The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-05-19
Fashions for May.

From lie Toilet.
After having been than month In state OF In
decision 10 The fashions for the coming We
find ali al surrounded by prodgious
columns. We must first speak OF the different materials
being shown In the Paris houses They have never
corded silks tselas and indeed tho greater number
silks used for full dress made with white ground
and dss!guu Of wide shaded stripes or very married
qtetS Of various colors, initiating embroidery Silks for
less dressy occasions 10 checks fancy stripes In the
taetas Louis XVI with satin stripes the violet pout do
SOLE crossed with white morees stripes others In shades
material called JUNIOR Is covered over with pattern
initiating peacock's feathers Printed p2mpadour musn
%ona with white s0und spotted over sh field
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hey ay sss But
when Composed Of black tanstas IL should not be
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Certainly this style 10 most peculiarly unoccoming to
so neay dss
ever be made anything but unbecomng but the chron
clers Of fashions tell us II "a mode, and 1t must be
corded.
There T. no change 10 tho make Of dresses st the
narrow sleeve and the trimmings generally placed at the
refsr our subscriber: to the description OF our cloak
for this month, for any information as to what
the list o. dresses. A robe OF ash grey
tafIosas, dotted over with a pattern Of small
insertion OF black lace blue put In pointed fes
toons, and edged each side by chicoree. half grey
throat; and Jacket with revers and long basques
trimmed 70 match the SKIRT The revers Of black
lace and also the Jockeys and cuffs 70 the Sleeves which
made q coude and very narrow.
dress OF summer MORE antique. Mexico blue, OF the
"Prncesse" make. The bottom of the skirt is trimmed
with two rows OF fringe formed OF beads and black,
thick twisted silk with very elaborate heading OF point
dEspagne passemencrc TINS fringe is not placed quite
round skirt but finishes OF at the front BREADTH
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rows Of fringe and has up each side Q! II revers also
f%%sH Ss seve,' are carried over
coude, trimmed In . similar style to tho skirt
dress She :aa With a, y,os, stripes do.. .sS
three psses about four six inches wde thcky plat
ed and edged with black lace about two inches In width.
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Jockey and trim mngs round Tho bottom are formed by
psse matching those on the skirt. "A dress OF plain
brown actas excepting the front breadth which FORM
Ing taher Is made Of brown taetas. with little diago.
nal white lines THIS taber attached to the skirt by
s s S sro@n M e0 TSs q a aS *
uOdy opened over wai5coat made OF the brown and
white striped taress and slopes on TO the back into the
tong cuds, or basques which and at the waist
hehind arc large bnttons like those The skirt The
vascoat also fastened with mother ofpcar buttons
h'uc tacins dress made In similar stye 10 the last,
only Tie btsano.habt s made OF whte quilting, braided
in black blue. white waistcoat, with large blue or
dead gold buttons dress OF black taesas, with a
let fouucs In large plats this ounce is not pot
all round, but In lengths, separated BY plain space Of
tie ores, OF the width, and Is headed by passe
rncntere. The basque Of the robe Is trimmed TO match
Some frills, in tho style, form the Jockeys
aud the the sleeves. sapphire blue taetas.
~ the bottom OF the dress, which s trained two
vide insertions OF black gupurc, edged with ruches Of
blue satin. The make sa plmperatrice-that u to say,
not cut 81 the waist behind extremely wide bow
with iotg ends OF black MORE Sleeves very narrow,
long, coude with lace cuffs. robe OF watered
taletas OF an orange shade The skirt has merely q
small plated 1ouDce OF black lace, headed by fancy
cord The body detached from the skirt being Of the
basque habit make. basque divided into two ends ard
edged where separated by double row OF soft, hang
ing black chenille buttons The body, with the
In 'front.' " trimmed round with black chantiy lace and
the trimmed down the seams and round the
wrist
me bonnets Of tho present season. although much
trimmed 'front.' far less raised and very
me Sides the curtains hood behind. The mate
rial used Grape, rice and scwed straw tuile
very pretty capote made with the front Of sewed
straw: soft crown OF blue velvet. On the ana
curtain, ornaments NJ fancy straw; the left Side
nearly at the top " the 'front.' bouquet OF blue flowers
with green leaves; poun or black iace with the
flowers inside. Blue strings. bonnet Of white tulls
and blue Grape with white OF straw bands OF blue
velvet with crystal ends placed the and falling
over the curtain. green cape bonnet trimmed with
wreatbs Of fuchsas tho middies formed with crystal
beads. capote OF blue crarc drawn from the 'front.'
TO the back OF the crown under the curtain. On the
summit Of the front. which II the Marie Stuart shape,
tuft formed OF ribbon bows and Grape ruches Blue
tafetss strings. Rice straw bonnet, with son NJ
rose co'ored The front cut 10 three openings,
hlcd with pink Grape. On the crown, bow composed
Of one loop and cnd Of pink ribbon. Curtain OF PINK
crape edged With straw tufts Of and laurustnus
inside Pink ribbon strings.