The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-06-10
PARIS EAGuIANQ

Correspondence Of the Journal Of Commerce.
PARIS, May 20th.-The unwonted festivities for
the month of May have produced varied descrip-
tons of ball costume The temperature has been SO
cold that the heat Of a crowded ballroom was al
most easily supported as in the month OF Janua-
nv. We have seen, from the ateier OF Madame
Fauvet 4 Rue de Menars, robes for full dress com
posed of tunic of either blue, pink or lilac SATIN
over tulle bouonne skirt. The low BODY Is
trimmed round the top with boulllonne OF tulle,
and ornamented in front with an agraffe of jewels,
or with bouquet of flowers. The sleeves are COM
posed of a small blue satin jockey over bouillonne
of tulle. An agraife to match those the corsage
is placed on the opening of the jockey.
For the warm weather the materials most in favor
will be- first, for morning wear, the pique-a thick
white dimity, such gentlemens waiscoats have
been made Of for fuller dress we have the English
barege-a new style of barege, exceedingly pretty,
having the advantage over the French barege of
being sitter and much more durable. The barege
is made in several styles, either with double skirt
or with two deep hounces. The chiue black and
white Sthe avorite coors; with these the skirt
NAV be double; on the first there is a broad plait-
ing Ia rieiHe, and black guipure at the edge OF
the second, else bias band several inches deep
Of either plaid, or of a dark green, or blue, or
violet silk, borders the edge of both skirts.
The high body has round waist, where a band
Is sewed on to it, terminating in point. 1t is
trimmed with buttons to match the silk decorations,
and with a round berthe, Ornamented like the
skirts. The sleeves are half long, formed of two
puifs, and rufle, trimmed as are the other parts
very large bow of ribbon, end of which
reaches to the bottom of the second skirt.
The bonnets from the work rooms of Madame AL
phonsine, II Rue du Helder, and other irst-rae
a1ises are decidedly larger than they were in the
winter; very pointed in front, some of them even
bending over the forehead White Grape covered
with black spotted net, white Grape or tue,
trimmed with lilac, pale green, pink, blue or plaid,
charming creations of Madame Alphonsine is a
bonnet of white Grape, with limp crown of spot
ted tue, ornamented with a wreath of lilies of the
valley. laid on the front and hanging down behind
in long punches.
With straw, the decorations are punches of fruit
wheat ears, bows of ribbon, in preference to
straw. The Voios bonnet, of Belgian straw, is Dor
dered with cherry ribbon and ornamented with
punches of black grapes. For young persons, the
most becoming bonnet is formed of white silk; the
front is drawn and trimmed with n narrow plated
ribbon either mallow, blue pink, or light green.
The crown is silk, and laid in plats crossed by a
ribbon the curtain is of tue, and double strings OF
ribbon cross the 'front.' The flowers generally
employed for the decorations of bonnets are those
in season; lilac, primrose, and violets and hearts
case or the almond, peach, apple, chestnut blossom;
also tufts OF small red berries, small branches OF
cherry tree, with the red and black fruit Mixed &c.
Nantes are at present worn high in the throat;
there is generally scam at the shoulders, and fire.
quently one behind, to make them fall more closely
to the figure. The point reaches to the waist.
wide founce, which is joined at the back in a point,
is either set in plas, put in with very little
gathering, as to allow for the funess of the
dress. Fringes, ruches, plaitings, la ree, are
placed round the point or edge of the toupce.
THE OLp WAR DrBr OF 1Sl2--We understand
that an amendment has been appended to the civil
appropriation bill now before Congress, which
orders opening of the accounts OF the States
against the federal government for advances during
the war of 1872; and which, on new balances being
found due to the States, some different principle
of calculation from that which was adopted when
the accounts were settled many years ago, provides
for the payment of these balances out of the federal
treasury.
We believe that the adoption of the proposed mode
Of calculating interest on these long settled and
forgotten advances, will produce balances in favor
OF the States which will amount in the aggregate
to sum variously estimated at from three to five
millions of dollars Wash. Union.