The New York herald., 1869-06-06
The Fashions.

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that the velocipede mania still RACES in the
French capital. Inasmuch as it has only
diminished, without expiring, in New York,
it is not impossible that on the lake in
the Park, as well as on the lake in the
Bois de Boulogne, the latest novelties
gondola-like veloces, some red and some
blue-may yet be seen. Our own veloci-
pedestrians will be glad to learn what they
ought to wear-gray pants, top boots, gray
jacket, striped shirt and cuffs, with plain
pearl buttons and blue or scarlet necktie,
unbleached Holland cap, with blue or scarlet
band, and neither spectacles nor eyeglass; or
else trowsers kept to the ankle by an elastic
band under high kid boots, and merino tunics
(tan shades) trimmed with bright but simple
cord and tassels on epaulettes, and rendered
feminine by skirt. For other details Of the
lady riders costume we must refer to our
Paris fashions letter, and also for full and
minute descriptions of ''lovely toilets" worn
at the Empress Monday ball, which was at
tended by the Prince and Princess Of Wales;
at the wedding of Mile. de Ia Graviere, daugh-
ter of the Admiral, and at the very private
theatricals to which Gustave Dore, the artist,
has lately treated bis friends.
The announcement by our Paris correspon-
dent that some unbleached lawn dresses are
being made for the watering places and that
they are all trimmed with plating and valen-
ciennes is no less true of New York than of
Paris. But as the Partisan eSgantes have
somewhat delayed their departure for the
usual summer resorts in order to attend the
races of the Bois de Boulogne, SO have our
New York 66gantes in order to attend the races
| at Jerome Park. 1t gives ms pleasure to add
that the latter like the former, attest the wish
of the ladies to emancipate themselves from the
strange eccentricities imposed on them by the
impure hands which have 80 tyrannically
welded the sceptre of fashion.
| We bestow our heartiest approval upon the
tendency to return to simplicity and good
taste. The Englishwomans Domestic Maya
zine recently described in detail the special
costume for the races, which was this year
decided upon by the elite of Partisan
society. The rules generally observed in
the manner Of dressing for the draw
ing room or for the promenade were
stood that as lady of fashions style of dress
| is modified according to the occasion of her
wearing il, and is different for a ball, for a
| concert, for o walk, for drive, for ride or
for travelling, so ought it also to be different
| and specially suited to the race course The
important point, according to the periodical
which we have named, was to decide upon
, the shape Of ths dress and the choice Of the
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not only to the season during which the races
take place, but also to the state of the weather
upon the very day Of the race. II is evident
that dress trimmed with lace or any other
delicate trimming is suitable for the drawing
room, but must be decidedly set aside in
toilets for the race course. There are so
many women ready to exhibit on all occasions
gaudy ornaments, dresses Of two or three
colors, and founces Of white lace, that lady
of taste must lay IL down as O rule never
to show herself at the races in any but very
simple dress. Nothing is more offending to an
artistic eye than those gaudy dresses, blue,
yellow, violet, red and lilac; they seem to
have been made with remnants of materials
sold at half price. At the Jerome Park the
severe and correct style of the new Partisan
costume for the races has been happily
adopted in several instances.
The new spring and summer materials
light colored, plain or shot glace silks, soft
silky foulards, glossy mohairs and lenos, clear,
bright grenadines and silk gauzes-are un-
deniably beautiful. The foulard alone, that
cool and charming tissue, with its infinite
variety Of tints, from the most delicate TO the
deepest might supply Miss Flora McFlimsey
with dress toilets enough TO -iill her biggest
trunk and to last throughout the entire season.