The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-03-28
FASHION TALK.
The Glories Of Easter Toileites
and styles.
Trimmings. Buttons, INTO. - How *
Ornament Dresses--Opening
Days at Our Stores.

with the first tokens 81 confirmed spring
cotnea the importunate demand 81 the ohll.
dren for now clothes. skirts have become n
fraction short and belts trlie tight since
October, and mothers have just got 10 buy
their daughters fresh and proper outfit
Aud furthermore, tho awkward period Of
growing glrlhood has 10 be gracefully dis
gulsed. and 10 do that successfully the aids oi
color and quality In dress materials ~ wei:
az of design Ia tho model chosen must be In
voked. Many Of tho styles now presented arc
extremely SNOWY without being complicated
Or too elaborate, aud great attention liz paid
to the ease and com fort of our young folks ap-
parel. One now rarely secs a girls dress fixed
into stifY. ungraceful shapes, or tho healthy
| instincts Of exuberAnt youth thwarted by tit-
due restraints Of ''seam and gusset and band"
Room IL left between the seams for full. deep
breathing, and rouslng romp endangers
none Of tho ''tio-bnoks.'
Girls who have not grown too fnst TO grow
symmetrically, usually prefer tho graceful
and becoming prlnoesse style OF dress. Those
who are nearing tho lines of womanhood not
uafreauently select the simple styles Of
fashions intended for small women, and adapt
them to their own years and forms. At that
| ago basques and polOnAises. which button la
ftont, may be appropriately warn, and altlrts
are more OF less draped. as the figure
may require. Girls who hnvs grown
suddenly and prematurely tall require full
drapery. aud this Ia best attained by tho use
Ok separate skirts There IRE. however,
many poionaise patterns In which tho slide
pauiers and back drapery are sufficiently
full for tho purposes Of the lahkest lassle
that ever lived. II ID very difficult to pro-
vide designs for indefinite ehapes and uncer-
| tain years. but ingenuity has DEVISED and
| presents TO howiliered niotltets many accept
| able styles for girls who arc more than chill
drUn and lees than women.
yrYLEA ron YOUNG GIRLS.
| In tho patterns prepared for xirls whose
| ages aru from twelve ~ sixteen years Il may
| be observed that combination Of materials
10 usually suggested. The trimming Ia III ways
| the material employed may be 40 rich
| 40 the means will allow. Spring fabrics, how
ever. are not usually expensive, md IN entire
summer OUTFIT ID not formidable affair
White dresses, which are nj ways tho livery III
youth. arc considered now especially stylish
| and fashionable, and nre made up In light
wool fabrics. notably In bunting, TO meet tho
| exigencies Of wind and weather. White
barege, y fabric "thou9h lost to sight, TO
| memory denr.' for many years, has come
bAck to ~ Ia Ill its soft lovciiness, and will
follow white bunting just as II precedos India
muslin.
A worry pretty basque for girls Ia the "Ani-
| ta," which buttons In the back. having platt-
which gives roundness to the biet. A taste
ful oversight to be combined with this basque
70 the "Rlsotte.'" novel design, in which tho
deep plalts Of the apron ARE held III place by
hsNss, al AL
made SNOWY with revers, tbs back bre.dtbs
being draped rather high. The Della"
basque ID appropriate to slender figures, hay
lug full ahirred pieces Oh both front and
esH sna %sy b b sh"1%n s XIX @ sas ap
should be- 81 the same material. also ehirred.
and tho "Nanon" overskirt. designed 10 ac-
company II, IL shirred In the back. on the
hips anu In the centre Of the apron. Both
basque and overskrt may be made up In ma
terials that require washing, as they can be
easily laundried.
TRIMMINGS.
The art Of trimming, which has boon 80
sorely taxed or late years. aud which would
seen to have reached the point Of perfection
fancies and unlooked.for effects 1t now
seems quite certain that In regular sprinv
costumes two fabrics will be combined to
form the toilette, and not unfreQuently
third Will be used for trimming: For In
lthe light summer name 0f brOeade), u satin
cuff Ia set bnck from tho hand. but following
the outline Of tho WOODEN cuff, which n piped
with the satin. Headings OF satin folds, and
bows OF ribbon to match, form the finish.
Collar, collarette, belt and pockets are
trimmed to correspond, giving the plain and
brOcaded material, aud the satin, introduced
~ give accent to the whole, as the three fab
rlC9 In the costume.
In dresses made OF plain and figured gre
nadine combined, satin piplngs may be em-
ployed with rich effect. Such dress has
been made In which the sleeve was or the fig
nred material, the cuff OF satin, and the
patngs within the opening q ths cuff Of
combined with equal skill In the "Entocia"
basque and "Iiione" walking skirt The cup
Elemental plaitings Ia neck and sleeves were
of beaded black lace, the scarf worn with It
black Spanish lace, and the bouquet dc COR
sage yellow buttercups.
Self-trinmings are as much In vogue as
ever, and present new arrangements IN every
hand. 1t 10 not unusual to SOC three styles Of
plating on the foot OF one skirt First box
plating Of figured goods, above that knife
plating OF the plain, and heading the whole
another fine side plating OF figured material.
handsomely trimmed skirt ls very Inn
portant factor In q toilette, and attention to
The disposition OF its flounces and pufilDgs Is
well repaid In Its elegance and distinction.
BUTTONS.
many spring suits much care, not to speak OF
cash, Ii spent In their selection. Inaid and
painted pearl buttons are among the hand
soonest, nothing being prettier than the cum
butterflies that are Initiated on new dress
buttons. On those Of larger dimensions cor
respondingiy larger subjects are selected,
and 30 delicate and accurate Ia the workman
ship that we are compelled to admit that
''e'en the boiling owl hath charms" for US.
Dress buttons are rather small, though not
diminutlve, while those intended for street
costumes are decidedly large and noticeable.
A very artistic bronze button has q stork
standing among high grasses. apparently
pondertDg upon his very delicate mission In
this life.
SPRING STYLES
The new spring styles show no revolution
II fashions, although there are many pleas
Fashion has really become SO liberal, and
means 80 much, that one might as we'll try