The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-06-24
THE FASHIONS.

! THE FASHIONS.
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Preparing I'm Country nxeursions-DiM.
sultass or Z Fsshionabls Summer
Exodus and Datis,s OF shs Family
Observation-Disclosures Claims OF Rival
Watering Plaees-Descricsi on OF Five
New Dressss-Indoor and WAKING Cos
tunes-Inquirtss About Jackets ena
Casaques-Bonnets, Hats, TStmmSngs,
Jewels, 80.
QUIZ PARIS SPECIAL (FAsHIoNs) CORRESPONDENCE.
PARIS, June 9, 1853
Neuralgia and Mysteries have been inconvenieutly
prevalent since the Empress closed her series Of Monday
evening receptions last week, and physicians with or
without white necktes have consequently been in great
request have met Thorn everywhere wiping drops OF
perspraton from their brows after long and arduous
debate with their invads the efficacy Of these or
those mineral springa No one but q medical adviser
know what such consultations Imply In the first
place Monsieur and Madame are never Of the same
opinion when the honorable member Of the family Is
called In TO settle which bathing place they are 70
60 to; a matter which has been bono Of dis.
cord between husband and wife ever since there
were no moro balls 70 dress for II s not until the
neuralgia Ats have come with undenabie intensity
that Monsieur secs II is urgent TO put an end 10
them by sending Tor the family DOCTOR and at this crisis
the modern Esculapius finds it hard matter to bring
things TO satisfactory conclusion After many pros
and cons he discovers that the same watering place
would not at all agree with both parties. Madame is
sent to Spa and Monsieur to yichy which ultimatum
agrees with everybody But then every cannot afford
to have neuralgia Mysteries physicians and mineral
waters-people whose position In society demand that
they should have something the matter with them some
thing account for their shutters being closed and their
servants dismissed It is case Of economy, case OF
necessity. There must be, they say, rule to go by
In every well conducted household zone cannot give
balls in winter and be expected to keep servants In sum-
mer" In consequence of which fact showers Of cards
bearing the initials are raned down on suspecting
friends Some little dirty village few miles from YER
saes st. German is honored with their presence and
the name Of campagne, till course OF strict pinching
in cotton gowns has sci the scales straight and strength
has been recruited for another campaign.
There others whose responsibility depends their
not being in Paris during the summer and who can
not boast Of white pasered house, with kitchen
garden and dunghl in 'front.' They have nothing to do
but support voluntary incarceration in their eoge
of which they only inhabt the back rooms They go
out for very early rambes before any of their acquant
ances are up and where they not likely TO be met
They spend the whole Of each Sunday either Auteu
ST. Cloud, Asnieres such suburban rural places
and write to friends every Sabbath dating their letters
from the above mentioned retreats Thus they have the
privilege OF being everywhere and nowhere Of keeping
up appearances and moreover they escape the danger
of being taken for authors journalists, Of being
classed among any other OF intellectual people Re-
nnement and respectablity may be carried little
far but it will not prevent from saying that Paris Is
a glorious place in summer, and none the worse for
being thnned.
Then there nothing enjoyable seeing the nsdes
O y NJ th0aa vhn wit tha
turn Of baimy days. complain Of chronic headaches dy
pcpsa want Of appetite, &c The time when such dis
on Is to BIO in the week which the
ofhcia inspectors leave town their duties for the
Thermal establishments; that "a the signal. few days
afor their departure the bells all ringing every
hotc in every corner that boast OF mineral
beach along the briny element The festivities
all these resorts Of fashion TO Guido everything that
has been done up to the present time.
Al Bagneres dc Bigorre the pleasures Of the opera
and ballots to be added to the usual balls and
concerts at tho Casino little lower down I will
describe few costumes which despatched thher
yesterday. We have formidable programme Of on.
tertsinments in the Pyr6nees. at Cauterets, FAUX
Bonnes ana Bagnares de Luchon. Let mo not for
get picturesque Arcschon, which was frcquented last
year by the most brilliant society. II the centre OF
every attraction and there II that the first ncredi
be costumes sported by ladies' Of the highest posi-
ton No one here will forget the outfit by the
Baron Haussmanns daughter her very high boots then
novelty; her very short skirts then startling; her
wideawake hats long walking stick, all the vermilon
branding and scarlet clothing who started fresh every
morning unheard Of expeditions Arcachon ID to be
fairy land this summer far regattas races plays
balls concerts banquets and fancy costumes are con-
ccrncd
word for Spa, in which delightful little place ave
concerts to be given BY artists from Brussels from
18th July I'LL 7th September pianist by the name Of
Jael will play at the nrst the vioinist veuxtemps at
the second Mr. Jourdan, tenor will sing al the third;
Mile de la Pommerage at the fourth and the last will be
q kind Of ola podrida.
The first at Spa will take place on the 18th and
goth Of June. All ladies belonging to the demi-monde
TO be excluded from the sains d, j hot work this
for those members Of the committee who are expected TO
keep them out
A place called Luxeuil (Haute Same, Is recommended
TO ladies who deprived Of the blessings OF Offspring
curious historical fact which has been brought down
TO from the time OF the cruadcs proves that when In
cases OF this kind everything has been tried and has
despared OF ever being mothers leave tho wonderful
place with promise Of forthcoming generation. cor
tain physician those times having been by
two ladies' In deep afction sent them TO Luxcu while
their lords and masters were exterminaing the inndes
in the Holy Land on the return Of these ndcfatgable
warriors they found their wives mothers of numerous
descendants and Luxeu ted TO with continued
ygor The waters were so alarmnely cihcacious that
against their ladies' visiting this place, and when
ragcs contracted clause had TO be entered the
parish papers 70 the effect that henceforh
to go 10 Luxeuil without signed permission Of their
husbands
The dresses saw before they were packed for Bag
nercs and Spa were i've in number-two evening
dresses one for MATINEE morning robe and walking
costume.
One OF the evening dresses was robe made Of gaze
dc Chambery. malve stripes on white ground The
gored skirt was hemmed round the bottom with a very
thick silk cord The low bodice and bsques made
Of mauve tancta, TO match the stripe In tho gage
and trimmed round with point lace, laid nat with
heading Of narrow mauve ruche mauve belt, edged
with lace, bows 10 match almost invisible sleeve
over white bouillou, completed this elegant toilet
Headdrcss VI white and mauve violets In grass pearl
ornaments tseta bodiccs TO match the stripes Cham
bery, 10 the new thing.
The second evening drcss has nothing Of tho style Of
the modest violet pictured by It's predecessor II IL made
OF gold colored taea bodice and tunc In one the latter
divided into basques, and tho openings between which
divisions joined by cross barred gold cord The tunc
long the back In short In 'front.' and edged with very
narrow black lace On the middle OF each basque are
two dropping peacock feathers embroidered by