The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-02-29
FASHION TALK.
Styles Of Dresses for Spring Wear.
The Best Spring Materials : The New
est Fashions in the Way of
Parasols, Fans, Bon
nets, Etc.

est Fashions In the way OF
Parasols, Fans, Bon
nets, Etc.
Ali the winter the world OF fashion has Ia
bored, and now 1t waits. It cannot compla In |
that II has toiled all night and caught moth
Ing, for season has rarely been more fruitful
ii certain results than this. But II has lived
and has loved, 90 to speak, and now tt must
put of with the old love before II puts on with
the now. Winter is tnsensibly melting Into
spring Already our country friends are tan
talizlng us with tales Of the tender, lovely |
colored bloom Of tho red-bud, OF the soft-glis-
tenIng Of young besch leaves. and the earliest
green Of spring time In grasses that paint the
hill Sides far and near. On the outskirts OF
the wood "the dog-wood pitches its white
tint" and generous acres OF yellow tasm Inc
Hing abroad their rich perfume. aud give from |
their golden hearts warmer glow to spring
pale sunshine
we don't know much about these rural
tokens OF times and seasons here; our ealen-
dars are catalogues Of fashion, and 30 long as
styles are In embryo, patterns In q chrysalis
state and fabrics just Matching out, nobody
viii know that "'tis spring time o year." q
few harblngers have come, like the first swal-
lows, to cheer us with the assurance that
beautiful things are on their way. Next week
perhaps the Wild skirmlshing OF shoppers
will commence and that pleasant pastlme
will have the added zeet given by long walt
Ing. -....
SPRING GOODS.
! some OK our merchants are already showing
: spring goods In most attractive and novel
stylpe, A varied and beautiful assortment
may be seen on Magazine street, ut Adamss
elegant store. There are shown grenadlne
buntinKa In many lovely shades, some III uni
form basket patterns, others Ia stripes of al-
! tertats open and close figures, the palm leaf
! being especially stylish. In elk and wooen
I uootis also eome new and desirable styles may
q be seen. "But, OF all TINT pleased mo most" :"
!. was tho new COTTON goods for spring dresses.
Eastern stuffs Of course have been taken AB
> models for these, and the designs sxquisit ely
: Initiated. The grounds are delicate and soft,
9 and yet are so skillfully colored that they
9 will wash like n rag" as the enthusiastic
, clerk OF the present day likes to say. Failie,
9 q pretty ribbed fabric, may be bought In white,
! cream and lilac grounds, With tiny plnks,
> lilies. marEuerites ana vloiets sprinkled over
{. Mummy cloths In infinite variety may be
y seen; sume having stripes Of foliage, others
y q wilderness OF flowers Gown broadcast. Plain
" To be combined with the figured goods. Ex-
II narlence has proved that these materials
L. wash we'll. but It L. best to make assurance
doubly cure by using sugar OF lead for blue.
alum for green. anu salt Tor other colors. III
the laundry. \,
Ill shlrtlnRs, the jockey ideas still prevail
,d brtde.bits, whips, epurs, stlrrups and ever
O. saddles constituting the favorite decoration
ae UrstOnnea which are exceedingly handsome
m and durable, have stripes OF harmon!Zing
Ia cnora, bars and leaf traeeries.
|i Fuuiard battiste Ia very thin. soft fabric
ID usually u white grounds On which bright rig
a. feathers, flowers, fruits and foliage are beau
rv tifully displayed. Some of the patterns ar
! ornatnented with real Japanese letters. which
~ may contain q romance or u SATIRE, or nav
cabalistic significance. t lpr auEht we know. n
I placarded before promenading among posi-
~ bic Interpreters.
az Bortered lawns are among the very pret
IN test of the new spring gopds ., ana have IN %
n The body of the pattern is OF plain solid colo
70 In delicate shades, having borders comhinlnl
Ia several other colors. A lilac lawn will have
he combination Of cream and blue In the border
n rose color will have red and black, sho win,
81 the fashionable blending Of the two reds y
the iounce; blue will have border Of blac
or and gray, and pale blue will have gray an
~ dark blue.
III THE HANDKERcH1ET DRESSES.
The handkerchief dresses, which did no
~ become very popular here last year, are no.
~. brought out Ia much softer and purer color
~ the gay Madras bandanas having given wa.
no 70 pretty Scotch plaids. The centre Of tn
's handkerchief is Of single color. and is ust
ds &c ally sober In character, having border som,
lls what brighter aud contrasting with 1t. Thee
y, costumes are jaunty affairs, Intended fo
III morning wear In rural retreats among th
., mountains or beside the still waters In LAX
lls regions. They are prettily made up 1
20 trimmed skirts, which can be undraped fc
y washing, the waist being plated basqu
~ ~ In which the border at tho waist line mas tf
IN effect 81 belt. The square sallor collar an
10 the deep cuffs are made OF the border. Oar
ole vas belts are frequently worn with th
en style Of dress, but only In very narro
tle widths, some Of them not over an inch.
ne. The Scotch gtnghams now shown are dt
~. cidehly novel iii color Solid wine tlnts, pei
lC cock blue aud olive green, are combined wit
u9 the same material In stripes OF two shades
wv each color. These colors are said to was
,- well, care being taken to have the good
ise ironed always on the wrong side. The obje
Ke tlOnable gloss IA thus avoided, and an Appea
lst ance OF freshness is preserved, even att
a., ,n many washings.
we For early spring suits the new loosel
woven cheviots are desirable These dresse
sar carefully worn, will serve later In the seaso
for travelling suits. These goods are entire
without lustre. and have the flannel finis
ne which gives SO much softness to the surfac
The colors most frequently combined a
ep, cream with brown. pale with dark green, ltg
w and dark grays and drabs
In the latest brOche goods, OF SILK ana WOt
20, the silk Ia weaving Is thrown wholly upt
lop the surface, almost concealinY the unde
,tle ground Of wool. Cream-colored arabesqu
ne on dead-leaf brown, and pale olive figures {
~ Y peacock blue show only suspicion OF Il
~. ~. under colors.
ads The fashion writer's are predicting Han
OF hnrr adDin "a again "a trimmings for sum N
len dresses. The open work hemstitchtng al
lls, revers work, now 80 popular, are introduc,
az into the favorite Hamburg designs. Tl
At close, heavy patterns are less liked than y
ves open English work, which is shown In floriat1
8 II patterns as well as III the more formal "arct
ru- tectural designs Of arches, columns and tu
est. rats
,als Ao~' pARAsoLs.
aas Among other new, tasteful and useful
- tIcles at Adams's we saw pArasols combinll
- All az these recommendations. Those In RI
lS.,fy, - Rr,pl0 ri hN