Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-10-18
FASHIONS IN PARIS.
The Paris correspondent of the Boston Atlas
writes, under date Of September, as follows

The Paris correspondent of the Boston Atlas
writes, under date Of September, as follows
"Our have for long time been copying various arti-
cles Of masculine ATTIRE and the haiti which spored this
fall by the ladies Of fashion, TAKEN in shape and FORM o
the uniform coats OF the French Guards of the
century, from which il only differs in color and
kin brown silk being substituted for white CLOTH and the
copper buttons replaced by ivory This habit buttons
up high the neck is cellar small and turns over show
ing ruff with neck riband the sleeves are fiat
and ornamented with gimp trimming and buttons the Skirts
which very Short open 'front.' and the
ed back and fastened with buoin short has dashing
masculine air, and sets off TO admiration good form II
only in dress that the ladies TO assume the reputation
Of having strong Independent minds copying after the
Of creation Only yesterday issue from one Of the
most arsocrac hotels in the faubourg St. Honoe beaut-
f' carnage lined With white satin whose luxurious
cushions ioled young and beautiful countess, smoking
cigar with the sangod and Of Spanish dandy and
know that several o. the American ladies' equally par
tai 70 the fragrant weed though they properly smoke home
an attempt has been made re-introduce the Pardess
oddhs1ue 10 white black lace but did not succeed for
tney only look well when made Of moussene and even then
are not a. gracious as uantlas Nothing he prettier
ah nat'a q white mousseline Grape, lined with
coioIeu satn and trimmed with lace Lace bonnes made OF
patterns worked expressly have met with some favor bu m.
ian fashions are not yet decided upon though IL Is settled
that they are to be larger than those hitherto worn
flounces val be much worn next winter, except upon
gsno OCCASION "hen hey will he replaced by three rows Of
broad lace set on very full and nearly covering he dir,
Some one very broad founce almoe, rese,h;r ,j
sk-ohes three narrower oneaud few sport an inGniv
Of small aounces iHeguary shaped and et one over ne
1eI' he ne scas o. Sn '" within two hands breadth Of
the belt Steel gray mernos and silks are WON a. ;
dresses, the spencer cot high the neck and boond NH
steel buttons, of which down the from, ~ 49,,
hanging open with steel buttons With these are worn finely
plated CHEMISTS and underseeyes and steel 49,, ~
boots, with three steel buttons In fact steel eyelrv has ~
erhumed from the Of antiquities which fashion yearly in
ers, and is all the rage Jupons have three rows "a m
brodey around the bottom separated by eaeeur o. Mech
lin hand
thread and gay coored silk, Age sought after
and will be fashionable, their price puts them out Of reach
Of the payrenus.
1.-The gentlemen into the saloons without straps their
arge pansloons off by wide stripe Of embroidery or
black braid down the side They have also restored the old
fashion of watch bands and The rbands are Of black
waered silk, with red or blue edges and knot the end
from which bangles cluster Of small seals KEYS facons and
tender souvenirs in the shape Of rings ockes containing
the hair Of fair one, cherished by the weGerfor the
moment"