become most popular is the
jasper This is a new shade, and
Is something like the old peacock
blue that was worn W muel Ggo years
ago. The principal Trimmings for
bOnnets are flowers, lace and silver
GrDaments, the last holding brilliants
to lasl jg the sunlight. A large bow
OF lace is fasJeas4 on the top with a
silver ornament, and the etgiggs are
caught at the sides with ornaments TO
watch. giving the bonnet a very
bright sbtiqg look with the Breton
lace and stYeY