, 1864-08-20
Fashion, for August.


| Ee 1Eust Eo logger ecsk for fashion in
faFk-the ne6Ic goddess is ~ bs fourG il:
'fr cj'tttsasl OF st the watering pl .ces tot her
reign there Ii 81 despe,tlc as ID the c,pit4l.
Iouiard 's sttil 4 ssyoftte;' and jas7 no y bar.
| eEs nut Chhtntery 9haZl arr Mucu 1ufn
s'e:. acharic1eg nattti i cu1 t ! Indian Sat,za,
ls USED Tor deAlt tollette.- Dress Of bique OF
; ta;ittc, simply cr1sulen:cd with Walte or
| colored braid, ,and Hl'h little waste to match,
| 6se exceedingly ustful More elegant dresses,
! Dut Sill nude with Vestes, are Of muslin or
+ Latiate, trimmed With guipure, Valencieunss,
embrol 'er;, Tor ribbon bo ~. The square
fclu il that decidedly rreserred to be worn
| with 10 .todied sumner evening dress. The
| parts Of the toilette. For young girls OF
slight figure nothing can be more becoming
than the 8wIss ceinsure, embroidered aad
trimmed With lace or tuehes Of fioboG, worn
over White clcmisette, Bands Of thick plain
ribbon are quite the order OF the day. Wide
square buekIrs arc Fora with them. Muslin
sbaWia and eantatis, trimmed NTH insertion
! aAd Pouhccs oflace, arc Iii vogue. The richest
are 1int with iatfetas; others, more sipple,
1Ec trimmed .sith f:stooncd 11ounces or bali
frltEc, All insertion over ribbon being placed
all ronLd. Some haIffttlng cassques ARE
Eeama. This stason white tar1atan is mnch
uset for trimming tstfetas. It seens u strange
JUICY, Tut Wien well arranged it l1as I. 4o0d
effect. But the best way Of making our rca1l-
trs acquainted vita Ia mode ls to proceed to
Cur description Of dresses, A straT co!ored
lawn dress: at the bottom OF the skirt a
plated flounce about five inches wide, AMI
upon each plait t. coqnille OF black lice part
j. on the eAirt. 4 aiYll veete of tbe same
material as the dress, trimmed round with !
black lace;> opened In front, but attached BY |
rattes, which cross over 4 walstc3at OF ba- |
tfste, with Insertion sud Vaiencienne5 lace |
forming jabot, and also plnced round tue |
basques- orers OF white alpaca: Fnc Dot !
TEN 0f the SKIRT cut in very deep fe.toons, |
snI edged with wiuI cerlse .ibnuu. |
fh's trimming fs rounded oil, and clrrtci |
up the side as far es the waist a narrov |
1eunce ts Llaced over the ribbon rorai rhe |
fettoors. Ceinture corselet, with oasQueB, |
directo1re made Of cerise tat1etas aud en-
broidercd with jet. With this elegant dress
is worn high body md long sleeves o: mus
lin bnilluunee, and cross-barrcd With natroY
ceilse velvet. 4 spotted muslin dress, over
sky. blue turlatane: tlouncc aboat six lach:s
vide, trimmed With eu1pure, md headed |
with q magnificent insertion, which is car
sied up each seam In h0rss-sEoe form TO tre
height OF a quarter Of gard. 4 postillon
seste, trimmed u the sam: ttylc.. Urder.
neath, Swiss celnture Of blue taffatas, with
very long and wlde ends falling be1lud 4
robe Of White foulard, the SKIRT t1lmsned
round with vide band OF blue taiIttas our.
I'd tn eael, eide With quilting, aad enbrsl-
dt1et With bite sflk. 4 suall collet to
with white leather and blue bow, complete
this tuilette. a White muslin dress,
With II Putting and reyrrs, about
FIVE inches vide, round the bottom of the
SKIRT, and up eacn slt1e Of the SEA Ms, Sr4iu-
all. diminishing in width. These reTers src
ytc. ard sleeves trimmed to match. 4 robe
Of Ect2tcd mrsisr, the body full ut tt1s " ,jst;
ctibtIre OF ]iloc eauze, with eat,u cdg!
f,inined With black lace. Tne bottom OF rue
skirt trimmed with Il quilting Of the s1me
ribbon, covered With blnck lace. Bodies Of
ctepe lisse are much worn, %i'h skirts Of
Cha ght y ,gacze o. light coiortd eiias. r!,ey
hsye most charming Effect, trimmed with
black braid, and qu,il.nga OF black End wtitu
blonde, AID are exceedingly necomtng.
row tucks, sfunll cuI,ar Of linen, and wide |
ruf1e, each trimmed round with q very |
na row insertion Of embroidered muslin; or
s'i1ptd muslin, with Iztenciennts Insertion, |
Grape and fou1ard arc both also used ror
cose btdIes. ToularI, although not uufle |
% graceful us China grippe, Ia 10 much cheap
= thai 1t will be more generally worn.
'Fhi'e dresses are more Worn than ever thss
ea$on, not only for tull dress In muslin,
;auze, bar &c, tulle, &c :, but also Tor morn
tg wear in jacunet, 1nasltpette, alpaca and
oil de- cheVre. The robes de vile OF fo0laed |
ahd sik, With white grounds, are also much
10 favor A grtat mauy robes and casaqurs
I
hifc, are trimmed with. coIored, silk, The |
:olors II est In vogue are lilac, blue and pink,
IN clear, bright tiHts.
A reaction has taken place with regard to
bonnets, anu from the h!gA Gonted: bonncts
ately worn VT have nov come to mere head
!rtsses, nnd are tas, going back to the close
bonnets ol former days. The curtain too, ia
quite bsu[sbed ny some, although Others still
retain 1t Us the moa1 elegant finiab. We give
The description of some made each way
.apote OF hite tulie bouil1inne, trlamed on |
Lle crown u It'll llree boN:of tulle covered
With branches of.yo1ng ivy. Curtain of
olond, eeged With silk fringe. Thu inside
trimmed Wit putting of.tul1e With branches
II ivy crossing It. A 'capote OF Eight biuu
4ith crystal beads, A bow Of blue !
ihbon takes the place Of the curtalp.
1t the side blue t7itp, from which falls
1ussian aigrette, Bouilloune of Grape, with
'lue bow and lilies Of the valley inside.
,opnet Of drawn tut1c, the crown Of tulle In |
'eep flutes, separated By straps of white rib
;oD, with branches of Aoneysuckle falling
'ver them. l.ncy gibbons are muck, used
or morning aonnet., either Powered, or In
haded st1}pes; they haTca very rich appear =
rcc. Tie esme style Of ribbon, only much
vidtr, is also worn for saaaes. For Inc sea-
fde, some mos. elegant and becoming Golf
u1es have been prepared,