FASHIONS FOR MARCH.

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume IX, Issue 830, 16 July 1853, Page 3

FASHIONS FOR MARCH.

The Spanish style it the order of the day ; ■ and this is do evil, for it has a grace peculiar to itself, and is an agreeable innovation. It Js af-J firmed that much taste is being displayed in the manufacture of passementeries to ornament - our spring costumes. Chantilly and Cambray . laces will be in great demand for trimming man- -i telet». We hare already seen at the Opera some mantelets Aragonajses and Sayillanes of tulle, encircled, with two narrow frills of lace. • Some small bords have appeared at a distinguished ball ; this coiffure is very stylish, and, in general, very becoming ;. but, .in j contrast to these aristocratical coiffures, we hare admired, with a well-founded predilection, the beautiful Greek coiffures, and: the r&illet- grenadines, -. composed ot natural flowers. Nothing can boi lighter, more effective, or prettier, than these re- . silles, showing between their flexible bands the abundance of hair. Among, the. most beautiful toilettes at a ball given lately by one of our most distinguished fashionables, was one ol whitejorape, with three skirts, open in front, like a tunique ; each, skirt was trimmed with, a double ruche of cot crape, over which was thrown i wry light, wreath of carnations. The body tr imaged with a small' pointed berthe of gauffered crape dotted with car* nations ;. short bouffantes*' sleeves in the same style as the berthe. TPbe tunique skirts opened over a gold- coloured Jiaiin slip, which was trimmed with light bouilldnes reaching' to the knees ; the rest of the satin robe plain. The tunique skirts are raised by a gauffered "ruche arid small wreaths of carnations. The coiffure, bouquetsof carnations mixed wjjtji lilies of the valley in diamonds. .'"*'' r '. '" \ The mate of dresses is but little .varied, The robes de ville are made with very, long skirts and^ rounded waists ; the body plain,. and partly open ' in front, or drawn at , the waist, aqd .shoulder, 5 fastening closely round the throat. , The, sleeves are demy-pagodas, . and , open to the elbow, or^ mousquetairesj with detp cuffs. The _ trimming, employed for these dresses is either velvet,, fringe, j velvet passementerie, or .hanging velvet buttons. ; The severity of the weather precludes the casting off warm garments; tot cloth dress, therefore, continues to be worn. Moire antique .in. the most beautiful shade*— glace£s with gold or silver — is destined , for * the richest toilets for the, approaching: "London* season ;" also magnificent brocades, with .bouquets in all co 1 ours attached by .wreaths of flowers ; and superb materials,- with, .gold or/ silver designs, and fancy ribands mr the* same style, upon pink, green* or white/ground. The tullea limes dor, Cambray gauzes, with flowers, richly ornamentel in designs of all?Jcind*;>?tib;e. imperial muslins, lighter than gauze, embroidered;, .with- bouquets in gold or silver, are all in preparation for the .JSaster fetes. Spring, materials have already appeared, such as the repg ; oriental, wjth its transverse or diagonal lines intersected by small bouquets ; the tiffetas imperial, silk of all kinds, bareges, muslin, gauzes, &c. ' c The manteau-paletot, made of velvet, enriched with lace embroidery, or patsemanterie ; > he gracefulness of the form, the elegance of the ■ornaments of this manteau, will render it a most beautiful dress for the change from winter to spring, which is one of the most embarrassing questions of costume. Bonnets are more distinguished by the ▼afitjT 'designs of their, trimming than by the materials employed. We have seen some very pretty ones at the house of one of our fashionable milliners. The following is a very beautiful toilette, c>my posed of pink tulle, with a' do ible skirt-— the upper one raised nearly to the waist by a booquet of white roses : on the opposite side a similar one raises the second skirt, but nearer to the bottom ; from these , small wreaths are attached, which cross,, and loop up the skirts, , so as to form a bouillones. Uuder these skirts is one of pink taffetas trimmed with deep bouillone.*, ,strewn with sn^alK white roses, without foliage, from each of which coquea of very narrow riband float over the tulle.. The berlhe .of tulle bouillone is.also^trircnied- with- small roses and narrow ribands'; of "white roses.