Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-12-26
THE FASHIONS.
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PARIS, Dec. 3, 1857.
r,rious as are the records of the indnIpenoo
sfrmer ages in cosmetics aud aromat9cs IL
s.,ssrtainly been reserved for our own time 10
-.rfset the science of perfumery The most
I,sI and remarkable feature of the present
..nufacture Of perfumes is the establishment
: sorer farms Some of the fairest spots Of
Ear,us and Asia are devoted to the cultivation
:, Ansers OF which the fragrance is no LONGER
,lsed on the desert AIR, but preserved for The
-o;,yment OF all who choose to purchase II
Ssssrs have taken the place of amberuris
-,lsk. ciyet, and the Odoriferous gums. which
~ now only used to give stability to the more
ar,psseezt scents. There are flower farms in
r,r,ue and Asia; and another is likely To he
-rsatei in Australia for tie cultivation of the
Fattls. plant OF the acacia genus, and resem-
lin, in odor very powerful viOlets England
Ia; her flower farms at Hitcham, in Surrey.
Fbsre lavender and peppermint flourish unri-
,,ei Roses are also cultivated there. but
anil, for ihe purpose of making rose-water. me
french rO'e water prepared by Faguer 8S Rue
/, Rcheleu, and the other frst-rate perfumers
sfParis, Is, however, far superisI; for ths altar
4 rOse, all Europe is dependent upon India and
turkey The altar obtained from the roses
,roEn at GhlEepore, in India, gained the prize
a the great exhibition in 1851 From the
BsiyhbOrhood Of Balkan, in Turkey, are oh
II the altar. Some idea may be gained of the
extent of the rose plantations, from the fact
hat , 900 rose blooms yield but one drschm of
altar
The fashionable world is following the exam
rls Of the Court. in returning to the capital
our streets and public prOmenadeS are once
aors filed with brilliant equipages, gay liver
ss and riehly-dresSed women. The CONNER
eisl crisis has not certainly produced here any
r;r,tut finD in ha yfrav r.
SJms articles, particularly silk tissues, have
diminished in price, owing to the small de-
mands from foreign markets, but the costume
q the Partisan woman Is richly decorated
sni 8. heavily laden with trimmings and fur
bellows as it was a year ago. FlOunces are
qa.e as much as ever in favor they are some
tne, made double, and, when single, are
trimmed with velvet, rucheS, chicOrees, lace, or
a Cat plating Of ribbon. or with the same ma
sriai as the dress. Madame Petit, Place
Vsndome-one of our distinguished mantua-
Makers, as well as lingeres-trims the gowns
principally at the sides, those for neglice are
composed Of bands of velvet, or of a stripe of
black and white checks For full dress there
ia half breadth of darker shade than the
dress. covered with an open paSSementerie,
With gTeclueS. aTdDesqueS, or with trimming
q velvet arranged like the letter V reversed,
graduated in size from the bottom of the dress
Il
u narrow lace fringe, gallon or moss trimming. |
eross-Way band of velvet, black from six |
% eight inches wide at the bottom, finishinp in |
q point al the waist, either edged with lace or |
not, has very good effect. With this. on the |
tOiy Of the dress, should.be bands of velvet to |
match. wide on the shoulder and diminishing |
70 point at the waist. Another pretty trim
ming may be formed by three rows of velvet |
BOSS graduated In size. or three rows of but-
IN n IF ypIt- IL l.
triied rows of lace The same decoration.
With smaller buttons. &c. is repeated on the |
body, and on the plaits of the sleeves Some |
dresses are Ornamented In the apron style |
Fgr home wear our ladies have square cut |
jackets, some Ornamented with braid. Others |
EIth jet Or steel beads Fur is often employed |
ns trimming for these indoor garments The |
Jacket has the appearance of being open, when
u reality II Is closed by kind of wais tcoat, SO
nat the bands Of fur are placed like braces. on |
each side. and continue around the edges Of /
ths Jleset- The sleeves are either Of the Orii- |
nary pagody form, or are straight, with a fur
The high price Of silk during the last few
years has produced a great Improvement in |
Le EO1len fabrIcs, the necessity has been felt |
u naElug handsome material that might re-
pare elk ior those who could not paw the ex-
gItitantly high sum which is demanded for il
We have several beautiful tissues that are a
MIXTURE oi wool and silk, particularly the
.s'0"' rgf"giS f> tame and the sol de lniR, |
he ground Of the sOi de tame is Of wool.
'ai't tue pattern ~ Of silk Either of these
Materials form handsome robe for walking
all visiting the stuff is heavy and rich and |
vel suited ipr cold weather more adapted 10
&c 1 american severe winter climate than any
slA tissue, however thick We have also a |
'sy helEy new material. entirely Of silk,
'.'iel The Louis XE. mat>IaSse, extremely ex-
Ys4iiVe and resembling the old fashioned bro
ans The ground is plain and dark, and il
''sfeI with the same cOlOred medalliOns edged |
'l'a biaek- These robes are always made |
~ ~ skirt aud long jacket body; the JACKET
Aisl Ia The neck II buttons in front at one
TX. Igrni'n2 hreast-piece, which crosses from
- hsht 10 the left. The waist is very long
aAi much drawn in. The sleeve is cut with
"a eib'S, quite wide and terminl ted BY a Louis
~ Gun The most beautiful articles TO be
zen, IN PREPARATION iur the fetes of the New
leH are the enameled watches with a new
S''s Vi ehltclaine and chain and the Ormolu
.'a' =. al >arraElns. 10 Boulevard st. Denis
20 sgiendld establishment Es,alser de Crys-
- 10 Ha.erIe dc ' alGis. Palais Royal. also
-sYia!' brilliant as OItment Of crystal china.
= "'VhLe lamps vases tor hOwers of bronze,
- ahl cJlOret crystal. and exquistely paint
: ofeei4ln- The forms are new and exceed
-sr graceful, the OTnamentatiOn light and /
sAh' he cplOred glass and vases equal the
- 'auled EIheInlan crystal. The dessert SER
80 - u crystal and bronze are particularly re-
-4i kibie for novelty and variety in shapes
-hi decorations
II Oae Of the best editors the Westminster
''eH could ever boast, and one of the most |