The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-12-19

ternich-A Needle Reg iment In the AUS
triRn Service-DescriptiOn of the Six
Robes.
PARIS, November 90.-On opening the Perse-
Uerdas0, Venetian paper, l flud in the number
Of the 18th, that when the King of Italy visited
the bah given in his honor, at the Giovanelh
Palace, MADAME Ratazzi had river of pearls
on her opulent shoulders (some twenty rows),
all of equal size and beauty, and two as large
as pears in her ears. Signor Ratazzi, who ac.
companied his wife all the evening, might have
passed for sentinel watching over the pearly
treasure, and guaranteeing, by his statesman.
like gravity, their indisputable authenticity
The PeTseUednzd dropped from my hands
when had glanced over the above quotation,
and l fell into a deep revere all about Mr..
Ratazzi, whom we have here represented as a
kind of detective, jealousy watching mis- wife's
shoulders with what should call unstatesman-
like bearing, if we are to suppose that, had he
not follawed his wife, people would have pre-
sumed that her pearls we're all paste. l con
cluded that ii this new sentinel function is to be
added TO all the other official duties of states
man, am glad that l am excluded from diplo
matte councils. Thereupon my thoughts wan
dered from the Giovanelli palace to Compegne,
where no less than one hundred and fifty cases
OF flowers, made up into bouquets, were lately
sent by express for the Empress birthday BAN
Quet table. There were so many that all the
reception rooms were converted into hot-houses.
The least of these floral offerings cost twenty
louis. Very great preparations are being made
for another series of visitors at the imperial resi-
dence. There is to be stao hunt in the forest,
which will prove a splendid pageant; theatrical
representations, cabinet councils, meetings of
the military commission, balls and concerts, are
to be mixed up in one agreeable mosaic, COM
bining serious public duties with lavish hospi-
talitY.
A little pink scented note was dropped on my
breakfast plate this morning. On opening it
found that II had been penned by fashions
fngers-and, by.the-way, her writing is some
what exclusive, very hourishing, and her style
is cratic. The import of the note was that she
begged would attend particular mansion in
which the Princess de Metternlch's toilets for
Compegne were being packed. She was anxious
to know whether her supreme orders had been
carried out, and ii the robes Of which she had
decreed the cut, designs, ETC., had the regal
appearance she had endeavored to combine
with eteJdnte tGntdisie.
l must say that the little pink note had a
bitter-sWeet peremptory tone. Truly she begged
but those who have had much to do with the
great know that when they thus condescend
something dire awaits the hearer who does not
instantaneously comply, even without any
NV pretty grey was therefore Immediately
put to my little conveyance, and did not stop
Its nimble pace till it was drawn up before a
very aristocra tic dwelling. l was led into a
hail. and thence admitted into spacious apart
ment IN which tairty-fye seamstresses, with
sprinking OF tailors, half buried in velVets and
satins, were all busily occupied. The Princess
robes were all finished, and the middle OF the
room was taken up by white deal packing
boxes, with lids open, waiting to be nailed down
till Fashions staff mistress had glanced over
the whole.
"a On my return home gave Fashion an account
of what | had seen, and hereby enclose the
copyof my letter to her. l have siuce been
oHf a. tCha ont lnnH fn hpr OFF
dant, Folickonne, and expressed her approval
of the contents by frequent mods OF her lmagi-
native head. 1t was directed to the "Rue des
Bon Enlants,n and began with plain
Madame:-Not being acquainted with Nine
Ia PIincesse de Metternich's banker, | fiLd 1t
utterly impossible to satisfy you as TO the
amount of money she has spent on her Com
piegne outfit. / believe her to be ignorant of
the fact herself, as might also be the Prince and
the said banker, too, tor there are untathom-
able mysteries in this world as well as in the
next, and my opinion is that dress is one o
those chaotic ncommensurables Fashion Is
very FOND of letters full # long hard words no
one can understand) which perpleX human in
tellect. There are, as yo II decree decided, ten
court robes, and they really surpass anything
lver seen. They are nearly all evening dresses,
cough two or three would have both high and
leY bodies; but will only describe those which
ar to be worn very low.
huI orders as TO circumference have been
obeyd, the bottom of all the robes measuring
Ipunt five metres, eighty centimetres. The
Iepgtn't each train is two metres.
Chey are all gored from the waist; all the
'front.' Wlths are fiat; the folds are plaits behind.
Iney are also all lined through with stiff mus
lin, and ahther distinctive feature peculiar to
all IS that hey finish round the bottom with
pnsse nome bordered with white pout de
tulle
will bgin with No. l. 1t is composed of
Wmte tulle, the front width is spangled with
silver, the psse round the bottom is of white
CTeDe ue cine. which IL lined with tuIln
neadeu WIN ruche. Over the whole, except
III 'front.', the lanteau de cour, which is made of
Velours lmpelal or silk reps, tea-rose color,
bordered wltha plisse OF crepe de chine like the
skirt. The AoIers to suit this tea-rose tunic are
e&otlcs, ior no European flower has the peculiar
shade required They are luXuriant branches
OF cnnglng blosOms in Varlegated leaves.
NO 2 is Whlt satin robe, the plisse round
the bottom surlounted by three rows of gold
galoon over deep gold fringe. 1t is most
regal. The bod, all white satin and gold
Unread blonde, very low: but it would per-
haps be as we'll MT to talk about the bodies for
they are simply smethng between corsets and
straps 10 prevent kirts from dropping.
NO d Is Inc ontl admired the most 1t is
mace OF white pout de sole. Half way down
begins little fOutce which is gathered at the
top and round the bottom, just at the head of
the last pllsse, whee one OF the most wonderful
Wreaths OF open Whte roses encircle the whole
Ialn Ialln and skirt. Ealh rose is centifoliO and
Nat, IN the centre oflfour buds: thus forming a
fosette between cath two leaves, and so on.
OVer tne whole, but not long enough TO touch
Ihe garland, falls lk reps manteau de cour,
PonCeau iS M. Color: boriered with rows Of silver
Drald. Ihe body isl tulle and lace somethlng
with slash of tho pnceau. and a rose ar two
NO is supposed tC be the Empressi fayorte
1t is again white corded silk, covered with
Iulie, haylng Woe mauYe velvet train imme-
width is literally shoNered over with violets
which are caught one ly one with a bud in
the tulle, up to the walt aid the same trim