The Sun.
London, England, 1869-05-28 00:00:00

Total
Certified by the Senator-Goveraor of the Bank
of France.

(Signed) Ro ULAND.

FASHIONS FOR JUNE.

(From Le Fol:et.)

The immense variety of new materials—not un-
frequently a mere modification of a❑ old mater:al
brought forward uud.,;r a new name—renders
it an impossibility for U 3 to enumet ate them.
We find, however, that foulard of different

kinds is very fashionable, more especially
the " Celeste-Emi2ire," which has the tex-
ture and brilliancy of China crapes; and the -
new Japanese, a kind of silk cloth, which does not
crumple easily, and is not injured by a shower of
rain. Pale, d,licate colours are very much in vogue,
but, of course, it is not every complexioa they will
tuit, so that at times they are trimmed with a
brighter colour, rendering them less trying, such
as violet on pale a raw. The costume entirely of
the same shade is perlial s the more rccercla ;. still
we sea many pretty combinations of two contrast-
ing colours, or of black with colour.
Pouffs and paniers continue in almost universal
favour, under a variety of names, such as the tunique
en vertugadini en camargo, en poufs, and en paniers
" Louis XV." But we find it very distine,tly
affirmed by the Parisian chroniclers, that the true
Parisienne will allow of no exaggeration of style ;

hence these panieis must be so arranged as not to
produce an ungraceful effect, a; is too often the

case.

Floanms are very much worn, and generally a
number of little flounces seem pruferred. Colour4
muslin robes, with E. calloreA flounces, are very
pretty over a silk petticoat, the bottom beit•g
bealloped and worked in dots with silk.
Thee is a new manner of waking long dresses
into short, by merely looping them up with bows

of a darker shade thau the material. This loop-

ing up may, of course, be done in a variety of
styles ; thus a dress may answer two purposes—for
walking or dinner toilette—by baying two bodies.

Bodies are fur the most part made open, either
heart shaped or square ; they continue also to be
made to fasten down the side hla Polonaise. The

plain coat-sleeve is still worn with all styles, but
we also see sleeves slashed with bouillons, or with
wide musquetaire revers. Sabot sleeves are only
for very elegant or dres-zy toilette.
Costumes for young girls are very stylish when
made of Algerine material or foulard, and white
alpaca or cashmere; thus a petticoat of striped
foulard of very bright colours, with a tunic and
fichu, with square ends, forming Lasques before and
behind, of white alpaca, trimmed all round with a
plisze of the same material as the petticoat. High
body and long sleeves, also of striped foulard. To
complete this costume the hat should be trimmed
with Algerine ribbon.

Some very pretty costumes for brightweather are
made with the petticoat of foulard or taffetas of a
pale colour, trimmed with several small flounces,
with an upper skirt and low body of black grena-
dine or China crape; the high body and sleeves,
and sash with large bows, matching the under-
skirt.
The Roman scarf, or reversible sash, with many
coloured stripes on white, green, or blue ground, is
very elegant upon white, pale straw, maize, or black
dresses. The " Watteau" ribbon, either plain or in
stripes just separated by threads of black and orange,
is made in all colours. Lace is much used again,
both as a trimming and in shawls, single or double,
these latter having frequently bows of satin or silk
to loop them up.
We would now direct the attention of our sub-
scribers to the following list of dresses suitable to
the present season :
A costume, the under-skirt composed of pearl-
grey silk, with four pinked or scalloped flounces,
lined with lilac taffetas. Casaque with tight
body, tunic in front and trained behind,
looped up en paniers on each side by a cord and
button. The body is trimmed with a wreath of
daisies, formed of grey and lilac taffetas, put on to
imitate a small round cape. A similar trimming is
placed round the tunic and sleeves. The trained
part of the tunic has also a flounce pinked at each
edge.
Costume of Algerine material—white, with satin
stripes—looped up on each side by a mauve taffetas
scarf over an under-skirt of taffetas of the same
shade with plaited flounces.
Dinner dress of green and white glace silk. The
train is cut like a Court mantle, and edged with
plaitings and pinked flounces. Low body, trimmed
round with fringe, frills, and ruches. Two basques
form a tunic, and paniers at the back of the skirt.
Sash with large bows.
Toilette for visiting. Robe of mauve coloured
poult de soie, with a long train, the front trimmed
apron fashion with ruches of satin of a deeper shade.
The train is trimmed with a satin flounce, headed
by two ruches of satin. Large black lace mantle,
fastened in by a bow of mauve satin, and having
very long hanging sleeves.
Costume of foulard, striped brown and white.
Under-skirt with two wide cro,s-way pieces, put
on flat. Upper sl.irt looped under, so as to form
one large pouff. A small corselet of brown taffetas,
with braces, basques at the sides, and long sash
with bows, completes this pretty toilette, especially
suitel to a very young lady.
Morning costume of straw-coloured foulard, the
upper skirt lightly gathered at the waist, formed
into paniers by a thick chlcoree ruche, and looped
up at each breadth by a pouff of ribbon with long
ends. Open body, with revers and small basques,
trimmed round with a very narrow plaiting of rib-
bon. Sleeves open a little up from the wrist, show-
ing the lace under-sleeve.