Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-06-21
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Summer toilet is no longer matter ofpro-
phesy. The paletot is the mantle most gen.
orally in vogue, made with large sleeves and
q pelerine. Long casaques are generally only
worn by young girls. Shawls of Indian
muslin, with wide Mechlin lace, will be
greatly in favor. Embroidered muslin
paletot or plain muslin, trimmed with
narrow plisse are also made.
Colored mantles, drab and black, or in
cross, bars Of white and brown, of violet and
white, bordered with a bias Of tafetas, or
with q narrow plated ribbon, are made with
pelerine aud sleeves are very suitable for the
seaside or country, but not considered good
taste for town wear.
The lama or woollen lace, has been brought
10 such perfection, and is so fine and soft, and
the patterns so light, that il is almost like
silk. They make shawls Of this for evening
wear, hounces for visiting dress, and Cardinal
pelerines for low dresses or mantles.
Summer Zouaves are mado 10 wear with
the quilting dresses, and are very pretty.
For indoors or walking dress grisailles Tor
black and white mixed) taffetas, worked
with silk flowers Of contrasting color,
groseille, green violet, or blue is suitable, or
foulards-a material much patronized just
now.
Children's dress is now considered an affair
of so much importance that a short notice Of
what is fashionable for them may prove use
| full TO our readers. With the warm weather
bareges, muslins, quiltings and nankin with
| all be in demand. The patterns, in very
small checks or very narrow stripes, are in
great favor, but plain shades are more dressy.
The bodies are always made low.
| Taffetas dresses are ornamented at the
bottom with narrow pinked flounces.
For neglige, paletots in alpaca, with
narrow white and black stripes, and a quill
ing of red or blue around is worn.
: Little boys of three or four years of age
wear a skirt of poplin, or braided quilting
and a Zouave vest of the same material
| opening over full chemisette. When little
older, the blouse and trousers are also made
Of poplin.
were last month. They are raised over the
forehead, and much trimmed inside with
ruches or flowers.
White Grape bonnets covered with black
spotted net, and trimmed with bows of lace
mixed with groseille, blue or violet velvet
are much worn.
Straw bonnets have generally a soft silk
crown, and are trimmed with punches offtow'
ers at the side.
; The Clotilde bonnet, made of pink Grape
with scarf of tulle illusion across, yelling 9
cluster of roses at the side, and falling ovel
the pink strings. The crown entirely COW
cred with small roses and fullings of tulle
Ruches of tulle, and small pink roses inside
complete this charming bonnet which /:
worthy of the name it bears.
Also, rice straw bonnet, with beret
crown, embroidered with straw daisies, and
cords of black and straw-colored straw be-
tween each daisy.
A Belgian straw bonnet had the curtain OF
| white Grape, covered with black tulle,
trimmed with black velvet and straw but
| tons.
Our readers will see by these descriptions
| that the insides ofthe bonnets are very much
trimmed--in many cases far too much to be
either becoming or elegant but this is fash
ion we hope that will not be long in favor.
1t is difficult to say, with regard to bon
nets, what is worn and what is not, for
scarcely do we see two bonnets resembling
each other.
Hats will be worn again in the country,
hut we fear that they will not gain favor in
the. city; we wish they would, as they are
certainly very becoming TO most faces, and
scarcely unbecoming to any.