Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1854-01-01


q A New York lady writes to the Express from
Paris, the following description of the latest STYLE
of hats, which will be interesting to lady reader
Z Bot we agree with Ptnck that the present fashion
lskf wearing bonnets on the small Of the back j:
bominabe, and altogether too bare: faced for mod
est women:
For children, the hats are very becoming They
fare open, and one-haf of the face is encirced by
very full rIche of ribbon and lace whereas the
other has lovely wreath Of flowers around It
You never see the same trimming on both sides OF
the Sce, neither in ladies' nor childrens bonnets
But viii give you quite dissertation on infants
costumes byand-by, for they are so beautiful as to
deserve separate letter.
Then the embroidercs are so exquisite! One
never sees real Parisian needle-work for sale in
America for there certain stores which only
work from orders and not TO sell to merchants and
1t is in these little shops go, to learn what
French embroidery is For pocket handkerchiels,
there Is a store in the Rue dc Ia PGiI No. Ii, where
nothing IS sold but French cambria handkerchief,
from franc 10 1900 each, and where they en-
broider your name or ''coTonet or crest when you
have purchased of them | find mucbOTS embroid-
cred IN coors, (blue, red and violet are very much
used.
The shape Of the hats are queer beyond belief
so narrow IN front, and crown to be seen; in fact
they are quite indescribable; but they trimmed
. with lace and velvet entirely, no matter OF what
material the foundation, and every thing IS black,
that is in good taste. All Paris seems to have gone
into mourning. If you ask for a cloak, none are
displayed. but Of black velvet, trimmed prOfusely
with lace or feathers both; the feather trimming
is most thought eft is the newest thing and
the maHteau must have hood or large collar to
it, trimmed very much also Then velvet Jackets
seem TO be indispensable; black, OF course, trimmed
with lace and buglo gimp. But y are tod they
are to be worn only at home, or to theatre, or TO
the Oper0 ComjgHe not when IN GrdHde Toilette,
to the Opera in a ioge,' not to party &c. All
this one Is told by the superhly dressed Madame,
who is showing her goods. ! must mention that
the elegant bonnets have deep frll Of black lace,
around the rim which falls gracefully over the face,
and inside the brim, Is a full ruche Of white blonde
lace, with one tiny cluster of flowers at the right
temple, and none on the other side.
When yoI go to buy gloves young lady, not
only knows what size you wear by intuition but
actually tries on pair, putting them on you, with
her plant fingers and, if the glove does not TT,
takes it off md throws it byl And you are told
what eolors ID wear ia the street-what in the
ing; and white kids never worn here, except to
balls Gloves for evening are made with two and
three button at the wrist, and never have any kind
Of lace or trimmings al the top.
Now, SO prices, find every thing little
dearer he.e than in New York; a bonnet, for in
stance, without feathers or flowers, costs from 90
to l0Of; velvet cloak $50, 400, or 5OOf; a simple
head-dress 81. Isuppose there are common stores,
where articles cheap, but who wants to come to
Paris aud buy such things as one sees in Canal
street or the Bowery at home
When yoa have devoted few days to shopping,
YOU go TO work lodging-huntng, that is, il you IN
tend remaining any time in Paris, for hotels are 50
: dear everybody flies from them. as soon posi-
!. ble unless wiling to spend fortune in mere living
will give Won my experience IN that line, hereaf-
s. ter for the French women, who let these apart
Il ments, SO keen and so smart, where money is
"a question that dealings with them are quite anu
= sing assure you.
You may tell the ladies at home that curls are
entirely the fashion here now, and as long as the
hair viii admit even to the waist, On 'front.' There
are no great puis at the temple, such as are worn
in New York. The narrow fronts to the bonnets
forbid those now Curs are termed a FGng51'S anC
ladies Of certain age, wear their grey curls a:
gracefully, as Young datheir rlngIcts OF auburn
and black