The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-03-29
Xact as to Fashions.
Costumes and Materials for
Spring Wear.
Few Combination of COlors and Novel
Designs. Fashionable Dress Bridal
Costumes, Gloves, BOnnets, sc.
correspondence of the Star.

Spring suits, bonnets and materials are
already to be seen, and though Easter
comes so early, it will tomorrow bring
out the usual display of early spring
fashions. Among the goods are many
novel combinations. There are not as
vet any new colors exhibited, but there
are numberess tints blended in one ma
terial. Cachemires have been seen hav-
Ing seventy different colors. The poppy red,
which for several years has been replaced
by caroubier, is now again brought to
light. Among the shades of green are
principally olive and oak colors. All
shades of gray are in favor, as well as
"biscuit," "amande," and beige.
The designs of materials are very beau
tiful. Pompadour and Oriental designs
kre different from what they have been;
In place of flowers and branches, there
are now stripes, "camaieu" on satin and
plain goods, and those which have no
glass have tiny garlands Of flowers.
Pompadour designs in "tissus chimes" are
as though they had been painted by ac-
complished artists, they are so
delicate in coloring, and the tints
are SO admirably blended. Indian
brooches have become perfect Turkish en-
broideries; they no longer form palm
leaves, but many elegant designs. Eng
lish woolen goods are to be seen, through
which threads in many colors are woven,
in all the shades of cachemire. The great
novelties of the season are the materials
with dots in all sizes and shapes Goods
called elaine satin" are brocaded with
small round dots in bright colors. A
beige grounding is brocaded with light
blue; the same broche goods may have
cachemire dots, which means that each
dotis eHlgoidered in all colored silk. A
black grounding is brocaded in groups of
red, blue and old gold colored dots. Put
ty-colored foulards are stamped with
"pastilles' in two shades of green. There
are also japanese dots in peculiar shapes
ON Japanese groundings; these are among
the most beautiful tissues of the season.
Lace sleeves are much worn in the
evening, they give the toilet very
dressy appearance. Black blonde sleeves
are used in black satin dress, or
black velvet dress may have sleeves COM
posed of insertions of black velvet and
white lace For day wear the satin and
velvet sleeves are sewed again to the
waist. A novelty which may be used
to replace tulle fchus worn over the
square opening in the necks of dresses,
is a small drapery of tulle of lace, which
is slightly plated and has shirr down
the center This is placed across the in
side of the waist, when it is open too
much in the neck. This drapery has the
advantage over fichus of leaving the neck
perfectly free. The hair is still dressed
flat on the top of the head. The bandeaus
are either perfectly smooth or slightly
waved, and the numberless puffings and
careless way of arranging the hair are
rapidly being abandoned. There is
something antique about the present
style of dressing the hair. 1t is left to
fall naturally, the bandeau laying fiat
on the top of the head, and being slightly
raised over the temples. Ladies having
very handsome hair part it the full
length of the head, then braid it, and
arrange the braids in catogan style,
showing the part very low in the back.
This fashion exacts youthful face and
o full head of hair.
Among the new suits most charming
model may be mentioned. 1t is of put
ty-celored woolen batiste and satin in
the same color. On the lower part of
the skirt, which is of putty-colored silk,
is satin plating in the same shade,
with puffed heading. Above the
founce the skirt is covered with a deep
woolen batiste piece, plated in very fine
plaits. Near the hip is satin drapery
taken up by means of two rows of shirr-
ing, and forming kind of small skirt,
falling from below the bust and disap-
pearing in the back under the ends of
the waist. Over this drapery fall two
pieces of woolen batiste, which look as
though they were the basque of the
waist, but are left separate and give the
front of the waist the appearance of a
Jacket. In the back these pieces are
taken up to form plait. Down the
front is single row of buttons. The
back of the waist is cut "tailleur" shape,
the center pieces falling straight, with a
hollow plait in the middle, and forming
akind Of large loop, which is fastened
back and sewed to the middle of the
skirt. The side pieces Of the back are
left free little below the waist, and
turn back, showing satin lining. A
shirred and satin plated drapery forms
collar, which falls and extends to the
point of the waist. The sleeve is trimmed
with drapery made in the same style.
Another suit is made in the following
manner The materials are myrtle-green
cachemire and peacock-blue satin. The
front of the skirt is trimmed with mar.
row blue satin fiounces. Over these
founces, from below the apron, fall each
emire tongues, which reach to the lower
border of the skirt, where they become
quite narrow. The cachemire apron con.
sists Of seven plaits,t and is placed on
diagonaliy. On the side is double row
of fine shirring, which draws the apron
up. A full ornamental satin bow with
passementerie ornaments and tags fall.
below. The round cachemire train is