, 1863-07-20

Round hats are younger and more fincifnl
Tie position hat Is destined for the country,
Its form is slight modification of the mans
bat. The prettlest Is Of gray straw, edged
With velvet to match, with bow of the same
fastening; red feather In front, and long
gIay one turning round the crown, and
slightly raised at The edge.
fun dress bonnets are greatly yafIed so,
also, art the toiltttes negligees- For the lat
ter, straw ard crinoline, with trimmings Of
black ribbon and gold buttons, mixed :sfucc~
fully with black lace, take the place of 7eath-
ess and flowers. Curtain aud strings are Of
black tafletas.
Another very simple bonnet Is Of white
cstnohne. with drapery Of tul1e mixed with
duisies. The inside Of the bonnet Is no longer
trimmed with those enormous ruches of
blopds. The fronts at the top are. of course,
much trimmed; but single border behind
the bandeaux is now most distinguisee.
We must now describe some Of the many
toilettes at present in fashion, and will begin
with dresses.
Robe Of barege in small designs of yiolets.
4 quilting on the bottom Of the skirt, aud
three narrow founces trimmed with ribbon
The dress, when raised, shows the petticoat
Of white de 1oine, with plating scolloped
with black wool OF the embroidered muslin
with two or three aounces
Robe Of blue and white taffetas. The skirt
Is cut In Ecollops over plnit1ng and narrow
honnces disposed en- draperie. This trimming
l. much nsed on barege and gaze de chambery
skirte. Ruches and chicorees n1e also worn.
Robe Of violet taffetas with an enormous
ruche en- ehlcoree; the middle Of the ruche
is black. The body, postillion. has small
basquine behind, generally trimmed with
hanging buttons.
With nn these tollet'es stockings the same
color as the dress OF pettlcoat are almost nec-
essnry.
"A white alapaca, trimmed with pIaitings of
blue tafetas, placed In waves; between each
plating Is band Of black lace placed fiat and
fastened on each edge as an insertion This
trimming is repeated three times; above the
top row medaluons Of lace encircled by mar.
tween each wave, nearly reaching half way up
the ekirt. The body Is high and pointed;
open sleeves with an elbow trimmed.to match
the skirt.
Robe Of gray fou1ard, with thread Of green
In stripes, made with rounded jacket aud
the jacket and the cuffs on the sleeves have
passementerite buttons with leaves OF green
silk braid.
Light colorcd mohni1s. either gray maize,
nank1n or light brown. These robes are or
namented with bands Of taffetaa placed in
three rowa, crossed with amandes cut on the
bias the taffetas arc edged with Lace or pas
samenteria..
Trimmings Of blue and green checks In
taffetas hare very pretty effect upon plain
light colored robes, such as atpacas. mohairs,
ft'ulard de rInde, berese, gaze de Chambery,
or grenadine.
Frintea muslin dresses are trimmed with
one deep flounce with d full heading. Some
houses add ruches Of colored patterned rib
bons.
A robe Of white fou1ard, with Pompadour
designs In blue and green leaves High body
cut square III frcnt. Large sleeves, with loose
cutIa, trimmed with do1bfe rnchcs OF white
alike.
An alpaca Of Turkish corn color, trimmed
with brown satin braid and leather buttons.
High body, basque postillion; fitting
sleeves,
A robe Of tsfEstas iris do slberle ornament
ed with bands Of guipuIe, medalilons, and
ruclles Of deep violet tahetas. High body,
with open points; straight sleeves, rather
wide, trimmed with ruches.
A taffttas or white fonlard trimmed with
blue, pink, mauye or green, disposed In ruch-
es chicoFees upon each seam Narrow tloun-
foEln an apron or tunic. a skarf of thesame
material, and trimmed to match, is worn with
this dress. The scarf is worn also in muslins
or light materials.
The most novel garnltures on dresses are
undulatipg; Euches aud guipuEe insertions are
-
mings are still worn.
Robe Of Light brown taffetas, trimmed with
Qeep nonnce IN waves, mounted In large p1alts;
above this flounce is a broad guipnre, partly
concealed By another flounce Of black taffetas.
The corsage ia composed Of d Walstcoat Of
white tattetas, under Jacket, trimmed to
match the skirt. The same ornaments placed
Oh the sleeve.
A robe Of lilac barege, with two tiouuces Of
the ZANE In large plaits; two narrow ruches
Of black guipure are placed above these fiouu-
cee, the first close on the top, the other at
waistcoat front, and d small basque behind in
three points, with ftill ut the edge surmount-
ed by Two rows Of ruching to match the skirt.
Sleeves, half large, opened to the elbow, trim
Robe Of mohair, trimmed at the bottom
with tTo rows Of broad .gnipure insertions
placed zig ,zag, and separated BY space Of the
same width as the passementerie. This space
Is braided with the same color as the dfess-
Plain body, with Bernoise band forming
point in front and folded behind: half loose
sleeves, with Jockeys and cuffs trimmed to
match
Barege robe trimmed with three aounces,
the first p1accd straight on the bottom Of the
skirt, the second elIghtly undulated, aud the
third much more so, each with o heading in
wide plaits. The body is low and p1af1, coy
cred with crossed achu, trimmed with fril1s;
sleeves In cross way, bouillons on the front
Of the arm.
Many muslin dresses with printed patterns
have the skirts made plain. Some nre spotted
with light blue or pink dots, md bands Of the
same color in zigzags At the bottom, initiating
ribbon or sguipare. This style of muslin Is
Doubtless this light and elegant design will
remain in fashion al this Beason. Those spot
ttd with azaleas, with . wreath mounting In
pai1os, have charming appearance. We also
see foulards, with groups Of azaleaa and gray
foliage at equal distances.
We would also recommend o vary pretty
and d,stlDguee robe Of cheEeux de Ia refine
foulard, trimmed aboro the hem with two
rows Of deep insertions. A co1let of the same
material, with four rows Of insertion, the top
forming small pe1erine.
Robe Of violet co1ored foulard, trimmed
with chicorees OF black lace and violet foulard.
This robe Is also accompanied By scarf or
coilet to match.