The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-06-02
FRENCH FASHIONS

We hear it rumored that our longs skirts and
sweeping trains are to be replaced by short petit
coats-a desirable change, if effected with modera-
tion but, unfortunately, fashion repudates good
sense, and one extreme is generally succeeded by
an excess in the opposite direction. The fayorite
color is decidedly green, for bonnets, trimmings
and dresses. Double skirts in taffetas and
other light materials. They are both simply hemmed
-ornamented by plating la veille.
Flounces still retain favor; they are now often
arranged so not to reach higher than the knee
Sometimes five founces so placed to leave
the front breadth uncovered by them, and the in
terya thus left is covered by bows of ribbon. Plain
skirts which are always made very full, may be
prettily trimmed by placing bow of ribbon, with
long ends reaching to the bottom of the dress, on
each seam of the front breadth, about quarter of
a ward below the waist. Dresses are also frequent
" trimmed with silk cords arranged in brande-
bourgs or in bows with tassels.
A very becoming spring summer toilette is
composed of lilac tatfetas, with double skirt
trimmed with bands of violet velvet, with bows of
velvet arranged as just described. The corsape is
ornamented with violet velvet .brandebourgs and
made with five points. The brandeboures are re-
peated on the front of the upper skirt Over this
is worn pointed mantle, having two deep frils
and hood Of lace. The bonnet is white Grape,
edged with cross-way bands of violet taffetas and
velvet. velvet plat of the same color surrounds
the crown, and Us fastened one side by large
bouquet of violets, in two shades. ruche of
blonde and violets ornaments the inside of the
front.
but skirt, trimmed with DULLES of either velvet
or lace, or bows of ribbon. During the warm
weather wide open sleeves appear likely to be most
in favor. Barge, grenadine de sole, or English
grenadne, toile de soie tafetas de aine in checks
stripes, or chine, chambery gauze printed musns
and pekn, with cOlored patterns a white ground,
are the fabrics which will be in demand. For full
dress MORE antique continues to be very much in
uie. Chimes and plaid Silks in large patterns, are
also much worn.
Tuscan bonnets are in great favor and are gener-
ally trimmed with wild flowers and oats, or with a
large rose, foliage and buds; sometimes with tulle
trimming, embroidered with jet, and finished with
brown fringe; brown silk curtain and brown
strings. Young ladies wear white Grape bonnets
ornamented with ruches and loops of white ribbon
inside the head there is bandeau formed of
red rose surrounded with wheat ears and grass
Many bOnnets made of a soft crown of spotted
tule; the edge of pink Grape, with blonde falling
over the front, and boquet of white and pink roses
on the left side.
bandeau of the same roses crosses above the
forehead, inside of the bonnet. Another is of Islv
green Grape with trimmings of straw and bows of
chenille and straw mixed. inside to the left
small wreath of white lilac, and punches of green
fruit. Ruches are the trimmings generally prefer
red, whether as decorations for bonnets dresses or
mantles-they are generally crimped and go1ered
by machine. Coiffures of velvet and blonde are
much worn. The empress lately appeared in a
small blonde cap without strings. At the side a
large, full Down rose with bow of black velvet; of
course this will become the favorte style of cap
Cor. Phaa. North American.