The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-09-05
The Fashions


From LIE Follet, which is high authorit
on the subject we gather the following
items concerning the latest fashions:
Pointed bodies are scarcely now seem
Sashes or bands are now universally worn
The sash with light materials. the band!
with rich fastenings, is almost exclusively
worn with silk or moire dresses.
Large open sleeves are still the favor
ties; they are made very wide, cut SQUARE
and often all the length of the arm. Whe]
an epaulette is wcrn, it should he trimmed
as we'll as the bottom of the sleeve, to matcl
the flounces of trimming on the skirt
Under-sleeves are Worn fuller than evey
and are made with verylarge puff, ou
over the other, ending in a deep fall
lace.
Bonnets are still made with the from
projecting forward at the top, but not id
point. The curtains, not so wide as tho
were, and put on large hollow plaits. FdX
demi-toilet straw, black or white crinelir
are worn; but for more dressy bonnets, q
straw and Grape arc the most fashiona
This year there are some charming color
Grape, amongst which China blue des Alp6
peach blossoms, rose Solferino, are tf11
shades chiefly in vogue. The rage for gold,
trimming is past, and the most 0istiague
bohnets are ornamented with feathers and
flowers.
Rice straws are nearly always made with
soft Grape crowns covered with lace, and q
mixture of lace and flowers on the front.
Leghorns are less fancifully trimmed, i
having merely plume of feathers or bo- I
quet of flowers at the side. Inside, the
bonnet has always mach trimming, and a
bandeau. The colored ruches and coro-
nets of flowers which were worn at the
commencement of the season, have been
given up and replaced by sides of blonde
or tulc illusion, with bandeau of fowers
or foliage. The strings are worn very long
and wide.
Some ladies have adopted novel style Of
placing the plume on on the outside ol
their bonnets-it is fastened nearly at thu
top of the front, and taken straight across
falling upon the curtain; but although quito
new, it can scarcely be considered gracefuId
Hats just now demand good deal of al
tention. The Amazon is, perhaps the most =
becoming shape. We will describe two or
three: The first is of black straw, spotted
with straw color, bordered with black velJ
vet, and has long coque feather; alse
dotted with straw spots, and fastened iii
front underneath arosette of black velvet
A guipure veil is worn with it, which
shades the face and neck. The second,
I. the same shape as the former, is of rice
straw, bordcred with corn -hower-blue vel
vet, ornamented with phcasant's feathers,
fastened in at front with a boquet of blue
, and white feathers, from which hangs a
sort of pcndant---a long scarf or lappet Of
black lace.
! The head dresses for summer wear have
less pretension about them than those of
the winter. Without gold, without preci-
Gus stones, and generally in turlts or bo-
quets carelessly placed, instead Of the
large wreaths formerly in vogue. Caprice
and apparent negligence seem to be the
type of the present coiffures. They place a
little boquet in front among the half flow.
ers and bows interminglcd at the back
The kind of head dress is very easy made.