The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-03-08
SPRING FASHIONS.
1.-The Latest Novelties For Woman's
Aaornment.

line Latest novelties FOr WOm0ns
Aaornment.
Spring velvets come in all the new
shades of mastic, buck. red, tan, Russian
green, and gray and brown shades. In
some of the new stamines single gold and
silver threads in tinsel, four bars, stripes
and worked figures in grounds of various
colors. New camers hair stamines are
also shown, with bousette and bunch
threads thrown on the surface in bias
stripes and clusters of stripes. These are
very handsome. 1t takes but small
quantity of this goods to brighten up Co.'S
tune of plain stuff. New silk jerseys are
beautifully beaded with Jet in various de-
signs, and sometimes in patterns, covering
the garment. Braid aud embroidery are
also used in the greatest variety to adorn
new Jerseys. For practical and travelling
purposes, the wooden goods known as En-
glish serges will be found most appropri-
ate These goods come in various thick
nesses and quiet designs. Either the en-
tire suit is made of the plain color designed
in very small checks, or the coat, waist,
and overskirt are made of the plain goods,
while the underskirt is surtrimmed, COM
posed of the same material, with bars and
stripes of contrasting colors. Almost all
the new goods show combination Of plain
goods and striped goods. stripes running
horizontally is the latest made, and al
though this use of the material has the dis
advantage to short people Of somewhat de-
creasing apparent height, it has an advan-
tage in effecting a trimming, and does
away with the necessity Of anything more
than narrow plating at the edge--and
oftenest, as many of the new spring i'm
portations show skirts with horizontal bars
are made up with no finish but hem.
For such wooden dresses for practical SER
vice, the style of making is, more severe
than ever Plain goods made up witha
succession of quarter inch tucks half way
up the skirt, and a short overskirt in front,
with straight plated back, falling over a
padded cushions placed just beneath the
waist. The waist is basque or blouse
with tucks or plaits. Not grace but rigid
itv of ontline seems to be the order of the
day. Mohair checks are pretty trimmed
with mixed red and black braid The
skirt is laid in plaits four inches wide with
alternate clusters of thin narrower ones;
short round drapery back and front. The
blouse waist has raised plaits in front, al
terntely plaits and rows of braid killed
skirts are sewed TO wide yoke with street
use crosses. Jackets to be worn with
plated skirts are made to resent lie riding
habit jackets, the English fashion of plain
backs with kilt plaits or fullness gaining
ground. A sefviceable simple style Of
making light cloths or serges is ITO have
bias bands of the material lined with crino-
line placed around the skirt, overlapping
each other. The edges are finished with
mohair braid, shirred or turned over, and
turned down in the underskirt. Above
this are two or three rows of stitching.
The bottom of the dress is finished by a
narrow knife plating. The oyerdress is
finished with mohair - and stitching,
and has full apron front and plain
shaped back. ThekFaist is a blouse, with
three tucks on either side of the buttons
edge with stitching and cord. White
cloths of light quality are being made up
in severe tailor style. Indian shawl suits
are seen. They are cut into for a vest,
and lined skirt, with basque and drapery
Of fine black Indian cashmere. Basques
and polo waists are both seen in the new
dresses, and vests are all the rage, One
design seen has the basque closed at the
throat, arm and the waist, the intervening
space being filled in with a contrasting
color. A pretty effect OF dress cut ia
this way was row of small buttons placed
on either side the front laid across by
small silk cord. Another desi n for a vest
has the basque open from the hem to the
collar some four INCHES, the vest is set
beneath in contrasting colors.. fr