The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-04-30
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For spring, a rosy lass, /
Hath come, and brings
On Vernal wings
Rare blooms and garden sass.
Latest Fashion Novelties.
A very beautiful dress imported as a
pattern for a fashionable establishment
is of fine black cashmere. The skirt
shows a deep embroidery-fully a quarter
of a yard-of forget-me-nots, in their
true color and crowded close together;
the same design runs up another quarter
of a yard on the deep polonaise. The
tablier front consists entirely of this ex-
quisite embroidery, as do also the cuffs
and the vest. A heavy fringe, blue and
black, finishes the drapery. Us,
The most approved nantes in Paris
are. tightly drawn cripon de IInde
trimmed with fringe, and this fringe is
mixed with grelots and passementerie or
with crystal headed "motifs" or lace, en-
broidered by hand. This fouiZis orna~
mentation likewise admits of colored
bows here anu there, but more frequently
n rich black bow is placed somewhat
in the rear of the left hin. Cascades of
lace trim scarf-mantles with square ends
in front.
The Angot bonnet has a limp crown of
old gold faille, and a scarf of pale blue
satin is twisted around the bonnet, form
ing a bow on the right side, from which
escape two feathers, one blue and the
other old gold. Strings of old gold and
blue satin ribbon.
The most fashionable combination of
the season is that effected bv the union
of MORE antique with fine camel's hair.
The material composcs the body part of
the dress or costume-the MORE, the vest
and other trimming, such as cuffs, collar,
facing, reveres and bows.
Paniers in Paris are made wing-shaped,
they are more or less inflated, but exist
on full-dress in buouilloned tulle, cover
ing masses of flowers, which are seen
through, or in broche, quite according to
the old style.
When the corsages of evening dresses
are made with long points front and
back they are made to fit like a glove
over the hips, but are quite short at that
point, allowing the panier draperies to
show below.
Tangled masses of crimson roses and
chrysinthe NUNS are the most admired
floral combination for evening recep-
tons; but dark artemisias are also
seen.
Bugs, alligators, beetles, toads, and all
sorts of quaint, queer, and curious things
are found among the carved ornaments of
parasol handles.
The new white lawn and organdy mus
lin dresses for house wear have panier
basques and Pompadour p%olonaises.
Bamboo, tonkin, Japanese birch, sweet
briar, rose, thorne, and ebony handles of
fine parasols are finely carved.
A great deal Of style in the present
state of Paris fashions consist in rut1les,
Pclerines, and light accessories.
! The neck feathers of the Impevan
pheasant make the most effective tipping
for ostrich or matabout plumes.
:, New parasols have quaint but finely
cut and carved handles of weichsel wood
emitting a delicate perfume.
Some of the black tulle go.d-thread
dotted wells have gold-thread embroidery
in light patterns.
White wood polished and carved with
r thread tracerles Initiates ivory to PEREZ
ton in parasol handles.
Long sharp points back ana front are
a marked feature in the spring evening
dresses.
The marked features in the spring
| openings is the revival of Marie Anto.
t niette and Vatican styles.
The small carriage parasol or sunshade,
turning over the handle when raised, is
revived.
, The passion flower appears among 9TH
> er large floral decorations for evening
CONNECTIONS.
There is a return to the fashion of lac.
: ing up the back of the corsage of evening
y dresses.
The newest evening dresses have trim
\ med skirts with separate c%orsages and
basques.
White wood parasol handles are pre-.
ferred for plain pungeeo or twilled soft. silk
parasols.
l The fashionable Easter flowers are vel
low, red and white roses and passion
flowers. ,.u.
, Passion flowers form part of the trim
, , mings of many fashionable evening bon.
4 nets.
Interesting Fashion notes for tho Ladies.
Paniers, says The New York Times, dc
r not become any larger, but they are now
considered necessary with all suits. Not
!. only dresses have paniers, but also con
fections. Visites are made with paniers,
the side pieces under the arm being fas-
:. tened to the back in plaits. The draper
les of dresses all form paniers, and are
: arranged in many different ways. One
] of the most successful methods is the
Louis XIII. drapery, which is SHRED
from the waist down to the middle Of the
r skirt, where it is covered with a cascade