The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-06-05
FASHIONS FOR JUNE.
"Jennie June," in her usual monthly budget
OF ladies' gossip, thus sketches the New York
fashions for the summer now opening:

| fashions for the summer now openlng:
THE NO BONNET
:. has come at last; it has been expected that
bonnets would come to that Tor some time, and
really the substitute made OF few yards OF
narrow ribbon, with lace or fringe edges, looks
about as much like q bonnet when it is on the
head as the bits of straw and lace, which come
/ under the proper name. The "Lea," as the
new STYLE is called, consists Of ten double loops
of narrow ribbon, five to each band, mounted
on a strip of foundation muslin al inch IN
! width, covered with silk, the same color as the
ribbon; this makes two bands OF tve loops
each, which are fastened to length Of ribbon.
sufficient to pass round the head and tie under
the hair behind. Properly arranged, one band
is placed across the top Of the head, and the
other over the comb or chignon, and when the
ends are tied behind, few would suppose that
any difference existed petween it and bonnets
sold for twenty-five dollars each. For summer
watering place wear, they would be immense,
as ladies could make new one every day while
waiting for the carriage to drive around, il
they wanted TO, and pack seventy-hve OF them
in one small hat-box. Another new idea in
bonnets is the introduction OF a ruff more i'm
posing than Queen EEzabeth's; it consists Of a
fall of futed tulle which passes across the back
Of the bonnet descends to the shoulders, and
forms q square necklace upon the breast. A
third imported oddity has blonde-strings, which
fasten with an ornament upon the breast, and
then dividing off, are narrow low down upon
the ides of the dress, where the ends Of lace
are fastened with bow and ends of ribbon.
THE "cAsouE"l
| is new little bonnet Of straw, the rim Of
which rolls over in the front, instead Of stand
ing straight up. 1t is usually trimmed with
leaves and with scarf Of red lace, which is
fastened at the back with rosette Of ribbon,
and forms second strings in front. Leaves
mounted on spiral and flexible stems are this
season among tie most fashionable OF orna-
ments. They have almost superceded flowers;
come are rich with the brown OF the forest
others are touched with fire, and still others
shine with brilliant metallic green. The
newest and prettiest, however, are the leaves
and flowers OF mother-of-pear1, which, in the
natural tints, compose exquisite ornaments for
turquoise-blue bonnets. The most elegant
bonnets for visiting are now made OF lace en-
broidered by hand, ornamented with colored
blonde edging and leaves OF Mother-of-paarl
exactly to match, sometimes an Jaigrettee OF
mother-of-pearl is stylishly placed high on
one side OF the 'front.' The newest and most,
distinguished round hat bears striking re-
semblance to the hat worn by Ristori as Marie
Antoinette. The crown is not quite 80 high,
nor the brim 30 broad, but otherwise it ishke
1t, the same in outline and in The coquetry Of
its somewhat wide flexible btim. PLAIN round
hats of Marseilles or coutille, some corded,
others painted or scolloped upon the EDGE, have
been adopted by many ladies, for travelling
i'done up" and are ipjuriously affected by no
accident Of weather. In this respect they
have the advantage OF white m1slln bonnets,
although thelstter, while freshly are more be-
coming. Round hats Of Marseilles can be
bought at ladies' furnishing establishments
and cost from three to five dollars each.
THE BuRNoUs AGAIN.
The new and pretty summer wraps are al IN
the burnous style. They are made in striped
silks and grenadine, the silk chefsed and richly
mounted with tassels and heavycord. There
are also Abyssinian burnous, the stripes of
rough > unbleaChed linen alternating with
stripes OF Japanese unbleached silk, upon
which are printed small Arabic characters.
More dressy n1antu'es are made OF white grena-
dine, with mantilla backs, shawl basquine
hoods. They are trimmed with nandsome
crimped tassels and crimpad tasa<llaigaxihee.-
in sos1ao bright 0ulUr. The Countess, ava-
ration of the Marie Antoinette, is very grace
full fichu, with lace hood, square laps in front,
belt, to which wide sash with bows are at
tached at the back; the, ends OF the sash are
trimmed with lace. Waterproof cloaks are
now made with deep cape instead OF God,
the cape caught up at the back with two ro-
settles in the "Colleen Bawn" style. Scotch
tartan makes q more stylish travelling wrap
than waterproof cloth, and is very distsngue
made in the style above mentioned, with ro-
settles of silk in the color Of the plaid.
MORNING WRAPPERS AND COTTON DRESSES.
Several correspondents, some from distant
parts of the country, have written to know how
to make calico dresses. Morning wrappers, Of
which every lady needs one or two, are Gored
plain, buttoned down the front, trimmed with
narrow border in chintz pattern or plain
cambric stitched on and finished with two lit
tie pockets. Such wrappers as these Of prints
of small patterns can be bought ready made ut
fashionable house for four and half dollars
each. Wrappers cut in the same way are made
in white pique and trimmed with white or COL
ored braid for niue to twelve dollars, and in un-
bleached linen trimmed with white braid (sev-
eral rowsl for nine dollars. These prices are
scarcely in advance OF the cost of the material
and making. had almost forgotten to say
that sash belt mot dressy affair) is at
tached to the back and tied in front. The ends
are lutte wider than the belt part, and are
| finished with braid. Dresses of plain cambria
or calico are pretty, made with deep yokes
stitched in very narrow tucks and outlined with
narrow double frill Of the same, through the
centre of which cord runs. The skirt should
be very narrow at the top and finished with q
founce, which, like that Of the waist, will serve
as a heading. Flat braid or narrow chintz bor-
der stitched on mey be used instead of rufning.
The sleeves are slightly fulled at the top and
trinmed on tho back and at the waist to match.
The waist is finished with belt.
REDUCTION IN PRICES.
| Dry goods OF every description, and even
made-up garments, which usually bring very
high prices, are all at the present time COM
paratiyely low. Excellent drllings, satin jeans,
coutille, fine piques and Marseilles, which cost
from ono to two dollars per yard to import, are
selling from fifty cents to one dollar and quar-
ter per yard. Poplins. which sold at the be-
ginning of the season for dollar and quar-
ter, are now selling tor seyenty-fve cents per
ward, and stocks of mixed spring fabrics cannot
| be got rid Of at any price. rich suit Of black
Antwerp silk, piped with red satin train, two
yards long, valued six weeks ago at three hum
dred and fifty dollars, is now reduced to two
hundred A walking suit of black silk, trim
med with satin and lace, formerly one hundred
and sxty-fve dollars, now one hundred and
twenty-five. Other suits in mixed fabric, beau
tifully made and elegantly trimmed, at from
twenty-five to fifty dollars, formerly from forty
to seventy. Walking SUITS now can be bought
in many houses at less prico than they could
be made by q fashionable dressmaker.
PARAsoLs AND OTHER THINGS.
White and light silks are used for elegant
parasols this season, either covered with black
lace or embroidered in colors the Breton or AL
gerine designs. Beading has not gono out al
together, but it is not so fashionable MS 1t Was,
Black silk parast Is, instead OF beading or jot
| embroidery. are ornamented with narrow
ruf1es, notched out upon the edge and scol-
loped. Parasols for little girls are also trim.
med in this way, and are commonly made OF
light small checks. trimmed with very narrow
rufies in the contrasting colors. In linen col
lars "Oxtord" is the latest style. 1t is very mar