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COSTUMES FOR THE BEACH.

A pretty and stylish costume for the seaside is of peacock blue faille, with Madras fancy material. The skirt is trimmed round the bottom with a flounce, cut on the cross, piped and put on with a heading, twice gathered; above

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Paper Pattern, Is. 6d. ; Flat Pattern, half-price; to be had of MADAME GOUBAUD, 30, Henrietta Street, Covent Garden.

this come a deep plissé, stitched down top and bottom with narrow-piped frillings. Tunic of Madras plaided fancy material, with bias folds of peacock faille, forming in front a tablier, which is draped at the sides and back, and finished by two lapels pleated and joined together by bows of faille. Cuirasse bodice of the fancy material, piped with faille, and trimmed with bias folds of the same, forming a plain collar and revers, edged with a tiny frilling. Sleeves, also of the fancy material, with revers to match those of the bodice, and finished with faille bows.

Another very pretty dress is of Surah foulard, striped green and rose-colour, over a white ground; the skirt is

ornamented with two flounces, which are increased in size at the back, and are finished with very narrow plissés cut on the cross. The tablier forms large pleats, superposed in front; at the back the two ends are crossed; the end which is passed over is finished quite short, with a bow; that which is passed under is longer, and forms a loop; the tablier is edged with a piping and fringe of all the colours of the foulard. Corsage cut the cross-way of the material, so that the stripes form a V pattern in the middle of the back and front; round basques, slit open a little behind and trimmed

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like the tunic, with piping and fringe. Collar and cuffs of the material cut on the cross, finely gauffered and edged with fringe. Revers to match round the bottom of the coat sleeves.

A tasteful costume for a little girl twelve years old is of blue foulard and creme cashmere. The foulard skirt is trimmed with fine narrow gathered flounces, piped top and bottom; the tablier, of creme cashmere, is draped behind under a large bow of blue ribbon, and is trimmed with a frilling, edged with narrow silk fringe to match.

Cuirasse bodice of cashmere, with small puffings of foulard, following the outline of the shoulders, and coming down in front to the bottom of the basque, which is finished like the tablier, with a frilling and fringe. Bows of blue ribbon

down the front and also upon the sleeves, which are trimmed to correspond with the bodice. Bell-shaped hat of white straw, trimmed with a wreath of bluebells and heather.

Excepting a few very eccentric shapes, which we should not care to describe, or our lady readers to wear, there is nothing very new in chapeaux this month. The flat-shaped capote of Leghorn straw or French white chip, wreathed

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Paper Pattern, 4s. 6d. ; Flat Pattern, half-price; to be had of MADAME GOUBAUD, 30, Henrietta Street, Covent Garden.

with flowers, is the dressy bonnet par excellence. It is worn at the back, so as to show the front hair. The chapeau for demi-toilette, for excursions, and the beach or country is quite different. It is high-crowned and sloped very much over the brow, while turned up at the back with wide coques of faille or velvet ribbon. In front there is a torsade and a feather, or a cluster of flowers. This chapeau is generally made of black straw or chip. For the seaside, a gauze veil is added, which is long enough to be thrown round the neck as a scarf.

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What are still worn, and will be till late autumn, are dresses of self-coloured lawn and batiste, combined with the same materials striped more or less widely, and trimmed with Mechlin or Valenciennes lace, or with plissés. This is a very pretty and elegant style. For instance, on a dress of white and rose-coloured striped batiste are placed strips of Mechlin lace, between each plissé, which is itself edged with 'a border of the same.

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The tablier is still generally preferred to other modes for batiste and lawn dresses, though for silk materials the trained dress opening over an under-skirt, or the robe à quilles are now considered more stylish.

For the seaside the Watteau blouse is both elegant and convenient. It is trimmed with faille bows, and may be worn with a dress either of the same material or different. Stripes of different widths combined in the same toilet are now more fashionable than checks or plaids.

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