The Sun.
London, England, 1860-07-02 00:00:00

PRICE 4D. STAMPED, 5D

THE FASHIONS FOB JULY.

(From Le Toilet)

By degrees, flounces appear to be regaining the
position which, for a time, they had partially lost.
For dresses of thin texture they certainly form the
prettiest and- most suitable ornament. On barege
or tarlatane, plissee or bouillonne may be used
effectively.
For suminer toilet, large open sleeves will be
gerteralif adopted. We cannot say that they show
dress or
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any novelty or great difference from those worn last
yeal7 pagoda or clock sleeves, more or less open,
varx,;ng. in width, and trimmed with revers or
jwaorernstwillitNhvonrengimilehe nOgligec dress or. thicker material.
Bodies are worn low, or high and- buttoUrd up.
In the fOrmer ease pelerines or -fichtis are indis-
pensablel That more in fashion 'just ,now is the
square pelerine' formed entirely of narrow frills,
and. fastened in front by a triple bow of ribbon.
Small square pelerinos of guipure are exceedingly.
pretty. They are made sufficiently deep to meet
the top of the dress. -
Although not much oppressed with heat of the
-weather at present, shawls and mantles of muslin
and lace are those -principally made. The most
usual lace shawl is that in a simple point, of rich
design. The double shawl, with a frill, is too
luxurious an article to be very frequently seen.
The mantles have the foundation of them very
small, but are trimmed with tliree'broad &ilk (or
tee,- we—ye'ey 'Ziflrlliern)rsO Wilde' that they
completely envelope the dress.
Muslin shows are simply embroidered on the
upper point, but the long point is always trimmed
with a wide embroidered frill.
Muslin mantelets are only worn by young girls.
They. are distinguished by an absence of embroi-
dery, and have for ornament simply bouillonees, in
which a ribbon, of a shade suitable to the rest of the
toilet, is run.
The pelisse has nearly dethroned the paletot of
silk ; but the latter will still be worn, especially at
the sea-side, as nothing is more commodious for
country or travelling dress. The abbe pelisse,
with pelerine of guipure, and shawls, are, however,
more strictly the vogue now.
Very many silk dresses are made with largo
plaits, and not separated at the waist. The bodies
plain and buttoned, trimmed all down the front
with bows of ribbon or ornaments of guimpe.
Sleeves wide, lined with white and bordered
with a little white ruche. Thin materials are
trimmed with a number of little flounces. These
sometimes cover the whole of the skirt, but more
frequently only reach up to about the height of 19
to 24 inches-7 or 9is the number more generally
in vogue. The bodies are still made with bands and
wide sashes, tied either at the front or side.
Dresses for deshabille of quilting are made, en
fourreau—we may explain this as a kind of very
large paletot—with only three large plaits, one be-
hind, and one on each side, open and rounded over
a petticoat more or less handsome. It is bordered
round with a band of coloured quilting, embroidered
and edged with guipure. This kind of dress is worn
for dejeuner in the country, or walking in the parks
before noon, but it is only adapted for very elegant
and stylish figures.
Bonnets preserve the same form they did at the
beginning of the season—that is to say, pointed in
front and reaching far over the forehead. Although
we could never admire the extremely small bonnets
that have been worn, yet we shall regret to see an
exaggeration in the other direction, for an over
large bonnet is far more unbecoming and ungrace-
ful than a ridiculously small one. We must hope
that the good taste of our modistes will preserve to
us the happy medium.
Leghorn, black crinoline mixed with straw, and
plain and fancy straws, are still much worn for
morning bonnets.
A black crinoline, with straw stars all over, trim-
med with a large bow of black ribbon at the side,
from the middle of which falls a long straw tassel.
A bandeau of straw colour, and black ribbon across
the forehead, black strings embroidered with straw,
is very recherche.

Or a white crinoline, with a border of Leghorn,
trimmed with a cable of straw coloured silk rolled
over a quilling of black lace, and falling in ends
over the black silk curtain. The cap of black lace,
trimmed with a silk cable and large crimson poppy,
with a gold centre. Black ribbon strings.
Tulle and crape bonnets are made in almost end-
less variety. We will give a description of some of
the newest and most elegant.
A brown tulle bonnet, with blonde curtain, a
wreath of Miles of the valley round the crown. A
iiadem of the same flowers in the blonde cap.
White ribbon strings.
A drawn pink crape bonnet, with the crown of
spotted blonde. On the front coquilles of blonde,
mixed with moss rosebuds nearly blown. A ruche
of crape all round the front in the cap. A diadem
of rosebuds mixed with coquilles of blonde.