The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-07-20

tarletan is used instead of the once fash
ionable waterproof, but they must be
very fine, and of indisputable English
origin, or they will not answer by any
means.
A brand of corsets known as Haut
Ton is distinguished by having its steels
covered with kid, which makes them
pleasantly soft against the flesh and
keeps them from being rusted by
moisture.
Linen lawn dresses, either all white or
else with japanese zigzag figures or
bars, are very pretty trimmed with
Smyrna lace and small pearl buttons in
bullet shape, yet with eyes through the
middle.
A beautiful cap for evening dress is
composed of embroidered tulle, pale
blue ribbon and very pale-pink passion
flowers; the ends, which are loosely
knotted behind, are made of ribbon run
through double tulle.
A sweet dress for little girl of three
years, of tight blue French merino,
trimmed with knittings of the same and
rows of indigo and pale blue galloon;
sash of faille of the same shade, trimmed
to correspond with the trimming.
Very pretty suits for little girls are
of gingham in large plaids, which imi-
tate the Scotch plaids in wool, but the
colors are subdued, being various tones
of brown or gray. They are cut all in
one and trimmed with white or colored
embroidery.
Percale stamped in bourette patterns
will be much used, making up nice, cool
costumes. The ground work being
dark, they will be highly practical.
They will also wash and do up nicely.
They are usually made with skirt and
oyerskirt, cutaway jacket and vest.
Dark red is very much used in a great
many ways-such as trimmings, pip
ings, ribbons and even red parasols,
are used for the country, but we would
not advise ladies to appear in the fields
or country roads, as they might make
good mark for a bull if they were to
excite his fury.
The princess dress now worn defines
the hips as plainly as the waist, so all
cOrsets have been heightened, both in
the backs and over the hips, where
they fit as smoothly as a glove fits a
hand, The steel or busks are also
made more flexible and may be bent in
a circle without breaking.
White dresses for afternoon at home
and for young-girl graduates are made
of tinely-dotted Swiss muslin trimmed
with pleatings OF the same, simply
| hemmed, not trimmed with lace.
These have a basque and elbow sleeves,
while the simply-shaped and bouffant
overskirt has long, looped bows of pale
blue ribbon, holding it up on the sides.
A bunch of dark red jacqueminOt roses
| is worn at the waist
When polonaises are made with
wash-dresses they are now quite short,
and are turned up in front in washer
woman style. This suggests a good
plan for undermining the long-wrinkled
fronts of polonaises of last season.
The wrinkles on the side seams are let
out, the extra length of a quarter of a
yard is cut off, and, after being shaped
to fit the edge from which it has Just
been cut, it is trimmed at top with
plating, a rutfle or lace, and is sewed
on again as an outside facing.
At Il recent wedding many toilets
were new in style and most tasteful in
effect; the BRIDES dress in particular
presented Il graceful change from the
everlasting white faille or satin dress.
1t was dress of white pekin, in stripes
alternately of shining satin and dead
white silk, forming at the back sort
Of long habit basque with large square
lappets falling over the train. The
habit basque was trimmed with fittings
of crepe-lisse; similar fittings also
trimmed the front part of the bodice,
and were mingled with light wreaths
of orange blossoms. A few SPRAYS of
the same were placed in the hair, very
much at the back of the head, and the
ample tulle veil was thrown over the
whole toilet. The brides mother wore
moss-green armure, trimmed with ciel-
blue faille and point lace. The bonnet
was moss-green, with ciel-blue feathers.
The bridesmaids dresses were of
myrtle-green faille, with facings and
pipings of palest pink silk and bonnets
to match. They wore deep collars and
cuffs OF Genoese guipure.