, 1869-06-01

afternoon wear at home, over colored glace OF 4
toulard- The organdle Is pain, put nae
and trimmed upon the upper skirt With seven \
croes-cut folds Of white linen camar1c, sttche /
On. Tha effect Il surprizng-4utta "a nne rs |
white satin, and the arrangement extremely use
fu1 and conyenient, because there Il so little
trouble In waahlng, and an entire suit Of this kind
only costs fourteen dollars, without the making.
Walking suits of glctorta lawn- With round
sfuf a1e onlJ 1t for country wear. They ara very
pretty, bns require facilities for washing and ado-
inR.up" a lawn dressers Bag. They a1e uniformly
1ufled the rune cut bias and the upper rutne put
on with heading. Tue ruf1es are also some
times duted.
MAKING DRESSES FOE TEE HOUSE
pressrnaking at home IVES neyes surrounded
With such dt1icnlttes as now. Il Is almost tmpos-
sIble for an nrfnittated pefsou 70 reproduce the
complicated machinery Of complete costume,
even with all the help that patterns, which are 80
seldom perfect, can give them There are a few
pmnts, however, which II may Be A. well TO r.
member.
Anew years ago, a long waist, anil low cnt upon
the shoulders, were essential to perfect a. Now
the waist cannot be too shoFt and the shoulder Is
cut as high Al possible. The size around the bot
tom Of skirt, walking feu&th "a three yards and a
quarter, and th1ee and shree-guaste1s, depending,
Of course, upon the height Of the person. The
second Il graduated to the under one, and de-
pends also for its width upon the height OF It's
looping up.
Ranies made Of light or thin silk are rrettler
pinted nut Ihso bound-zuches a1so> Never make
sktmptng boWH Of narzoH ends to sash, the Ike,
II there is not enough n1atertal for widc oues be
content with belt Maze shaped sleeves closer
at the wrist than formerly, iuH 20 ttat they will
| alip over the hand.
Cut bodies either high, low, OF sJ1are for the IN
scrtion OF q chemtsette. The low-cut, high bodies
/ dn 81 A$nfo FTh&w n%rf- H7A F7T7ha-
coming, and only look wen in the style oi the
sailoT Jacket, worn as 5aeohi9e by ladies' with
| plnnp, white necEs, who occupy part Of
the space with black reivet neckttes aud pendant
locket With the high body little ruhle OF lace
| or round collar can be WON, both Of which are
fashionable.
All sknts are gored little, even muslins and
organdies. The back bresdths are, however, left
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A very good model for sash CONSISTS OF
doubl: fam the upper part set up On the waist
the lower part falling over two short and retI
wide ends, ornamented with frills or rnchings
The belt, which fastens upon the side, crosses thi
centre Of the fan, and Is covered with douhl'
baud OF ruchang.
Of the waist, and three below; below these ngal
TWO wide, rounded ends, ornamental to match th
dress. Adouhe quilting or strip Of ruchtng passe
across the centre OF the bows.
cosTCMB FOB THE SARATOGA RACES.
This costume, which, We think, will be adopte
| by tho eIegontxs, consists OF an apron and tnn@
puf1ed sleeves Of pinK siIt, tho apron covered nit
narrow lutnes Of the same, plnked out; TIC boz
ice composed OF little vest only, with big
chemisette Of rich lace.
- The trained oyee-dsess, which Is sleeveless Is
handsome dogc~ ~co!ozed silk, caught up vii
straps, to which, on one side, an a.t,aointie
ena1telaine pocket Is attached, capable Of holdiz
: mite Of q lace handkerchief, a tablet aud pcne
: and a tiny crystal yinlagretsc-
= In the draWlng-room or casztage tho trim,
= over-tlrtss can be allowed to trail GRACEFUL
! but, on arriving at the stand, It can i
lightly and readily canght up by the stra1
and will nat he In the Wny. any Il
colo1s can, Of course. be selcctel-hlack al
l. grcep or silver grey and blue-out dove color a
Il pink n1c considered the most distinguished
a ranncs sash Of pink silk ia added to the costuu
{, PANAMA TRAVELLING SUITS.
"a This material Is something Ike Holland. a.
comes in dress patterns at seven dollars each.
- is cool, durable. washes better than lincn, loo
3, Just like new II lroncd on tho wrong side, a
te bratds beautifully With blue OF black for chitre
Is They are simply made With ekirts and casque,
Is trimmed NTH ltounce md tufle. put on with
!r heading anil repeated upon the top anu bottotn
ST the sleeves. For ladies' the dounce should
ID bound with The same
RRoAD-BRIliNEp HATS
Very Ttde-bTimned straw hats are Ia high yoa
tc as garden and country hats for ladies' ind Ct
IS dren. They are trimmed with q lace scarf a
Is bunch Of Wild lowers. with ribbons crossing
" crown.
70 MARIE AKToISETTE SLIPPERS
tt New spring boots and Aar1a Antoinette sltpp
~ arc made With very high heels, the narEow Fret
heels which arc SO dangerous aud almoat impo
bic to walk upon. The slippers are ornamen
nj with large buckles Of cut steel mounted stra
na or lurge b1acS satin boW. They are constte
lse very Ltstingut.