The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-12-15
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THE FASHIONS.
lAEIS. Nov. 10.

The Imperial couple AN" court proceed
% Compci@ne on the afternoon nf All
Saints Day. and inau1uratc thr mr.,.ti :
cent train Of carriages wi,i.l, the h.vrl,v
"f the lal.r"'! directors has 'i:r".l TO their
Najns,ies. Tic lravelin. 'palacc' CONSIST,
oi nine carriages, in whir! are four sting
!o"ms communicating viii, each u,Arr.--
The royal saloon is hung with green wat
cred silk, the roof being "t dark maple
wood. Il" apartment ot the Prince In
pc,i'l, the ladies' in-wai,.nr drawing .rnnnl
the dining room, the Kitchen AMI oili.rS
comprise tIc train. One of our journal,
states tlla, the residence Of the Court at
C"mp"gnc, is likely to have a decided in
tlucnce On the fashions this season. That
at the Instance Of the I:mrlr,s cris"!;n-
Is to lac definitely abandoned, and wnul.n
,iuifs are 20 be adopted for walking ,rc>sc>.
not worn SO long in the >krl AS Of late
hut so rs to show the ankle We ar"
sorry I" destroy the ilu>vc hope which
the above paragraph La, spread through
The numerou, matters aud r'!irul"rS Of err
olinc both here anil in England, tie vii
trr's assertions having been copied in the
English and French press. T!.v amplitude.
"f The Ski,ts Of the superb GALA costumes
which have been prepared 1T the No,x.a
f""~i, Ra" dn .Ncnar$, for Ike Empress
and for the distinguished lady guests, is All
undrnlalhc contradiction to the Statement,
that good sen sc has prevailed at last, and
hat the ro:nn'li'y Of wonrn's .erme,is is
t'out tn br reduced to . reasonable funess
The eight yards Of wide m"ires and bro.
:;';ies "l'ich form the jnpr> of these robes
necess''ate an under gigantic sulcrst,nctnrc
of muslin and steel TO support the volume
Of silk material. Til, Is ,.rrini0iyu n chauyc
III :hc shape Of these under garments; the
,olninS and waiKiny robes which are zen
rally, this Autumn, made with the body
and skirt III one piece. don't admit Of the
fulness Of The pctticoat commencing i'm.
mcdiatcly at the waist the first hoop is
lower down, thus giving the female form
more Of the. bell shape. III. wide open
sL eve is only now permitted in full dress
for dinner or reception to;!c,,cs Tnc hii.
cite dc rifle has either tight sleeve with
pulls under the shoulder, or IL small i.:shaI,
Sleeve, co: fined at the wrist Lv Il band.
The rroIisaIi,y will, which tie costly
lases. from the looms of tt.e, celebrated
manufacturer 1'oil"rd, 4 vRuc dc (Aoiseu1,
are lavished on the Compcgnr parapherra 81.
lias is an Indication that the ex.rayaoancG:
which marked the last year will he ccn.in.
ued i'll that on which We are cn crinr.-
Barbcs scarS and shawls Of AIencons, the
voan's Of the richest 7&nt d'I"ylh,yc,
and the B'"ssc!s web, are the fayorile trap
pings and trimmings. Modome .IIphon.
sine, IL Rue da Uclder, with her usual good
taste, has devised novel and becoming colt
fures for the imperial dinner and evening
entertainments. An especially pretty one
is composed OF two lozenges Of velvet Dor.
dered with lace, one being placed very for.
ward, the other behind, on the back hair.
These two lozepges are connected 10y red
velvet torsade covered by n row of lace :
on the left side, under the ,ors;.dc, is placed
branch of red magno:as. mingled with
grass and rceds.s A second head dress has
broad band Of blue velvet, the ends of
rhici, <'are turned underneath, whilst the
I,ods itself is, placed very low AS a c"cAe
1e;gne. Two loops Of blue ribbon are laid
ON tile head; around them wind gold
torsadeswbish >lerninatc cs on one side will,
three clss;tassels and on the other in a
.sbFaheh u wliite gold bell flowers.
.*sAsna4g st,lssiho housand beautiful articles
.atz 5fess upfissds dsiaythe t'osscaux sent to
;gompissne rotpoeket handkcrcl.icfs from
:Magasin ou +ssIlime,s sI,rts. ii Rue de 1 ia
Pad aattact spdrticoras amira'ion from
;fis richness aud variety 81 dis how luxu-
= ,rious item Of female costunies :! -s1