The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-08-12
THE FAS HiO NJ 5.
0us psss cspecAu ras,tcns CORRESPONDENCE

ets-Hni Strirgp ssorr bnt--A ~kirt-Rurml
Roecs and mora'ns Costumes, &C.
PAtus. July ~. 1868.
Hail muslin, orcandic, gauee, gupurc aud lawn
Hail anything COOL and only do welcome you. but
everybody gteets you with heartfelt cordaiity You
may continue pouring IN you do now ethor striped,
or figured. OF plain aud though into any shape,
shall sth he maze a good deal OF. You can be-
turned into pepiams with fr,led basques or
into loose jackets with streaming ends, or into
long flowing robes with ,nudyLe borders, for
all our fashions look we'll Ia muslin in the richest
Lyons MORE do not know II airy materials not
far pettcr when loopod up with bows and ribbons than
oostlier and richer atnrA That organdcs aud muslins
which ARE warranted 10 wash become expensive
satin in The end T. not doubtful that those which
are not warranted nj all are after having gone through
Partisan dressmahers hnner tho most extraysgant OF
all does not admit OF sunisc However I've tho colors
fast slow, they very pretty; and IT Is certain
fact that tie fashions have becu fascinating
they arc now In this memorable 1900.
The present. style Of dress r. moreover wcti adapted
to summer What DC iresher looking than the
diminntvc bonneIs xllh winding trailing garands;
the loose peplums tight hing Jackets transparent
gauzc. over richly worked under bodies. or than the
flowers and fruit which compose parare Lamtas the
hiehheelcd shoe and opcn worked stocking the short
undcrskirt and soft wars 0! muslin streamorss
But this enumeration reminds that l have this
week had to undergo little skirmishng In Fashions
with LADY no is what ehe calls the rgh side
OF forty but which should certainly call the wrong one
II the .nia0 Her features pointed and OF
LambaIle tod under hor chIsnon could DO
called becoming. her figure may certainly tas she ,yr
sol have been once upon time compared 10 that Of tho
Venus dc Mo- which very sorry for, her prescott
squarencs haE become al the apparent 70 since
have known the ac, R ut and loft angles being per-
cephlc where uouo cxt IL the folltlcy Venus it on.
sues ts, no description u bel neetat least meet
with the !adys favor. Thea again she malta
rally bitter against fourreaux, which nothing but
Free easy motion carry oG, and the list
Of grievances was not summed up ill the
dawnng ms'fon Ind come. down top-boo,s, which
subject leading rs ia the proximity Of corns, tho
grand finale. eusainca the shock rcoly the state
Of the weather allowed, and when tho explosion had
subsidized veitured few remarks much the stio Of
the for to the reve nsonuch that, although had
btt 81 cheese TO &C, by It. tho lady dropped something
iG.t as bad and Tat Argument.
proved tha, thorc fashions for ~ ascs oud hnt
what She called tue folly OF tho yonu neecs-
sadiy become tho dotagc OF the old, the more
especially every style this year n equally prcty.
Ia,nhnles be ted under the chin with broad rb5ou
strings; black violet AMI gray stripes arc as pretty ~
pink aud blue; jackets need not be tight a.hng
ca a1nes and belts bs worn under them instead
o. over. Catssnes in blonde and velvet ribbon
| arc charming had dresses, and do away with the
! more juvenile bands "a gscqe Grip cars A.
coquesh looking the ioreheads Of elderly lad
wavy hair tie brows of the young. Lavender
nauye aud porcelain blue ribbon arc bcaitchlng near
gray hair Trains elegant than shor, skirts;
do they imply The necessity OF running eboui
top tools.
ions suiagon-', aud avalcd my III OF a moments
spite scma,i1o thoso elderly who paint aud
besrnear ticr laccs with layers Of rcd and Will.
what tiny call nxcn~e, hut wheh substance really Il
lard Gad thts amnsour painting WITS hiGeouf, csper
ally when the owners of these p,ecca prompted
| 10 anceza, woeP on iangh, which srnsaona crcr,e
series oe srasnte contsaciioas Of the face, which
trying Ia aats although F4ts;tcnty 10 humanity
bly, nearer wa, however, mo- yet quite re8torod Il
eguaani,y, aud va asked Ia no soft tones, " whs
people expected 10 put their heads this winter
whether they 70 catch dwellings undef isqba.s
W.. -. viz. .c-... through aud whlstn,
ou Of ,hs ottcr rDd what Kind Of closontinT bcnnc
could b invented that combined elegance with
foif." vas nos prepared 10 give definite answer Ia
th.s, fr What have Of next winters shsrHs y
proyosinS fur nigLtcap Of tic primitive eIngu her
shape which ica put The lat iark Of angry fire out "a
| the lady eve and we parted
I'll dresses wofu bv Tho Engregi hsr Journey
through Lorraine were all very tastefii
on tie morning OF her departure lie hal Oh plan
pqac hut hc grra' a1tonnsn' tho g.ntiorlon n
her suite ary cd IN b,uc Tb eisrno had taken
place the rc0i In other III the thrc.
nax.i 10 her ruecal ,ra ,i which have hon nied M
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