Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-03-18
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Black satin dresses are fashionable.
Embroideries of black tulle are ia
vored.
Mother Of pearl embroideries are
quite the rage for this season.
Satin ribbon wrought with letters
worked in gold thread is coming.
The princess costume with a long
jacket, makes a pretty street dress.
Combs are narrow and small, and in
many cases daggers are substituted.
Neckerchiefs are fastened on the left
side by sprays of roses or carnations,
Spring suits open at the throat in
shawl shape, and have lapels like q coat.
Roses and loops of pearls decorate
the crepe isse plaitings worn at the
| throat.
Silk is to be used to trim woollen
suits, and watered satin to trim silk suits,
this summer.
Cuirasses with paniers formed of rich
fabrics are favored by some New York
society ladies.
Satin vests are worn without trim
mings under the open waists; this style
is very pretty.
Colored tissue, arranged in the shape
OF butterfly, embroidered with gold, is
mode dress garniture.
Crepe cashmere is very handsome,
giving the pretty, crimpled appearance
which its name indicates.
Peacock green end blue are the lead
ing colors in spring silks. Wood colors
are also produced in fine fabrics.
Monte cloth is quite novelty; it
comes in soft all-wool suitings. The
tints are drabs with feckers of dark
brown.
The style OF trimming for street cos
| tunes is exceedingly neat; bias bands Of
Pekin satin and faille, same shade as
dress goods.
Mixtures Of silk and wool are very
fashionable; the colors are beautifully
blended, and both checks and etlipes
are interviewer.
Velvet is much in vogue for walking
skirts. Beiges are admired. The de-
signs show stripes Of satin, the same
color as the ground.
There are many suits for spring wear
trimmed with Bretonne lace. Embroi-
dered tulle and al sorts Of white laces
are deemed fashionable.
I" Double" dresses come with close
| fitting backs, with side forms. The
fronts are OF polonaise length. The
simulated vest is still great favorite.
Killed skirts for little boys are sewn
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same material as the skirt. A sacque
with straight cutaway front is worn
over the waist.
Perhaps the most startling surprise
in the world of dress this season is the
restoration Of the panier of Camargo
puff, as the Parisians term this bouffant
costume expression.
There are several striking features OBJ
served in the fresh designs. Both old
and young ladies wear their dresses
quite short in front. Both square and
round trains are in vogue. Skirts are
rather profusely trimmed this spring.
The anticipated popularity of the
panier model causes all dressmakers to
construct costumes with roomy back
breadths, and so arranged in loopings
that the longest steel wire panier may
be worn with becoming effect. Hair
cloth paniers will no doubt be preferred
to the steel paniers covered with muslin.
The boufant loopings are formed at the
center of the back.
There are many clever ideas in the
basque designs. Dressy basques for
house wear are often cut pointed at the
front and square at the back; revers are
used, and the trimming is very snowy.
Some of the models present vest pat
terms, richly embroidered; the collarette
and cuffs match the vest. In thin ma
terials shirring takes the place Of the
vest. The fabric is generally lace,
grenadine, tulle, or Swiss muslin.