The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-27
FASHIONS.
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IArEsr I'm FASHIONS. ETC.
Bs.Illiets.

The bennets this year are more largely
aornnosed Of lace than for many years. The
shHpas are endless; though, perhaps, the
rnst popular are the Capote, the Pinafore,
tha modified Rubens and the Gypsy The lat |
tn are perfectly hewlldering. Made IN fine
I,auhorr,, the coarser Tuscan straw, which y |
the color of ripe corn, and in the finest Italian
chip, the elories III tho Gypsies cannot be sur
pasHeu The italian etraws are this year
orowding the English market. These mats
are usually decorated with two Or three long,
a,,rlinn ostrich plumes, and knotted straw
cord and crocheted ornaments OF straw. Inc
front Ii high from the hair. and the inside Il
lined with shirred satin, either the color Of
tha straw, pale blue, primrose on other dell
rate tint, or else ehirred lining OF black vel
vet. The handeau goes round the back Oh the
bonnet, instead OF always heretofore In dia-
dem fashion. In the nape OF the neck the
bonnet is looped up, and bunch OF beautiful
roses Ia fastened so as to press closely against
the chatelaine braids. Another chip saw was
almost garden: wreath OF dwarf roses
ancIrcled the crown and dropped over the
brim. This had been deposited on she'll
like plating OF fine Bretonne lace, and the
face OF the hat was only quilting OF the
same lace. The front was lined with pale rose
shirring OF satin. Admit Bretonne lace as
fprpcone conclusion on every possible occa-
sion and in impossible cases.
Some OF the eapotes IRE dainty as possible
Made OF every material imaginable. from
straw to let. the peculiar eompactness OF the
shape makes ,it especially adaptable. For
evening bonnafs, I saw one little fabrication Of
white crepe lsse overlapped with BTetOnDe
lace. The long llsse scarf-ends were also lace
hprdered and tied In D big bow under the chin.
The front WAS high eoronst, and the most IN
yitInU violets were nesting into the lace
Another capote was of Spanish black lace,
embroidered In colors on raised fniy pat
tern TO represent belangonia leaves. A
wreath oil green leaves, made of BRAZILIAN
birds feathers THE FURNISHED green we are
familiar With, was the only outer decoration.
There was no inside trimming merely
b iinishof the hpanish lace, which was pro
lungrd into the long strings
tine extremely delicate. "GerHter' hat was
male Ill chamuIs-colured kid LIZ WAS very
. pretty, and trimmed with long self.colored
ostrich plumes and the same shade 81 water
nu silk ribbon. In oil cases where ribbon
strings are used they are tremendously long
II dpInafore' hat cav was Of black chip
It iii d sort OF sailor-ahape, with the brim di
rpctly caught up lii front, where 1t was close
fringe Of small, marrow, curly ostrich plumee
almost entirely obscused the whole crown,
and 4 dazzling jet anchor pretended to secure
the turned back front brfm to the crown.
BABY DRESSES.
III the IIngere line baby. dresses are very
prominent. One Of these is maize Ia an Eng
iish dress of very fine cambria muslin, trim
med a the lower border with two embroid-
s1ysd tInunces surmuunted by band Of in
sertion. The whole dress, is covered with
very light embroidery and insertion. The
sleeves are short, the waist low In the neck.
From the seams under the arms comes q
broad pink ribbon sash, which Is tied on the
back liz large bow. This dress is placed
over an unuerdress of very light pink fou-
lard. which seems like flesh color, under the
shoulders is thrown pink faille redingote
trimmed with plated bretonne lace. This
oarment opens, showing the front Of the
dress. The stockings matching the suit are
of pink Lisle thread. and the shoes OF white
hid.
urinoline is revived! No more those beau
tiful pre- Raphaelite lines will be seen. The
straight and unvarying line, from the nape OF
the neck to the heel. is about to cease. Every
thing Is paniered, and fear the manly gar
ments we have been strutting in will die hard.
The nice, dear, little spring suits OF tweed,
with cut-aWay business coat and breast
pocket to the handkerchief, the manly, open
collar and loose sailor knot, the ,shad-belly
corduroy buff or white vest, and the rum
billy-coek hat, are soon to be abolished.
Really, it seems pity. These fresh spring
suits Of tweed or kerseymere, with their al
most invisible plaids, made such useful
dresses They repealed dust and rain, and, in
fact. were not offensive in their manliness.
As for the vests, whether In corduroy or
satin, women are universally disposed to
them.
PARAsoLS.
The new parasols take the shape Of the
Japanese In flatness, and have sixteen gilded
ribs. which add greatly TO their weight The
lining ID placed next to the outer covering,
leaving the ribs exposed. They are shown 10
great variety as to color and design, satin
polka spots striped sa1 P bsndse ana plan
81 bamboo with an ivory crutch; Of teak
wood, beautifully carved; Of ebony, carved
In the shape OF d ooiled serpent's neck; and
sof Malacea and rattan. More costly handles
j carved ivory and ash inlaid with tiny shells.
sun umbrellas have the Pekin satin stripe
introduced, and parasols 81 last year shape
are very elegant OF black satin and black
brocade silk, bordered with wide tiounce Of
French lace.
The passion flower appears among other
large floral decorations for evening cOnfec-
tons.
There is return to the fashion OF lacing up
the back OF the corsage OF evening dresses.
The newest evening dresses have trimmed
skirts with separate corsages and basques.
White wood parasol handles are preferred
for plain pungee or twlled soft parasols.
The fashionable Easter flowers are yellow,
red and white roses are passion flowers.
Passion flowers form part Of the trimmings
Of many fashionable evening bonnets.
STIRRING is very popular. Some of the
dresses have the entire front shirred, and
long paniers at the back.
The fayorita color of spring dresses is
channels. In fine camels hair, or trimmed
with fine cut steel or Japanese buttons, II
makes an exceedingly pretty dress
). Marie Medicis rufus are In several puffs, ris
ing one above the other, of crepe lisse. They
come up above the roots of the hair. With
s sessaa me halr Is dressed very high. The
hu1hness. -es i1eo Aheeo ou' VI els
Long sharp points back and 'front.' are 8
dress. o ASW spring evening