Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-07-27
Fashions for July.


Orr double, that isto say, lace or pinked lounce
is placed ovet onOther Of deeper color. a tnol
hos been made 10 spply this kiud Of gtanitutd 10
mantelets, and Though The ELECT Is IalleE startling
Al first sight, II is mol uugraceu. What does llOt
fashion late1 10 give on idea Of dresses IN This
style, We will cite one, 4 robe Of emerald green
lslEetaS gIaCe with black having llnee ilounceS,
eucl, paIlialIy covered with others composed Of
broad satin ribbon in black and green checks Of
iIlrtent SHADES. 10th edges Of ribbon ate trimmed
with ulche Of bIacklacG. 4 very narrow scarf OF
black Chanliy lace, with deep tlUunCe Of The same
cleea Ut material. The bndy which accompanied
this toilette WuS OF SlTLw, OfnaInenlGd with q
bunch VI dark grapes, made OF taileluS.
The paraSOl fOnus all article UI consideration Of
the nreSent time, aud much Importance is OltNcled
10 Tie choice Of color and style, III order that
TlrL shade should be thrown on tho cOunlenance.
For example; Il fair lady will chose u pink tale.
las, aud dark lady will prefer pale GECen The
style Of paraSos isvery fanCiiu. They nIe mostly
coyercd with narrow fills, OF plain covering OF
nolnl d'AnsIetetEe. Between euclI hill Is row
vi black velvet.
Narrow black Velyels are so lunch In fashion
thai scarcely any style VI toilette Is seen without
The addition Of Ibis ornament, We have seen u
fancy toilette OF this description. Tho lobe was
OF straw COloEed tnlIetu, with lunches Of cOtn en-
btCideEel in black aud straw COloIcd sir, each
bunch having narrow black velvet slightly Iusl.
cned on IL, forming double round each stalk, AMI
terminated by n p1plll0n low, with Two i0alIns
antlS nrnumented with moss fringe, TlIeSIzG OF
The bows increase aS they leach The bolton Of The
dress. The body was trimmed with black lace,
IuStenel Ut thu waist behind, and mounting over
the shoulders, where II wilenS 10 cover tie Shot
a L. Ia IFnnt an ans III
crosses like ends Of fOllu, which, turning back,
aIe fastened behind undeI chou Of lace aud mar
Tow black tibbOn.
Dresses with double skirts admit, for Summet
toilette, Of great simplicity OF varied clcgance.-
We will describe as on example, a robe Of violet
coloted mOife antique, The upper skirt Trimmed OIL
each side with black guipuGe, aud fills Of MORE
scOIupell with black silk, each leSlOOn OTnnnIenl'
ed with a small open star OF black guipuEe. Al
The cAlteIniits OF each Tow Of galilute ate bows
Of violet ialIeiaS worked with black, INCREASING ~
size towards lhG bottom OF the dress, The body Is
high, with single basque formed OF Three gatnl'
tufeS, inerlaced with black gnlpure inseltOns. az
lle edge OF the basque, whIcliIS rounded oil ~
order that tbs trimming on the skirt should he en-
liEely uncovered, is a deep guipuEe border. FOII'
togne sleeves formed Of plates from The arm.hoe
10 The elbow, and trimmed by four gornituEeS, two
Of which ate Of lace le Others Of The same mate.
.ial as the LEeSS; these lEIllS nIe caught up IN
front Of Tie ann by fout rOsettes Of !lbbon The
font Of The body is closed by row Of very small
roSeties, not larger Than buttons, The low body
which accompanies this fOUe has berthe, with
short sleeves, entirely formed Of Insertion aL fills
" match lie trimming on Tue skirt.
Among The novelties OF the season, the Alma
pOCkel. handkerchief is 10 bc noticed as most
charming production; II has rounded COfners, en-
tlclled by elegant embroidered designs, anu Tim
med will shells Ol exquiSllely fine VnleHcIenneS
lace, placed flat. The embroidery neatly cOyetS
The cambtic, and is succession Of snail spnIs,
with here aud theIe lance, tire.aENS, kencls
and flags; and al each corner is Juan oil horse.
back, IN full atnOt,
The most elegant bonnets Of The season ate those
made Of a guipurc formed from luz ihte ii aloe,
uc..stiaw, or q mixture Of cIupe ulld GIOnd Sey.
etal have slIUtl falls al The edge, beautifully EN-.
btoilered with white silk. The trimming is ptn.
cipally composed Of ilOwcn, sometimes il long
sprys ulaced far back on ihe cfown, with four long
ends falling over The curtain. lt:is IN lie inside
Of lie bOnneIs that the gteaeSt display OF taste Is
required, In order 10 atEanee The immense ptOIn.
sion OF thinning which Is 10 be placed there
The manlelet Venelienne Is male OF Venetian
euinuie, trimmed with narrow black velyels, placed
al equal distances in triple stripes between two
tEoatiet veIyetS, The topOl orc wiki Is itlMned
with narrow guipute, AMI tie bottom with rich
fill of the same material, over which fall, al
equal distances, small tabs Of guipure, ornament.
ed with narrow velvet.
The. following escharpe mantelet is exceedingly
elegant In design, anu very novel, Il 10 composed
OF four rows Of ribbons Of different widths, The
naitowest al the top. between each Of tiIeSO rib.
bons Is Ilounce Of nAttow black lace, placed on
the plain tulle, so thin thai il iSnot Seeh through
lhe lace, Al tLe edge Of The scarf arc thee
rows OF wide lace, placed one above The other, and
separated like that on the nantelet, but still mar.
IUweL
A new material, resembling baTege, and called,
sroile d'Asie,' Is now much in lavot Dresses
OF This material have generally three ilOunceS,
with wIealhs OF flowers OF leaves upon light soft
coIoted grounl. 0tlleEs aTe spEigged with howGtS,
anu some chnets. This latter IS much adopted
in all materials. tufletns slip, with founcrS, is
usually WON with these light dresses. FlouRceS
OEe still vety much WON, although mol IN such pho
fusion aS they have been. We have lately seen
dress with three narrow iounces, suEnlounted by
one bl0ad one, laseled on al the waist. On Silk
dresses, pink LOUNGES are much wOtn.
Omen bodies ate still IN favor, although closed
ones are WON, but only III ncsIiSe, Many bodies
ATE rounded, and worn with SnShcS. BaSqincs,
nevertheless, ore moi discarded, and are sometimes
plated, and richly trimmed with bows Of ribbon
and gimpj they ate much more worn in silk dress.
es than IN thin tissues. ChicOFee and Iuches u
nbJon arc much used In thinning on plain taffs.
tsS dresses, anl have vety good effect wien pla'
crl ~ waves, zigzags OF Spirally. These tim
IningS ate made Of bright colOES, contrasting with
the plain OF chince silk composing the dtess.-
BIO sIripesin large plailS are also fashionable.
Stripes woven round The dress sometimes replace
trimmings OH tue bottom Of tho skirt.