The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-07-01
THE DAILY NEWS.
FASHIONS FoR July.

From "Jennie" Junes mouthly budget OF
Fashion Gossip, We get the following
Most ladies have got their summer srits, 30
that fashions are almost superfuous. aud
nriyataIy. / assure you-there is nothing ne"
fo fall. SELL. ofcourse shall tell something.
There's where the genius comes Ill. Anypous
can make statement OF facts, put 10 inVene Z
sauoe or saucer bonnet requires genus ano
inspiration.
Iremember long while ago, shall not ten 9l.
bow long. when was young, calling with my
mot,er upon lady whose person ana sur
roundinps made very curious lmPrsssivn
upon me. It was darkened room, shaeeI ~
bnff blinds. and with furniture encaseo III ouI
linen covers, into which we were shoTn' ~ ,,ava e
when the lady came in, she seemed 10 nave
heen made TO match exactly her surroundings.
She wore buff morning dress, and but snp-
ners: her hair was slIaw color, her complexion
naIe yellow, and so peculiar and launalced
tome aid tie apartment and person have Ior me-
that it made ME nervous, and lclt an illptSs rec
sion never to be efaced Inc prevan.mE; vns 81
~ tbis season and the fashion OF unlfornisyr re. "
coior carried through the entire c2S3'" cS2D3 cxn.ri
minds me constantly of that yo""'''-
ence. ...,rt tor summer travel
ine !lsoiito -. H,cn:eo, and when this ls worn
nnS su,ss .ts.T bonnet, pongee parasoi, 1un pun
VIII VIII and gloves of yellow uudressed kld, the
sffscs Ii very odd and striking, ,t de-
TIndressed linen suits arc alo 10 Great GI
maud for summer wear, and whea TINS s.,a 20 en-
Is not worn as SUIT II ls .,t%ant ne sleeves, TO
P.oieu a, % ooS,Trpe made or o more expensive
fabric; Rn po,e is IN vogue not only for children
INIT nlsD for morning ropeo' , sa 80 nIoyed
ouJ ouS 'r siran, trimmings are largely empioseo'
ana. ana s.1aw aaas white aud thin black costumes
wHrTE DRESSES.
White used to be the emblem of innocence
and simplicity. How many herones nave
looked bewitching IN sinp,o ,Snr mn.'s s,r t5,ai
; starched by some anxious mothcr ior that
special occasion. We know better than that
now. We don't believe that a heroine could
possibly have looked we'll In starcned dFess'
ne i3on't wear white dresses that have S~Deen
washed and starchod and hOned INTO aVulgaT
whiteness AND Stiffness; or. Il nj OF unnsua .a.n
economy does orertake US, we employ iaun-
dress whose highest art is that OF disgulsing
her art. and making her yolulninous white
waves and tucks and puffs and fills look as
though they had never seen the wasn-tuD at
ali. White dresses, i,.stead OF forming the
simplest Of toiettes are now ds.inHu,sme Hnt W
these expensive dresses are mado 20 exclusive,
v by the amount OF work put upon them, and
The exou,slte fineness OF the material rather
than the cost Of laco and trimmings.
{ Very handsome white dresses s, are msue suO11 o.
tncks forming a stripe three inches wide, and
taese alternating with whipped" pufhngs
!, throughout the entire skirt, with its immense
tra;n. Another style is trimmed with rutfies
of the material plainly hemmed, and thus
uniformly made with Marie AntoAetse Itc9u,
the ends tying up the upper Oh on'' SA'' IL "
vSbfte Short dresses are a good deal worn,
but always in.llnen piq"e,. or material that
will wash. They are best when simply MADE
with skirt and short sack, and only trlmmed
: with black soYudche, or white washinG prala.
They are fresh and cool looking Tor warm
weather, but not desirable for ceremonious
visits or occasions.
Reaides the all-whito toilettes, there are the
. trained Victorias and dresses OF lace and mus
i'm. worn over silk slips, which are very beau
s tiful and becoming, and very fashionaDle ior
evening wear. Most OF them are cut "a prsn-
CESS skirt and low bodice in one; but Sone
are made to wear over high silk body, hlhng
= the neck instead OF the usual chemlsette. A
nr1fin1 all round with an edging OF insertion
on Y. ienciennes lace and bows OF pink OF blue
ribbon. ls the usual finish, but soGe are made
much more elaborately,. consisting, ndeed' OF
N mere mass Of putting, insertion anu lace.
: Simply made. q couple OF muslin victories
constitute an excellent method -0f changing
and freshening up sold silk or SATIN dresses
that have become little fayed or discoioreu
during the winter campaign, and render them
quite sufficiently elegant for the exigcncies OF
q short season at a watering place.
cRoouEr COSTUME.
sThe prettiest crequet costume, in the opin-
ion of all ee atlemen, consists OF o white snor1
sult OF linen or pique, light ieatner,So,oi th h'a
garland Of field flowers. The '5ard:nare nat
f. made of fancy straw, with dropping brim,
bent in on four sides. A trimming OF DiacK
lace and field flowers suit it admirably.
Another pretty croquet costume IS an unpleach-
ed hnsp skirt, Jacket with rpDers white p!que
vest. and round hat Of white p,qae. A little
necktie ofscarlet netted silk gives color and
tone to q toilette, clear, COOL but somewhat
fat. H.
Bathing dresses are indispensable and eco
nomical YorSpersons who stay even FOR week at
a seaside resort. Without them isdies are
obliged to pay fifty cents each time they 6atne
m made, and mlsmatcd garment, the trowsecs Of
which are too short, while the blouse Ii OF an
immense size, and Of course destitute OF the
ascetic rope with which it should be TED round
the waist.
No better design for bathing dress has
ever been invented than that OF trowseis ana
blouse. made full ind plated into neatly NJ,
ting yokes and belt, the ,trowsers loose, and
plated into wide, tight-ftting band ut the
waist. Such g. dress is easily made, lne1pen-
siye. and will last for years, as the fashion In
bathing dresses is not liable to change.
Every year, of course, new caprice Is COM
rnenced- sometimes it Is linen, at other times
s.scarlet" bathing dresses that are the rage, or
the neutral shades OF buff arc wonderfully
braided in high colcrs and elaborate patterns.
Neither of these styles are suitable Il bath
ing purposes; linen Is cold aud chngss TO the
form; high-colored stuffs are too striking for
good taste, aud elaborate trimmings arc entire
" lost. An old garden Int, tied down OF the
sides, is the best covering for the head; better;
as we'll as more becoming, than q cap OF oiled
silk, though this not unfrequently worn nnder-
meath the other by ladies' who wish to pre-
serve their hair from contact with salt water.
A serge, or oil wool flannel, is the bcst mate
rial for bathing dress.
THE PANNIERs.
American ladies cannot 60 thepannie's in
their absolute euormity. but they make con-
cession to them by punching the skirts OF both
long and short dresses behind, and gormg
them very straight in front.
A simple way of producing the poU in
abort dress is to gather the long hind breadths
of the upper skirt to the short gored side
breadths, ornament the seams with straps and
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