The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-05-29

THE JOURNAL.
rs.hions FOR June,


Wa copy from Demorest's Monthly th
following relative to styles for the ne1
Tonth: frd uRHffq5 hff II
tored- dresses are as much worn as ever
Dut they are no longer so strictly confine,
10 the hgure, or so soant in appearances
Ample fnllness in the back gives complet,
scope to the tEsin; N many instances : thil
fullness is puHkd hp So "a to form IL an
proach to the hoops and panaiers of the las
a woman's form is beautiful in Itself. and
no dress that haya had in. yeats was SC
ealculated2ts display 10 TO advantage, and
lmpert at once an air Of dignity and grace,
a. the gosed and trained dress of last season.
Inere Is no objection 10 the slight putting
up The skirt under sashes or bauds, or il
order tofaiRA trained dre1 from the pruInd.
or to giyslaAsait ofooSsfy Nd elsrsncs M x J,
the fulInets 6f atrained skirt but we n n6ere.
ly hope thst American ladies will have more
Independence, than 10 wear hooped skirts.
oaiioade Cd toand With oval springs bent over.
70 as 70 form The e'suppoft To huge pdnniers.
which give the appearance Of dreadful
hump upon the hips as wellias at the back.
There Is no originality displayed abroad
at the presant time nothing but q resur-
fection of old styles, which modern. and.
In many respects american taste, have
shorn of their absurdities.
With sthe exception of the short dress for
which; k0wever, we are devouEly thankful.
this csntury has brought us nothing from
soroad which has not required the modiicass
tions suggested BY American taste, sense and
Judgment. to make presentsble.
For the thick walking boots we are in
debtsd to Queen Victoria, but the first hoop-
ed skirts which became popular were IN
vented here by the firm aof5 Douglass 4,
Sherwood. sent over to- France. where thew
obtained French sanction and approval. and
came baekHssn, Endorsed by French author
The short dress has been really y American
ICED, because, when made neat, and sensible,
1t is just such a walking dress al nine-tenths
OF the AusIcsn women. require In fact,
we have some right to call it our own, for it
was The short American dress, the "Bioomer,''
idea.
Thestoft dress, as it is worn now, CON.
sists simply, Of two skirts, or a skirt and
petticoat and a isde, q blouse, or paletot
worn over. A waist may be added for cool
weather. but not for warm weather, unless
1t is white one, or the material is thin.iF
Short dresses arc also completed with a |
Aohie AnVoinelte rchu, but, as we think /
very upgracefully. 1t Is a return to the J
ungraeefsl mode of the early part of thu !
eenturysen is very unbecomine. A Marie 4
Antoinstte tekH looks well in six, IN lace 1
IN materis1E Ike che dress; but the dress |
should be madesvith train, or d any rate |
long enough to hang WITH ease aad grace.
The lace fnl at the back Is, The popular. |
feature Of the light summer bonusts: itiIev I
are as snsll,os smaller than ever. .aer9 f7f' I
Very vide sashes and very large necklaces
are worn; rows upon rows Of beads or chains
are used to fill up the space which the fash
ionable low bodice leaves unoccupied
The Spanish Ma6tiileaor siAndalusissl,
as it is called, is novelty 10 black l.ce for
covering the head and shoulders 70: a corn-
Try or a watering place promep1de. : II is
made lu black LLAMA, and aleo IN hand. |.
some lace that stimulates hard snbroiderv..
"Rub1" Jackets, .feLzs, Ioriacssse robes /
md long.cests. in, black sndwEfte lace, bayei,
also been revived. rs7os riflI SIG =
The sAbyssinian's. jackets are a a pareetty L
orea akfssts novelty They are made ip black
embroidered in gold or colors.j
7, Ind edged With god o.. coloTeds silk fringe.
The "Africaine" is an evening or water
ng place wrap, of Augora wool, striped in !
cariet and white It is draped to form a
lood, and trimmed with knitted cord and
assels.