The Sun.
London, England, 1806-07-31 00:00:00

PARISIAN FASHIONS.

The hats are of Crape or silk, pale yellow, pink and pale
callow, straw mixed with silk, white chip mixed with rib--
bon, ail variegated in smite way or another; immense bows
of riobon,aand uniformly fastened 'inlet the chin, but tied
in a large bow on the top of the crown Flowers are worn
likewise in the front, in imitation of those most in season;
,but the-flower chi fly admired is a kind of fancy rose, of
which - is white and half lilac, or half pink 'and half
lilac Tire i:umber ut bats in imitation of the men's, is
-ar:atly ato.;mrnted. They are worn with a- large cockade in
the troi.t. These hats are called (but without . the smallest
.reason) Parini !a hats - Why not as well call the present large
hats, of the men (which have frig,httul low crowns, with
broad i.brims} Basil hats '
Poke Bonnets continue as much in vogue.as ever, with all
their tassels, &c. ; all variegated likewise (as the hats),- but
in diilerent ways., Handkerchiefs, like a Scotch plaid, are
worn over these bonnets,7 and tied modestly under the chin.
Some are of a' hiNstriped with pink ribbon ; an immense bow
of pink-at the side, another before, and two behind
Crape Gowns are quite the faihion at present, the favourite
colour is grey shot with lilac ; small bunches of white rib-
4)on are wont with thiS dress, upon the sleeves, which are
made ith a double cuff, and exceedingly Lull ; the same
:-.lnaments at tire bottom of the petticoat•all round ; the waist
• is likewise ornamented with a large white bow behind, the
same before, and the hat, which is nearly the colour of -the
,lress, is literally covered with small white bows, like halt'
The cachemire shawls are going out, but another article of
..astern commerce is introduced, viz. perfumes ; all the
slops of the perfumers are filled with little boxes containing
various and costly scents,; the boxes are differently shaped,
and have Persian. Arabic, and Chinese charaders engraved or
painted on their lids.
• The-shawls are nit many at present; what there are, are of
a beautiful bright pink.
The (tresses are uniformly made short ; the height of the
fashion is to have them embroidered with different coloured
AlWerS, chiefly exotics; some Jew native flowers, but in
Aaneral those of foreign importation ; the mottling dresses,
however, am, always of plain white, it is only in the evaning•
that the otheis are worn ; the sleeves now cannot be made
too full, too short, or too 1 irge, they have mostly double
'•Oculfs, and bows of ribbon over them ; even the waists of the
gowns arc sornetimes covered with plaits as full as possible ;
hews of ribbon, or a pulling of muslin, are worn down the
Front, behind, and all round the bottoms of the dresses; no.
thing can exceeal the striking difference between the present
and former fashion of the Parisian dresses.
The shoes chiefly worn are white, flesh cUlour, Pr yellow ;
they are literally shoes, they cover -the • instep, tie in a bow,
:Ind come up to the uncle ; excepting in full dress, the.wemen
of real fashion wear always cotton•stockings.
The hair is no longer ala Titus, ai l'Autinous, a la Cara-
; tired vt'.th seeking models- among the ancients, they
tiNin to look aanongthe moderns; the hair is now dressed as
' iu:ch as possible to resemble the children's, combed over
aaie forehead, tucked behind • the ears, turned up behind in
little curls—all this gives the capricious fair one grace, soft..
ness, and the innocent ingenuousness of fifteen.