Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-03-25
Vol. XVI. Whole Nc. 1878. No. l3.
New York Fashions.


Chinee-lParassls-s sprA.x shopping.
COMBINATION COSTUMES.
Medium styles of trimmings are conspicu-
Gus by their absence. There are very rich
rainbow beaded or jet passementeries and
fringes, but these are adapted to elegant
costumes worn at watering places and would
look absurd if placed on summer silks or
any variety of the large family of light silk
and wool fabrics imported for summer wear.
Such facts are decided hint not only of the
continued popularity of combination cos
tunes, but even of necessity for them,
since there is really nothing else left for us
to do, than to trim a costume of plain mate
rial with yard or more OF fancy fabric or
rice rersd. to combine plain material in
shading on a rich toilet of figured goods
All proportions indeed, are regarded as cor
rect: oftentimes the outfit is of the two ma
terials in equal quantity. and to give any
rules would be quite as puzzling as to bring
into line that last and unlucky combination
of -; IA; Is; when lj has gotten on the
wrong side. But it certainly is proper that
young girls should indulge more freely in a
display of light, fanciful fabric, than where
middle life has been reached or bordered
upon. The Micheline is a new design for a
walking skirt which gives the effect of
long overskirt open half way up the front
and moderately boutfant at the back, and
with this, the Marquise basque combines
prettily. The Lesntne is another stylish
street costume with a long casaquia and cut
away fronts The Odelte is also a short
street dress with long, plain redingote and
shirred front. and the Fantine overskirt and
Perincttc jacket would likewise make pref
" Spring outfit. The Blanca is new demi-
train.
THE HEArHEN CHINEE.
We raise an outcry against the Heather
Chinee, but nothing will be thought more
distinguished this Summer, than Chinese
ideas in dress. We are not quite so de-
mented, it is true. as to array ourselves
after the manner of figures on tea caddies,
but everywhere in material, there is an en-
deayor to copy. In cotton goods, FYe,r de
The tFlower of Teaj CreSe Yokohama, and
cfessc Ied,io are the things, while in silken
materials, wool, silk and wool. and even in
the gingham family can be seen the crink-
Engs peculiar to Canton Grape. The three,
first named, are very thin, beautifully iig-
ured in Oriental or floral patterns and in
view of their nlccty OF texture and stylish
ness will be somewhat expensive ranging
from 10 to - cts. per yard. Stamped
silks, satlns and very thin %ooens are also
a leading feature in Spring goods, The fig
are j, only on one side; not woven in a.
formerly and ii We could only confess it.
there are those among Us who remember
perfectly the time when these peculiar ideas
were in vogue. We are reminded of the old
fashioned chalIies and other goods of like
character But every variety of figured ma
teral has It's component in plain, so that the
combination ,tylcs written of above NAV be
carried out.
NEW rAEASOI.>.
One j. taken back far into the Long Ago,
by sight Of the new Drown parasols They
are provided, each one, with u quaint ivory
ring suspended from the top, which is
brought down upon occasion when one
wishes to close the parasol. All manner of
beautiful brocadcs are used and Spanish and
Cashmere laces are fayorite edgings the lat
ter appearing with especially good effect on
parasoIs of ecru pongee. Brilliant but pc
culiar lights cast by changeable silk lin
inss which are placed behind the ribs which
are the more conspicuous because they are
painted red. Twelve is the fashionable
number, and sizes are eighteen inches.
Handles are constantly finished with birds
heads and it does not seem as if the fancy
for owls heads had become exhausted for
they appear very frequently. knotty hand
lie, of light wood in natural color, bugs and
hies crawling over them and mountings Of
White china painted are entirely novel.
Among the harbingers of Spring not the
least prominent. is that well established
tavorite, the Fashion Quarterly of Messrs.
Enrich Bros. OF Eighth Avenue. The feat
ure of this Magazine is lis usefulness as a
Manual OF shopping or purchasers Guide
its illustrations and descriptions being -
copiou> and exact, and It's lists OF prices so
carefully compiled that It's readers learn ex-
actly what to wear and what To lay aside
and can MAKE their selections from the stock
of country store with as clear an under
standing a, if in a city establishment. Fifty
cents was never better invested than as q
subscription to the Quarterly.
Lucy CARTER.
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