The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-03-18
New York Fashions.
spring Costumes. Braided Waists. Accordion
Plated skirts. Dress Fabrics. Millinery.
Correspondence of The Journal

Correspondence of The Journal
The tendency toward military trim
mings in Spring costumes is decided and
is likely to become very popular; still a
variety must always exist in order to
meet general requirements. Fancy black
braid and buttons almost transform the
Elton jacket, which will undoubtedly hold
tor the coming season, and plaid silk is
most effectively used as front and
crush belt. Some new Elton Jackets
are cut with pointed instead of round
ed front, and slash just back of the
point affords an opportunity for addition
al trimming. Suit jackets are very short,
double breasted, and loose in front. close
hitting at the back, and may or may not
be braided. The field for display in
oraldlng is on plain cloth costumes of
CRIMSON, blue of several shades, or green,
ana handsome frogs across the front, or
fancy braid pattern, while similar de-
sign on the sleeves and skirt, looks very
dashing on slender person. Many new
cloth dresses show no trimming at all,
and thus great contrast is brought about.
and braided skirt and sleeves are as vet
an optional matter
VELVET WAISTS.
made perfectly plain. very slightly point
ed or reaching about two inches below
the waist, with three frogs at the front.
are new, and will be worn with accordion
plated black satin skirts, which are also
a novelty. Velvet Etons, with no trim
ming but two large buttons at either
side, are another waist for black satin
skirts, giving additional proof that indie
pendent skirts and waists have not been
crushed out of existence The ordinary
wool skirt is neither longer nor wider
than those of early fall, but many light
weight materials will be used in accordion
plaits, and these of necessity are very
wide. Nothing really new appears in
sleeves, medium sized one being neces-
sary where much braiding is used.
NOVELTIES IN DRESS FABRICS
now succeed each other with great rapid
ity and among them are lovely silk and
wool Jacquamds in small designs, com
oining all stylish colors; silken granite
mixtures III fashionable tints: silk wrap
Covert cloths, OF rough woolly mixtures,
designed especially for tailor suits. Other
beautiful stuffs show canvas weave dott-
ed with colors, and not less attractive are
canvas cloths, which enjoy great prestige
this season. Hammock net is an open
wave in black or all colors, requiring a
handsome lining. A strong demand ex-
lists for broken or fancy checks, in both
thick OF thin fabrics. and are most advan-
tageously used by slender persons. Plain
broadcloth is in overwhelming favor, and
while all plain goods are open to the OBJ
lection OF spotting easily; besides the ma
terials just described, Lord 4 Taylor are
showing sponged broadcloths of every
fashionable color, guaranteed not to be in
iured by water, which obviates this diff
ticulty. The standard materials for mourn
ing, Henrietta cloth, tamise cloth, dull
finished cashmere or Grape cloth, have not
been displaced by new fabrics, but the
principal difference is the increased de-
mand for English Grape as trimmings or
entire costumes Long Grape wells are more
elegant than any other. and for the second
period of mourning, evening dresses of
English Grape are preferred to silk trimm-
ed with Grape.
y SOFT, CHANGEABLE TAFFETA
is the ribbon of the coming season,
and trimmings are SO very high that
loops clustered on ribbon wired stem, as
extreme, and linen striped taffetas are in
harmony with the prevalence of grass
linen. Soft crowns are much used on
straw plateaux, for the shaping of which
there is no rule each milliner bends the
brim to suit her ideas or those of the
wearer; hence bewildering variety. The
only intlexable rule is-something high,
and flowers are less apt to be stiff than
ribbon. j ust now small flowers lead,
but large roses will certainly have their
turn toward midsummer Some hats are
fluffy mass while others are extremely
severe, and three shades of one color, or
black and white, are equally fashionable.
Much jet is employed in spangles combin-
ed with beads, and gilt spangles with
other colors on net form very handsome
soft crowns
VERONA CLARKE.
EIap Raising at Isle All Haut