Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-08-24
PARIS FAsHIoss FoR AUGUST.

PARIS FASHIONS FOR AUGUST.
The town has now lost all its attractions; we
begin 10 sigh for the seaside and the country.
Thus the toilettes suitable for these places
have the greatest interest at this season Of the
year. Polls de chevre, alpacas and cuttings
are used In simple toilettes; but they are not
wanting in elegance. For those who wish fer
something more drsssy than alpaca, foulard
may be substituted, or what is still prettier,
white quilting, trimmed with colored bands or
ruches. With these dresses the Zouavs jacket
is worn, trimmed to match, with full chemi-
eette of csmbric.
There is nothing very novel IN the make of
dresses this month. The robe Beatrix is per-
haps the favorite, and certainly deserves to be
20, as il gives height to the figure and small
ness TO the waist. II has only one founce at
the bottom Of the skirt, but this founce is put
on according to fancy, often raised at the side,
and forming train behind. In tarlatane and
Cambray gauZe this dress Is charming for
evening dress.
Seaside dress should be more remarkable for
elegance than richness; therefore tulle illusion
and Grape are generally considered out of
place. We must, however, make exceptions
to this rule, as, at some Of our fashionable
watering places, dress is carried to complete
rivalry.
Linen dresses, with paletots to match, en-
broidered in black or red wool, are much worn;
as well as blouses Of white muslin, or colored
jaconet.
We snd that aounces are still in favor on
thin dresses. The bodies of these light dresses
are generally made low, and fchus or pelerines
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 style of dress, q
small mantelet Of the same Is often worn out
Of doors. That which meets with tho greatest
success is the scarf, with broad, and very short
AnHR. frip ae1 wit a
and heading, and bows of ribbon.
This year barege is admitted for demi-toi-
lette and, certainly, q corn-fower blue barege
over tafetas skirt Of the same shade is very
pretty. This dress should be trimmed with
three narrow founces with headings The
body plain and high, with long scarf sash of
taffstas with fringed ends. The sleeves just
easy, and opened to the elbow trimmed with
frill.
The summer paletot, made of material
with silk face, is very suitable for this sea-
son, more especially for the. country or for
travelling. 1t is both light and warm, and is
made so that it may be either crossed over the
chest or turned back in reverse.
The shawls, trimmed round with lace, are
made Of violet, brown, or deep blue; bat, still
oftener, of white or black grenadine or cash
mere.
The burnOus, or summer cape lin shape very
much the same as the cardinal cape, worn some
years since is sometimes preferred to the pa
letot. especially with fresh, light dress. az
being less liable to crush. They are generally
made Of drab, colored, or black material,
though often Of the same material as the dress.
For the evening a white cashmere barnou,
with satin stripes, Is fashionable.
There is 9 very stylish redingote made for
travelling dress, or Indian foulsrd, or raw silk.
The plaits in front are piped with black taf-
fetas, and down the froot O row of large black
buttons Ia placed. All the seams Of the skirt
and body have thick pipings Of black tsffetas,
and round the bottom Of the skirt is a founce,
about twenty FIVE inches in depth, put on In
hollow plaits, with a heading bOrdered with
black, and ornamented by button placed on
each plait. The toilette is completed by
half-ight cassque, like the dress, and piped
TO match This casaque is opened little in
frons, and has a turned back collar and lar-
row reverse of black tsfetas. The sleeves are
half large, with black trimming. The dress
sleeve Is, OF course, made tight
The Amazon hat Is now worn IN Paris, as
well as in the country; but care should be
taken with the rest Of the dress, and the cas-
sque or paletot looks always the best with this
style Of hat. The Finlsnd hat is very fash
ionabls just now. The brim of this hat falls a
little to shade the eyes, with bouquet of how-
ers quite at the edge, 30 that it gives one the
impression Of falling, but 1t must be left 50, as
that Is really one charm in this graceful head
dress.
The Tudor hat, edged with velvet, and trim
med with long eurled feather at the side,
and pompon In front, is also very fashionable,
and exceedingly becoming to most faces.
But our modestes have not been unmindful
OF those who still prefer bonnets, and great
taste is displayed with regard 10 them. For
example: rice-straw bonnet with soft crown
of tHlie. Blonde curtain over mauve silk The
front lined with msuve, and at the side a ro-
settle Of blonde, from which falls q bunch of
mauve howerr. Another smaller bunch of the
same flowers inside the bonnet on the opposite
side. Black crinoline is also worn. An elegant
one was trimmed with black ribbon, embroid.
cred in maize, and trimmed with bouquet of
geraniums and exotic fruits
Orange blossoms, fo7 bridal wreaths, seem
likely to be superseded by white lilac, which
Is far more elegant and becoming flower, and
can De arranged with more grsce-Le Pollet.