The penny press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1859-1860, 1859-08-24
Paris Fashions for August.

The excessive heat Of the weather during the
last few weeks has caused muslin and barege
to be very generally adopted for outdoor cos
tune. Dresses of these thin textures are all
made with aounces; some are made with one
broad founce at the bottom, and double skirt,
the edge Of which just touches the top Of the
founce. This has an effect very preferable to
that of five or seven narrow founces; the latter
style, however, has recently been highly fash
ionable. As these narrow founces only cover
about one-half of the skirt, the dress, when
made Of o thin transparent texture, has the
effect of being composed Of two different mate
rials. If narrow founces arc adopted they
should entirely cover the skirt.
Many muslin dresses are made with low or
half-high corsages, and worn with fchus or
pelerines, some of which are extremely snowy
and elegant. They are usually made Of mus
lin, tulle, or guipure, and tasefully trimmed
with runnings and bows Of colored ribbon.
The sleeves should correspond with the fichu
with which they are worn.
Some elegant new designs have been intro
duced in barege, aousseline de sole, and other
light materials suitable for summer costume.
No form of sleeve is at present more fash
ionable than the agoda-unquestionab none
is moro elegant. An attempt has been made
in Paris to introduce tight sleeves, but without
much success.
/ Silks having white grounds, figured with
bouquets Of flowers, in variegated hues, are
very fashionable for dinner and evening cos
tune. Dresses made of these silks are exceed
ingly effective when trimmed with ruches and
bows of colored ribbon in the Pompadour style.
FIGURE /. Dress Of gaze de sole, having O
white ground covered with small green
checquers. The skirt has two broad aounces,
each Of which is edged with three narrow frills,
set on in undulating lines and finished with
rouleaux Of green silk. The corsage, which is
not pointed at the waist, is half high, and cut
square in front in the style called Ia Raphael.
II is finished at top by fronce of green silk,
confined at regular intervals by loops. The
front of the corsage is 0rnamented with bows
of green ribbon, the lowest forming fastening
for the ceinturs at the waist. The sleeves have
three narrow frills at the shoulders, and are
finished at the lower ends with the same trim
ming. These frills, like those on the founces,
are edged with narrow rouleaux of green silk.
The undersleeves are formed of large pufs of
white muslin, copgned at the wrists by bands
of needle. work. The coiffure consists of bows
of green and black ribbon fixed at the back
part of the head. ...-.
FIG. 2. Robe Of nankin, with large casaque
Of the same material. The corsage is orna-
mented with white passementerie in an ara
besque pattern. The pockets and ends of the
sleeves are trimmed in corresponding style.
The casaque is edged all round with broad
white braid, and is fastened up the front, from
the lower edge to the throat, with white fancy
buttons. Bonnet of paiNe de riz, trimmed with
tufts of wheatears. Bavoet and strings OF
white ribbon. .......
FIG. 8. Robe Gabrielle, Of apricot colored
pique. The front, from the edge of the skirt
to the top of the corsage, is ornamented with
two rows of open needlework insertion, and
between them is a row of white passementerie
buttons. A Henri Nv. hat, turned up at each
side, and ornamented with a long white ostrich
feather, fastened by loops of black velvet.
Under the brim of the hat there is trimming
of black lace. White cambric undersleeves,
and gloves of gray kid.
FIG. 4. Robe of mousseline de sole figured,
with bouquets of flowers in mauve color. The
skirt has four Aounces, edged with bands of
mauvec coored taffetas. The top founce Is
headed by plisse of mauve ribbon. The
ceinture Of gray ribbon, edged with mauve, is
fastened in bow and long flowing ends in
front of the waist. The berthe and sleeves are
ornamented with trimming corresponding with
that on the flounces. Head dress Of black lace.
Collar and sleeves Of worked muslin.