Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-06-17
NUMBER 1I3.
RICHMOND wHJG
THE CITY OF GLAsGOW

ms h-iaiei screw steamship with ts 4sO souls n,
ooato' - Al englh gven.up. 4, may bs remembered
she sailed from Liverpool the lat of March unh M
.aoh ana saloon passengers and about a2s steer,g,
h.r crew numbering 10. including the commando. c,pt
hofton; ana from the period Of her tb Ne,sav
up o tue present moment the least dipes hax hear
heard OF her The breaking up OF the immense 6e,. of
zee 10 the nofh~ari OF the bank which wer. borne down
he Atlantic in masses, il said of some snn or 400
miles IN length, no doubt overwhelmed IN, v.-s.I 4, an
hpI 70 'o'ee passage and caused ber almost imme-
"hkgoN ahd her cargo were insured Tor $50 OOO
DEATH OF SIR PEREGgIyE N,tTt,vn
we nave 10 record the death sfSr Peregr,e Maitland
y. y which took place on the 3Oh ait at his resi-
dence III Eaton place. Sir Peregrne w,s horr l., ,---
and PAS son OF Mr.. Thomas Msi,auJ of SLrnh. nm
Ne" forres', by the niece Of the last Duke of Aucss,e
e ,,e o which Is now extinct In 1903. he Married tho
thd uiughter OF Sir Edw ard Cfoton Bari and scondIx
1872 the second daughter OF the fourth Duk. of Rich
inond lie was knight OF Wilhelm and W,liim.r T.,
'" ue entered the army as ensign in the first Guards
ana subsequently served in Flanders Wacheren Corubns
the Peninsula aud Waterloo lie became /, I;en,an.t
General In 1880 and was appointed Colonel in the I7b
"It m io1". lie received medal for his services as
oo' mel in command OF the frs. brig lde of The
NiVe, aud had been Lieutenant Governor of oner C,nd,
Lieutenant Governor Of Nova Scotia aud Con,nauderin
OHiei oil the MAitas army.
FASHIONS.
Summer fashions have assumed a ds6n;,a 6o- ,.
although general rules exist much 4, left IN f,rev 81
taste, 10 order TO The monotony of syle and
RES Formerly but few of most fashionable 1oJ;,,
"ouu dare To INTRODUCES strongly contrasting cnor opr
eyes are now, however accustomed TO the iyrra r
green and yellow, scarlet black &c. that are no longer
startled by the appearance OF the most striking contrasts
nut on Tue contrary, seek them desirable Tim,
o4'k great avor "a an accessory, red has numerous
partisaIs-not the gToseHe worn during the winter bpt
tne real poppy; chesnut, brown violet cobalt blue ar,
'he other coors generally preferred. Bonnets are sill
very smn and the are so compressed and
back on the neck that they are almost hidden hv ,bs
enormous bows with long Ia,ing ends which
hen he oohhets are lowed merely on the back
OF the head ahi oruamened either with Hovara o
feathers mixed with lace and bows Of ribbon The nsidex
are trimmed with prousion Of flowers ami blonde Some
ladies' may be seen with immense moss roses with their
leaves and even peones in full bloom surrounding their
faces. Sraws-especially tissue of sttaw wotked nv
new process which is old by the yard-are much IN vogue
and II must be admitted that il il much In Ho,p
this material into various forms than the original ancy
straw which requires much kill and TO iod the
many ues'gn' no" to he seen in these light and graceful
oohhets IL was expected that should hear no more
oi the pesses this SKINNER; aud small aHi,s,. .es,pss
al some fHrnds for children aud young were the
only venturrd unnn but contrary to the opinion
dr"ho4y sfren the pslisse, though be ackuov-
edged IN Tar prettier and becoming FORM now
70 be seen 1t is quite loose, and open 'front.' leaving
the bust uncovered and consequently without the in
convenience produced by the pas which ,he former
pesse was much dsked The greatest variety in the
shape OF manieets is nov displayed. Some are COM
petey covered with laces placed in cross lines
and new kind OF passeenerie Of stamped pain vlvst
upon taheas ground; others of black moire antoue
ootlersd with passementee Of blue feathers between
rows OF black velvet and terminated by deep lace An
other novel trimming is composed new stye of fngs
OF pasemeuerie, being succession OF handsome tasse
he usual number o rows on mantelet is three. Some
aues ADOPT the ruche Ia vieie, placed in bias lines
hall way up the manteet from the other edge Dresses
are worn with hounces of all descriptions as mtny as
hity-tw narrow frills hsunces may be seen upon
some sKirt but by far the greater number have been
three or hive hounces. Popins and tAetanes are made
win pain skirts The d1unces frequently of differ
ent na'ure or texture to the robe; and we often see
nounces with thick satin stripes, edged with narrow
nge, upon barege skirts. The scaf mantle let ia asb.
"naoe this season, but in order that it may be graceful
1t must reach no lower than the waist aud be quite de-
gage on the shoulders IL is trimmed with or several
irls of lace in flutes edged with fringe or plated rib
bon.