The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-06-25

artists Around Of the departments the kenesses
of the different doges who have regned In Venice except
ing that Of Marano Falllers whose space has painted
over it, instead Of his likeness black curtain with hs
name on it, The ceiling of the chamber Of the council Of
three is covered with fine paintings representing st Mark
Furnishing the various crimes against government They
are the work of Paul yeonese In the Academy OF Fine
Arts Is a marble made by Connoya, in which is pre-
served his right hand here also the last chise used by
him, articles much venerated by the Venitans The
best painting in the collection of the Academy is hs as
sumption by Titan. 1t removed there, from the
church Frati In front of the arsenal to be two
large marble lions the largest pieces Of satuary in the
city; they were conquered from the Greeks.
ron The fashions for the season
may now be seen in all their novelty Steel
and white and black checks of all dimensions are
very much for negges dresses which made with
high bodies either with without basques In the for
mer case the basques made very long, half covering
the skirt The anelefe basqus generally preferred,
being the most graceful Plain skirts worn In neggc
but those orhaented with velvet arranged en- quilles or
with ioe ribbon in osanges or in simple stripes more
usually adopted Double skirts although they have not
vet succeeded In ainihang ounces greatly in favor
They are very much orrianelited In various styles On
the upper skirt sometimes deep fringe the saine color
the dress is placed the edge, riches of contrasting
c9lored ribbon arranged in stripes from the waist down
the dress in fact it Is almost impossible to describe all
the varieties of trimmings noT adopted fJ9
ormanes the shawl shapeis at present the hyorite that
is say they rather pointed behind else made to
appear by the arrangement of the ornaments. Black
taetas the most usual material and as to the trimmings
almost endless variety is Sometimes they are
made to match the dress but these not generally adopt
ed Black silk richly embroidered has very good effect
White embroidered muslin mantles, and large double
shawl of plain muslin trimmed with broad lace, also
in great favor Perhaps nothing is elegant than the
rich black lace and Chany mantlcs for young ladies,
The manteet echarpe is made with several flls, almost
plain aid cit III lab fouiid stops edged with very
narrow fringe Basqunes jules still worn for young
ladies' They are made Of black taetas with wide hem
only, with of hanging buttons For others,
young they generally trimmed with broad lace
OF rich passementeric. Some bunous still seen, made
of taeas covered entirely with embroidery only
| mented with bands of velvet arranged in stripes.
Bonnets still continue to be very small but adj
vance more the forehead The curtains not
so extravagantly deep, and small round crowns rs
much worn as the falling Fringe is much used in
trimming In the inside Of the bonnet placed bandear
composed of owers plat Of ribbon velvet this
accessory although 1t may appear OF small importance,
most becoming On the placed according to the
taste of the wearer wreahs or punches of flowers eath
es and in small wreaths carried round the
'front.' meeting the flowers that fall the curtain All
kinds of material well every variety of color may be
employed. ~ lie Toilet. ....
| The schooner Datlem from Baracoa arrived at New
] York Saturday morning, bringing the captain and
crew of the barque w H. Brodie, which blown up
the 18th instant in latitude 30 longitude 49, The cap
tain and had Just time to get clear of the vessel in
two boats, saving nothing whatever. Some of the crew
were badly injured by the explosion, and afterwards by
falling timber The barque went down stern first and
afterwards to the surface and then fell her
side The boats lay by the wreck through the night,
and the next morning picked up b. the schooner
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