The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-06
THE SPRING STYLES.
What Will be Worm and How II
is to be Made.
Fashion Notes and Other Flashes Of In.
terest, to the Ladies'. ,r = D.
STREET COSTUMES.

ana regular talf0TS nn1Sn VIII continue
in style this spring. They differ but
slightly from the fall modes, a little
more fullness around the hips being
needed to accommodate the new style
of drapery. It is not unusual to slash
the side-seams or introduce position
plat in the back.
One of the early spring suits is made
of fine French twilled debege in two
well-deined shades of gray, and striped
armure combining both shades. The un'
derskirt is of dark gray, with kilt.
plated flounce, upon which two bias
bands of the striped goods are stitched
with the sewing machine. Tie overskirt
is made with long front-breadth,
formed of seven wide plaits of dark gray,
running lengthwise. A box-plait is in
the center, and three side-plaits upon
each side turn toward it. The side-gores
and back-breadths are of light gray, and
the former are gathered upon each side
to form panniers. The overskirt has no
trimming, except an inch-wide hem orna-
mented with three rows of machine stitch
ing in dark gray silk. The vest is Of the
striped material, made very long and
buttoned to the throat with small cut
steel buttons The coat, with welf-fftting
back and cut-away fronts, is of light gray,
and furnished with quilted silk lining,
which can be removed if too warm. The
collar, lapels and wide cuffs are made of
the striped material.
More elegant dresses of richer mate.
rials are made in the same manner as the
one selected for description above. Vel
vet, corduroy, satin, Pekin and silk, being
used for vests without regard to the
material of the costume.
A rather dashiDg style of coat supplied
as part OF costumes for young ladies ard
/ misses is made very much like gentle
mans dress or swallow-tail coat. The
fronts, coming but little below the waist
are double breasted, with wide lapels
turned oyerto show vest closely but.
toned in the neck. The backs have cen
ter-seam and side-bodies with cross-seams
at the waist line, and the long swallow.
tall has the exact cut and finish of q
tailor-made garment, with pockets intro.
duced in the same manner.
/ Like last spring, the so-called wash
dresses of this season will be made with
the same careful attention to detail that
is expended upon wooden and silk gar.
ments. Fine plaitings, pipings PEASANTS
and other additions being freely added.
VISITING AND HOUSE DRESSES.
Dark, rich colors are almost as much
worn as black in silks, velvets and cash
meres. The latter material is much
used in bright eolors and white for young
ladies' evening dresses. In rose color,
with trimmings of satin the same shade,
it is especially pretty.
A handsome dress that is being made
at one of our most fashionable dress.
makers is of plum-blue silk, with a fine
side-plaited ruffie on the bottom seen
through the square turrets Of a scantly.
gathered bias satin aounce of the same
color. These turrets, or squares, are moi
bound, but run upon lining and turned
Three side plaitings of the silk, with bias
bands of SATIN for heading, are across the
front breadth and two full breadth form
a tunic in the back and are looped UP
with satin bows. A long vest of satin is
fastened with inlaid pearl buttons and
cut square at the throat The fronts OF
the basque are cut widely awav over the
bust, and below the waist are extended
to form long cores, which are gathered
into panniers on each side.
The back of the basque, which has long
seams extending to the shoulders, has a
short position.
Square necks are very much worn
upon dressy occasions, and trimming to
, initiate the same effect is used upon
dresses for ordinary uses. Basques, clos
J ing diagonally, frequently begin to close
from one corner of the square neck.
Vests will still be worn, and basque
fronts cut away more decidedly than
heretofore. The polonaise is seen as part
of some new French dresses, but in q
form 50 modified that perhaps it may
receive some new title. The fronts are
cut off to form vest, the sides are gath
cred into puffS and the back breadths
left straight and looped. Skirts are not
to fit the figure any longer, says Fashion,
IN the severely classic style, but be fuller,
looser and less sbeath-ike. tits also said
that trains will be shortened-if not to
demi-trains, at least to length more
graceful and manageable than formerly
PANNIERs, BUsTLEs, ETC.
Hoopskirt manufacturers anticipate a
good time coming for them-a time when
they will again be busy making ungrace-
full structures to distehd the dress. But
it is to be hoped that their hopes for such
radical changes in fashion may be disap,
pointed. Panniers, small bustles and
skirt-supporters are demanded by the new
style of drapery, and already large va.
riety of them, in new and old shapes, are
shown in the shops.
Dressmakers, in finishing handsome
dresses, put succession of crinoline
hounces across the back breadth above
the balayeuse OF Swiss muslin, which i:
still used all around the edge of trained
and demi-trained silk dresses.
SPRING GOODS.
Soft, pliable, al-wool suitings, with
flannel finish, are shown for street suits
Basket figured goods, and those with a
honeycomb pattern in satiny threads
upon lusterless ground, are also among
rev goods. Armures and diagonals, al,
, though not novelties, are exhibited in
fresh stock. Thin camels hair for trav-
: cling and walking dresses are soft and
: fine, and considerably thinner than de.
, laine. In black, these goods are particu-
: lmly desirable, Striped goods of all
} kinds are 80 universal as to suggest the
probability of their crowding plaids out
Of the market, although small checks,
| both ovan and hroken will cnrfa;nlx, ha