Poetry.

Lyttelton Times, Volume VIII, Issue 531, 5 December 1857, Page 3

Poetry.

I FASHIONS FOR JUNE. ■/From ther(;Examiiiir^! ( yery slightly altered ■p * from Le Follet.) ■ i i.i Thoughts that vpltfntary move i: Bj Harmonious numbers.—Milton. ■The fashions for the "summer season now ; K^ re seen in all their nbVelty and'freshness. " B Steel-coloured checks, or white, or black, are ■ worn..,-.;:/,., ,-, r :• . ' BOf all dimensions in the neglige...'. : ; ; ■ Made with high body, with or/without basques; I The Lancieire basque -is; generally preferred, - \ ■ j^ s being most.graceful; skirts are often plain, B In neglige, .but; those with velvet decked B En quilles, or with more ribbon. in.losanges, BOr simple stripes, are those-that most enchant. B The double skirt has many a Votary still, ■■'.•:■•< B Although *be flounce is not extinguished yet. B Lately we marked a sweet steel-tinted robe B Of taffetas, four flounces, pattern fine, B High body, Raphael berthe; Ristori sleeve, ■ j^d finished by a deep and bell-shaped frilL M Another robe of taffetas was blue, ■ With flounces seven, on the edge of which X Were placed two rows of hanging buttons formed If Of blue silk cord. A rich moss, scalloped fringe, B Of the same shade, the charming heading formed. m High was the body, and the basques were trimmed 1: To match the flounces.* I 1 The moire antique is destined to retain Its place among the toilets most admired: Of late it has appeared in stripes of flowers, I In stripes of raised flowers, on ground of Avhite, f And beauteous the effect. Not yet have airy muslins been much seen The airy muslins wait for sunnier days. i We may, however,.-dare to, paint a few I iW the sake of • the fair reader who c'en now I Prepares her toilette for the skys of June. , Imagine a white ground with tiny checks I Of verdant malachite, crossed with fine thread. | A simple stomacher, and muslin berthe, 1 Edged with sweet trimming ala Pompadour. ' I The sleeves and basques composed of bouillons. ]■ Another was. in checks of black and white, t I The flounces fringed with white stripe groseille I Woven in the muslin; frills"upon the sleeve ! To. match the flounces. With this robe was worn I A Leghorn bonnet with white feathers gay. | Light colours now are worn in : taffetas I And everi for walking dresses. But yesterday ! We saw' a beateous form arrayed in one Of rosy.hue, with narrow shaded stripes. The three^flounced skirt with arabesques all o'er Was covered, richly covered, and the sleeves Well-shaped, plaited at the top, and held With bows of sable velvet; add to this ; A black lace bonnet trimmed with roses pinky And black lace shawl; and ; say, was ever nymph Decked so divinely for the promenade? ; Small-bonnets still continue toJbewitch, But o'er the fprehead now advancing more, The curtains not extravagantly .deep. Rouhdcrowns as much as falling ones are seen. Fringe is much used in trimming; the inside Is with a bandeau graced, of flowers composed. Velvet, or plait of ribbon, which you* please, Bunches .or wreaths, upon the crown are placed, Floral or feathery to the wearer's taste. ■The hanging button is in much demand, Made of white beads, or jet, or even of straw, Plated on the bonnet's edge, amidst the trimmings, And even oh 7 the edge of lightest blonde. * Eourid voilettes are more fancied than the : ■ square; ,-,..:■,.■ „. ■...■•...;.•. ■ : Voilettes are made of, blonde or spotted tulle, Or tulle with coloured ribbon in the hem. But let not the oblivious Muse forget ; A bonnet which for f simple elegance Out bonneted the bonnets of the Month. \ Paille de Lausanne composed it, and 'twas trim- i mcd '■:■ :::;. ;■ ■-. ' ...: •;...-:■.;: : : With a dose wreath of corn-flowers, in a point ] Advancing to the middle of the front. . \ Wide.were thestrings and azure as the flowers,; Which mixed with blonde adorned the inside too. * In this and other places the prose of Le Fol-, let falls into "numerous verse" almost of its own accord, without alteration of words or arrangewent, so close is the alliance between millinery i and music.