Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-04-11
LOVELY WOMAN
Will StoOp TO Much Folly This
Season.
The HOrrid Things the Milliner and
Costumer Have Ordained that
She Must Wear.


Cincinnati Penny Paper.l
With the end of Lent and the sd-
vent Of Easter, the fashionable world
will emerge from its penitential gloom,
and take on the brightest and most
alluriug colors and forms. Judging
BY the appearance of the shop win
dows, che ladies intend to deck them
selves in the most gorgeous and ex-
travagant gaudinesS. The impress of
the aesthetic upon the fashions is very
perceptible. The coarse kitchen gar
den sunhower and hollyhock are
pushed to the front, and made to set
of the most elaborate and expensive
dress silks in wonderful patterns.
High cOlors and styles bordering on
the ridiculous, if not the vulgar, seem
to predominant. 1t is comfort, how
ever, that thus lar the ladies do not
affect these
EsTHETIC EXTREMES
to any great extent, A few sunAowers
are seen on the streets resting upon
the bosoms OF danes in outre costumes,
or dis6suriug the hat Of some woman
with desire to make herself ridicu-
lousy conspicuous. Ladies of real
taste are waiting for the newest things
from New York before deciding upon
what they will wear. The time, how
ever, is growing short, and milliner
shops and fashion bazars are besieged
all this week with ladies anxious to
have their spring outfits ready for
paralyzing effect on Easter day. 1t
may be remarked that no matter how
ridiculous any new fashion may at
first appear, when the edict goes forth
that it is the thing, women will take
to it. A milliner yesterday said to a
Penny Paper reporter:
The lady who believes in the teach
ings of the apostle of esthetieism will
have to ignore the strict rules of dress
as set down by the fashion makers.
THE TRULY BEAUTIFUL
and utterly utter sunhoWer and lily
have not gained that prominence in
spring styles that some supposed
they would. The taste of the public
has been tested. 1t is only the over
courageous who have dared to brave
the batteries of staring eyes that are
leyeled at every woman who dOns them
in public"
THE UNGAINLY GAIEsB0RoUGH.
Shall we be compelled to still en-.
dure the ungainly Gainsborough?"
asked the reporter meekly.
YES. The prejudices Of the mas
culines. the ravlngs Of the theater
goers, and the ridicule of the press,
seems to have made them more popu-
lar than ever. When you want to
make a woman despise thing don't
abuse it. She will be sure to take to
it either out Of pity or perversity.
The Gainsborough is growing in favor,
especially for the street, and some OF
the loveliest ones you ever saw may
be seen a week hence. If anything,
they are to be still larger than ever.
They viii be mostly Of MANILA, lined
with English straw, trimmed with
dark, rich plumes, in harmony with
the costume. At the May festival
small bOnnets trimmed with lace and
large quantities Of flowers are to be
tie fashion"
A well known dealer in dress goods
and suits, in answer to inquiries, said:
RECHERCHE SUES AND WRAPS.
in silk wraps the styles are quite
varied from the long dolman-remind.
ing one Of last winters style-to the
shortest of cape nantes, which are
the pronounced favorites Of the season
Ladies who wish an elegant wrap
must not be spsriDg Of lace and passa-
menterie, though many Of the most
recherche are trimmed entirely with
lace, which must imperatively be
Spanish. White suits will be much
worn during the summer months and
modistes have spared no pains to make
them attractive. The material most
used will be lipou de Inde-being a
beautiful sheer lawn, though Swiss.
plain and dotted, will share the bouors.
The most beautiful white suits are
made Of fne null, with ivory and
cream shades, with embroideries to
match. These are, indeed, exquisite
goods, fit for an imperial reception.
Many handsome suits are trimmed
with lace, and are quite fairy-like.
The prevailing colors 10 dress
goods will be Havana, cadet blue,
kings gray, droueriene, lichen green.
and cLamOis and eeru.
LOVELY PARAsOLs AND COLLARS
"Parasols this season are very elab-
crate and beautiful. They are the
same size as last year. They are
shown in plain and brocaded satin Of
large size, trimmed with Spanish lace;
old gold satin ones have the border
trimmed with Spanish lace. and OF
blood colored lining. A rosette or
b'N4.Sb " AvHtio 10 ebihcueu 70 tue
outside the same as last season.
The undressed mousquetaire glove,
hree-buttoned. similar TO the Bern.
hardt, will be altogether the style.
They appear 10 all colors.
THE Mother Hubbard collar
trimmed in oriental lace, 10 plain
white and colors, will be very popular
Fiehus, trimmed with Princess lace
Will be extensively worn"
DEAR CREATURES.
AS the reporter was leaving the
costumer said: Don't be alarmed
the ladies will bloom out Just as pretti
as ever. Some Of the styles ma,
strike you as little odd. but you viii
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