The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-18

The town has now lost all its attractions: we begin TO
sigh for the seaside and the country Thus the toilets
suitable for these places have the greatest interest this
season of the year Polls dc chevrc apacas and quilt
ings are used in simple toilets; but they wanting
in elegance.
For those who wish for something more dressy than
alpaca, louard may be substituted or what is still pref
tier. white quilting trimmed with coored bands ruches
With these dresses the 2ouave jacket worn trimmed
match, with full cho,nset of cambria
There is nothing very novel in the make of dresses this
month. The robe Beatrx is perhaps the lavorte and
certainly deserves to be So MS il gives legl To the
figure and smalness to the waist Il has only ounce
at the bottom Of the skirt but this ounce is put on ac
cordng fancy often raised at the sides and forming
train behind. In tarllane and Cambray gauze this
dress is charming for evening dress.
Seaside dress should be remarkable for elegance
than richness therefore, tule Illusion Grape gene
rally considered out Of place We must however; make
exceptions this rule as at some of our fashionable wa
tering places dress is carried 10 "A complete rivalry
robe Bearix, of white ,arla tune the fomce raised
at each side under bodues Of wild flowers Core Pom
padour Of boquets OF wild flowers with bows of black
velvet
A green silk dress covered with three skirts of tule
the same color tunc Of pnieb gin,re falling over Inc
tulle Low silk body covered with tulIe and trimmed
with lace to match the skirt Wreath of water lilies and
grass in the hair.
pink silk drc SIS with an English lace 1oupce placed
n In Ee.rix and caught IN nj The sides bv bo9uets Of
hortensia tinted with the same shade as the dress
Couture bo1uets of horensia with barbes Of white lace
Last blue silk dress with six LOUNGES three of which
are carried up to the waist the body trimmed with
wreatls Of tea roses and foliage Head dress TO match
Linen dresses with paetos to match embroidered in
black or red wool are much worn as well as bouses of
white muslin or colored jaconet
We find that ounces are still in favor on thin dresses
The bodies of these light dresses are generally made low
and chus or pelernes worn with them The sleeves are
always wide, and ornamented to match the skirt The
under sleeves very large and trimmed with butterfly
bows With this stve of dress n small nantelet of the
same is often worn out of doors That which meets with
the greatest success is the scarf with broad and very
short square ends: simply trimmed with founce and
heading and bows Of ribbon
This year barege is admitted for dem toilette: and
certainly corn flower blue barege over taietas skirt
of the same shade is very pretty This dress should be
trimmed with three narrow lounces with headings The
body plain and high with long scarf sash of taiieas
with ringed ends The sleeves Just easy and opened up
to the elbow; trimmed with fri
The summer palctot, made OF n material with a silk
face very suitable this season. especially for
the country for travelling. IL both light and warm
and made that may be either crossed over the
chest turned back in reverse.
The shawls trimmed round with lace are made of VIC
let brown deep blue; but still ortener of white or
black grenadinc cashmere.
The burnors summer cape lin shape very much the
the cardinal cape, years since), is
sometimes preferred to The paletot especially with a
fresh light dress being less liable crush They
generally made of drab coored or black material though
often Of the material the dress For the evening
white cashmere burnous with satin stripes, ashiona
bic.