New-York tribune., 1868-06-09
THE FASHIONS.
Translated from lie Pollet for The Tribune

Translated from lie Poe for The Tribune
From day to day fashions begin to assume
more settled character and adapt themselves to the LOUIS
XVIII and Louis XvIh style Almost all upper skirts arc
ooped back so as TO form panner hoop skirts little
larger above than below Some ladies modify tho latter
style by lining the upper skirt with very stiff muslin, and
by looming it up behind the side with knots fastened
underneath There still many costumes of two colors
worm but for visiting dresses 1t is better to
TepP' TSTy rich and assorted to the dress A very
pretty two-cOlored pattern for costume Is one
COMPOSED OF black afeta with lower skirt and tunic,
ooped up en- pdnierS Du Barry IL has for ornament
three folds Of black ta1eta, round which Wln9s itse
lower skirt and all round the tunc and round the Lam
bale mantelet have also observed black costume on
violet skirt with plated hounces The black tunic was
ornamented below with guipuTe ounce Is TO 20 cent?
meters depth, which made IL look very rich ana e
There are also many square cut cloaks worn, with
short tunic on round II looks pretty when worn
by very young woman, but ridiculous ior lt1cS ,,h ~
tght6ttng sleeves the dress being made Of myosotis
blue taeta and the cloak OF light gray taiieta orna
Rpotted 70 the waist behind For travelling costumes the
most favore material is double orleans or cashmere
made up iB the Wdeau style with peerine knotted
behind. For rich walking or dinner dress, would
recommend the following style The lower skirt o. silver
gray Mexican fOtldrd Is striped with six small WOOD
coored ounces sewed at certain distances from each
other The ounces eight centmetcrs wide, and the
Louis w with Iacework Of woOd.colored and
silver gray silk all around the border The waist, OF
wOOdcOlored tafeta. IS crossed III front ana Dehlna IN
form OF a heart and looks somewhat like suspenders
bordered with fOunces. and fastened together by gray
clasps also striped with dminuve frils Of woodcoored
tafeta The dress is Marie AHOiHee manelet all COW
cred with small fOunces With costumes for the race
courses great variety Of cOlOrs is adopted thus have
seen in LOngchamps tuncs and waists OF brown 0re on
a hight gray skirt with black stripes; or again mais
cOOred and waist with gray stripes, ON skirt OF
pae-bue tafeta. The c Marie AHt0tnehe is assorted
70 the shade OF the skirt TidnOn costumes Ike the
following may also be there: quilted
toilet with knots and sash OF black taneta or
another toilet of chaDgeable gray or grassgreen
tafieta. Opera toilets and what has been invented
for casinOcOstumes this Summer not less striking
than the styles in watering places race courses or
was adopted at Of the last performances the opera
She several ulle skirts above the other the
upper forming tunc, bordcred by garland OF
the side by thick cluster Of foliage du clair
de Ia hyle, creeping up from the lower part
of the skirt. The same foliage bordered the
composed OF rolls Of black hair aud long esOons OF the
silver shade Of the foliage All this when II is described,
appears little like evening fairy, but 1t is IN reality
very pleasing to the There has been much talk OF
the splendOrs OF the presents gwen to the Princess Mar
garet, behind time II would describe her
dresses and her jewelry will therefore content myself
with describing the toilet of two ladies of her suite at the
church ceremony The first wore long, dead white
cOurtclOak, dress embroidered with white ana
golden margeres while her English vail was fastened 10
the head by a diadem OF pearls The MsTchOness OF v
dressed In yellow; splendid gold yellow dress with
a train of the shade and headband OF diamonds:
This is to give idea Of what the queens ana royal
PTincesses were who took part IN the wedding