The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-17
Fashions for June.
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The etyl and description of the various trimmings
sute the principal alteration In the this month";
We notice very prevailing taste for Introducing black
with almost every color in trimmings, wneh for robes
or bonoets We drew attention to this novelty last yeir
and although i was very generally adopted, yet,
ioresaw has been revived tins season. and will
to be in vogue for a time Our readers may have re.
marked that sometimes certain les OF simple
and chsste character are more permanently fixed tnau
others more striking in disposition thus the large
the burnous feathers on leghorn bonne of
lined with pink lac-fashons patronzo1 by grand
mothers-may still be seen in the salons Of our leading
artists
Wide ribbons at the waist are much worn in either
morning or evening dress; Dnpy Of these are Of very
novel and elegant designs For morning dress plaid
plain ribbons generally for evening" Pompsdour
and other fancy ribbons
Notwithstanding the great outcry against criuoine az
faithful chroncers we have to record that the skirts of
dresses are worn quite full An effort ia beng
made to bring in train dresses, but hope will prove
unsuccessful.
For morning toilet, jRconet muslin barese and mOhar
dresses much worn: the latter material made
deicaiey fine and thin. These dresses frequently
compsned by large casaque Of the same Nantes, and
above all pesses, Of the same material the Dress
very fashionable The pelisse is trimmed either with
narrow flounce, wide plating IL viele, ruche of
ribbon. Chambery gauze, Chinese and silk nuslns, make
very elegant dresses they generally ornamated with
ounces-1ve being the favorte number Double skirts
are DOW very little in outdoor dress Tle,as
also in favor in chine patterns in stripes small
Checks especially black and wte also in shaded stripes
AID lozenee or cauaeu patterns This latter style very
handsome, with the design in brown black and white
chine ground.
Aseren sbawls and white lgh. coored striped bur-
nous with these dresses. The gilet body very
nicely replaces the small basques, which quite
discarded. II is both pretty and becoming.
Lace the same color MS the dress s much used for trim
mogs, ano s always recherche, well tasses buttons
and sgoileites which are also placed on the skirts
FOUR aeeres also much worn both high and 10
bodes ss well as ruches o. tulle and gofered ribbon.
Some very excellent toilets lately Al fashion.
able fete. Among them was robe OF pearl gray silk,
trimmed the body and at the bottom skirt with
bows OF green velvet by buckles OF studied
stee The pagoda sleeves and the bonpet-which Of
silk TO match The dress-were also trimmed with yeye
bows and steel buckles.
Another was OF emerald green silk made d pEmpire
That is to say, without iuness at the top Of the SKIRT
rather short in front, and forming train behnt The
worn email black and white striped burnous
We have seen some dresses Of bright plain silk
vered With narrow black silk founces, leaving small
SPACE between each showing the colored skirt.
very pretty evening dress lately worn by lady Of
good taste was pale Grab and white chine aeas with
three fOunces. The body was low with band and or
namened by tulle hchu trimmed with blond and black
velvet The sleeves were very short, and formed of small
boulops OF ulle. The hair dressed Ia Grecque,
very low behind, and raised in double bandeaux front
and oiDamented by velve, roses,
There ia little change this month either in the form or
the trimmings still prevails with of our modistes
but will, We think, die out before long. Amongst the
latest in this style was of rice straw trimmed with
punches Of bows OF pinkeG sk-one black, the other
blue wide black ribbon placed the bonnet, the
black bow placed very high up, aud the blue bow much
lower down anu longer than the black bow Curtain blue
and black. Black strings. rucDe OF black lace across
the forehead, and small bouquet OF flowers at the
side. Ruches OF blond at the cheeks.
Leghorn and fancy straw bonnes are much worn. An
elegant Lghorn bonnet was trimmed with @ broad lat
feather, partly ostrich and partly small knotte feathers
placed across the front. Leghorn curtan with narrow
edgng Of green silk Bouquets very small feathers in
the cap green and white. Green and white strings.
As trimmings, flowers in request tnan fea
thers. Light wreaths Of shaded vioets liIacs ivy, ILL
lies OF the valley gilowers, and hyeciIths much
used. These wreaths paced fiat the 'front.'
end bouquets at each sde or else Fastened behind and
fall in ends over the curtain ound the bouquets placed
quite at the front edge meeting the bouquets in the cap
also much worn; bunch OF flowers pressed very
closely together mixed with diereot OF grass fall
ing SIDE and the forehead wreath OF the
same flowers Bunches Of berries, wild pums casgia
elder, field flowers cherries branches Strawberries
with the flowers and fruit anc apple and aprco, blossoms
are much in favor.