Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-16
lCerrtspondence Of the Journal Of Commerce.
The Fashions.

PANS, November 10, 1851.
The trials In the Police Courts Of both Lon
don and Paris often bring to light mysteries,
not only Of the demi. monde, but also Of the
grand monde, that surpass in strangeness any
6f the rcvtiations Of Eugene Sue or Paul dc
Kock. And we're Il not for the impossibility
Of doubling the details, we would be tempted
10 believe that the reporters INDUCED occasion.
ally in romantic fights and scandalous exag-
geraiions.
The art Of painting the human face has be.
come, in our capital, very lucrative business;
the femme de chambre "q,i SAT- piondre en- trois
coutewS," white, rose and black--the latter TO
deepen the hue Of the eyebrows and lsshes--is
an artistic whose talents are lavishly remunera-
ted. But our neigbbors across the Channel
far surpass us in the decorative art. A woman
who was lately tried for debt ia the British
metropolis, has given to the public peep into
English cabinets de toilette which viii, for the
future, shake the Frenchmen's faith in the re-
atty Of the respleDdent teint Anglois, and
make them suspect that the fair face is
eniollee for It seems that ensmellng the Wis
ages Of the weaker sex was the prisoners en-
ploy meDt, and that four or Eve pounds is paid
for the operation. Paris has at last found its
rival in Ingenious folly and vanity We don't
recommend to our country women to try the
ensmeliDg process, but we do advise
them TO make use Of the sSque Eau d'Albion
No. 35 Rue des Vieux Augustins; they will
End it to be pleasant restorative for the COM
plexioR, after the heat and fatigue of Gro Wded
hot rooms, Our grande artistic, Madame
Fauvet, No. Rue du Menars, fashions all
her winter robes, whether for negligse or for
full dress, with an extra degree of mplituie
in the skirts, eight or nine yards from the or
Oipary width. For evening toilette, white mus
lio tu'ie OF Grape, decorated with black, is all
| the vogue. A white muslin dress has four deep
| huunces, each one finished with two narrow
black vslvets, and edged with a narrow black
lace; the corsage is high and open in front,
| and tas row Of black lace seWed fiat around
the neck; the sleeves are short, and trimmed
| likewise with black velvet and lace. Robes Of
thin white game are trimmed with founces,
one of gauze and the next of black lace, and
30 on TO the edge of the skirt; the loose body
is pointed, ana is decorated with berthe. hav
ing narrow white and black hOunces. Plain
| silks, green, blue, violet or black, are finished
on the sRirt with DaTrow houDcs running up
each seam to the waist; on the bottom of the
skirt there is q broad plating Of darker
shade Of the silks of the dress.
Our winter boDnets are certainly queer
looking articles, forming sort of square hel
met of lace, flowers, feathers, tulle and velvet
all piled above the forehead in the most uub
coming fashion. Those we have seen frou
Madame Alphonsine, No. IL Rue du Hel6er
are less Outrees, being sufficiently 10 the fash
ion as to shape, and yet unite grace and ele
gance With the mode Velvet is mixed will
Grape; dark velvet and white Grape are com
hined; the decorations Of wreaths of velve
flowers are very pretty. FGills of white tarl
etsn, crossed with black velvets, are placed OF
white silk bOnnets.