The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-06-20
OUR FASHION LETTER. .
NEW YoRK, June 10th 1877.


items of
NEW YORK FAsHIoNs-CT GossIP.
beginning with
COSTUMES.
The contest ut present wagcd between
Nature on the one hand, and Art on the
other, Is often extremely curious. A
potent example Of such combat IL that
process OF compression which takes place
when q stout individual resolves to reduce
herself % those nynph like proportions
necessary for becoming appearance In
her new princess costume. Cinderella's
sisters never tried harder 10 III themselves
to the fabled slipper. but here, rs there,
the nel result must he classed under the
head Of mortifying failures. True, our
friend does actually get into her costume.
but what then ? Mature, like murder.
.wiil OUT and TO my way Of thinking,
her ample dimensions become only the
more conspicuous. On the other hand,
one might reasonably conclude that the
half developed damsel would rest con-
tent il the knowledge that she at any rate
possessed degree OF slenderDess requisite
Tor the fulfilment of the demands of Dame
Fashion. Not so. She squetzes herself
Just as much, and suggest as u question
for some debating society, " hich of the
two results is the greater absurdity. Frmn
the above remarks, deduction may be
drawn that JUS; now one needs To he slen-
der In order 10 be fashionable. Precisely
90; To attain such end. not only are Co.'S
tunes cut accordingly, but underclothing
Ia narrowed down 20 the exiremest limit.
Garments are so diminished In breadth as
scarce % De recognizable; petiicoat strings
are thing Of the past. and this because
the petticoat pruper 10 mot allowed to come
higher than the hips, where IL IL attached
10 tight fitting yoke. while M recent
Improvement even on this, We fluid that
the conaet cover is made TO serve double
purnse, aad, brought down low, gives
support to skirt cut rs narrow Ne Is con-
sistent with locasnotion. We do manage
10 walk, but should matters be carried
any farther, assert without fear OF co'-
tradictlon, that we would have 10 be
carried around in litters. @ >a
A CUTE DE LA MODE. 5.
The consequences Of all this Is not few
Of ms are content with being cote de ia
mode; which literally translated, means.
.'by the side OF the Fashion" Bot let us
bedone lecluring. and conie iosciual facts
10 something practical. In our list Of
new designs for summer, we find the
veronique i,olonalse. which Is another Of
che many notifications Of the Princess.
IL is tight fitting; the fronts tapped evenly
on the waist, but below this, the right
side extends over the lefs. The Alex.
andra. h also one Of the most elegant Of
the many Princess palonaises. The
Cannita basque. la connection with the
Eugenle train forms an effective cnstume,
and for children, the Rita dress. for girls
from eight to twelve years Of age, and the
LILY blouse, for from one 70 six yeas old.
may lie recommended.
FAsHIosABLR FAscIEs.
For perfume, fashIonables delight
themselves Just now In Colgate a Cos
Violet Toilet water. Really II Is delicious,
yielding the essential principle ofa hum
drcd bouquets of viols,s, for little more
than the cost Of one. and for use In the
bath, b equally Delighted as foi the hands
kerchlef. Colgate q Co.'S Cashmere Bouquet
Extract Is also in very great favor, and
mention may be made of the Cashmere
Bouquet Toilet soaps ~ beiug preferred
by our eieguntes. In fans, our fancies are
10 numerous that hesitate TO write con-
cernIng one kind, for fearofdoIng injustice
10 some other kind. There are fans nf
feathers, satin, silk, morocco, Kid, and
lacs, each osthose being sub,llvide,l into
many differing varieties. and fathermore
diverse ~ 20 combinations OF different
material, such ms ivory, tortoise shell, wool,
ebony, mother OF pearl, gin, etc. Which
Il the more fashionable, 'tis hard 10 say.
since sil are fashionable. Sizcs are
medium, and Ia price We surely have
range enough, since nom three cents,
| they 10 up TO one hundred and MY
dollars. yexillo-the new lawn game, y
the latest attraction among our fash-
tomatoes. icroquet In fancy dress, aud
much.improved, rs a leading Journal puts
Il. The features af the latter's popularity
have been carefully preserved, 50 that
vexillo, while Il offers It's own peculiar
charms, furnishes something new tothose
who, while they would enjoy, effect
cnnui Of the old name.
Lucy CARTER.
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