The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-12
FOR THE LADIES.
Gentle Spring and the Fashions Which
Ethereal Mfldness Brings.


DREssMAKIN6.
Short dresses are now fully established
style, and for walking they have super
seded every other fashion. Dresses with
trains and demi-trains are worn for TeCep-
tions, for calls of ceremony, and by many
for church costume. ..... ..--
Dress makers are making woolen and silk
dresses with under and overskirts attached
to form one piece; this plan is supposed to
necessta less material, as, excepting the
trimming upon the bottom, the uhderskirt
may be OF cambria. The bottoms OF walking
dresses are faced with alpaca the color of
the dress, and the braid is sometimes box
plated and set upon the edge. Sleeves are
still made TO tit closely. The outside seam
is often left open at the hand and trimmed
up the opening. More dressy sleeves are
cut off at the elbow and finished WITH
wide turned-back cuff instead OF plated
rufile; plisses of crepe lisse or Of Breton
lace are worn below the cuff, Shoulder-
seams are still very short, and the sleeves
are set in without cord. Long seams to
the shoulders are seen on the backs OF many
dresses, but some of the very elegant lnl-
ported models have English sidebodies and
back without centre-seam. Paris letters
also announce the same style; but 1t is not
altogether sure of being acceptable TO our
American ladies, whose slender, taperlng
waists require the sloping center back
seam.
Lace is used as trimming for dresses and
wraps; and much paSsementerle, both
beaded and plain, is used for both purposes:
Striped silks, velvets and moires are used
to trim all kinds Of dresses, the stripes are
put on lengthwise in preference to being
cut bias, and, in some rare instances,
plaauaa n ra ,,,ndo IF ba sfripaS
SPRING SUITS.
A very pretty suit of garden mohair for
young lady is made with short round
skirt cut, as all the bestftting ones are
with two cores upon each side OF the sloped
front-breadth. Upon the bottom is wide
box-plaited ruffle; between each plat is all
inserted fan-p,aiting of silk of the same
color. A short apron Overskirt fs laid IN
wide plaits, and an added breadth at each
side is gathered into a curtain pannier. At
the back is full breadth looped irregularly
rather high up. The long coat-shaped
basque closes at the waist with three but
tons, and is cut away below to show a
striped silk vest; that is also shown little
at the neck, which is finished by collar
en- revers.
Another dress OF black camels hair bunt-
ing is made with killed skirt with front
breadth, also plated, of satin-striped silk.
A deep corsage- basque of the bunting has
long postliun-basqu and silk vest-front.
The outside garment is a moderately long
paletot of the bunting lined with Florence
silk. The style of this dress may be con-
sidered exceptional, as there is no over
skirt or drapery of any kind added TO the
skirt. which makes it particularly desirable
for stout lady.
Another dress for the street is made OF
very fine Chuddah cloth in light ecru
shade, and trimmed with nut-brown satin.
| A kilt-plaited tounce of the material eX-
tends around the bottom of the skirt, and
is held down by two pipings of brown satin.
The overskirt is made with an apron wrin-
kled across the front and bordered with
fine pipings of satin. The back breadths
are similarly trimmed and looped with
quite bouffant effect The jacket closes in
front with inaid shell buttons. The roll
ing-collar and lapels are of satin, and the
wide cuiIs are covered with successive rows
of piping.
| WASH DRESSES.
A dress of blue-striped French ginghau,
is made in long princess polonaise which
is left open upon the side seams and loOpcd
rather high upon the hips. The edge is cut
Into Gothic scollops and bound. The un
tupF-Shfb Is vi pam ~ VIZ
foulard cambrc, with a broad side plated
rutfie upon the bottom. A profusion oI
ribbon bows made with long loops is used
upon all parts of the dress.
Il Dresses of prints, cambrics and muslin'
are made up in styles similar to wooden and
tsilk costumes and with a sublime disregard
lOf the possibility of being laundried
Closely plated ruffies, trimmed on botl
edges with narrow Torchon or Valeneiennes
lace are hvishly used upon the skirts
Bands of inserting of the same lace are ar
ranged upon the apron-front of over-skirts
in various ways among which the newest
is tablier made by putting on the insert
ing to form shawl-pOint in the center
Every third row has space enough left be
low it for narrow lace'edged plisse of the
dress material.
An organdie dress for young lady i.
made with underskirt in plain robin's-egs
blue, with three rows of lace-edged plisse.
upon the bottom. The princess polonaist
is made of figured organdie, with long
basque-fronts which are pulled into curtain
! or festoon drapery. Additional straight
side cores fall below the apery, which are
trimmed with Breton lace laid in fine paits
! and headed BY narrow quilted satin ribbon
: The same trimming runs around the feS
tooned fronts. The back is cut en- princess
. looped gracefully, and trimmed like tie
. rest The sleev,s come to the elbow, ant
. lare finished with plated ruliles of til,
plain colored organdie, headed by quillet
|, ribbon.
, SPRING coLoRs
T Tan, cream and ecru are seen in most o
4 the WOODEN goods, as well as the usual darl
) shades. Drab and al the Quaker colnrs ar
1 | in vogue, but very bright shades. such a
4 China blue, Du Barry pink and primros
! are imported in cambrics and other was
y goods For travelling costumes, the beig
: Icoors will be most popular. Peacock blu
land olive shade will be fashionable 70
Edressy costumes with trimmings and CON
!; Ibinations Of Persian colors.
r, LINGERIE.
n The continuance of the fashion OF wear
a ing white neckties so universally make
e them assume quite an important position
t in the stock of dealers in lingerie. TIL
A prettiest are made of soft white India mus
& lin, and are edged all around with Breto
d lace; on the ends two strips of plain foot
e ling are let in and covered By ruffles n
l. Eclosely plated Breton lace. and third ruI
lac is set upoD the edge of the hem,