The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-04

travelling wear, or OF Chambery gauZe, or
silk for evening entertain nents. 1t Is quite
the fashion now to wear white snlts in travel
ling. and If their freshness can be renewed be-
fore they become too much soiled, they look
very pretty and not out Of place IN light sum-
mer weather. The prettlest Of these travelling
dresses are made OF striped white pique, trim
med with English embroidered bands, put on
as ruf1es and headed with band OF insertion
tn match. Additional ornaments are not un-
frequently and very stylishy supplied by
square bows and clustered loops OF black vel
vet ribbon, which are surmounted on stiff net,
and can therefore be taken off and put on ct
pleasure. The linen dresses are very nume-
rous and different in styles. The Spanish linen
10 dark with green tint. The grass linen
wears and washes we'll and better than the ord:-
ary linen, which has smoother surface. La
dies, however, should always have their linen
dresses washed In water 10 which has been
boiled, in a small bag. a little hay and pint Of
bran. The water strained OF clean stiffens
and makes them equal to new each time they
are washed. This bran without the hay should
be used for all colored cotton dresses. No
starch is then required. Most linen and pIque
suits are made with two skirts and little ia k
cts, basque or cape. The pelerine cape with
tabs, or, as it is sometimes called. "skeleton
basque" is newer than the round cape. The
trimming cons sts OF rufH %, sometimes scol-
loped out upon tire upper and lower edge, al
ways bound, il 1t is grass linen, with brown al
paca brad. This braid is not suitable, how
ever, for Spanish linen; q black and white braid
or braided embroidery look better upon it.
are embroidered in colored Nools, purple and
black, or green and black in vine pattern.
They are intended for morning wear, but
are accompanied by little sack; 80 as to
be complete for garden dresses in the morning
promenade. Cambria pattern sui,s are ex-
tremely worn, but they are 80 general and so
often seen as TO need no description. A new
seaside costume Is made OF buff nankeen.
trimmed with guipure lace OF the same color,
and braces Of black velvet ribbon fastened with
square bows on the shoulders and terminating
in cluster Of loops aud bows at the back.
It would be an endless task to enumerate
all the varieties Of summer costumes, but the
light toettes Of blue or buff lawn may be
mentioned as among the most successful.
They are usually trimmed with ut least five
rufdes OF the material stitched with white aud
consist OF skirt and casaque, or as it is more
frequently called here, q hslffitting blouse,
which is 1ooped at the sides and confined at the
waist by belt and sash. The ornaments Of
black velvet ribbon before mentioned are used
very effectively on these pretty costumes.
TIE TARTAN.
The latest rage this season, however, is for
the introdr ction OF bright Scotch plaid or Ro-
man colors. into the trimmings or composition
of white, black, or made costume. As trim
ming, they are used IN satin and fringe, the
satin forming fine folds, which are introduced
as bright lines, between others Of the color OF
the material. The fringe contains all the colors
OF the satin. annexed in sections, not mixed
together. Green ID a'so 80 much used as
trimming, that it is almost impossible to get
large quantity Of ribbon, fringe or satin Of that
color. Already satin cords in Scotch co.ora,
or in briebt green, are in demand for trimming
full suits Of gray and black alpaca, or rather
forming lines on the heading to the pufed
pleating and rufaes Of these suits. and the
Ionable.
JAPANESE su4K.
So many inquiries have been made about
this new material, which is extremely attrac-
tive IN appearance, that I feel bound to give
all the infor rmaton can 10 regard TO it; and
first, it is not silk, nor does it look nor wear
like pure silk. II IS very pretty and glossy
like silk, and makes beautiful suit expen-
sively trimmed with black, with black silk over
recommend for one handsome dress which b 80
many ladies' require for all occasions. a real
ly handsome black silk is the best dress in the
world for this purpose.
BATHING DRESSES.
All ladies visitng the seaside should take
bathing dress with them. Ready-made. in o
fashionable store, they only cost Ave dollars
each; homemade they need not cost more
than half that sum. A comfortable dress is
then ready at all times, without trouble or ex-
penee, and the owner Is released from the dis.
agI eeabe necessity Of taking her turn with
crowd Of other applicants for costumes: Of
being rudey served with 66arse, gritty gar
ment, always minus buttons or some impor-
tant part OF it's finishing, and always loo long
or too short for the person OF the wenrer. The
price charged, moreover, for the privilege Of
wearing these suits, which change hands ha!f
a-dozen times day, and may have touched
person with the smallpox last, is 30 extrava-
giant that the money paid for few days would
purchase new one. JENNIE JUNE.