The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-07-04

which proceeds santingly succession OF insertions and
small plaits, edged at the side by wide trimming hke
that the body. Many robes are composed OF white
musln decorated with small pupngs ana narrow piach
vevets.
For walking toilette dresses generally have two skirts
with wide plating Ia ueis the second, or else
broad bas-piece round each skirt Some light dxs~w p
baege and grenadine worn quite plain but excSemey
full There very pretty green and blue baeges, and
others quadrilled black and white The bodies Of these
dresses may have either berthes of the same trimmed
with rashes or fringe OF be quite plain and iastened
down the front by rich buttons. Often the robes are
made ow-necked ain this white or black canzou
the neck Sleeves made very wide with pns
at the top else very plain falling straight behind
open the front and trimmed with bow at the top OF the
opening The waists of dresses without basques have
sometimes two three points, else quite round
with bands The ribbon is fastened in front with Jew
oled buckle, the two ends hanging very low. White
manteets much in vogue theyar large and rounded
with second row Of guipure forming pelcrinc ana
hood.
have seen pretty and becoming novelties in the show
rooms of Madame Alphonsine IL Rue du Hcilder for
summer bonnets There those of Grape and tulle,
with garlands tufts Of flowers and bandeau in the form
Of diacm across the forehead. The fancy straws
extremely elegant, one especially Of black and straw
coored squares tasteully trimmed with goldeolorcd
velvet and black gupure The last style of trimming for
the very white and fine Belgian sIaws is large bow of
black taets rband the top of the bonnet the baro
let is of spotted tue and all the edges of the bonnet
and baroet are borcered with fancy coored velvet
cherry forms the best contrast with the black bow the
inside of the bonnet is formed of white blonde, and the
strings are of white rband Among the coifiures pre-
pared by Madame Aphonsne for the fees at the water
ing places noticed naa composed of punches of red
iruit and long grass,
The favorite cosmetic with fashionable dames who
fear the llcects of the summer their complexion,
Is the Acenc prepared by Faguer SO Rue de chelieu
little of this thrown into the water gives fresh and
pleasant perfume and removes snburn without nJurng
the texture of the skin.
The annual festival in aid of the funds of the Caledo
nian Asylum took place few days since in London and
was most numerously attended, notwithstanding the
cessive heat the thermometer marking over 300 All
the Scotch nobility assembled and daDced to aid the good
cause The ball decorated with the distinctive
banners of the chief clans and with towering shrubs and
exotics The orchestra was for the first tmc assisted by
six stawart ppe whose performances enhanced the even
ing entertainment The ball opened by the Duchess
of Atholes Highland quadrille composed of the
bers of the astocracy from the and of song all in
nifcent Highland costumes The beautiful damsels who
figured in the quadre of ''Ihe Season draped in
appropriate tissues Those representing "Sprng wore
robes of silver spotted tarlaane and white tne with long
wreaths and chatclane snowrop grass and dew and
badge of snowdrops and green satin nband The Ia
dies personating "nne dresses of painted tara
tame and white tulle wreahs and chaelane of mixed
colored and dew with badge of and pink rib
and sA,aumR' was represented by costumes of gold
spotted taraanc and white tue wreaths and chateanes
of oats, flowers and poppies and badges OF these
flowers bound with yellow satin rband Wtnhr looked
very lovely in tulle and mnabout feather dresses
ed with frosted holly. The costume of the "ArieP'
quadrle which closed the series of fancy Dances OF
rich gace petticoat covered with three taratane skirts
of pale green with tunic of siverspotted tc, the
whole trimmed with silver lace, and decorated with
water lilies, coral and silver grass Scotch reel was
danced with great animation; after which the children
of the Caledonia School, headed by their Juvenile band
were paraded through the company So much for the
Scotch allegorical ball. the fashions of which puzzle the
odstes of Paris they having share in the preparation
for wLateyer British paa.