Year: 1868

4


As there is nothing new 70 record in the way
of fashions, i Will drscrID- some pretty TOILETS
found here and there The costumes worn ar
the last Imperial dinner party in the forests of
Fontainebleau give ample material for such a
review Of toilets Her Mag the Empress
appeared in a green silk garment covered by
white muslin. The fcAH Marie -Anotnette and
The parasoi was made Of silk OF the same color,
and likewise covered with white m uSlin. Her
round hat OF. white straw had a green wreath
of ivy leaves round the crown. Another toilet
was composed OF q simple white muslin skirt
with blue and light green Scotch ribbons 10 add
10 ITS effect. The shepherd hat had a wi lite
feather for ornament, and was bordered with
Scotch ribbons Mile. e. was dressed In maIse-
ColoTed silk muslin; her dress was exceedingly
becoming for being covered with knots and
1rlnges OF Spanish lilac. Her toque of Italian
straw was almost covered by cluster of Span. :.
ish hlacs. 1t would not De fair 10 omit the
description of the costume of a young girl: IL
was made of IN bleached foH'ard lOoped up in a
picturesque style over skirt OF purple taffeta
Her round hat had a rusche of unbleached
tulle, and was fastened IN front and under the
eAigH'E by a knot OF purple ribbon. Her fan
was Of unblea ched taffeta corresponding ia
shade 10 the skirt.


A few fashionable ladies are venturesome
enough 20 dress In costumes with cameo
stripes, which sometimes add very much TO the
effect OF the toilet. 1 have seen a fair r-haireC.
young lady with pink skirt or two
shades and pink hat with ornaments OF
darker shade. None but a real Bengal rose
can dress IN such striking costume. The
aprons make all at once their appearance again.
not only for home costumes but also for travel
ing costumes. The latter are short and very
becoming. Imagine an upperskirt, lOoped up
over short skirt with black stripes; a corselet
open about the upper part OF the chest with
facings Of black satin; linen collar with a
very small black satin neck-tie. a belt of black
satIn buCkled In front, and a small apron cor
responding with the style Of the costume, and
bordered with a light hieoree all round. A
hat with very narrow border and long floating
veil and black kid CATERS ma Ike this very be-
coming toilet complete. The following IS the
description of costume which cannot fail TO
meet with success. particularly when IL is
for whom j; was invented: The skirts are
composed of white muslin; the lower one is all
round and Ornamented with mddle dle-siZed
nOuEce, bordered by yapory ribbon of tull-,
while the upper skirt resembles a cloak q In
UdtteGu, and has a fiounce of the above de-
scTpuOn. The upper skirt Is looped up by
knots of straw, which are likewise found on
the cOrselet and on the half-lOng sleeves.


l am AZ less 10 say anything about hats.
These for the city are nothing more than puffs
of flowers more or less spread over the head.
They are fastened on bunches of rInglets which
take the place OF the chlgnon, or on long twists
OF hs'r. As for the small hats, called round
hats, there Is nameless variety of forms.
That which appears preferable 10 any other
has rather high crown, with looped-up
bOarders, reminding You somewhat of the Ty-
the disposition of the ornaments. The shep-
herd hat. with bunch of flowers al the side,
Is likewise very becoming On The other hand.
the Mandarin hat y often worn, IN spite of its
being very Ungraceful. The musqueteer, the
Tudor. and the tricOrnered deserve 10 be men,
uOned, although the latter style should not be
worn except by young ladies with pretty faces.