The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-03-05

SPRING FASHIONS.
The new spring goods are unavoidably
more varied in design than in texture.
With few exceptions the foundations
are identical with those that have come
to us for many springs in the past. The
twllled woolens come to us chiefly in
unique plaided and striped designs. The
percales, ginghams, calicoes, etc., are
principally in light grounds embelllshed
with exquisite floral designs. Thus a
very pale blue cambria has it's surface
sprinkled with lilies of the valley or very
tiny white daisies. Apale pink cambria
is broken with delicate vine of very
small pale green leaves with red berries.
Fabrics with dark grounds have light
establishment and vice versa. A deep
snuff colored cambria is overrun with
small, pale pink leaves. A deep blue has
stars in pale blue. A very pale green has
dark green leaves. and so on. Foliage
predominates, especially in the more
neutral tints. For instance, pale drab
foundation has garniture of foliage also
in drab but of darker shade. Dark gray
foundations have pale gray embellish-
ments. Very pretty fabrics have the foun-
dation tint and that of the design so inter-
woven that it is difficult to distinguish one
from the other. The pin-striped goods will
also find considerable favor. These are
very delicate in color, being principally
in the palest green. blue, pink. etc. In
the dark tints they seem common. White
muslins are very snowy with their floral
designs. A beautiful white organdie is
sprinkled with great luscious blossoms in
a pale golden shade. Another has pale
blue morning glories trailing over it's
snowy surface. In one specimen there
are morning glories worked in silver. A
pretty fabric has a plain stripe of satin
alternating with one in muslin OF the
same width. These come in all colors-
the color, however, only being varied in
the satin stripe. They will make very
stylish evening dresses for the summer
Concerning the way in which these
fabrics are being
MADE INTO TOILETS.
are several new styles that must necessar-
lily last, but as to any great variety it
will be few weeks hence before they
are actually upon us. Still, those that
are here, as we say, are reliable, and any,
one is safe in patronizing them even at
this early day. The prettiest cambria
suit that we have seen was in the palest
blue broken by tiny white specks. It
was made very stylish, but in perfect
harmony with the laundry. The skirt
was cut demi train and trimmed around
the bottom with three rows of double
box-pliats. These pleats are all fastened
so as not to Interfere with the process of
ironing. When ironed the plaits can be
be separated and their original fluted ap-
pearance restored. Each row of plating
was about five inches in depth. The
overdress consisted of plain apron front
and two side cores that we're intended to
lace almost together at the back.
Down the space between these cores was
long square section of the cambria laid
in broad folds. The monotony of these
folds was broken by three scarfs of the
cambrick which crosses them at regular
intervals and was tied in a generous bow
in the middle. This made an exceeding
ly dressy back. and one that by untying
the scarfs can esilv be washed. The edges
Of the apron front and side cores we're
finished with the box plating. The
waist was made with yoke and plaits
extending half yard below the waist.
A pretty belt was made from the material
and ornimented with bow of the same.
The sleeve was the long, tight-itting
coat with deep cuff ornament with flat,
medium sized pearl buttons, similar to
those used on the waist.
ANOTHER SUIT.
This was made from a pale pink cam
brio with an establishment of small BIOS
SONS in deep red. Generous quantities
of valenclennes face we're used in the
makeup of this pretty dress. The skirt
was demi-train. Around the bottom
were placed perpendicular sections of the
material cut on the bias. These sections
were about three inches in width, twelve
inches in depth, and pointed at the top.
The edges we're finished with delicate
white cord and row Of the valenciennes
lace. The sections were the width of
themselves apart. The long apron front
which seems destined to come back in all
its ancient glory was trimmed from lower
edge to waist with a narrow, scant ruff1es
ed ed with the cording and the lace.
The side cores Tapped over on to the
'front.' and being edged with the cord and
the lace, made pretty and neat finish to
the ruff1es. The other sides of the cores
were turned back on the cores in the form
of revers. A long cascade made of
spiral ruff1es and lace filled in the space
at the back Of the oyerdress. The basque
waist was tig ht-fttlng and deep. The
bottom was trimmed with sections similar
to those on the skirt, only narrower and
shorter. A yoke was also formed from
these sections, and likewise the sleeve
cuff. The effect of the entire suit was
very charming. The lace used was about
an inch in width.
In the making up of lawns and musiins
we are told that shirring will be extern
sively used, shirred yokes, plain Jokes
with rows of fine shirring just below
them, and shirred apron fronts with four