The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-06-23
TRANSLATED from lie Toilet
The Fashions.

From day TO DAY fashions Degln 70
assume more settled character, and
adapt themselves to the Louis XVIII.
and Louis XVIII style Almost all
upper skirts are looped back so as to,
form pannier on hoop skirts little
Larger above than below. Some ladies
modify the latter style by lining the
upper skirt with very stif muslin,
and by looping it up behind or at the
side with knots fastened underneath
L There are still manE costumes OF TWO.
colors worn, but for visiting dresses 1t
is better. to adopt but one shade; the
tournaments are very rich and assorted
to. the dress. A very pretty two col.
.oFad patternc for. a costume 10 one
COMPOSED Of black tafeta, with
I! lower skirt and tunIe, Topped up
| en- 3onateTs Ia Barry ttihas for
| ornament three folds Of black taft
| feta 2 round which winds itself a
| cord IF whitetaffeta.a This ornament
| IS adopted for the lower skirt, and ali
/ round the tunic and round the Lam
bale mantelet. I have alse'observed
black costume on a violet skirt,
7 with plated hounces. The black
tunic was ornameuted below with a
guipure founce Is to 20 centimeters
in depth, which made it look very
rich and pretty. There are also many
square cut cloaks worn, with short
tunic on a round dress. 1t looks
pretty when worn by a very young
woman, but ridiculous for ladies of
certain age. I have admired one very
much with tight fitting sleeves, the
| dress being made of myosotis blue
taffeta, and the cloak of light gray
taffeta, ornamented with several blue
plafts. The sash is gray, and 'knotted
| to the waist behind. For travelling
costumes the most favorite material is
double orleans or Cashmere, made up
in the Vatican style, or with a peleraaae
knotted behind. For a rich. walking
or dinner dress, would recommend
the following style: The lower skirt,
of silver gray Mexican foutqrd, IS
striped with six small woOd-coIofed
founces sewed at certain distances
from each other The hounees
are eight centiraeters wide, and
: the tuuic of the wood colored
tatfeta is looped up a Ia LOasis x
with ,laeework of wood-cOlored and
silver gray silk all around the border.
i The waist, Of wood-colored taffeta. is
crossed in, front and behiud IN the
form ola heart, and looks some what
like snspenders, bordered3ss with
douncea,. aud fastened together by
gray clasps, also striped with diminu-
tive frills Of wood colored taffeta.
The dress is a Marie -8Rtosstette, man.
diteIette allscovered with small flounces.
With costumes for the, race courses a
great variety of eoloFs lis adopted :,
thus have seen in Longchanps, tu-
MICS and waists of brown nl0ire
on light gray skirt with
black stripes; or again mais-
eOlored tunic and waist with gray
stripes, on a skirt of pale blue taffeta
The fchu Marie AatOinette is resort
ed to heshade of the skirt. rianon
costumes like the following may also
be seen there: A quilted straw color
toilet, with knots and sash Of black
taffeta, or another toilet of change
able gray or grass green taffeta.
Opera toilets, and what has been in
vented for casino this Summer, are
not less striking than the styles worn
in watering places, race courses or
castles. For the Countess of P
the following costume. was adopted at
one of the last performances at
the opera. She wore silk tulle
ekirts, one above the other,
the q upper one forming =, tunic,
was bordered by garland of foliage
Gat clair de Ia lnae. The tunic was
| To6ped up at the side BY g thick clus-
ter of foliage Ga clair de h luae, creep
ing up from the lower part Of skirt.
The same foliage hordered the waist
and formed the short sleeve The
head dress was composed of rolls of
black hair and long festoons of the
silver shade Of the foliage. All this
when il is described, appears a little
like an evening fairy, but il is In real
ity very pleasing to the eye. There
has been much talk of the splendoFs
/ Of the presents given to the Princess
/ Margaret, and we are behind time, If
we would describe her dresses aud
her jewelry. / will, therefore, content
myself with describing the toilet of
two ladies of her suite at the Church
ceremony. The first one wore long,
: dead-whitc IcOurtscloak. ovefia dress
embroidered with white and golden
margarets; while her English vail was
fastened 20 the head by diadem of
pearls. The Marchiness of V--Eas
dressed in yellow; splendid gold
yellow dress, With a.train of the same
shade, and a head-band of diamonds.
This is to give an idea of what the
Queens and royal Processes were who
took part In the wedding. ~ Y.oTrf-
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IT, MAAHkRs OF Our CoUATRYwoMEN.
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