The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-23

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now made so as to form two very narrow
points in the back, reaching to the mid.
die of the skirt The breadth of goods
is placed where these points terminate,
and either gathered or plated. By this
means all the fallnessrema in the back,
and the front and over the hips are per-
fectly plain. A pettieaat for wear under
an evening dress may be Of nainsook and
bretonne lace. The front is cut in points,
and the back made over piece of stiff
muslin, also composed of two points, and
trimmed with founces. The skirt is
shirred in the back in three places. and
in front is deep founce trimmed with
| five rows of Valenciennes lace.
| A snowy Partisan spring suit is made
of peaoock-blue tafetas and cream-col-
ored cachemire, brocaded with blue.
The design consists of large, shaded,
diamond-shaped figures The. front Of
the skirt is of puffed taffetas, and bor-
dered with marrow founce. On the
sides are searfs of eaehemine and tahe-
tas alternating; they are shirred, and
have narrow heading, which falls over
the puffings. These puffs are shirred
very close. The scarfs are drawn up in
the side seam Of the back and fastened
under ribbon bows. The back is of
eachemire, with plain train, which is
draped in the side seams, the same bows
covering these draperies and the scarfs.
The waist has plain round basque and
q taffetas plastron, forming point over
the basque. The collar, of the same
goods, is quite deep. The cuffs consist
OF square piece Of taffetas on the out
side of the arm, and full shirred trim
ming of the plain goods on the under
part. The sleeves are quite tight. The
capote matching this suit is trimmed
with wreath of apple-blossoms, and in
the center, in front, are creameolored
tips. The strings are tied under the
chin. They are Of moderately-wide
ribbon.
A toilet for the races is of ivory
colored Duchess satin and valours d'ete
Louis XIV" The silk skirt is trimmed
in front with plated satin Aounce, COW
cred with velvet cut out in large points.
Under these points is satin plating.
The satin apron turns over from the left
to the right side. On the right side IS a
bias satin fold forming a shell-shape
trimming, with satin bows. The long
satin train is trimmed with a broad
velvet scarf, which is draped on the left
side, and crossed by plated satin
drapery. On the lower part of the train
is double satin plating, with fiat
shell-shaped trimming above. The apron
is trimmed with velvet pipings; up the
left side are ribbon bows. The satin
waist buttons straight down the front,
and is cut in the back in "tailleur"
shape On the left side are ribbon loops,
The deep collar is Of velvet. The long
sleeves have velvet cuffs and ribbon
bows. The hat worn with this suit is of
garnet-colored satin, worked with beads.
The brim is raised ON the left side, and
lined with putftd satin. Over the front
and side of the brim is large bunch of
garnet and coral-colored ostrich plumes.
A robe de chambre may be Of gray
cachemire de PInde and light blue surah.
In front is a false skirt covered with a
surah apron, lengthwise plated. The
front is closed by means of buttons, and
there are small side pieces. The side
pieces Of the back are cut broad over the
skirt and dra ped back under a hand
some blue satin bow. Around the train
is blue satin plating, and above is a
blue satin ribbon. On either side of the
apron is broche revers. Across the
lower part of the waist is a piece OF
rather broad blue ribbon, which is fas-
tened in a bow on either side of. the re-
vers. A small surah hood lined with
cachemire falls over the back, and ex-
tends over front in shawl-shape. The
"Juive" shaped sleeves are Of cachemire
lined with surah and trimmed with mar
row satin ribbon. placed on plain
From the elbow falls an embroidered
undersleeve.
A dress for indoor wear may be of
light gray poplin. The round skirt il
plated. The long polonaise forms 8
vest in front, and buttons all the way
down. Its trimmed with bretonne lace
The collar, pockets and cuffs are Of blue
faille, bound with the same material
The cuffs form three pieces on the
outside of the sleeves, and each is fast
ened down by button. The pockets
: are made in the same way, with the loops
falling. A deep blue faille trimming i.
on the neck, terminating in front in mar
row points. On either side of the lowei
part Of the polonaise are full blue bow
Of narrow ribbon. ......-
, 1t is exceedingly difficult to keep il
fashion, in respect of the style OF dress
ing ones hair. The coifure must b.
suited to the general character of thu
face and form Of the head, and what
$ ever the style may be, there are man,
!, persons who can not adopt it. The fash
ion at present is to have the hair fla
over the temples and taken back to form
torsades, which are fastened so that the
are quite fat and small and do not sho'
! from the front.
d For this way Of dressing the hair to b
becoming the face should be oval, or a
s. laast the head should he small an