The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-12


fall Of wide lace surrounds the whole, A
standing frill Of the same is around the
throat, and, il close sleeves are worn, broad
cuffs to match the fichu will be dressy ac-
compartments to dressy toilettes.
TOILET FLASHES.
Panniers arc increasing in popularity.
Crepe roses are extremely fashionable.
Evening dresses are more fancifuI thar
ever.
Leghorn color is the shade OF Leghofh
straw.
Japanese buttons are much used On
dresses
Roseau is new shade between ecfu and
mastic.
q. House dresses are gayer than those for
Street wear.
Ivy and geranium leaves are made of
birds feathers.
Duck'sbreast has more OF q blue tinee
than peacock-green.
Princesse dresses still hold their own for
dressy house costumes.
Fine crimps are not so much in vogue as
large loose waves of hair.
Wreaths Of delicate green crepe leaves
are seen on spring bonnets.
Spring bonnets are sometimes edged With
crystal beads instead of pearl.
A very pretty style of bonnet has fringe
OF flowers falling over the hair.
Crystal ornaments are popular for hats.
The setting is almost invisible.
Unaressed kids are fashionable for street
wear with three or four buttons
Light drab Or gray cloth mantles will be
oh
White lace, put plainly over a thin frame,
will be used for summer bonnets
Great double crepe peoples, in bright or
delicate shades, are leading flowers
Butterflies for bonnets are made of i'm,
peyan and humming-brds' feathers
crystal butterflies are very pretty orna-
ments for the hair for evening wear
Black mantles are most popular, and ara
still trimmed with plated French lace.
Dresses are invariably of two materials
but these may be of the same shade IL de.
sired
Lengthwise trimmings are in vogue for
fronts OF princesse dresses and for over.
skirts also.
II the braid is smooth, bonnets are wired
nearl Y hall an inch from the edge, TO show
tHc StTaW outSlue tDe laclng.
listers are sngle-breasted. with belt al
the pack. They are of gray or brown plaid,
or the two colOrs combined.
The hair Is sometimes worn in a Greelsn
knot at the back of the head, but the style
is not universally becoming.
Bonnets are lined with silk, satin. or
shlrred Indian null over silk, and usually
have no other face trimming,
Wide ribbons appear on the early sprinp
bonnets, but they make the bonnet too ex-
pensive to be generally popular.
Gray or black circular wraps, with petnt
ed hood and closed in the neck with n
clasp are still worn for travelling.
Hair bows are more fashionable than
pufls, and are set in front, or at the back of
the head, above the braid or coil like q
comb.
Ladies who have hair puffs can make
| them into bows when desired. Three pulIs
make bow-two for the loops and one for
the center
Plain but very neat p,llow-shams have
deep hemstitched rutfles, without other
trimming The sheet sham, or sheet itself.
Is henlstitched in deep, plain hem, with
no rufhe.
| In some imported spring dresses there ia
no seam in the middle of the back, and che
basque skirt is slashed nearly up to che
waist, to give the necessary fullness fep the
nnder-drapery.
| dressy bonnet for a middle-aged lady ia
OF black lace, put on in side-plaitings. The
top has butterfly of jet beads and white
narabon ,pompon tipped with black; strings
of black lace.
Bonnets are profusely trimmed with
flowers and hats have one and sometim ines
two long ostrich p!umes. Ii two are used,
one is fastened near the tip with o crystal
pin or bow of ribbon.
Breton lace is much used for under
clothing, but it must be heavier and
stronger than the very fine quality used for
bonnets and handsome dress.trimmings aS
this would not be durable.
Many black bonnets have binding ali
around, made of coarse black net about an
inch in width, and completely covered with
small jet beads. This binding is sold by
the yard, and may be used for dress trim
mings.