The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-04-04
THE FRENCH FASHIONS

lCorres. Of the North american and U s. Garstel
PARIS, March IT,
Satin is now much worn; those of black or dark
coored satin are made with plain skirt; the cor
sage Is high and also plain, or else decorated with
Bradenbourgs and rich buttons, it is without
basques and forms point at the waist in front and
one behind. The wide and open sleeve show the
under sleeve, which is a bouillon, having a small
reverse cuff trimmed with ruche, a la pieille The
inside edge of the open satin sleeve is also trimmed
with ruche to match, and is lined with white
more The collar, cuffs and jabots are of point d.
Aencons For dinner toilette, dresses of silver
gray silk are in good taste; the skirt is ornamepted
with three tiounces, edged with broad blue velvet
fringe. The high corsage is decorated with blue
velvet Brandebourgs, fringed at the ends. For
dinner or evening dress the skirt whether sipple
or double, is worn very long, forming train; the
lower skirt is often of satin, and the upper one of
velvet, both OF the color, but the satin n
deeper shade. Some robes are made with one
breadth OF velvet and another of satin or silk
alternately. The colors Ia mode for walking
dresses are violet, deep blue, brown drab and
various shades of green; for evening, silver gray
maune-lilac, China rose, light green, and groseille
DIES alpes.
The style of couture now in vooue ia tho old.
fashioned beret, which has been revived This head
dress is composed of pink or blue velvet surround
ed with torsade of the same colors, trimmed
with marabouts, longer on the right side, and on
the left mixed with ends of velvet. Others are
fashioned with reside of jet. On the right side
there is long bow of black velvet and on the left
silk fringe and under the brim branches of roses
OF two colors 1t is impossible to give your read
ers any Just idea of the perfection at which some of
the florists have arrived in the CONNECTION of art-
neral flowers. Those most in favor now are the
elder-howers, jasmine, mysotis, dahlia white
lilac, pink heath camelias and heart's-ease Some
one kind OF flower, mixed with coral, amber, or
tassels of gold or silver; but others of various
flowers.
The spring bonnets are generally mixture of
Grape lace and velvet silk the front of the bonnet
IS composed of white Grape drawn the crown is soft
like child's hat and covered with black lace; the
edge OF the lace is confined by cross band of blue
velvet with four bows distance apart, each of
them fastened down in the middle by steel buckle
We see other bonnets having the front and curtain
OF black silk, an open-work tule crown, and gui-
pure barb on the front, and decorated with red
chrysanthemums with jet hearts. The inside trim
ming OF white blond bordered with black; on the
left side there is single flower. white terry
velvet bonnet is trimmed with a border of bright
yellow royal velvet, covered with rich deep white
blond; across the head there is a yellow velvet
scarf, with agrafe in the middle; the inside ban
deau above the forehead is made of black velvet
foliage, and on the sides black velvet hoops are
mixed with blond frills. very pretty light and
dressy bonnet is fashioned of white Grape, Covered
with blond barb, and trimmed on the top with
fiat bow of delicate tint of violet velvet the cur
tain is also of violet velvet, and the inside trim
ming consists of blond with branch of althea on
the left side.
All these different styles of bonnets are beautifi
ed by the addition of lace barb, tied under the
chin, and over the taffetas or velvet strings.
We believe it has been reserved for the year 1859
to design and produce commemorative tablecloth
An English manufacturer, DESTROYS of emulating
the grand works of the artists of the Goben ia
pestries, has created from the British looms ia.
blecloth, a memento of the Crimean war; which
is described as wonderfully successful, both in the
design and in the execution. The surface of the
cloth presents fine satiny appearance, and is soft
and agreeable to the touch. The ground is silver
gray, and the pattern a yellow gray. Atone end
o. the cloth are portraits of Her Majesty the Prince
oonsort, and the Duke of Cambridge, and at the
9tner those OF the Emperor and the Empress of the
french, and the Prince Napoleon On the other
side are the portraits of the French and English
of sapda no s h%se ,h of Miss
portraits is surrounded by Louis fn;n1e ,oron
and in the middle picture appear the armoriai bear
lngs OF the four Powers, trophies, and other deyi-
ces the whole being wrought with much care and
decacy. OH"
John Cayler and his sons George Cayler. Josenb
Cayler, and James Grannies have been arrested in