Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-05-01
THE FASHIONS

Correspondence of the Journal of Commerce I
PARIS, March 26.-The longest, most rainy
muddy and windy of Paris winters has at last
come to an end, and April uShers in a spring
temperature. If our Easter was not, as usual,
hO"ered, (paque HsHTt,) IL was genial and
beautiful, with a June sun and brilliant dis
play Of bright-hued summer gala toilettes. On
Palm Sunday our birds Of fashion were wrapped
and muffied in winter attire, but on the Easter
sabbath the lightest and gayest plumage
decked the fair frequenters of the Champs Ely
sees and the BOis de BOulogne.
Among the beautiful costumes prepared by
the distinguished mantua maker, Mad Fauvet
!, Rue de Minars, and worn at the promen ade
Of LOngchamps, one particularly admired is of
pink shaded, pearl-gray mOire antique; it is
Crnamented down the front, from the throat to
the edge of the skirt, with fat velvet buttons
surrounded by white lace; those the corssge
are Of the same size; those on the skirt Increase
IN size from the waist doWnwards. The cOrsage
~ high, perfectly plain, and without any seam
at the waist, forming single piece with the
Jupe, n FImperatTIce. The sleeves are of the
pagOda style, and very wide at the waist; a re-
"sJs, edged with frill of white lace, com.
mences at the sleeve hole in front and descends
passing around the sleeve at the wrist. The
TsTsyS is also decorated with velvet buttons
trimmed with lace. The most recherche spring
silk robes are made after this pattern. Black
velvet ribbon bows fastened in the center with
StSci DuChib. anu pldCtu uONn lue IIODE Oh
the skirt, form an elegant decoration for silk
walking robes. In spring and summer modes
Madame AlphOnsie, IL, Rue de Helder, dis
plays her usual good taste in discardiDg the too
lavish adOrnment of gold ornaments and fow-
ers, which we see on many Of the bOnnets. Her
silk capOtes, covered with black or white lace
are the prelude to leghOTn and straw bonnets-
very becoming capOtes are made partly Of leg
horn and partly of silk: the front leghorn aud
rhe crown. which is soft, and of drawn silk.
They are trimmed either with ruehes of silk a
simple bow, or small bouquet of flowers; white
Grape bOnnets have the front and curtain all
bOsILLoRHes, without any other trimming than
sprig of spring flowers, yellow stocks, lilac,
hawthorn or pink rhododendron. When rho
dOdendrOn is worn on bOnnets-and it is very
much the vogue at present-it is made much
smaller than the natural flower.
The great manufacturer and exporter of lace
-EiOlard, 4, rue de ChOiseul-has lately ex-
posed a great variety Of magnificent shawls,
lace points, mantelets, summer voilettes and
barbes for the decoration of bOnnets and Golf
fures
The dainty w-fashioned pocket-handker-
chiefs from the establishment du Sublime
Port, IL, rue de la Paix, are mixture of lace
and embroidered spring flowers and vines.
Besides the Eau d'Albion composed by Gelle,
t3J, rue deS Nieux Augustins,) and which at
all seasons is in great demand, this ingenious
perfumer and largest exporter of perfumery
IN France offers now an immense assortment
of exquisite sceHts extracted from spring plants
and flowers.
In the spring and autumn our Partisan ven
ders usually dress up old materials in new
names. The silks and ribbons, caps and man.
teIets, and even culinary chef-d oeuvres which
now tempt the public under the title Of la
SGrOtSIeH, Ia Ia SarOyard would sayor too
much Of hand-Organs, white mice and Chin
ney-sweeps,) without number. The an
nexatiOn of Savoy to France has not been
hailed with equal satisfaction both sides of the
Alps The discomfort in Sardinia vents itself
IN bon mots-''NotTe ROi," whispers the Tu-
rim wag, ga rsHda sa file ct doHne SON 6er-