The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-03-09
FASHIONABLE GOSSIP.

ana Rich COstumes-New styIes-CrinO-
line.
At last accounts Paris was excited over grand
masked ball at the Tuileries, which seems to
have been an odd and superb affair. Napoleon
was attired in a green Venetian mantle, and
Eugene appeared as Marie Antoinette. in q cos
tune faithfully copied from Lebruns famous
picture of the unfortunate Queen. An English
lady, describing the ball. says that the Empress
dress garnetcolo robe of velvet, trimmed
with rows of ermine, set off admirably her pecu-
liar style of beauty, and that her hair was re-
splendent with gems ana diamonds; but the
general verdict was that her choice was an un-
This bali was followed by one equally magni
hcent at the mansion of M. Drouyn de Lhuys,
Minister of Fereign Affairs where some singular
costumes were displayed. The principal attrac-
ton of the evening was the Russian princess
Rimsk1 Korsakoff, who personi6ed Catharne
the Great at the cost OF two millions OF francs.
The story runs that she received her dress only
the day before from her husband Prince Korsa
koff, now in Russia. 1t was made according to
portrait at the Winter Palace of the Empress
Catharine in her coronation robes. The train
and skirt were OF blue velvet elaborately en-
brodered with silver, and trimmed with Sibe-
rian marten fur. The heAd-dress, towering
and barbarous affair, was fur, literally covered
with diamonds, emeralds and the rarest KIND
OF pearls. A veil OF old Venetian lace descended
from the cap, and env eloped the wearers
person. The gloves and fan were got up in an
equally expensive style. Though three thou
SAND persons were packed ike SaTulneS III
Madame Drouyn de Lhuys' saloons, everybody
made way for the Princess Rimskl Korsakof,
and she was enabled to pass without lnconve-
nience from room to room, trailing after her
upwards of three yards of velvet gossipy
writer says -
"This lady is known not to be very guarded in her
choice of expressions and when a gentleman trod
inadvertently upon her leng robe, she turned upon
him angrlly, with the woros, 'Fichu naLddrOtt" Ia
coarse epitbet for an awkward fellow; Madame
was the quick rejonder, the fchu tneckerchietl
| fall hafkar ahn AAr on Vntn
The reply rapidly circulated through the saloons,
and was not little reished by such ready retailers
| OF wit as the French"
The Marchiones de Gallifet as the "Archangel
Gabrier attracted all eyes. Her costume is thus
described: :-"Her short petticoat of white cash
mere broidered in gold, the glittering scale
| golden hair floating on her shoulder, star-lighted
| by an et0iIe Of diamonds mvisibly suspended
| over her forehead; her wings of white feathers
! which, in arching above her head, only termi-
mated below her knee and above all, the golden
| sword grasped tightly in her fairy hand and
brandished even while dancing, formed most
| bewltchng tout ensemble"
| The Emperor and Empress were both present
! at this rail-, though masked and in dominoes, as
| were the Prince and Princess of Hohenzollern.
| The hostess herself wore Pompadour toilet Of
! great richness and elegance, and was literally
covered with diamonds In the course of the
evening Chinese procession passed through the
saloons, preceded by the sound of "tam-tams,n y
and conveying on gorgeous car the Empress Of
| CnlDa, represented Dy Mauame GOluSl0lJl, an
| English lady, magnifcently attired. One of the
chief attractions of this pageant consisted in the
car beng the original one in which the Baron
Gros made his public entrance into the capital of
the Chinese empire after the taking OF Pekin. The
| accoutrements, dresses, ETC., were all splendid,
and consisted mostly OF original trophies OF the
French arms, brought over after the expedition.
FASHIONABLE INNOVATIONS.
A species of entertainment intended as a sub.
stitute for the ordinary balls is creeping into
| fashion in Paris. 1t consists of a sort OF prone
made concert, an assembly of welldressed ladies
and gentlemen who are supposed to lind suffi-
cient amusement in meeting one another and
listening, If they think proper, to the strains of
| btruss's band. An innovation introduced last
year by Princess Metternich is also to be re-
peated this year by the Countess Walewski. The
ladies are required to appear in masks and do
minoes, the gentlemen being undlsguised, merely
wearing the venetian mantle over their ordinary
dress. The consequence, and indeed the object,
OF this arrangement is to afford increased free
dom OF intercourse.
CRNoLINE GOING OUT
If Paris is still destined to give the law in
matters Of female attire says the Pail Nal
Gdzetey the days of crinoline are numbered.
The doubling Parisenne is gradually abandon.
ing that much abused institution. For morning
dresses the iron cage is still used as a necessary
adjunct to the looped-up skirt which il serves
to keep high and dry out of the mud. But in
the evening it IS the fashion 10 wear a long trail
ing dress called a queue a Ia cOnlets. What Is
lost in breadth is more than compensated in
length, and it is doubted whether, as far as
general convenience is concerned, this change
is for the better
| GALLANT OLD KING.
King Louis l, of Bavaria, is now at Nice and
is an assiduous trequenter of the numerous balls
and hes ddnsdptes, which are the chief occupa
ton Of the visitors. At a ball in the Hotel des
Anglas one of the ladies, the daughter of
general. lost her shoe, whereupon the old Kinc
picked it up, and presented 1t to her in gallant
speech.