The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-20
FASHION wRINKLEs.
Spring Goods Again-The bright
COlOrs-A Paris Craze-EaSter
Costumes, Etc.

| Top.
Fichus. jabOts and large collarettes
grow in popularity.
None but very pretty women can afford
to wear very plain hair.
| Navy blue and scarlet are n CayOrife
combination for young girls suitN
The present fashion demands that young
girls shall be simply dressed.
BoX-plaitings are superseding lat-plnf-
tings and killings as dress trimming.
Lengthwise tucks In the upper hreadths
OF oNerskirts appear in many silk cos
tunes.
strawberry red and copper-red polka
dots are seen upon new black satin fa-
bTics.
Many more straw bonnets OF dark COL
ors are seen than Of white or yellow tin
| ted braids.
n war between large and small hats
RACES In Paris. The largest hats are worn
I'm London.
Kilt plated skirts aud short tabliers ar
ranged en- panier around the hips are
| much worn.
Read the fresh spring advertisements
ofthe new goods ofthe Austin merchants
| in to-day's STATESMAN.
Grenadine lace for trimming grenadines
comes with designs TO match the broche
flowers Of the grenadine.
| Pointed N-shaped waistcoats appear on
| Imported costumes. The point OF the V
II at or near the waist line.
Embroidered bands edge the parts OF
| many handsome costumes wherever "a
band OF trimming can be applied.
All blues, from porcelain and navy 10
gray blue or reYhouDd, and sky TO water
| blue, arc found in new yeilings.,
All fashionable c1iffeures are arranged
low in the back. In front they are way
| ed or crlmped but close TO the head.
Lovely and useful bath robes are made
OF "a single fine blanket. The stripes trim
the bottom, collar and sleeves.
Underskirts of plain materias will be
much worn with over iresses and basque
bodies of lowered aud figured stuffs.
Rose is the iavOrite color for the solid
colored gnghams or zepbyrs that come
with open-wOrk embroidery hands on tae.
| selVages.
Ladies who have founces of fine old
lace form them into paniers on dresses OF
satin, moire OF any OF the gauzy tissues
now worn.
Burano is the coming lace. IL is en-
| hToidered in large, round dots with silk
floss, on strong but sheen silk reseau Of
| Brussels net.
Some ofthe summer silks, louisInes and
| tatletas, are in very narrow stripes, with
| invisible cross-bars under the longitudi-
| nal lines.
| Cotton sateens and light alpaca are fire.
| Quently used by economical dressmakers
for the foundation skirt of silk and veil
| ling dresses,
Plain, tight-ftting bodices, full panier
or tablier draperies, and much trimmed
| skirts are the rule for spring suits of
| light woolen stuffs.
Very stylish spring walking costumes
are shown, made OF olive, gold aud bronze
cheviots, trimmed with iaciDgs and pip
ings of japanese red.
Rosebuds, iorget-me-nots, daisies and
| bluets in tiny designs are favorite flowers
| umnno tha nuffarna fnttuH nn gnrfrfar a
| teens, percales and foulards.
AT recent ball given at Dalmonico's,
the majority of the young ladies wore
black dresses with very short sleeves
and very long black gloves.
Efforts are made in Paris as well as
London, TO introduce the fashion ofweiO-
ing the hair short, aud arranged In small
fiat, round curls, in the style OF the first
French republic,
| Extremely long-skirted, tailor-made
coats are TO be much worn this sp lug.
Many of the new models have wide reyers
turning back from the front ot the skirts,
these being faced unusually with satin.
New american prints are so fgeiy fin-
Isbed, so well colored, and so artIfcially
designed, as to verify our prediction that
| thay will in the early future drive prin-
ted cotton foreign goods out OF our mar
kets.
The fronts of some Of the new street
basques for spring are made after the
style of Camargo bodice, the sides being
caught up pannier-wise, and the plated
ends fastened underneath the breadths
! at the back.
Chemisetts Of striped or dotted percale
are very fashionable for morning wear.
They have a double-breasted front, fas-
tened with gold buttons, and English
turnover collars, with cuffs aud buttons
| TO match.
Masculine night shirts are Of barred
nainsook muslin with narrow bias stripes
| Of printed shirting. stitched on the boz
som, the pocket, collar and cuffs, The
| figures on the printed stripes are small
hOrseshOes, dots, cresents and stars.
Some exceedingly pretty spring dresses
of pale gray and fawn. .cOl0red repped
silk are effectively frightened with deep
collors and cuffs, sashes, and other acces-
| sories OF Bayadere striped satin. in cOlOrs
of royal blue aud gold, olive and silver.
| peacock blue, garnet and ruby.
A number of very beautiful demi-train-
ec7r@acile toilets for the easter season
are being TrePared by New York house,
made of silver ana white and pink aud
silver brOcides. These dresses are made
| up over white satin petticOats, adorned
with silver, cry stal, and ceenile embroi-
deries and finges.
A reception dress In New York IL OF
white striped mOire and white velvet
| Spanish lace beaded with pearl beads.
The train of moire and brOcade Is seven
| ty inches in length. The draperies are
| lOOped across the low cOrsage with artih-
cial tiger-lillies. A double knife-plaited
ruflle trims the skirt and train.
Among new spring millinery garnltures
| are crown pieces OF gold or silver lace
In old Venetian designs, with lace edg-
ings 10 correspond for borderlngs or face
| trimmings. These lace pieces are very
choice, and are 10 be laid over foundations
OF Tich-hued "May velvet" for spring
bonnets, and over. .bonnets OF pale-tinted
| satin during the summer season.
The lates Partisan caprice in gloves are
kids, undressed or dressed, of pale pink
just the shade ofthe flowers of the ground
| laurel They are immensely long, and
worn only in the evening with almost
| sleeveless toilets. IL Is scarcely possible
by gasligbtto TO tell where the gloees end,
as they are so near the color OF the hesb,
when worn by blonde.
| w hite batiste and white Saline will be
| mush mOIe fashionable for summer toilets
| than white victoria lawn. suits OF these
materials will be made up in Watteau
style, trimmed with rufiles and bands OF
swiss " madeira embroidery. A few
very elegant models designed for gradua-
| ting dresses, and fetes are made with u
dem-train and layishly trimmed with
| oriental or pOlanZa lace, hut in most 1n-
stances the skirt Is short and made in the
style just described.
Demi-saison toilets are TO be combined
with plush. Plain round wOolen skirts,
i'm beige, navy blue. or green, have full
double rOuchiDgs and bands of spotted
or striped plush. The polonaise Is open
and taken up IN the back a plush scarf
ponier, drawn tightly I'm front and open
Ing over the hip. This forms IN the back
a pOstilltiOn, or the waist is left plain,
with a wooden "garde francaisev and a
plush vest. The ends OF the habit and
reyers OF the collar are striped plush.
For children about the same arrange
ments are made.
Striped flannel costumes will In great
degree take the place OF the suits made
of a monochrome color which have been
worn for 30 many seasOns past, prettlcr
and more effective, however, than either
alone would be combination of the two
for instance, an uDderskrt Of royal
blue and old gold striped flannel OF the
smooth finish of ladies' cloth, with
watteau tunic of royal blue flannel,
Jersey bodice Of the same shade aud
graceful moorish coat, basque cut. double
brested, aud fastened with gold buttons
in old metal designs.
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