The Portland daily press., 1877-07-19
Correspondence of Harper's Bazar.l
New York Fashions.
BUNTING Suits.

The material of the season for seaside dresses
- uIquestionably bunting, the varieties of
which are legion, but great care must be used in
its selection. A good quality, warranted in
many cases not to fade or stain, is shown In
leading stores at..4 and so cents, and suits of
every variety and description are to be found
from $40 to SIS. The best American bunting
is by many considered equal to the French. 1t
is of close texture, and with caro- in the man
agement of seams will not fray out. The
coarser buntings are the most miserable of all
investments, looking wrinkled and shabby after
few wearings and fraying at every movement
of elbow or wrist. The cream whits bunting
costumes made up elaborately may be worn as
evening costumes, although in general the
material is adapted to morning or carriage
wear. A very pretty costume is of cream white
bunting IN princese form, with a tablier trim
ming of knife pleating four inches wide edged
with torchon lace, and headed by bias bands of
Roman silk three inches in width; the back in
prlncesse form seven inches below the belt,
where the three back breadths are set in cling
ing pleats, and finished at the edge with
hoqnce OF bunting edged with the torchon lace,
and headed by bias bands of Roman silk Bows
OF Roman silk with cut edges finish the front
OF the tablier, and narrow fchu of Roman silk
IS crossed on the waist with bow at the left
side. The sleeves are tight fitting with high
cuff of Roman silk turned back, and a deep
tril OF torchon lace falling over the wrist. The
same style of form and trimming might be used
with good effect in plain silks or in cambria
costumes, the narrow fichu or manteet adapt
ing 1t to outdoor wear, and an edglng of tor
chon lace giving all the finish required. A SER
yicable and very effective trimming for bunting
Is the cambria embroidery, white on navy blue
| or black. This gives a firmness in effect much
to be desired in so light a material, and wears
admirably. 1t is almost impossible to prescribe
limit for the styles in bunting, he aver;
every imaginable trimming is used-white
Spanish lace on black bunting, bead trim
ming Vaenciennes, and Hamburg edging;
in fact the most capricous fancy can hardly be
too daring, and as the shades are shown in
great variety, half dozen striking costumes of
the same material will hardly be too many in a
summer wardrobe. Some of the pale shades of
brown, ecru, and lavender will not withstand
salt air OF strong sunlight, however, and the
darker tints or cream white are therefore pref
cradle. Bunting combined with any rich silk
trimming, or the back breadths Of sikh now
becoming popular, is not effective the lighter
material being out of place with any but a
fanciful trimming
wooLEN COSTUMES.
Beautiful costumes, and very serviceable
ones, are now made of the albatross and cyg-
net materials, between which there is slight
difference only, the cyguet being of closer, fine
texture, and shown in fewer shades, at $15
and So yard the double width. The albatross
in single width comes at ST.. These fabrics are
like finely finished light ladies' cloth or tlan-
mel, and are recommended as the most durable
of all wool materials for summer wear. They
combine beautifully with silk or in two shades
OF the same. A pretty and inexpensive cos
tune is of French gray and dark green alba
tross, with knife pleatings of alternate shades
and pleated train, the folds alternately gray
and green, finished down the centre with green
buttons; Breton jacket of gray and green,
trimmed with embroidered galloou of two
shades of green, and with deep frill of tor
chon lace on the neck and sleeves, the collar
opening low in front, and to be finished with
loose bow OF green silk. The cream white
cygnet makes up beautifully in princesse form
with pleated train, the sides edged with knife
pleating, and any additional trimming of black
velvet or colored silks. For polonaises for COM
mon wear over halfworn silk skirt the black
albatross is well adapted, having the fine ap-
pearance of an opera flannel, and wearing
much better.
BATrsTEs, NANsooKs AND LINEN LAWNS
The open-work batistes are still popular, the
designs this year being much finer, and the
material at reduced rates. Very pretty polo
naises or over skirts and jackets edged with
lace begin as low as S. and $6, and can be
worn with trained skirts of linen in solid color
most effectively.
Nansook dresses, linen lawns, organdies ETC.,
all continue to be trimmed with white or coll
ored torchon lace, and the prettiest costumes
are made up with outline overskirt OF pleated
ruffie edged with lace, and closely folded
peated train. Much less material is used in
this way, and the effect ON nearly every figure
is graceful and becoming. II desired the pleats
may be put on to the belt with some indication
of the width of each one marked in the muslin;
and when ironing or pressing out is required,
they may very readily be taken off the belt
and put on again in the exact place.
CLOTH COSTUMES FOR SEASIDE WEAR.
A new style for seaside outdoor costume is
in dark blue or black ladies' cloth of light
quality, an overskirt ard jacket being worn
over simple silk skirt. The overdress crosses
diagonally in front aud ia draped in two puffs
trimming is of white Hamburg embroidery
about three inches wide, put on as a frilll and
headed by two rows of white cotton braid in two
widths. The jacket has large side pockets and
cuffs edged and trimmed in the same way.
This is varied by introducing q Breton vest of
white signet or cloth and edging with yak lace
Price $35
SHOES AND STOCKINGS.
With summer toiettes colo red stockings Of
silk or lisle.thread are worn with halflow Shoes
or slippers. Blue stockings of spun silk are
very fashionable, and to be recommended in
preference to the more expensive silk ones.
These come at So 95 and So. Beautiful COL
ored silk stockings begin at So, open. orked
and clocked hosiery being still worn, pretty
style having solid color just above the ankle,
aud embroidered 10 points.