Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-08-13

pared, or In course Of preparation, for travel
Ing aud cOuntry-houso wear, are exception
ally elegant not only In their material and
style, bat In their Rdaptabillty TO tho pur-
poses aud seasons fer which they arc intended.
Every lady with the least approach to good
TASTE Is Ut length beginning 10 understand
THE true SECRET des Parisiennes," viz; that
not only must every component part OF the
toilette correspond In style, but that tho whole
toilette Itself must be In accordance with the
season, the time Of day, tho occasion Oh
which II Is worn; and that the lady attlred 10
silk and laces for a country walk, stroll on
the beach, or morning shopping, Is lmmeas-
nrably ecllpscd In elegance and goOd-taste by
the wearer Of the simple bntise, serge or
other comparatively inexpensive costume.
II Is very certain that tOllottos are made 10
Paris In the mGst violent and discordant mix
turOs OF cOlOrs, and overcrowded with trlipl
mlngs; but those are intended for les eirqRgel
res, many Of whom, having no taste OF their
own, gru conteht with anything coming iron
Paris, the more OutTg the better, 30 "a 10 he
different from other people," unknowlng OF
uncaring that The makers OF these peculiar
dresses would not dare 10 offer them 10 any
hut tho most provincial or eccentric Of
French women, aud hardly to show them 70
Some colors blend most exquisltely. but 10
produce the proper effect they must be far
from decided luts-what we call effacees, or
apparently faded. All the colOra used for
out. Of door wear arc in this style, the brill
entirely reserved for Indoor wear or pn1sl
,vhIte fnnslIn which III conrse ma lie restcl
N WonjerGiily Tlcssenlng mar brimtsncv
Nlynonelto gfeen law Vrey, and ali ia
shades Of "bOls' are much worn; in fact,
every color has slight tint OF some other
huo-the hlue are all little green. and, vice
color secms deeided ''
I'VE snnke the month before Iast nj Tho
cyiravaignnt nnSntiiv ~ m.,c,iai ,sad IN,
some ladles whose chief Idea Of elegancS
Wns an cVncnsiye loniins, 1tnlIctie 1rsey
Will now, II they wish 10 he really In he
fashion LaVa Ia snhsoTiha 10 tha dictn,n III
Ia mode, which l. that the more costIy and
rich material Is In itself, the lesa ornsmenl
ID re1nircs, Il IA tho simpler and less exnen.
aIye fabrics that tedulre a quantity of nnnne,.s-
bials, or trimniings 10 give them a stylish an,
penrance, =
No material Is so much worn for sImple
tnilettes as batistes; II ia The material par tx.
collence for mohrning dresses, as iouiard il
for Afternoon
The ecru shades are not onIte an mnch
worn by our eleg Inteu thev hnye become "a
common In every material thai lhey AM being
gradually discarded by leaders Of fashion,
ReAptlful shades Of gray arr taking thelP
| blaoe. and Afa not oniv neWeT mi mara hr.
coming 10 the blonde snglaises than any lint
| with yellow In Il can possibly be,
White materials arc moi now trimmed win,
black by our leading modistes, a very deem
claret or rich brown supersedts ihe sombre
black; the cont ast 4 not so slrIking and M
effect more ELEGANT The WashlnSr aatIns
either plain or with pattern. are stul very
much worn, and make very Charming UPom.
padonr" tOlleites over self-cOlOTed under-
skirts; theae are generally pialn. or have
muslin flounces, 4 great number of white
NPolonalaes" and bl6I,ses aTe worn In ali
Kinds of fancy materiaIs ths m,si eiseunt
being China crane snitnne with satin strlines
| and LOMBARD. The noxt IN order Ara Of mnsiln
and varieties OF 6atIste md fancy maierIaIs,
| these can be- worn with anv roioTcd skIrt
| proyIdInR thew arc tTImmeI with vhite, III
| Inc ornaments ara of color they mual coTre-
| spond with Ihal az il,s real AZ i6e cnstn,ne
| All our elevantes are WearIng Inc hlonse
| certainly the most eonyenIent inrn oi ',arl
ment ever intTndnoed N Il nui L1iI0e nmd
| skiTt In one hnt mi a. cInscIV 10 ILe 0,,nra
| az a polonnise. ceInture Co16nes il IN ihs
| waIst. Tho hncl Ia very Inn ana nIaiJsb ~
| the waist -
/ Blonses mr. noIonaIses m,de NJ ,I,oroo,a
strInes IN hin rnaierIsI anJ S,,,In,'s' I,ssr
lions of Inc same color are ,ScefsivsIv eI..
'san, anb dIs,isr w. ~
from nnder iI ,nlnarn siri,'s ~, ~ S ~ Iass
/ them 1uile transnaT,nt
The skirts are ain about the same Width
as those worn Iasi ,nan,h ~, ~, s'snn, es1
| fnIier- thc fnIiness ,hrossr en,Iraiy ~
/ Inc hack, the hreadths are MI sSorai ~ Ill
| any further back Than the sean nnder IN
arm. The crinoletts or Ions ionrnnTe. ths
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