Rensselaer Republican, Volume 12, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 August 1880 — SARATOGA STYLES. [ARTICLE]

SARATOGA STYLES.

Oaten epidemic of (IbAmu pre▼•Uß. Of ooune it is eontined to the morning, tat as if to atone for such limitation, it rages with corresponding fury. The most aggravated form is reached when huge squama more than a loot each way are attained, and horn these dimensions down in innumerable graduations, we see ginghams of every species till mall checks appear The lange the plaid the -more dtStsfw.; in consequence, no society belle, worth the name, would lower herself ny wearing one leas than ten inches, and thus, to portray the looks of mingled self complacency and disdain, oast upon those not so initiated, is worthy the pencil of an artist. As an offshoot of the gingham erase, wu see the most fhsh ion able parties who oome and go, attired in ulsters made of checked English homespun, but here the colors are subdued shades of gray and brown, and the squares are s mewhat indistinct and small. Parties who have left for the mountains axe likewise provided cheeked dresses made round skirts and baby waists. This skirt has a short draped apron in front and two double baz plants at the back, and would be quite as suitable for handsane goods as for flannel.

soft manna. With costumes of many kinds, a sash ot the same is loosely tied around the waist in a brigand like sort of way, giving a touch or abandon quite desirable. The soft sashes are indeed a feature of the day. Made of Surah silk, they give finish to expensive costumes and carelessly attached round the waist, half drooping on one side, present that. Turkish effect so much liked just now. Again they are of the material and with rail, round skirts, they break the monotony and imparts simple adornment Maggie Mitchell wore the other day at dinner, a costume of polks dotted foulard and satin ds Lyons made I very waist and Molina'walking skirt; the same evening appearing in a lustine princess dress of psie blue silk with dotted muslin overdress arranged in Pinafore style. The Pinafore overdress has the front made like a bib apron, is open at the sides and can be fastened on the shoulders with bows or buttons or opened down the back.

ooirrußßs are remarkable for a simplicity that is captivating. Nevertheless there is much variety. All aorta of engaging fancies are indulged in and one may do just as one pleases, provided that the outline is graceful. Yet withal there are some styles more prevalent than others, for by far the greater number of young ladies wear their hair bow at the back ot the head, and done up in braids, al* though a loose coil is in much favor. Usually it ia very low, and in Greoian style, but again we see it higher, and s few short curls can be added. The front hair is almost always worn in some irregular sort of way—frizzed, curled, in tress oorur locks, or, in truth, in any way pleasing to the wearer. “Invisible” nets tor the forehead are won with positive barefacedness. Not the slightest attempt is made towards concealment, and the fairest brows display these mysterious frameworks which hold straggling frizzes fast in s normal position.

KVKNTNG dhbsb goats. Evening dress coats are no longer masculine garments. Ladies have assumed them, and nothing is more stylish at a hotel hop, than a coat made of colored satin or brocade worn with a white muslin skirt. Any and all colors are chosen, but the most stylish are red or yellow. little eut-away coats are likewise much in vogue. Not a few of the loveliest toileites are white, combined with heliotrope, and the combination is almost obligatory, since this refined color is too delicate to be placed in any other contrast, except, perhaps, in one or two of the deepest shades. The old surplice waists and leg-of-mutton sleeves again appear, the latter, however, only as an occasional experiment, but the former are becoming not

unusual.

LUCY CARTER.