The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-18
PARTISAN TRIFLEs.
RoosntricItIes Of Ere och FasbiOn.


gives this account of the latest conceits in
fashionable liie:-
THE TURF.
"Students of the clothes philosophy, who take
for their motto, Tell us what man wears, and We
will tell you what he is,' win find much to interest
them in the Stance fantastic fashions which just
now prevail In Paris. To Judge from the number
OF sporting emblems which attract the eve N the
attire OF both sexes, one would imagine that the
whole community had suddenly given itself up to
this engrOssing amusement. Ever since Gladil-
tours success at EPSON, his coors-crmson and
bluehave been the rage in Paris, and the bourgeois
who never made bet. and probably never saw
horse race still 1aunts them his neckerchief or
on the band OF his hat Ladies for long time dis.
played them IN the ribbons o their bonnets in the
bands ana rosettes of their hats and IN their bets
end neckties; and on racing days o few wOu q 90
80 lar as 10 wear b ne tonnets and crimson e oaks
The passion for sport still continues TO unmis-
taxable stamp on certain branches OF French INDUS
trial art ou may zee JUS now in the Jewellers win
dows massive god ear rings formed like horse
sEoes, with strrrups sung across and dangling as
drops.
formed OF golden horseshoes, a dozen or more
being strung together for the purpose. Golden
hOrseshoes, large enough for an ordinary pony en-
closing miniature pictures in enamel OF horse
races steeple chases, and hunting scenes, are used
as brooches, and as buckles to ladies' bolts A gllt
horseshoe is the last new frame for carte de vsite
portraits surmOunted by huntsman's cup and
whip, and other embems of the chase; the morse.
shoe forms watch.stand, or enc oses thermometer
serves alatum case In fact, there ale
horsesshCes enough to scare all the witches and
warOcks IN the world. The horses hOof IN bronze
able paper weight
The lash enable collar for gentlemen is extremely
large, with tUrndOWn corners, on which appear
dogs and horses heads as large crown pieces
ard large black horseshOes half the natural size,
these figures are repeated on the wristbands The
shirt itself is dotted with ,maler horseshoes,
OF with the heads of dogs and horses among the
former of which may be seen that of old friend,
LaDdsoer's MEMBER of the Humane Society," with
and eghtoared cutters propelled by the neate-t
OF crews; or with ladies and gen lemen in scarlet
ndng TO cover across the shirt 'front.' and making
no more buttons and button holes than If theS
were so many molehills or ra JOit burrows. Pocket
handkefchets are sim larly adornedj and the mania
Tor ie sport has even Introduced dogs and horses
heads in lieu of coats of arms and cphers IN the
headings of note paper.
THE "CHAINE BENoIToN"
1.-THE passion foI whatever is fantastic and gro.
tesque which just now predominates IN French
society is also eXempifed IN other ways. rhe
novelty of the house the 'chalne Benoton' TO
VIII ch one OF the Gemoisees BenOItOn in Sardou's
comedy has gwen her name This cham, VIII ch is
vaTlOusly made of aluminium, crystal Jet glass gold
and sIWel, and sometimes even of pearls varies IN
length from two to eight feet, and is usually worn en-
clrcng the honnet the ENDS falling down on either
side OF the face over the back. have not OBJ
served any OF these CHAINS of the iavorte horseshoe
pattern, but the links OF one are formed like horse
bits and OF another IKE cOnYcts te teIs. The a,est
variety OF this ornament is in the Iorm of a ser
| pent, and being composed OF exceedingly fine gold
cord, be twisted so to represent AL the con-
! toruons of that reptile. The 'chalne Beaoiton is
rapidly advancing in favor. The daggers which used
TO be worn stuck about the bonnes and hats of the
ladies' having been supplant.d by the cham, and now
! sheatbed in the 'chignon.''s
SILK CURLs-CLoCK. HOSE
"Another novelty is the 'fe Benoiton,' hair-net
covered with small curls not OF real hair, but mar
vellous limitation IN exceedingly fine and very glossy
silk. The net frequently dotted over with small
gold or silver stars little gold COINS STOCKINGS,
with clocks at the sides, such as our greaU-grand-
mothers wore, beautifully embroidered in various
colored silks and gold and silver thread, ar4 the
! haute mode at the present moment but ere long we
shat doubt find them displayed in the ordinary
BoNNErs AND BOOTS
f,-lo
Marie Stuart cap, being similarly depressed a, the
| top and cured round at the sides few bold
beauties it but 1t has not yet become popular
| The gradual introduction of Hetslan boots which
the bOttierS of the BOulevards have made up ther
mnos we suall all wear ere many months nave gone
by, is q curious study Inc bootmakers first offered
a modified type of Hessans boys to wear with
the picturesque Tyrolean ume. A further ad.
vance was made wnen mademOSele, jealous of the
natty appearance presented by her little brother,
managed to secure cbnHSTUrS coming hair wav
up the leg in real Polish fashion. Madame,
| taking a hint from her daughter, found these
tall boots, when m de OF but-co ored leather
| tine yeIY thng for seaside wear But how
was Monsieur who had given up Wellingtons and
Bluchers, TO be brought back 20 the HesIans or his
| grandfather One en,erprsing bootmaker close to
the Boulevards mOdestly placed single pair (de
void, however, of those elegant trsses which give
the boot its ush) in his shop window, and uacketeO
them 'IOnT id ChGSSe , The bait did not seem &c
take at frst but Hessans are now as common in the
shop windows as they will dOuDtess be on the
asphalte OF the Boulevards when the fine weather
really sets in. ApprOpoS des bottes the red heeeC
81 of the days anterior to the revolution are des
tined to be OutsriDped unuer the second empire,
we now SEE ladies' boots with nees of gold and sill
YER and with tasses ana rosettes OF gold and sIlVe
thread.
"Grotesque scarf pins common enough il
England; still l question whether you ever saw
gentleman paradlng IN Regent street with q won
derlully E1e like presentation IN enamel of human
eye an inch or two below hls chin, or in pac
thereof lighted cigar with ruby at the end TO in
dIcate the fire, lucIter match OF precious meta
closely Iesembhng the real article"