Paris fashions for June, 1869. 'Fig. 1. Costume Lavallière, in pale almond-coloured mohair, with the short under jupe trimmed with a plaited flounce of rich brown second jupe, which has a bouffant, is bordered by a narrow over this falls a third short skirt, festooned at the sides, where hang small pointed basques, terminating the tight casaque, which is ornamented behind with a bonnet, of black lace, has a high 2. Morning robe, of white and blue striped silk, the bottom of the with lilac satin. The form of the


Paris fashions for June, 1869. 'Fig. 1. Costume Lavallière, in pale almond-coloured mohair, with the short under jupe trimmed with a plaited flounce of rich brown second jupe, which has a bouffant, is bordered by a narrow over this falls a third short skirt, festooned at the sides, where hang small pointed basques, terminating the tight casaque, which is ornamented behind with a bonnet, of black lace, has a high 2. Morning robe, of white and blue striped silk, the bottom of the with lilac satin. The form of the its short cape and large lappels, is something 3. Jupe à traine of pink poult de soie. Corsage of grey taffeta, cut low and of grey the wrist on each 4. Costume complet of green poult de soie shot with white; the under jupe trimmed with a festooned flounce edged at the top with plaited ribbon fastened with high corsage has pointed basques bordered with flounces at the sides, and the long square-shaped basque in front is ornamented with a series of chapeau of white lace, which is trimmed with lilies of the fastened with a bow of green ribbon'. From "Illustrated London News", 1869.


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