New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-20
THE FASHIONS.

We are fast approaching that season Of the
year when preparations made for leaving town and
the most useful information we can give to our readers
likely be fashionable for travelling or seaside toilette
Travelling dress is usually made OF some material which
will stand against change Of weather and not easily
crumpe such as Iouldrd, or mixture OF wool and SIX,
alpacaand the colors should be OF rather nestra
tint Nothing Is prettler imam gray, OF gray spechteu,
or buff. They are generally made with round SKIRT
with TWO founces, aud fitting edsaqe forming tunic'
An immense number Of white dresses are being pre-
pared for the watering places-whte over blue maize,
ceIse, maure &c They are open up the SIDE so as 70
show the cOlOred pettcoat and trimmed all round the
P oSb Ss we edged az the yaenceDne ] The
skirts Of these made long the body is open, and
color as the under-skrt. A small muslin nldntsLet,
trimmed TO match Just held at the waist by the SASH
1t appears that white will be much worn as II was
plain or striped, piQt; muslin, spotted or PLAIN &c.
some dresses extremely pretty and simple trimmed
merely with several rows OF sain ribbon placed on fiat
the bottom OF the skirt being edged with fringe White
brodery or insertion Of 0ipue coored ribbon;
spotted muslin should have merely trimming OF the
material. hemmed. GufpTe, narrow tfik, and Valen.
ciennes are suitable trimmings for clear muslns and
Orgaldfs. -.....,.,
very much yorn the upper skirt OF the same colos
but pattern OF spots or perhaps one striped ana ne
other spotted Some ladies' prefer theT costumes OF Two
contrasting colOrs but is seldom that cOmbna
ton OF color produces 50 elegant Queue us one eOn
made TO serve two purposes in the following manner
and with pdnier or edmarGo, and high body 10 con
vert this into long dress train Is made OF the same
material and trimmed TO match tas Is fastened On az
the waist under the pder leaving the front OF the dress
Just II II wished 10 be quite eveDngdress low
body can be made. Open bodies very fashionable,
both with the costumes and the long dresses.
sashes have by no means disappeared, though their
impossible 70 describe the immense variety OF styles Ia
which they made Some are embroidered on the ends
Roman" and Vatican sashes tied as the side, which,
1t said will be favortes at the seaside tins year as well
pretty little made 10 match these sashes We
must not omit 10 mention that velvet and lace are the
trimmings principally in vogue at the present time.
our list commences with simple but very dIStin0ue
costume for young lady.
trimmed round the bottom with a bias founce ten or
eleven inches wide lined with sti muslin, and set In
gray td0etdS Upper skirt very short, trimmed with
Ounce and lOoped at each side so as 10 form
round with a narrow holnce large collar; reperS and
cuffs Of gray taGeGs Sash of ta6etas forming large
bow and TWO short ends, trimmed with fringe This
tune very pretty trimmed with white silk and fringe
made Of alpaca and trimmed with white cotton braid
and fringe.
Costume OF black colored faye. Short skirt with
wide hounce hemmed over this founce OF black lace,
skirt trimmed with lace and ree match loOped up
polG at the back. Small edsaqIe, hatlttng OF which
straight
Costume Of rose and white Chambery gauze. The
underkrt Is striped and white, with four hounces
little distance apart both edges OF each hounce being
cut in points and edged with narrow rosecoIored rib
right and the other two TO the left producing very
pretty effect Upper skirt OF plain rosecolored gauze
trimmed with two rows OF fringe-one white, the other
High open body
for little girl OF white SOtiard with narrow
blue stripes Short skirt trimmed round the bottom with
a thick chtc0r6e T1ehe Chemiss russo, trimmed with
very small ehe Of ribbon put In straps up the front
and round the hanging sleeve. Tunic Of white JOidrd
dotted with small blue flowers matching the color OF the
stripe in the underskrt This tunc Is very short and
edged with chioOrSe rche and each gathered up
under narrow plisst OF blue ribbon Low body 10 the
tunic without sleeves and trimmed also with ribbon
"a N
several large bows and two short ends all edged with
plisse OF ribbon.
trimmed with four fOunces. TuDic OF Chambery
gauze OF still paer shade Topped up at each side with
bow and ends OF tdDetdS Body high at the back and
open on the chest with rpers OF gauZe embroidered with
silk 70 match the d0stds. Halfhanging sleeve, with
Eveningdress Of white Chambery gauLe with Aounce
at the bottom, headed BY trimming OF game, caught
caught at each side OF the tunc, which forms pOG
laced at the back trimming Of crepe iiSse and flowers
forms heading 10 the berthe which is composed Of
f wider at the front and back than at the shoulders
A robe OF white silk trimmed with narrow nounces
edged each side with fringe Tunic Of white China
riehs OF white silk, edged with fringe Body lined with
white silk open, and crossed In front with rerers White
t0Qeds SASH trimmed with white fringe
The diadems the bOnnets continue TO be worn very
high, and much trimmed with flowers and feathers
Blonde and e the most in request but many ele-
CANT yahehCns are mace OF rice straw, trimmed with
bouquets OF feathers aud flowers Thus nRehOn OF rice
straw edged with blue satin and blonde. with bouquet
OF blue feathers, In the center OF which exquisite
tea-rose Brides Of blonde and blue satin fastened by
bow.
Another edged with a small wreath Of variegated
leaves, with bow OF pink ribbon the top forming the
white blonde fastened by bouquet OF leaves and small
pink bow.
The hats Of the present season are excessively elegant
and varied In shape and trimming Flowers and feathers
are used IN profusOn; STILL IN skllfu hands with such
materials graceful couture is secured. Thus ehapeau
Bergere' OF white straw covered with white periWinke
and pink roses, mixed with bows OF black lace; or