, 1869-07-04
FASHIONS.
Mitigated Mourning.
The Trials Of the Beautiful Bexeavea.
TthereEilhnJ She Should BIC
Clothed.


haa BOT intended making mourning depart
uenr this wces Until received this note:
" AN widow III sbe afst 5eat Of mourning,
and, Of course, wear craEe aud botnbaz1ne. au
lasited 70 attend large p25 On sae IA: h,sr Gnefs ss
trimmed With Grape. NIL b white Grape CONAN Inv
dds AID jet ornaments: o. :" " suGn nfss pe too
prlct5 IN ny dancing q few sets? ! AZ, =, fatI;
With blue eyes, anc light brown hair Please tell
me you think o1 any dress more su1taoee At
moderate expense AoGsSE'
"ElGLk, H.
Ii Il Aarl!y custo.1asJ for d widow IN The dFit
year ef mourning TO atteut dancing party, un-
less on the occasio1 Of marriage II The family,
or some similar occurrences but gref does lot Eul,
and life Ia shoft and, II you really icel that you
can enjoy 0 merry partJ, 10 It bJ All meaA3, ouk
60 drvssei III manner suited TO the time anu
ptace. which h!sek SILK and Grape woa!d hardly b.
A Hht1e Grape osertlress would brighten the AacE
yers much, but It would st!! ee father sonbFe lor
tl1nclnS. Take either white Grape tGletan or
Paris nusIlu and Trim the loEer skirt with three
coances Of graduated width, the deepest not to
exceed q quarter OF = gard; head each noance
Nth puttng of black si!k or STenadlae ;4olt an
inch Nlie; ofetsElrt With four bont!ant sections
AZ the back, apron 'front.'; the pack oread1hs
edged with black six, ru:lcd on the edge. rlalea
and each section represented by ruf1pE Of the sis
tie Fusle brought -oqnl and up the sl1e bseAa1as
10 the waist; tie front breadth rounded 8nd three
folds Of The Elk laid On; black silk oEete!!e5 70 the
wu!st; wide sash Of p!nsed silt, tied In laf:e
puffy bows behind ornaments OF Jet: white 1o*er
tn the hal1 which should be worn simply dressed
OF make white aipaca With lcuG taa; slnu-
late I'll oyerskirt By folds Of dea.s-whc silk latd
GU: ps4u walst, with s1naee neck, 10 weat *nt;e
chemisetie u pu1ed blonde; coa:-sleeEes wide 1t
the eltsox and nalf-tong+ to show pulled blonde
ubders.eeyes: sash Of vice lus;reless Hbbon, the
ends trimmed dtagopaliy with folis b! th= SILK.
Another handsome style woald be 0
ELAcK GRESApEE
over Nbltc Sill The outade dtess coHll be
BOUNCED or ru1ned, or made plain; small rLttlest
ne.,lutn to go on With the sash bow, and cads at
the back either black or white os1atnenta- THIS
dyess Is very stylish. and would be IN Pe1secs Lar
nuny sLh widows costume.
There Is no Que who has q more ttlftcnlt path TO
walk than youn9 willow. II her ftst turn 70 The
right d. left OF the narrow Path prescribed for hcr
bJ society nnl MrA Grlndy, Sue is the imnedi-
ate subject Of renarI-" Don't you tel!eFe! My.
Smith has icn on her rell. aad ber hushsn3 uny
deal year. or, How equtl.shls Ms Ha2s
drrsses:"-1s II the fact u neE having aost
friend should cause her TO wear aseKc1ots
ard put out ihe sunlight She n1ss
dress in Just kcch depth Ct
voc, walk IN the most atsuri and weeping vii
loHy manner. not TIT her eye when spoken 10 ty
ans CUE in uIl'. gar.,, anlI be Is generally NILS
cg:4tle nnI dl4agreeable u she ea:i- ieaScn
IuoEs there Is Enough Of Trc;chednts5 IN the
wor!i without couuserfeIttDg It, AID lnercllul
Precedence has decreetl THAI time tftli1 bring
Eusccase yet let one Of those desolate women lay
aside lrt Weetl4, clotlt ler face with 6.uHe
OF please herself with the glory If her hAr. au!
! Mrs. GrEndy forthwith MAKES faces at bef-"she
u q gay Widow "ehe IL seitn: her cap fnE
(: somebody else;" Poor Smith WAS FOOD forgot
teu aud ;nous:lnL other Ingenious things which
, 1r1cnds aft always eIad 10 re.al-
! All people 3 needs are NOT alike. 1mogeae, with
| her Lite eyes nal soft brown hnr, mu5t he ored
| n1ll petteI to make her strong for tfc'a huEtcnS
ind she tun uuly took hackiu comprehend there ts
! grave somewhere, with eterla silence an1 leso-
! latul between. And size turns g!aF to the Eartn
| bright sutshsue OF Lore, and makes al about her
an atmosphere Of Content; while SO nrar that the
fipples Of their lives touch csch other Is another
| H!uoE, Who wears her Netel9 aa sovereign docs
| her ctowu, who walks Lrasc1y III her sna1oWea
path, mud hla fat.ut look In her eyes, as II they
saH the fentence un,teg The sod" Ltetn down and
rlscth hot tA the Heavens be 40 more and she
has 70 need oi earthly Joy Or comfort, for hGs
heart Is Whest her treasure Il aEi She, too. s coll
! tent
Here IL q sentence trom Miss Mulocn'5 inf<)
new stor}-a description Of the dress Of ae'
| heroine:
llsh widow, Itom whose wee,is time has melted
| away the obnoxious poInpo=sty Ut Grape aau VI.
u
black Hut It black still no bIEtea4 no tIlul-
| Tn.bss, nn nrnamentaI fr1riet1est when sl~as
! seem sucl . lnucAery bt 'oouEnihR. lief costume
Has perfectly plsln, perfectly simple, te. exceed
| ln9l5 r1ch-'
Good material IS essential tn mourning, 4 poor
t article Of csare nt bomhaznc Will spot or tuEu
| rusty almost immediately, while goot natertil
| wtls weag for sears antl t'e q Eo-A calot Rhlit
thread lAsts. Ii often nap2eas that aladr ia iht
nrst depth OF A11cttoIs gives IN thought to hcl
! %cna 1'hN+l fuh
do this fur he1, and see tha'
the articles IT mourning art sntaale ard
well made. Aside from tfIe ttn'l.Ecss 81 it, a"
sccia..oas. black Il 4 beau:llul aid ts'camiuS
dress afl ladies' WHO have passed. the meridian d
ltIr, anu which rreulrr* !css rasr and thought
than any pt.cr c1;stums. Il is toc offcn however,
tlat IS IL worn OILY as the last caeE.ug on the
altar OF broken household aud II Is csfecta,!
desirable that IT should DO c.edt to the living and
the dea
! MfCESiSG SIX.
arr found q Our principal dTr goods Stores In O
great sa-i-ty They ,aa.e from s3 u s. 1er sa:1
aud art of tina; soft, lu5trecss l1altY SO acs!ra
HE In mourning. TErse s11ss we're exhibited at L
Lake asrret establishment ailI wcrc made up mt
order tresse6 in the most elegant Manner Out
Has IcalIe With trait. faced With Grape to tht
depth Of fourteen tnrhes: oEe'ektrt OF Grape
slightly looped at the sides, With Grape roscttcs
Walt and sleeves plain, '!ts crane foista. tn.
| t.ress <ns very dtsiin a4<.
4 thall eaeeA N b1aek aaa "h1e Elk WIZ
WANING afess Win zen neuEees- plehsi u cac'
| c!ce, add put With a shlF; small basqa1ne
want with three Eounccs.
The checked ard striped silks are yerJ hand
! Fsorur at $i.A' per Ea1l There Vas one IN white
slrpca with alternate stripes Of pale b.act. which
had a ch1i nlooul!t look Of great tesuts. II was
! tAcecdlncy handsome for light mourning, md
! nrnea71el as well a. : ssik II s.
cluth tUAtSa Aptl- thhNrd fAtttt
NAAioa >'esA A.e"~7 ~ 's'' 49, eAsstse 'a"
Hai"' ~ so'olnst 1o4.s S ssu7 ~ 80. ' sn.
A1t1s'1'ne - . n1Du7ome ... 49,,
"aF tese'9 't's 'e,s nuen va =. 9 - -
si"ses's1S' Nsu s7' "'>u . ee4aV1 1NtSl. .4,s
i w aso oe.'" "4. Asse' .1st 'As
| c1a!e y .et9 Iae lI'lsaAiua y. aap, We
| ho4a tseA- taNe7e et"'u' 1t si''s ~
oes'aoe' acn sne'e az III .as "sale1 sooN'7
Grape nlau1.e, st!A aaa "o3slsut ioait'usr elns
haass, persa1es-a0' taese . 3 lpA as7o:1iaens 81
shose-aha " ute iHa'ef7a1. nacA stena1lt'er naus
o'e1 p1aeA EoeHt - apee'A's lp1 satAa4'e'' 1Hs
linen CA be "oEn ~ u3FesIaS eo=iatne u
nstI.
| t.ue sees & great dea! CT human nature at .hes{
s7yre drr rooda s.ore. With tI,!r male slender
vh,te.,acrd c,c-ts. who give svrn estrs,,,,,nar,
a.trr;,o, :, their h,tr ami Ut1sScrs AMI CO, M
sscn maryc,},us ptck.1.es, and never lose t1e;
tt,npe,n and ,nte UTE YOUR crca;uess by the uaprl
0, roo. parse; rea. cen.cuca, some Of thstp are
wi:h t,urtr bland n,,tt.arsa. which ctmps Of /
! gentle s,n1is r,.r-.. IN. tru. s.t,i1 which M
a1pourt OF canker and fYtst1ue cao erer rust; aat
,key 60 through the ..eaJ. mill Of life a. thou-,
ttc7 were s;eno,uE on sus,s. oae likes 70 Inv: 0
tnctc, Because /: eleya,es the cqa1nop la..ereo
t;s4ie INTO s plrassu1 luseschanxe OF coar,e s;es
yey, observing those CLERKS are; ro:,.,2s n,
sDa,l c1n,;ces CT women which rear ttemse;ye!
p,, lie mountains before then: the petutant TEN
,- hitch j., fa r.sult ,r ,b,+ IN of.or 4xn.,.,a1