Year: 1877

Dresses are made narrower than ever in,
front


The new sleeve for dresses, ia Reli-
gieuse," is very wide at the wrist and has
only one seam.


Suits which for some time have been said
to be going out of fashion still remain popu-
lar. and will be worn during the coming
spring and summer.


Milliners say there can be no change in
bonnets till the hair is dressed differently,
change made in the arrangement of the hair
till the bonnets are different in shape.


drawing string across the back breadths
to hold them back is the rule almost with
out exception on French dresses. Knife
pleating still prevails on the newest dresses.
Around the bottom of the skirt are two rows
of fine knife pleating, each two inches deep
when fnished; above this is fat band of
galloon, or of bias brocade, or of plain silk;
and by way of heading are two upright
pleatings that stand out with more fullness
than is seen in the lower pleats.


The newest white muslin frills have the
heavy scallops wrought in color. For ging-
hams self trimmings are preferred, in pleat-
ed or gathered ruffles headed by bias bands;
there are also colored cotton galloons for
trimming such dresses Sprigged and figured
Swiss muslin suits made by this design will
have puffs of the material edged with lace
and lined with ribbon. Square bows will
fasten the front, and many ong-looped bows
trim the pockets and ornament the back Of
the polona Sc.


If the polonaise is made of washing ma
terial, it is best to omit all Innings of the
waist and sleeves. as no matter though the
dress goods and the lining are both shrunken
by being washed before they are made up,
they are still liable to further shrinkage
when washed second time; as the two ma
terials are of different quality, they will not
shrink precisely alike, and the consequences
is the outside is either drawn or W inkled
upon the lining, and the fit of the garment
is spoiled.


There are prospects OF shirred sleeves COM
ing into use again. They will be plain from
the wrist up to the elbow; then come some
shirrs, and the upper part Of the sleeve will
consist of a putting The princess dress is
still greatly varied in trimming. and the
greatest addition to it yet made is the extra
train. This train is arranged in several
ways One OF the prettiest trimmings con
ssIs of q number of small fiounces about an
inch deep and closely ruched. For instance,
a black velvet dress may he made with q
gold coored satin train, with nine fiounces
of this kind trimmed with lace, with gold
worked in. The front of the waist opens
showing golden colored brocart Louis XIV.
vest, trimmed with the same lace, slightly
ruched. The lower part of the sleeves are OF
brocart and the upper part of black velvet,
trimmed with two puffings.


Now for even less expensive goods. such
as wash poplin. debege, or such materials q
very stylish dress may be made by making q
demi-trained skirt, finished with fiounce,
beaded by a gallson. A polonaise with
whole fronts and French backs is puttoned
the full length behind, but the right side
breadth at the back is plated in deep plaits
on the under arm seam, and then the but
tons are placed enough farther apart than
the button holes at the back % take in the
additional fullness. A pocket is placed far
back on the right side. finished with bow
of gray ribbon. Gray ribbon knots adorn
the frost and fringe 10 match In color fin
ishes IL at the bottom. Deep moresquetaire
cuffs, finished with hand and button, COM
plets the sleeve. This u appropriate for
any spring fabh,.