The Sun.
London, England, 1867-08-01 00:00:00

FASHIONS FOR AUGUST.

(From Le Fo!let.)
Those who are not already enjoying the refresh-
ing sca breezes are doubtless anticipating the
moment when they too shall leave the great city,
and travelling and sea-side costumes are just now
more attractive than the elegant and costly dresses
with which we have almost been dazzled at the late
fetes. As is usual at this time of the year, our
modistes prepare the most elegant and recherché
as well as the simplest of toilettes, and this
season they are certainly not behindhand in origi-
nality or good taste; and although some may be
too eccentric to last, yet the larger number of
models are in such good taste that, with very slight
alterations, they will be quite as appropriate for
town wear. We will, however, proceed to describe
some of those most worthy of notice.

A short skirt of white pique cut in squares round
the bottom, like turrets, and edged with " Bis-
marck" coloured braid, each breadth caught to-
gether by a ladder of brown braid, with the smallest
bows of the same coloured ribbon placed here and
there, but not too closely together. The petticoat
also of pique, with three rows of the braid put
straight round. Short paletot, cut and trimmed to
match the upper skirt ; sleeves nearly tight, also
trimmed with braid. The dress and paletot fastened
with buttons of brown silk. The same model may
be made of toile ecrue, Sultane, or alpaca, trimmed
with a braid of the same colour, only a shade or two
darker than the dress; or, if of white alpaca or
Sultane, rouleaux of coloured or black silk may be
substituted.
The costume " Prince Charmant" is of bouton
d'or silk, trimmed on the lower skirt with six
rouleaux of black velvet very close to each other.
The over-skirt, of the same silk, is cut in tulip or
bell-shaped designs all round, and edged with velvet.
The paletot is in the same style. This dress is ori-
ginal, but not likely to be very generally adopted.
The same design iu blue or green and white, or
violet and grey, would be elegant and distingue.
The costume " Sultane" has the under-skirt of
blue silk, trimmed with a bias fold of white silk and
a "Tom Thumb" fringe, also of white silk. The
upper skirt of rich striped silk, white and blue, cut
in deep points, and edged with blue fringe. Instead
of a paletot an oriental scarf, crossed in front at the
waist and fastened low down at the back of the
skirt by a bow of blue ribbon, may be worn.
Alpaca or woollen materials are the most in
request for sea-side dresses ; the petticoat, dress,
and paletot of the same material, and trimmed to
match. For this style of dress the new poil de
chevre chine—striped, checked, or plain—is a
charming material, preserving its freshness so much
longer than almost any other, and not easily injured
by rain.

A dress of " Bismarck" coloured silk, with a
plaited flounce at the bottom of the skirt. Blouse
of a shade lighter of the same colour in very narrow
stripes,
cut in deep points, and edged with a bias
fold of the plain silk. Round pelerine, cut in
points, and edged with narrow lace. Ceinture with
large bow and wide ends, fringed, at the back.
A short costume of blue-grey taffetas, made with
two skirts, the upper being caught up by bows of
the same shade as the material, without ends, and
plated in threes between each festoon. Small loose
paletot, very short behind, and ending shawl-shape
in the front. Small butterfly bows are placed all
round the bottom, and up the front and middle of
the back.
Tunic of white chaly, cut in deep points, over a
skirt of light golden-brown taffetas ; the points of
the tunic are edged with three rows of brown
taffetas. The white body is cut very low, over a
high brown body, and is finished at the top in deep
vandykes, also edged with brown taffetas ; and a
similar trimming is placed round the sash, which is
fastened with two ends at the side.
Dress of pale green taffetas. Low body, corslet
fashion, with a deep basque, trimmed with a white
bead fringe. Large sleeves, half long, with under-
sleeves formed of bouillonnes. One side of the skirt
is opened so as to show a pale green petticoat with
four rows of white bead fringe.
Toilette of white muslin over blue, the skirt very
long behind, trimmed above the hem with two rows
of pattes ending in points, and being about three
inches wide and six or eight long. Those of the
upper row placed near together are of white em-
broidered muslin, edged with thick guipure ; in the
second row the pattes are of blue taffetas, also
trimmed with guipure ; above these ornaments is an
embroidered insertion over blue. Small paletot,
very short, trimmed round to match, and also on
the epaulette and sleeve.
Short dress of poult de soie, " Bismarck" colour,
the skirt very thickly plaited, like the Scotch dress ;
and a paletot, also plaited, very ;short behind,
not fitting to the waist, but longer in front and
with mantelet square ends ; tight sleeves. Over
this costume a tunic of black grenadine is worn,
looped up in three places in front by jet galon ; and
round the bottom two rows of black lace are placed
heading to heading, the join being hidden by a
galon of jet. Paletot of black grenadine—to which
the Bismarck paletot seems to form a lining—trimmed
to match, with lace and galon.
Travelling dress of grey poil de chevre, two
skirts, trimmed with bands embroidered in diffe-
rent colours. Casaque in the same style. White
mohair under skirt, with a plisse.
Dress of white taffetas, with a pattern of very
narrow lines, or rather threads, of black. The skirt
is scalloped round the bottom, and looped up with
brides of black guipure, over a trained skirt of blue
taffetas. Very low ceinture body of the white taf-
fetas, with an under high body and tight sleeves of
blue taffetas, the latter trimmed on the seams with
black guipure.
Robe Louis XV., of white taffetas striped with
rose colour. The bottom of the skirt is opened up
every here and there, showing a piece of the same
material plaited, having the afetearance of a flounce.
High body and sleeves of white taffetas, and small
corslet of rose coloured taffetas, without sleeves, and
ending behind in a long train made with three tunics
trimmed round with black lace._Ceinture with short
ends tied at the side.
Evening dress of white Chambery gauze worked
with bouquets of field flowers. Skirt trained ; low
body, with two bouillonnes of gauze separated by
wreaths of field flowers, the upper wreath edging
round the body and sleeves. Very wide ribbon
sash, worked in bouquets of field flowers with
butterflies upon them.
There is little, if any, change in the size and style
of bonnets. They are certainly not larger, but many
of our clever modistes have been so successful in
making elegant head dresses in the place of the
large bonnets that for young faces one cannot at
least regret the change ; and a coiffure of blonde or
lace and flowers, skilfully arranged, is certainly not
more unbecoming than the large over-trimmed
bonnets of bygone days. We will not, however,
take up our readers' time with our own opinions,
but give them some of the newest models on which
to form their own.
A fanchon of white Malines tulle, with scarf of the
same raised above the chignon by a bow of white
ribbon ; at the edge a wnath of ivy-leaves mixed
with gold berries.
A fanchonnette of white tulle bouilloune, with
rouleaux of white satin. At the back a bow of
white satin over a fall of blonde, which is continued
so as to form the strings ; on the front edge a wreath
of strawberry blossom with green leaves bronzed,