The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-06-30

fashionable affairs wear the smallest possi-
bic bonnets, just q mere bouillon OF tuiie
across the head, with wreaths and chains oi
flowers to complete the coifure. Others
wear modification Of the Empire . or
+" Fauchon," made somewhat smaller than
during last year. All the various shapes
are made up in all kinds OF fancy straw
and fancy crinoline, the latter Of oil
colors-pinS, blue, mauve, and maize being
the favorite tints. 1t is in good taste to
wear ribbons of the same color, and white
flowers upon colored crinoline bonnet.
4 small quantity Of black lace also looks
well in the trimming.
DRESSES.
In dresses the train is worn full one
yard trailing on the ground, but those
whose tastes are simple wear it shorter.
There are two ways Of cutting gored
skirt. The first is to leave the front ana
back widths uncut, and to slant oil the
side ones only; the back is then plated.
The second is to place two gored widths Ill
the back, SO as to have seam in the
middle, which forms pigeon s-tail-shaped
train at the back, and requires much less
material. In this case an uncut width Is
placed on either side, the others as usual.
The first method is generally preferred.
The usual width OF dress is now about
two yards at the top, six yards at the bot
tom, no plaits in front, double plaitS at the
back, and sometimes at the sides.
The new materials for the summer are
mostly striped, and there are u variety oi
new striped mohair fabrics. There is also
a new kind Of barege called Byzantine, Ill
all shades of color, another OF which tie
texture appears to be plated; the canvas
grenadine, which is pretty in black, trim
med with 4 border worked in black or
white beads, upon the skirt, bodice, and
sleeves. Black gimp, studded with small
chalk beads is also fashionable for dress
trimmings.
Entirely white limos and mohair will be
much worn by young ladies, both married
and unmarried, this simmer the white
dress and casaquo will be trimmed with
colored silk rouleaux or gimp cord, rib-
bons covered with white Cluny guipure,
or strips of violet, blue, green, or pink
silk, piped round and placed in various
ways upon the skirt and casaquc, with silk
buttons to match. y pretty way OF tr!m-
ming gauze or barege dress is this I: Place
a narrow plated tiounce, more than two
inches wide, about ten inches from thc
bottom, then let it come down gradually
on either side, and then round the lower
edge at the back it will thus simulate
tuuic. The ttounce may be edged al the
top with gimp rouleaux, beads, ribbon, or
lace. But this only looks well in very
clear materials, tirmer tissues, such as
! limos, mohair, ETC., should be trimmed only
with hat ornaments, such as strips of silk
| ribbon, gimp, fancy braids, and SO on. A
very deep Grecian pattern formed Of strips
of silk looks well round the bottom OF a
dress. For instance, dress Of pearl-grey
mohair was trimmed with deep GreclaI
pattern, composed of strip of blue silk,
edged on either side with very small white
pearl beads. Another, Of white and black
/ limos, was ornamented with a pattern in
the same style, but Of violet instead OF
| blue silk, with small black instead of white
! beads. \ casaque Of the same material
was trimmed round with smaller pattern
! 10 correspond.
The most elegant style Of toilet is the
! dress, casaque, and under skirt OF the same
material. The skirt cf the dress is loopcd
I'D in front on either side with roscttes oI
gimp ornaments; the long train at the
! back is then thrown over one arm, out
walking. This will probably become q
! general fashion, no porte -jupe being no"
| sufficient to keep up the length OF skirt
etiectually. The short tight-ftting over.
garment makes il very easy thus TO tax,
up the skirt, and il is not ungraceiul
| Crinolincs are now reduced TO being gored
petticoats, with two or three circles %
/ steel round the bottom, and even these arr
dispensed with altogether, two or three
/ starched white pettlcoats replacing IL,
crnoline. The new fashion suits most
figures; il is especially becoming to those
who are not very tall, and rather inclinine
to emJonpoiN. As for tall, slight figures,
! they always look well the only question
for them is 10 put on sufficient quantity
Of under petticoats.
White morning dresses ere now taking
/ the place OF the elegant winter cashmere
robe de chamber. Here is pretty pat
tern we have seen lately: 1t is morning
dress OF white cambric, open in front and
| trimmed with wide strip of Insertion elm.
broidered upon muslin, edged on either sid,
with row OF open hemstitch, and neati!
stitched on To the cambric. The bodice =
J cut out at the same time with the sh,rt
but has q small position basque at th'
back, and is trimmed with narrow strips q
insertion of the same pattern as the wide
one the basque and small collars an'
cuffs ure edged with Falencicunes lace
Two long lappels are fastened on under ta'
BASQUE and tied in bow in front.
Another pattern for amorning dress con
-. 80, ui-i irf friv maj front With llct
insertion, arranged in diamond pattern
and a loose jacket trimmed 10 match an'
edged round with lace. Both skirt ant
Jacket are of white muslin,. and should be
worn over white slip with low bodice
and short sleeves.
HAIR.pREssISG.
There Is no material change in the man
ner of dressing the hair for the comln
month, but an entirely new Couture q
flowers has been invented. Make the part
ing to the forehead, and cross partinI
about four inches from the front. Way
this part. The back hair is tied and dl
vided into several parts, which must b.
crisped inside, and then formed into elon
gated loops, which give them an appear
ance of being interlaced. Arrange tn
front hair in two parts, and lay II very HAT
The upper portion must come very Tor
ward, and reach back to the chignon.
The GREAT EVIL OF THE DAr-A PRnsr
AND SIMPLE REMEDY.-Attention Ia 81
ready been called in the columns OF III
paper to the large number of w"1 'en
- oII,, cnInral who af all hours al tHi