The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-20
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, SUNDAY, APRIL 20. 1879

large plaits, from which fall loops Of blue
satin ribbon. The front of the unique is COM
posed Of three parts. First is ali apron OF
plated blue faille, then two aquilles' Of
ways, the one on the right, with the stripes
cfossWise, and the other lengthwise. On the
| lett side are two hands of blue falle, which
JOIN the guile on the right side under many
satin ribbon loops. The basque waist has q
l blue faille plastron; it closes on the side.
ne collar and cuffs are Of blue faille, trim
med with ribbon bows. Crepe lisse plaittngs
Trim The neck and arms. The round hat Ii OF
beige-eoloreh straw. The crown Ii raised on
one side, and surrounded bya scarf OF blue
velvet, On the side which turns up Is cream
colored ostrich tip, with q long blue plume
| falling down the back. On the inside OF the
hrim Is D very small twisted piece Of blue
velvet.
Childrens suits are now very prettily made
although some are very simple Misses
| dresses are rather more literally trimmed
than they have been. The materials most In
use are fancy WOODEN striped and checked
goods, in such shades as beige gray and
cream white, trimmed with folds and coralines
Of faille, ribbons and q little embroidery for
dressy SUITS The outer garments are cut In
loose jackets and tlght-fitting sacaues, Fol-
lowing are the newer Partisan models: For
little girl eleven years of age, black taffetas
and lilac cachemire suit may be made. The
taffetas skirt is plated. The cachemre red
ingote has but three seams down the back,
forming long position plat. Down the
sides are black taffetas revers fastened down
with silver buttons. Down the front liz q taf
fetas vest, turning over, on the lower part Of
which Is a band Of taffetas, which forms q
part OF the revers. The vest closes down the
front with silver buttons. The black straw
bonnet IL trimmed across the top Of the
crown with a lilac ostrich plume The brim,
which Is raised In the back, is trimmed with
black faile bows.
Another suit Is Of pearl-colored vigogne and
claret- colored faile. The skirt alternates In
plaits and plain pieces. The polonaise opens
down the front In a bias, from the top of the
shoulder down, The garment 10 longer on the
right than on the left side, and the draperies
are fastened up under the broad band OF faiIle,
with which the garment is bordered. The
same band extends down the bias In front,
with buttons to close 1t. The faille cuffs are
pointed on the outside OF the arm. The gray
caret-colored velvet. A suit for little girl
about seven years OF age is made MS a prin-
cess dress, closed down the front with black
buttons. The centre of the back forms pos
tilon, which falls over false plated skirt.
Two plated foulard scarfs are crossed over
the waist, front and back, star ing from the
shoulders; the front scarfs terminate at the
pockets. A foulard plating then extends
from under the pockets down, and ls r fastened
turned-down collar Is OF toulard. The black
straw hat has a broad brim fastened up on
the sides. It Is trimmed with long white
plume, which ltarts from under blue faille
bow. <
In the Ing line baby dresses are very
prominent. Sne Of these Is made In an Eng
fish dress 9bs very fine cambria muslin
trimmed OF he lower border with two en-
broidered f'aknces surmounted by band Of
very light eelbroidery and insertion. The
sleeves are sle,rt, the waist low In the neck.
From the SCANS under the arms comes a
broad pink Abbon sash, which Is tied on the
back in lafge box. This dress is placed
over an undeElress OF very light pink fouiard.
which seemsHlik flesh color, under the en-
broidery and fine muslin. Over the baby's
shoulders is thrown a pink faille redingote
trimmed with plated bretonne lace. This
garment opens, showing the front Of the
dress. The stockings matching the suit are
Of pink Lisle thread, and the shoes OF white
Night dresses are made OF white camhric
muslin. They are trimmed down the front
on the lower border and on the collar and
sleeves with double rows OF fluted rufIing
and lace. Train underskirts are still made
with full pufllngs OF muslin on the upper
part, and waves of lace ON the lower. They
have very long trains and are often trimmed
with the addition OF six or eight founces
which extend up the back seam. 1t is not
necessary that these skirts should be wholly
made up, as the trains can be made separ-
ately aud worn with any skirt. They are cut
rouAd or square, and very narrow at the top,
becoming wider toward the bottom. accord
ing to the width OF the dress under which
they are worn. On either side of the train
are bands OF goods with buttonholes, and on
the back of the skirt buttons which fasten
the train to the skirt. This is an advantage,
for the skirts thus arranged can be better
packed In trunks and are less troublesome In
the laundry.