, 1873-07-27

alpaca braid, OF harmonizng or contrasting
eS1r eoro h IhG p pgopGr pn, thing to wSar down to tic
rkiah towong With T ions, y To1e poi9od 1f hggod hgfsy
md hongy cord about tho waist,-n Hort o}
monks rob1 aaaptol TO tho frivoiity Of Miss Nc
Flitnby u 70. Your maid Of co1,rso nocon,-
nn..iea r1,n yGu and awaits your return, wllcn
with t!ia robo. not Of n,ortlncatiu,l,
nor snnctiacatlon, but OF homi-gloriicntion, o..
Hccially whom tho white dra,iory haH Hcarlet
threads through It, aoarlot buttons taeao1s, md
maidB." Then whit arc you doing at faahion-
nblo soa-altlo roHorta7 Dut neyor mind; you
must dotnil Bonlc good claporon to taho theHo
wraps In cl0rgo, mud tllon aHBiRt enc another
when you 1onVo tho water. It iB always cause
Of wolldornent to atrangors who aeo tho long
expanao of tho ako-atoro, with it's Bands mud 1tB
blvo wnter, that, although but m INLAND aoa,
noither tho city nor any priyato individual hna
ovor turnod It to account In the why Of n hugo
tllore neyor boon bntll-housos eroolod horo, as
OIL tho sands Mt Newport, Long Branch. or Nan
taHket, with aoiao fashionable hour to batho
Chicagoans have tlliu luxury ut their very doors
almoaf, md thoy cloHo tholr eyes and bay no
leed to its inviting ooolnoss Ms people. It is
given up to tho BnnH-culottcs after duHk,
Eo1t como
YACHTING COSTUMES,
a., nMa thcno 5ttll prevail IN navy-blno flannel.
!hls, being do roglo among roal Jack-tnrs, Mid
aioh, and oicors, becomes naturally tho uniform,
first OF tho male tyros who aro trying their lands.
mons knowledge OF tho sea, aud then OF tho
dear creatures themselves who "liho stir
,'1v yoa .s;, How Ladies eostnmes aro sim
broad sailor-collar and Bas1; or, moro elabo-
rately, with ,kilt-plaitings md rui1lou. Bilyor
anchors, or tho eamo emb1cm embroidered III
.nma,;n pn ~ 1mn coar M ana oane 10 part OF tho
ponsable. polka-dottol fabrics arc sometimes
usod, as also tho dark Napolootl-bluo llnou:
H. absorbs moisture, clings to tho poraon ia cill
k ~ VIZ 9ouc!l a'd very soon loscs its Bti1fnoas
nnu NV 4goAh drag8!od. ono tiresa consisted OF a
blue 1lannol undersklrt, with kilt,plattod 'front.'
ptoaoti,, ana pam io't!a Oh the back, trimmed
mlth Wh1to military braid a vost OF white duck,
ist 1a1tenon Tasa anenofs, ahd 1nckot Of flannel,
paaslng around tho h'ps, and knottcd low tue
le1t alMe; SILVER chalotatno to which was attached
. sihall spoaklng-tr.lmpet. 2 miniature marino-
glaass ana toy-4nadrant,- two former avail
HpiC nnoan LOT service so latter purely ornamental
eonerai a'r OF aon ont-caro-a-tavonosH If tho sun
dons s brown anu blister one.
Ihoh there oame ame-...
n,a TIE EQUESTRIAN COSTUMES
nnd, II possible, from cloth. Lighter fabrics
elo" ABOUT TOO easiy. anu no lady fools com-
1or1aplG on horsobaok II, when in smart cantor,
sno leela tnat ler drapory ID streaming bohind
H. A..o 'teA wv tu"t 10 ~ viz etllIuPi Iosh!-
ty ny tho one oyor to pommel arc displayed in al!
their beauty or ugliaess. Much of tho charm Of
woman on Amazons conalstB in the fit of her
afoss t m; and tho fall Of hor skirt. 10 be sure.
theso viii not atono ne for bad scat, al awkward
position, Or unakilltul horsemanship; but grant
all tno latter, and neglect the formor, and tho
tout ensemble ia decidedly marrod. Black cloth
9as tho pfeforenco, cut after the English FASH
ION, With short 1ochey BASQUE held down by but
tons' coat-aleevoa without cutls. and tho
GDuF 1AGtG0Hu Nith cloth INnVy
silK nnttons; harlng linen cuffs md
standing coliarg, held with Hyor
shlelds on which tho wearers monogram II en-
graTea; Loud Young lailiGa wear oxy1izod all
a1ld eeove,buttona. The gloves Of chamois or uu-
aresaod kia preferably lattur aro cut with long
Wrists, which nro not now sewod on in ganntlot-
shhpe: but arc OF tho namo picco with the glove,
usually slightly wa1dod, or lined with q quilted
!lning which diaguses irregularities, and givca II
look 0f plun'pnoss to tho form. What q pity
TINT TINT hame loRn1icss will always show at tho
beyond tho tailor's art to disguise, though tho
superintendent OF tho toilette may somewhat
conceal those dofccts. Don't take auy modern
Anazon,8 form On trust, then, any moro than
you would the square Shoulders Of aone Of your
m masculine friends. Tho tailor is o ,nechanic
al Talloyrand, who DISCUSSES form with
artistic clothing, 1nstead OF thoughts with
words. FOR tho benefit Of those of our friends
who 40 not employ o fashionable tailor, or who
aro averso to shocking tho fractional portion Of
humanity IL thoir village that makos the store
clothes Of tho community, we will tell thom that
tho right atao or ruling skirtH Should DO Mndo
longer than tue loft, 30 as to fall cvonly after
tho ieg 1s thrown oyor the pommel OF the saddle,
length from o yard-and.a-halfto to one-and threo-
quarters, with width Mt tho bottom about thrco-
yarda-and-a-l1alf or worry little wider. Hats
nro t preferably silk stoVo-ppes,, with rolling
brms, and entirely conceal tho hair, which IS
wound ln smal coil OH the top Of tho head. III
tho country, straw hats sometimes suporsoao
tho silk mt, and arc trimmed with
2 voil, OF black grenadine, or 0 long Oh
trioh plume. Here, also, dark bluc and
groen habits may be worn. The fair demosollo
who takes her exercise in Chicago, on its boulo-
Yards, or out to its parks, will. however, prefer
tho blnok habit and silk hat. That this subject
should 10 ono OF interest for our citizens, eau
aomIt OF no question: In no city on this oonti-
nent ae 10 tnero bettor chance for ladies' to be-
come pertecs horso"omon than hero, and young
ladies, at least, should enjoy it to Tho uttormoB
American women IN the Eastern citios aro fast
emn!iatlng English women In their love for tho
Saddle, and. with tia DFeHnnt j1trnfuction iptn