ABSTRACT
In prints, piqués, batistes, and percales I observed some very beautiful designs, and the écru and holland costumes are well worthy of remark; but the novelty par excellence is the “Dolly Varden” costume, which is a pretty, coquettish copy of the noted picture of Dolly Varden, which was among Mr. Charles Dickens’s collection, and sold at his death. This costume is made in really old-fashioned pattern chintz, and is worn over a cambric skirt of the prevailing colour of the chintz. The “Dolly Varden” is draped over this flounced petticoat, and is most bewitching in blue, rose, and rose and white. I saw it also in gold colour, but did not like the effect. A straw hat should be worn with it, trimmed to correspond.
