The Osceola times., 1880-03-13
WOMAN's WAYS.
Earliest Spring Costumes--Low-NecR
Decentralization notes.


Decentralization notes.
EARLIEST SPRING COSTUMES.
The earliest spring costumes decide
the fact, if any doubt of it existed, IN
regard to the continuance of the short
dress. Thev are as short and less tied
or "pulled" back than heretofore, follow
ing more the lead of the Jersey costume.
which is necessarily simple. The most
Objectionable part is the jacket, which
makes a pretense of being a coat with
out being a coat, and is sham all the
way through-good neither forprotection
nor covering, nor comfort.
The material is lovely-a fine soft
camels hair in olive brown, plum color,
myrtle, gendarme, amethyst, and pure
mouse, fawn and drab shades. The trim
ing accompanies each dress pattern, and
consists of handsome cashmere or silk
and wool mixture, in small palm-leaf de
sign and India culors, or of embroidered
satin vests and cuffs, with satin enough
for the small amount of trilnming re-
qlired upon the skirt, or tor the making
of the cuffs.
Young ladies will, it is thought, avoid
the dark colors and India mixtures, and
select the quaint blues or pale neutral
shades with satin trimmings ana shirred
plastron in place of the embroidered
vest. With such costumes they will
wear an early English style of felt or
straw bonnet lined with blue or poppy
red satin, and having strings TO match
the Innings, which show very little be-
meath the low rim brim.
Another style of spring costume is
composed of a long redingote, open in
front half way, finished at the neck with
turn-down collar and reuers, and belted
in brocadlv, after the style ofthe "Dlrec-
toire." The skirt is of no importance,
as it merely shows a little of the front
ana an edge OF houncing below the coat.
With this garment is worn kno;ted
handkerchief of silk or lace, and a wide
beaver hat or soft felt, the brim some
what depressed in the center, but spread
ing out on both sides, and a group or
ranache of feathers mounted on the
center, forming the principal part of the
ornamentation..
Low-NECKED DRESSES.
There Is a surprising reaction against
low-neckcd dresses, and this time IT
come from abroad. Even the tolettes
for balls are made high or cut square,
and are accompanied by short or lace
sleeves, or sleeves which are a mixture
of lace embroidery and bands of the
contrasting fabric. Painted dresses are
becoming common, a satin tabliar often
showing charming design in mixed
grasses and flowers, in shaded peach or
apple blossoms or the starry white flow
ering almond. OF course the design is
repeated upon some portion Of the
bodice, but it must be done very judici-
ously, and pretty idea is to mass a
large bouquet of real or artificial bios
SONS corresponding to those painted on
the folds or gathering of the train. Not
SO deserving Of praise is the senseless
fashion Of dangling little muf of lace
and rihb@n at the side of the skirt. 1t
is, perhaps, not more absurd than the af-
fcCtion of "A "fower basket" which has
no relation to the dress, occupation or
habits of the wcarer, and is simply a
nmscncc tolerated on account of the
ecidt Of sporting new fashion. But the
mutf idea is certainly more inconvCn-
lent to the owner, for few know what to
do with them. Some carry them sus-
pended by ribbons; others let them
hang as chatelaine and pin, little lace
handkerchief inside of them, the corner
of which Just shows at the top, for. OF
course, they cannot even he put TO the
use of dainty lace pocket
FASHION NOTES.
THE Merveilleuse is the latest large lace
crayat bow
THE most popular overskirt takes the
name of the Tallien.
WIDE ribbon sashes will be much
worn during the coming season.
THREE-CoRNERED silk handkerchiefs
are popular for neck wear
SPANISH lace has been received i'm
Paris since the Spanish marriage.
THERE are many hard tasks set for
women in this world, tut few which they
find it impossible to perform. Still there
never was woman who could keep a
iurlined circular from flying open and
showing the fur.
CRUSHED and defaced velvet can often
be restored to its original appearance by
holding the wrong side over boiling wa
ter until the steam causes the hattened
pile to raise: or the wrong side NAV be
thoroughly dampened and then drawn
several times quickly across the face of a
hot flat-iron.