The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-07-30
PRICE TWO CENTS
THE AUGUST FASHIONS

;, AT TINS season lace and barege, lawns and organ
dies, Grape and chip bear universal sway as is meet
for things light and delicate, aerial and fancifnI
Now is the time for deciding the relative merit f
crinoline and extension skirts of steel springs and
boiled bones, of bustes graduated and adjustable
1t need hardly be said that the great Improvement
patented by Douglas and Sherwood has borne away
| the palm in the city and county. Their ''adjusta-
bie like Atlas, supports world, the fairer portion
! of it, at least.
Basques are undoubtedly declining in favor, but
| will be cung to for while yet They are much
shorter than before, and followed out to make
points like lappets at the hips, with long rounded
points at the back and front of the waist. Those
worn in the morning of Marseilles brilliante or
corded dimlty; in the evening, of black lace, or
white French or Swiss muslin, finished by pufings
| filled with colored ribbon. Light material require
loose and flowing sleeves, with ounces or puffings,
ana decorations of ribbon or velvet Dress mater
lais Tor the season are quoted by GOdeys Fashion
! editress as follows:
''For plain dress, goats hair cloth, Paris grena-
dine, toile de sole, taetas de laine striped ribbed
or clOuded barege and printed muslins and Pekins
"a white ground, with colored figures For full
dress, summer more antique, stripes and plaids on
gray ground, couded silks, and carmine in plads
or broad stripes. There are also tissues with small
gray flowers white or colOred ground and sur
rounded by stripes of two tnts, forming a suuar
sprig patterns of new gold tint gray silks s.
ded to initiate pufhngs and intersected BY Id
stripes. This last article is the greatest !;
and most stylish of all" ,
In morning dress, the most notceabl selet re of
this season is from violet or lavender Il lack, to
simple black and white, in the comb oons. Pur-
pie and lavender are not considered mourning at ALL
In dress materials, gray cloths, whether Lavella
mouSllnes Madonna, or silk tissues-and stripes,
plaids, and figures of black on white ground or
white white on black ground are the most desirable
ms last IN silks, gaces, foutards chiee has an
excellent effect well as in the tissues especially
belonging to the month-grenadines organdies
6c. Dresses of plain black English Grape will be
made up over black silk, with light mantle and
m Inp t-I5sttt
Nothing could be in better taste. Grenadine is much
used i'll making up sets of underseeves and collars
for deeper mourning instead of black Grape keeping
its shape and color better. In econd-mourning,
tarieton Swiss muslin and plain lace or quilted illu-
sion sets, are admissible
Light wells for second mourning are made of
Brussels net-short or semi-veils round at the
corners, and trimmed with ruche of Grape light
ened by another OF black Illusion being placed
underneath
Mixed straws gray chips, white chips, trimmed
with black and white ribbons, Neap0litans and
grapes, among the favorite bonnets Ruches of
ribbon or Grape, encrcing the bonnet on the outer
edge OF the brim, and carried round the CAPE are
much used in trimming them.
Girls under ten wear low corsage; over that
age high corsage with a basque, in plain cos
tune. Pique and jaconet are favorite materials
Up to the age of seven, dresses of white percale
or cambria muslin, ornamented with needle work
are elegant; or white pque may be employed if
palmer style of costume is desired A little par
dessus composed of white pique, and trimmed with
grelots, is one of the prettiest.
The most admired dresses recently prepared for
little boys include one composed of loose Jacket
and trousers, composed of gray cashmere The
Jacket is fastened from top to bottom by a row of
grey buttons. The sleeves. which are loose, and
reach to the middle Of the forearm are turned up
at the end in the form of revers cuff and trimmed
with passementeric. The undersleeves of white
jaconet are closed at the wrist by bands fastened
with an ornamented button. A plain white collar,
turned down, and a green necktie, complete the
costume