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Paris Fashions for July, 1856. 'Bonnet of rice-straw...Mantilla Gabrelle in black taffetas...Dress of taffetas of the Company Lyonnaise (Lyons)...Bonnet of white crape; mantilla adjusted to the shape...Dress of plaid taffetas...Bonnet of black crape, trimmed with lace...mantilla Florentine fitted to the shape...Dress of barège, white ground with blue pattern, and three volants. Girl's Dress: Bonnet of white taffetas, with a similar bow on each side of the poke. Dress of white muslin embroidered au plumettes, with three volants; the sleeves short, and having also three small volants. The body has two braces, or double braces, which have on them also the same embroidery. A wide waistband of fancy ribbon, with long floating or hanging ends, completes this costume'. From "Illustrated London News", 1856.