500
FASHIONS
FOR JUNE.
FIG. IV. HOME DRESS OF PEARL-COLORED SILK.-The skirt buttons. Many of the new dresses are opened part of the is trimmed with rows of narrow black lace. A Medici way down the front of the body in a heart-shape, or square, ceinture has long ends, edged with black lace, and is em- a la Raphael ; whilst others, of very thin material, are broidered in pearl-colored silk. In the upper parts of the made low in the neck, and can either be worn with a cape, ends are small pockets, also embroidered.. or a white over-body. Over some of the high bodies are FIG. V. BLACK SILK SONTAG.-This useful article is made worn what is called the Spanish jacket, which somewhat of black silk, edged with black guipure or Honiton lace. resembles the Zouave jacket, but fits the figure more It is intended to wear under a shawl or sacque, when it closely, and is much shorter. ANOTHER STYLE OF HIGH BODY will have a small jacket may be necessary to throw either of them off the shoulders, and presents a much more dressy and elegant appearance at the back only, similar to a habit. A favorite style of than a knit Sontag. For cold weather it may be slightly trimming high bodies will be Arabesque designs in braid, very narrow velvet, or silk gimp : with this style a kind of wadded. FIG. VI.- BLACK NET, trimmed with loops and rosettes fringe should ornament the sleeves and round the waist. SLEEVES are large, even when shaped at the elbow : puffed made of very narrow pink ribbon. sleeves will be worn, but very few tight to the arm. FIG. VII.- HEAD-DRESS OF BLACK AND PURPLE RIBBON. THE MEDICI CEINTURES appear to be now, with many perFIG. VIII - MISSES' HAT, from Genin's, 513 Broadway, New York, composed of fine white English straw, bell-crown.sons, an indispensable article of dress. They are made in The front is of black velvet, and bound all round with vel- a variety of ways, and are trimmed in so many different vet; trimmings composed of loops of black and white velvet styles that it would be impossible to describe all we have fastened with straw buttons. The right side is ornamented seen. The ceintures are all made with pointed bands round with a white ostrich plume. Strings of broad white ribbon, the waist, and have two ends falling down the skirt on each side of the point. Small trimmed pockets are generally with bows at the ears looped with black velvet. in the ends, or a trimming to imitate them is subFIG . IX.- Bor's HAT, also from Genin's. It is of white inserted stituted. English straw, bell-crown, with a slightly rolled brim piped We have noticed these sashes in plain silk, with crosswith blue velvet. A band of blue velvet encircles the crown, bars of velvet, fastened by beads, as an ornament for the and on the left side are two pearl and straw ornaments. bottom . Others have an end of embroidered net, and FIG. X.- TRAVELING BONNET, from Mrs. Cripps, 312 Canal are merely trimmed with ruches; but the pointed street, New York, of gray Neapolitan straw. Cape ofgreen others band is invariably ornamented to correspond with the two silk, with a small plaiting of black lace in the center. The ends. brim has a full bow of green ribbon intermingled with Of FICHUS, and black and white net ZOUAVE JACKETS, for black lace. Cap of black and white blonde with a bouquet evening wear, we can only say that they are as much worn of violets, cherry blossoms and roses. Broad green strings. as ever; as are also velvet jackets, embroide red in steel or FIG. XI - BRIDAL BONNET, from Mrs. Cripps, of plain black. white chip; transparent cape edged with chip, and ornaSHORT SACQUES, made of silk, cloth, or sacque flannel, are mented by a fall of rich white blonde, which extends over the front, terminating on the left side with a puffing of universally worn. These sacques are loose, have moderately tulle, and is finished by a bouquet of fox-gloves, snow- wide coat-sleeves, and are trimmed with designs in braiddrops, and fern leaves. Cap of full puffings of tulle, finished ing, gimp binding, etc. BONNETS Continue to be worn projecting in the front, and at the top with a bouquet of moss rose-buds, cherry blos cut away at the side. They are covered tight to the shape, soms, white violets and leaves. Broad white strings. FIG. XII.- GRAY SACQUE, from Benson's, 310 Canal street, with a cord piping round the edge, and the curtain neither New York, bound with black silk; the front is double- so wide nor so deep as formerly. The trimming is somebreasted and faced with black silk. The collar is also times laid on the crown, and sometimes on the front of the bound with black silk. Two pockets ornament the left bonnet, being usually of flowers, berries, and green leaves, with tufts of the same as under-trimming. A very simple side, and one on the right. The sleeves are long and but style is passing to place aa long bow of broad ribbon the slightly flowing, the fronts trimmed with two pointed lap- frontlady-like piece sameonover of the bonnet, of the pets bound with black, and each lappet fastened down at the back with three buttons. This is a very cool and use- it, in the center, and giving it one twist, on each side, in bringing it down to the points where it forms the strings. ful sacque for summer. FIG. XIII - A SACQUE MANTLE, also from Benson. It is open at the neck, and trimmed round with a very full double box-plaiting of black silk stitched on either edge. CHILDREN'S FASHIONS . The plaiting extending up the fronts and round the neck, is fastened down at both sides. FIG. 1.- DRESS FOR A LITTLE BOY OF three or foUR YEARS GENERAL REMARKS.- Dresses still continue to have the OF AGE. This dress is composed of white pique or Marskirts gored, thus diminishing the fullness around the seilles, and trimmed with black silk braid put in a Greek waist, though they are not made quite as narrow at the border. Sash of black silk. Black straw cap, with a white top as heretofore. Trimmings of various descriptions are plume. again coming into favor : one favorite style being very narFIG . II.- DRESS FOR A LITTLE BOY.- The skirt, as well as row fluted flounces of the same silk as the dress, placed the Garibaldi shirt, is made of white jaconet embroidered two and two together : another style is a fluted flounce in coral-colored braid. Wide silk sash of the same color of about six or seven inches deep, set on with narrow head- the braid. Brown straw hat. FIG. III.- DRESS OF PINK BAREGE FOR A LITTLE GIRL.-The ing. A very striking trimming for a dress of light gray silk is formed by rows of ribbon, the four colors of the flounces, belt, and ruffles, on the sleeves and body, are all trimmed with a narrow black velvet ribbon. rainbow; they should be either eight or twelve in number, and the widths should graduate. Narrow ruches, waved or The other engravings of children's dresses, in this numformed into Greek borders, is a favorite trimming, these ber, have been described elsewhere. In former numbers should be the color of the dress. Ribbon or velvet, con- we gave at large, descriptions of the material most fashiontrasting in color to the dress, and arranged in the Greek able for children this year, so that there is nothing to add, or Ionic border, will be likewise worn. this month. By request, we give, in another place, diaBODIES OF DRESSES, when high, are closed with small grams for a boy's jacket and pantaloons.
