FASHIONS FOR JULY.

Colonist, Volume III, Issue 308, 2 October 1860, Page 3

FASHIONS FOR JULY.

By degrees, flounces appear to be regaining, the position jyhich, for a time,-they had-par-tially lost. For dresses of thin texture they certainly form the prettiest and most suitable ornament. On barege or.."tarlatine, piisse, or bo.uillonne may be used effectively. For su tuner toilet, large open sleeves* will he generally adopted. •We cannot say that they shew any novelty or'great-difference from those worn last year: pagoda or'clock sleeves, more or' less open, varying in width, and trimmed with re.vers or jockeys. Tight sleeves are still worn with negligee, dress ot thicker material. Bodies are worn low, or high and buttoned up. In the former case, pelerines br'fichus, are indispensable.. That more in fashion just now is the square pelerine, formed entirely of narrow frills, and fastened in ront by a triple bow of ribbon. Small square pelerines of guipure are exceedingly pretty. They are made just, sufficiently deep to meet the top of the dress. The Marie Antoinette fichu is not discarded. 'It. is made with a hem, su remounted by a rich embroidery and Valenciennes' insertions—a garland of exquisite simplicity; but behind it is enlarged, and forms a bouquet. A broad Valenciennes round the hern completes this elegant fichu. Although not much oppressed by the heat of the weather at present, shawls and mantles of muslin and lace are those principally made. The most usual lace shawl is that in a simple point of rich design. The double shawl, with a frill, is too luxurious an article to be very frequently seen. The mantles have the foun iation of them very small, but are trimmed with three broad frills' (or flounces, we may call them) so-^ wide that, they completely envelope the dress. Muslin shawls are simply embroiJeied on the upper point, but the long point is always trimmed with a wide embroidered frill. Muslin mantelets are only worn by young girls. They are distinguished by an absence of embrodiery, and have lor ornament simple buillionnees, in which a ribbon, of a'shade suitable to the rest of the toilet is run. Some summer shawls have been made of black cashmere, embioidered and trimmeJ with a wide frill of guipure or Ghantilly. The pelisse has nearly dethroned the paletot of silk; but j the latter will still be worn, especially at I the sea side, as nothing is more commodious for country travelling dress. The ! abbe pelisse, with pelerine of guipure, ai d shawls, are however, more strictly the vogue now. The red flannel casaque is a novelty patronised by some who like comfort and elegance combined; it has the double advan-tage-of being a suitable dress for home wear and commodious for negligee in the country, at the chase, or for the evening, when the weather is cool. Ruches are much used for trimmings for barege, grenadine; or other thin material. The flounced ruche is a. novelty, and is made to match any pattern—in plain words, this is a narrow flounce with a ruche at the head. There is also the ruche on each side of a plaiting ala vielle. Narrow ribbons are also made into trimmings for narrow flounces. Guimpe is made in elegant patterns—one, for ex- | ample, of butterflies, white and mauve, for a dress of white and mauve checked taffetas antique, has a very distingue appearance. The Zouave, although at times so much "ornamented, is not necessarily an enemy to simplicity. They are very pretty when of the same material as the dress, and bordered with a wide band, of a contrasting color. A similar band should . then be placed round the skirt and sleeves, ft greatly improves the appearance if a wide bordered sash, tied at the side, is worn with it. Very, nr-my silk dresses are made with large plaits, and not separated at the waist. The bodies plain and buttoned, trimmed all down the front with bows of ribbon or ornaments of guimpe. Sleeves wide, lined with white and bordered with a little white ruche. Thin materials are trimmed with a number of little flounces. These sometimes cover the whole of the skirt, but more frequently only reach up to about the height'of nineteen or twenty-four inches—seven or nine is the number more generally in vogue. The bodies are still made with bands and wide sashes, tied either at the front or side. Some tarlatane dresses are still made with double skirts—-the lower one trimmed with eight bouillonnes, the upper with two only ; and on each a bow !of ribbon, or bouquets of flowers may be placed.' For summer balls, t.iis is a very pretty, simple sty.c. They also trim tarlatanes with flounces placed on each breadth and crossed.over like a fichu, and held together by a' group of flowers. Bonnets preserve the same form they had at the beginning of the season—-that is to say, pointed in front and reaching far over the forehead. Although we never could . admire the extremely small bonnets that have been worn, yet we shall regret to see an exaggeration in the other direction, for an ovei-large bonnet is far mo c unbecoming and ungraceful than a ridiculously small one. We must hope that the good taste of our modistes will preserve to us the happy medium. Leghorn, black crinoline mixed with straw, and plain and fancy straws, -ate. still much worn for morning, bonnets. A black crinoline, with straw stars all over, trimmed with a large bow of black ribbon at the side, from the middle of which falls a long straw: tassel. A bandeau of straw color, and black ribbon across the .forehead, black strings embroidered withdraw, is very recherche. Or a white crinoline, with a border of Leghorn, trimmed,. with a cable of straw-colored silk rolled over a quilling of black lace, and falling in ends over the black silk curtain. The cap of black lace, trimmed with a silk cable an<l large crimson poppy, with a gold centre. 'Black ribbon strings. A Leghorn bonnet,

Ui.nmed. simply with a large straw cable twisted round the crown, and.ending' tender two long white 'marabout -feather's, spotted with'straw. Blonds cat), with diadem of white daisies with sraw centies. White and straw-colored'ribbon-strings. Ricestraw bonnets a.'c much in favor this season. Some are very jd'mply'trimmed. Tulle and crape bonnet are made in almost endless .variety.--ie toilet. ; .