The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-03-26
written for The CAIRO BULLETIN.
NEW YORK FASHIONS.

SOILS.
The lenten slumbcrs Of the city belle are
disturbed by visions of paids and stripes.
one taxes home mental photographs Of
them as they stand piled high in shop
windows and by night as by day, wonders
winch she had better choose. Because
both will soon be the rage one as fashiona-
Die AS the other Woolcns are striped or
plaided--silks are ditto, while a computa-
uon OF the ginghams that are going to be
sold during the next six months, would
leave the 10 puzzle" nowhere. Every size
OF plaid Is Seen, from small checks up 10
large squares, but in stripes there Is a man
Iiest aversion to broad ones. In truth they
DO not appear at all, yet frequently the ef-
iect OF broad stripes is given by assem-
blages Of narrow ones massed together
They rnn hslh lengthwiso aud crosswise of
the goorS 5, but The (atter, called AK in Aud
Lang Syne, taYadere, will oftener be placed
at intervals in plaltings on the costume
than draped across. This, at least, will be
the case in woolens where combination
Of plain material is a necessity, 50 much SO
that many are brought out in double
widtls-half plain and half striped or
pIaided. As a finish for ginghams, how
IuKfl In (1a.i. 4
which cunningly wrought in checks with
fancy colored edges, are the prettlest trim
mlngs imaginable. They will be i'm
menscly popular not only for adults but
for children, since they are beautifully fine
In texture and fast in color. Cotton satins,
though not put upon the market in such
overwhelming quantities as ginghams, will
be very fashionable These are stamped in
small flowers, closely covering the surface
and they likewise will be trimmed with
Cash embroideries quite as delicate and in
as durable colorings as those intended for
ginghams. Here, OF course, the embroider-
les are designed to correspond.
COSTUMES.
Oyerskirst are quite as fashionable as
eyer-perhaps more so, now that light
woolens and cottons are to be made up,
and one OF the pretticst among new designs
is the Lotella, composed of a long tabier
draped in gathers at the sides and rather
bouffant drapery at the back. The Imo-
gene waist having surpice drapcry on
the front, SHRED back and plated basque
skirt would combine prettily. Another
novelty in basquGs is the Perdta, which is
tight fitting, ornamented with folds on the
front and sides, and the back pieces separ-
ated below the waist disclosing a fan plat
ing. The Pilgrimage costume is now very
fashionable, and one lately made for Marie
Roye is in dark blue camel's hair. The
gored walking skirt is trimmed with
hounce arranged in clustered plats polo
naise with flat Vatican plat forms the
drapery in the back Of the skirt and cape
with collar and lacng with cords in the
back and on the shoulders gives a finish.
Other new spring and summer costumes
are finely illustrated in Lord and Taylor's
catalogue with prices and descriptions. Of
course there are other departments, such as
shoes, millinery, household linen, etc, that
merit attentions and as feature introduced
this season, we find series of fashion art-
cleS giving the latest information in each
special line 1t is indeed, like fashion
magazine sent without charge.
BoNNETs AND PARAsoGs.
The most essential quality of the new
bonnet is yelIowness White straws are
quite out of date, and black also are in
but all the yellow straws, such as
Tuscan lcghorn, Belgian or Ncopoltan
will be very fashionable AS for open
work and fancy straws, there is no end, but
these latter styles are usually IN close cot
tagc or poke shapes while the hats with
wide, fanciiulIy turned brms are of close
woven straw Ribbons are phided and
striped to match dresses
THE PARAsOL
Is now matter Of great moment and quite
rs Importance rs the new bonnet. Both, |
Of course, must be in accordance, SO we
find parasols affected by all the new striped
and plaidcd ideas The Princess and the
Duchess are the two leading styles; the
former showing the outer covering, com. |
posed Of two pieces; the latter, of three.
Beautiful and varied results are brought
around by contrasts between the different
pieces, and yet greater variety is given by
Iltornations OF color in the Innings, which
ire set behind the RIBS of which twelve is
low the stylish number. But unique para
oils have Innings of one color throughout,
Sccpt one panel which Of n contrasting
oIor has painted on il a bird or animal