Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-09-13
Correspondence of the Journal of Commerce.
TIE r SHIuNS

PARIS, 2lst August.
Fashion still continues to accord her avors the
'erng places and the aristocrac cbateau The Bots
Boulogne and Champs Eysees deserted few dusty
ped isns and shabby acres have replaced the crowds
who filed these beautiful promenade elk weeks ago. with
gy oilettes and brilliant equipages As much attention
paid by the Partisan her travelling dress us
the ball costume Among the thousand travelling
coiks and plrdessus that distributed over all the
high roads of Europe nothing can be pretter than the
Arab burnous This graceful garment is made of black
cashmere and lined with colored silk according to the
taste Of the wearer is boriered all the edges by
rich fancy gaOon; the fastening in front consists Of
handsome tasse OF pink and gold.
The most appropriate garment accompany a summer
toilette, is the caprice scarf manelet the body OF which IL
formed of handsome fancy sky blue ribbon, No. So
ribbon ruche mixed with very white gupure
along the top edge of the mantle two hounces of
white guipure are surmouned by uche similar 70 that
the top OF the MANTLE During the late hot weather
great many scarfs entirely white gupure were vorn
most Of them trimmed with uches smell butterfly DO
OF white ribbon. For young ldes very handsome man
teets consist Of blue silk covered with auidres formed
by narrow figured gaoon the ends in front very
short aud the mantle is trimmed with aounces
distance apart, and each inches Deep These houn
ces have scoloped edges terminated narrow black
lace, and surmounted by figured gsloon. For wrap
pings, the greatest novelty have Is square white
cashmere shawl bordercd by handsome embroidered Am
mon colored fret"ork at the edge Of which deep
black lace.
Light dresses, Of course, in favor at this sea
son nearly all these robes gathered at the waist
dust gray gronadne dc aine forms pretty toilette the
corslge plated at the shoulder and at the waist aud Is
terminated by silk sash, with long ends to match the
dross; the front OF the BODY il With boWs Of
By ribbons tied 10 bow. There Eve hemmed ounces
the skirt, Bodies With bretoIeS (braces) msiltain
their vogue corsages with appes trimmed with bre
tees OF gupure black lace the lace being continued
the appets both 10 front aud behind the edges OF
lappets and sleeves have very deep lace Itch tho
decorations Of the body. This summer, usual white
embroidered dresses much admired They gener-
ally ornamented with bows, and broad sash with long
ends. For the morning costume, white peignoirs are
richly embroidered In satin stitch 70 represent wreath
of roses aud lilies aud the centre Of the flowers Is
uiu open work. Nothing be pettier than tn peig
noir worn over skyblue pink silk slip. For neglige,
lm'y mention little vest With pagoda sleeves formed
entirely Of English embroidery, with skirt having two
hounces embroidered 10 tho same style
There is kind Of sleeve for thin materials which is
extremely graceful; II consists Of large puff aud the
epauletto is decorated with two l5 having narrow
fringe az the edge; two similar ls the end Of
the ir The materials OF dresses most Ia vogue plaid
popns shaded silks bareges grenadines sk musins and
printed sconet5 with patterns Of flowers aud olage or
piid5 Of colors admirably blended.
One Of the most remarkable Innovations Of tho day IT,
the evident attempt 70 bring sbou. tho adoption OF the
small hoop OF our ancesorsnot perhaps mD ediately
nor by coup dstat but by gradually aocustomng the
eye 70 the Increasing rotundy and 70 ia particular ooa
~ bHogs muslin, sk, or grenadine dresses, worn
with jupon Of stuff taea, OF the shade as the
robe aud gathered in With il the waist Besides thi
courVance stG tule Of the shade is placed uus
der the Hounce which gives them great support and firm
ness Small ruches Of ribbon the edges Of the punces
ofdesIss Of light fabrics, mieriay assist the effect
the slope Of the skirt without deactpg from the char
Geter Of the materisL
Besides straw, which is employed IN many differ.
ent ways Nidame AonteGsly5 Boulevard des OapucUes
fashions many bonnets Of tue aud blonde Grape aud
blonde. She .rrsDges Enslish application lace irill,
on hochons Of sky.bue, white pink ule Black tu,
is frequently used maeri for bounets. and is gen
orally trimmed with dark blue, violet room, or China
rose coOred RIBBONS Pretty cipo,cs composed Of
sky blue tulle covered with three l, Of blonde and
straw falling towards tho back Of the head these frs