, 1874-06-14
sn,uuar Fashions Fixed at Last-The Dis
turbilg Influences Of French
Instability.
chanoe Misuse of Velvet and Feathers
--Trave|ing Dresses OF the
Best Kind.
ro,ret petticoats Out Of Season
--Colored Lingerie for
Journcying.
rmbarasscd Men Sustaining Their Credit
bJ Their Nires' Wardrobe.

From Our Ccn Correspondent.
NEW YonK, June 10, 1874
~. fashions for summer arc at last ti1od Il
A,r, it on high Parisian authority; that ls to
49, thew are as fixed as it ia in the nature Of
se.,,;o,s especially French fashions, to bo- 10
- snre ny authority adds, with dash OF
s.s.,.+i, resignation, that modes never can oe
ea.;dsd md permanent until France has stable
<ro~sronept; but forgets to mention that not
..;.h;r the memory Of mortal man has that un-
t..nr country been blost with stability There
xora lot US extract whnt comfort wo may from
A. lnow1eaee that, il the Republic lasts through
-. ,r,71 weather, there will be 10 change in
the cut Of the polonalse.
poI1T1Cs AND FASHIONS.
The exact bearing of tho National Assembly
=, .he current styles is not 30 clearly defined al
:, shoaid be. We are not told whethor the length
y, a ,rsin or the depth Of aounco leads to dis
<snsion between the Right and Left Still less
,,s we informed Of the effect of the new hats on
.,a Ministry, But VIC are led to surullse nu1ae1-
ma and occult intaryicws between the Executive
<na the heads Of the best magazlns- -des-modes OF
theF1cnch Capital. Suspicious are exclted1n re-
rard to mysterious consultations between Mac
G,bon and Worth as 10 the form Of abasque or tho
fold Of q scarf When Madame the wife OF the
President drives in the Bois in new costume,
"a can hut feel INSURED that it must have re-
cei,ed tho sanction Of the Council OF State
.1sa t1,a overthrow Of the Government would
tmpend.
Jmnciue the ecene changed to our own coun-
trrl Supposo Nc never wore mantle till it was
snnroyed by the House and confirmed By tho
Senate! Suppose Llt-plaitiags should ba ban
lsheJ because the Committee on Foreign Re-
latiocs deemed them Inconsistent With tho
SIMPLICITY of 3 Republican Government SUD
x,ose tho Wavs and Means Committee should
dspouuce jet-friugo as needless extravaganza
in these anti-inlation days! Should We not
esb for suffrage aud the right to protect our
vard,obes No wonder, then, that Partisan
women nine, at least, for a settled Government
nnot for the authoritative power itself.
Naturally l, is coudolatory 60 thom, aud through
tbcn ,o ourselves to be conscious tha. for thres
months no concern need be felt FOR the cut o
our clothes. Such alterations rs To are 1aDle
70 will be in the merest s,-thc exact shade
Of 3 ribbon. the droop OF o feather, the draping
Of I'll overdress, or tho creaso OF si.aNl,-mat-
ters of 80 little moment taa. the majority wA
never notice the fluctuations. Tho points tha
nro vital are determined; tho rest may vary as
they will ....... -
One thing strikes me as strange every year,
md every wear tho custom comes with surprising
regularity. 1t is the using OF
VELVET AND FEATHERs
On summer-ha1s. It there wcro any lack ol
suitable silks aud lsces, and lovely flowers. ii
xycnld bo different, and quite pa1donable. But
there is no such lack Tho trimmings adapted
10 surluer-wear are infinite In number, exquisite
II quality, perfect in beconlingness. Why, then,
IL the name of variety, do we use, all tile year
hat dam aYHJ
shouId employ two-thrds OF the year? The
uuIy apparent change We mnkeis to Use straw 1n-
stead Of wire TOR the basis Of q structure. somo
times attaching lace-stnngs- Velvet and 1eath:
n.B ara always beautiful, but douhly beautiful
when the Thermometer is low. Lace and flowers
Ira likewise beautiful. though they lose hal
their beauty il your tinger-tips be tlnglng Will
cold. i winter head-coyering ought to suGges
weight and warmth; d summon head-coFeilng
tishtness and ooolneEs. Simply to alter tn
background, and allow tue trimmings 70 remail
the same, is to destroy NIL dlstluc1lGeness O.
character, I'll fitness to seasoa.
THE DAINTIEST OF buttons
As if to render half the feminine fashlonables
1naal7 euylous OF the other half, Fashion La:
lust presented the daintiest thing imaginable u
buttons. They are made Of the exquisite PM
lining Of the conch-Ehcll. Can you fancy anF
thing moro perfect? On gown they look ss II
the weager had pinned an over-rpe rose at lie
tiroat and the petals had gradually detached
themselves and doated carclessly down the from
OF the dress. No happier idea for delicate sum
rner-fabr1cs could be conceived. And the req
son that half the sex will be eGylous OF tn
o:her is, that the faint pink tinting Of the but
tons vii! be becoming only 20 certain pale ant
extremely clear complications. No thlck-sklnnet
brurettes, no ted-haired blondes, no hAll-and
lalf coorines, can bear the tost Of the co1ach
h,ell buttons but the fortunate few WHO Cal
Near them will reign radlanty.
Is nobody especially needs
TRAVELLING DRESSES
bafcra she is ready to start On journey, the
ere generally left to the last III seasons outfit
This year there is no large variety III them, be
cause everybody wears SILK skirt OF black Q
dark enade and = polonaise OF some sultabl
contrast. This is. on the whole, the most p1ac
teal and satisfactory habit TINT has been dc
voted to this purpose for many years; bu
s1sht improvement can be made i
this. II the wearer fold her polonais
away in her trayeling-bag (and she ough
to carry bag large enough for the purpose
snd don s linen oTe1dzess above her silk sklt1
Ehe will be thrice as comfortable on the Way
and ut every stopping-p]ace, or at her journey
snd, she will have her polonaise fresh and clea
toa appear in at table-d'hote, OF wherever nee
may le. Every one who las taken hot day
journey knows the repugnanco to putting on
most, soiled, cinder-grimed garment after ~
refreshmcnt Of q bath and how in time one a
most loa:Lcs the sight Of waist that has su1
Tered i1om dusty travel. If, however. the ontt
portion Of suit be linen, and be consigned
fhe laundry at tho earliest opportunity, the II
pugnanca ends with the return OF the garner
f1eshly starcAed.
LINEN SUITS. =,
And this reminds me- in the first place, IN
buff aud ec1u linous. beug entirely out OF sty4
can be bought chcaply; and that, Tor pera.o!
who do not pin their happiness to TINT, ths
make very desirable dresses at very lo~ 1a!s
Secondly, the choice lies between endless enaot
Of gray and the very dark indigo-bluos. AZ i
the cut, the newest mode is very long @ @oYe
tki1t, falling nearly to the bottom OF the sSll pa
xad double-breasted English valk1ng-)aeAe
Linen polonaise. aud the loose s2c4ues are
common that the stylish and becoming wa!Iln
Jacket is brought into requisitloa. IT. is simp
extraordinary that it hasn't been before. -
nsw linen suits hardly seem to be made OF II
came fabrics as the old, SO much more alr ha,
they: Viewed from the washcrwoman's point, t, Il
! walking jacket does up just as vel ns pla
Racque; while the jacket and oversklrt "ltho
plaits are much easier to do up than the Po,,
hsize. The new linen costumes are genera
trimmed with more or less pipcd blEs bands u
Fipings being Of the same or contrasting shaoe
Marx one point, however,! BE particular not
use linen-covered molds for buttons. as &c
tainly III you do this, you will be suspected
having either had vorr suit left over from IA