Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-03-29
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Fashion Notes.
In the city. cold and wintry as the sea
son is, lovely summer fabrics are displayed
80 enticinglv, that the shopper forgets the
wind and storm and is beguiled into pur-
chasing dainty cambrics and muslins. In
sateens APPROXIMATIONS of plain and fig
show that the plain portion may be plated
for the underskirt, while the figured forms
the polonaise, or basque and overskirt-
One style has a killed skirt made with al
ternate plaits of plain and figured goods
The apron and drapery is Of the latter,
and the waist is formed entirely OF plaits
arranged like the skirt. This would be
pretty model to follow in making up light
wooden fabrics in broken plaids and plain.
Summer camel's-hair. bengaline alba
tross cloth and the well-establisbed favor
ite nuns yelling. are all shown among
the new goods. Ii is little confusing to
find the last material exhibited under sew
eral different names; dealers christeu il
anew from an impression that ladies like
novelty when really they are only too
glad 10 duplicate dress which has served
them we'll, seeking variety in color ard
styIe of making rather than in material.
II is rather early to make up any but
between-season dresses. but it is too soon
TO prepare children's clothes. and the
mother is wise who fits out her little girl
now before the rush and hurry OF spring
work encompasses her. A pretty style Tor
nuns yelling, or similar goods, for girl,
is very full skirt, cut without cores and
tucked nearly to the waist, with four
inch hem on the bottom. The waist is
shirred upen tucked yoke or may be
worn over white guimpe. The sleeves
are cut wide, and high on the top, and
gathered on the shoulder. A little crino-
line tackled upon the lining. will help to
make the fullness stand up like puff.
Prints and ginghams are still made for
slender girls with blouse waists long
enough TO drop over the hips in Garibaldi
fashion. A navy blue cambric dress made
in this way, has two gathered ruffies on
the skirt made of Hamburg houncing OF
the same color. The same broad edging
is made into a wide sailor collar. Another
blue dress OF the same color has ruffies
and collar of turkey red embroidered
flouncing. Seersuckng and plain or hair
striped ginghams are TO be very fully or
namented with colored Hamburg work
this season.
A spring cloak for little girl is a
sacque cut off Just below the waist and
supplemented by killing in inch broad
plaits, reach NC 10 the bottom of the dress.
A shoulder cape is ornamenled with mar
rover plating bringing it to the elbows.
The sleeves are plain. and a narrow roll
ling collar finishes the neck.
The quaint shoulder-capes with high
shoulders which were laughed at in the
autumn, have had quite a reign through
the winter. in spite of the deformng
effect they certainly have. especially when
made of fur. 1t is not pleasant to record
the fact that upon some new costumes for
Young ladies'. shown at the stores, the
same inartistic capes appear. But Worth
has been heard to say that high shouldered
effects are vulgar, and his august opinion,
when it becomes disseminated, will un-
doubtedly modify the fashion.
Ladies will wear the small capote shapes
for spring bonnets, although as the season
advances more flaring fronts will probably
prevail 80 say the straw hat manufacturers
who have months ago. supplied the mill
iners with summer stock. Bias materials
of all kinds, with beautiful metal Orna-
ments and fancy feathers and flowers. are
the trimmings seen on pattern spring bon
nets. Ostrich tips, with velvet or grebe
bands, are on round hats and one hat in
Henry II STYLE has large bow in the front
made of grebe.
Tailor made dresses continue stylish and
thin clothes. light enough in weight to
wear all summer. on many occasions, are
sold for these useful and stylish costumes,
which are still most stylish when most
simple. no trimming of any kind being
thought desirable. 1t is extraordinary
that such plain dresses can be made to
cost so much. but it is true they are among
the most expensive street costumes worn.
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