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

HE FASUbSNSS
4 M.teorie Sweep and the Sweep Of Court
Tratne - TheatricRls at OOmpieghe-
Oourt Dresses-ImperIRl Etiquette and
Raval Refreshments - What Bugenie
Wore-splendid JMvenne Ban by an
american Lady. ....
PARIS, November 9.-Fashion has been very cru.
tite THE week, she has been studying astronwony w
and earnisg some very hard namee in all the ~
PoaD newspapers On the day the Empress V,s ~ he
SSSS doI OS%Riegne s RTGSs tSSn Sht OF aeroItes
which startling phen0menon gave Ilse W ~. svon the
sure must be some very nnS IN cans aggregation OF
AtOme an mex picabe my stery. .o,,, oonnectad nv
NeteOrs ana court ladies are GOsII VIII follow TO the
Imporiai theatre at Compiegne' wnetg bos" ncce
Yce Eau was this weeS strictly Observed, and
the following are few OF the regn ationsi-A,Ia
ESess and non1TSly d ,ne tasteFu theatre at the
Cbsteau tome time before the Emperor, Empress,
and cutie make their appt tarance Conyersauon hs ls
house looks much like drawing.roomI IN when tne
ellie OF France and the elite of bare shoulders me-
rally glitter under the eltte OF jewels and datnonHs
There lie slight hush when the Princes OF the iamhy
and other distinguished mobiles appear IN the Eli
They veal blue coats, gilt buttons, short leggngs
SILK stockings aud buckled shoes. When theJ arc
seated great silence eHsupI EmpeTeur
The Emperor then appears, IN blue coat ana glIt
bnttODs he alone %eas nnSer SnS S, wSsSoat lie Sves
his arm 10 the Empress who smiles, as II she meant
TO enjoy every ones sI6 the GSr owI h t8e
np and the performance begns.
must not forget 10 say that two very PIand lords
of the land have TO stand behind the Emperor and
Empress from the beg nning of the entertainment
10 the end, when, dare say, they wish 1T were in
the power Of gIeat lords to change legs.
The audience never appauos before the Emperor
has given the signal Between the acts the Empress
retifes TO small drawin0-room, WINE ices, sher.
bets and refreshments are earned round in all the
boxes, etc. ,,,. =. ,,
sent by the Emperor to congratulate the actors and
thank them Tor the pleasure afforded. On special
occasions they are invited up TO the imperial box,
which happened on the night OF the perre d'EGu.
Madeleine Brohan was particularly distinguished
and highly complimented.
On this evening the EmIre wore white Lyons
silk, with brocade flowers. A black velvet ribbon
studded with diamonds encircled her neck, aud her
hair was dressed q PEnpire.
Another dress / must describe. It was q maize
silk under tram covered with double tulle skirts, at
the bottom of which a plisse 1Ounce OF the same
tulle. On the right side fell q shower OF shaded
pink roses in perfect siragglng branches, and
the wholea white tulle tunIc, dotted over with gold
ram. The effect OF this toilet was dazzling. 1t
looked as If it had been caught from the clou ts,
while passing sJirit, who had has lily cut the
flowers from bush flung them at random among
The hoad.dresses were principally composed of a
dladem OF satin leaves nth Rold hbTes; gold Il gree
leaVee were also mixed with auumnal tinted foliage.
1he oak and the vine the favorte shaped leaves
White pearls are beautifully strung, and are worn
with small wnite ostrich feather on the left side.
These pearl strings are in all colOrs; some are
brOn2ed others look like steel, are wound from
the Chlgnon round the neck in double rows, and
tOrm other graceful loops all over the head besides
Leaves are also mixed in these long cha0les
The very newest shades fol court robes are the
pistachio green and the deep China pink. These
cOlors are lovely of an evening, the former in silk
reps looks like one sheet Of glittering ocean when
the sun shines upon it, rejecting the foam or sea-
green.
Not one of our court ladies has yet worn one OF
these robes for the shades have but just come out
several have been ordered both for next weeks fes-
tivties at CompIegne, and for foreign courts. IT we
turn our gaze from these marvellous evening novel;
ties, and look at the demttolletto department we
hud sIk RkIr!s ana corslet bodies over low white
cbemisettes. Afternoon dresses and yelyeteens and
pophDs, bolh bordered with silk cord, whether
round vandykes, points, or festoons. One point
there is which must insist on, and that is that the
best dressmaEers are beginning TO introduce gathers
on skirts behind the Wristbands of their robes while
the front and sides lemain perfect plain. This IS
done with q view to leave room FOR tOuraure which
1prognosticated In my last This must not be blindly
followed, as there are many who insist on wide fiat
plai's behind. and as many again who abolish them
the effect the three styles at the last Comp eene
fete, and humb declare that train rOoe does
not look well without the additional tour"ure-the
Princess cut excepted, OF course.
II would be most unjust to despatch ts5:Ii1.i
courier to New YorS without m entoning juVenIie
bail given by Mrs. Colonel Norton in honor OF her
lit Q daughters birthday, lhe prettest sight will
ever be that of q large concourse OF beautiful chill
(ren assembled for no other purpose than that of
enjoying them elves, and dong so to their hearts
FILL either forming graceful groups under the good
old elm In summer, or dancing in winter to the
bHhlus VI luusCJ as theI uu iulS Wo6A Nv
the Grand Hotel, The hall was brilliantly illuml-
mated tor the very creme of American children.
The least OF this growing generation, but still the
6rpt this occasion, was The iitt hOste s, aged
three years. She wore iaiTy like costume, all
blue silk, under lt.le, very little cloud OF white
tH!t, caught up with diminutlve elderbetries, re.
lnVed by miniature roses. She received her guests
with perfect knowledge OF her new dignIties, bat
sometimes forgot the imp Ortance of her station by
suddenly taking off her garland or by running to
help up young dancer who had slipped on the
highly polished floor.
Among the happy host motto d Miss Amy Raw.
mond, Miss Daisy Derby, Miss Christmas, and MISS
Bancroft (who wore the han dsomesJ dTessl
There were many noble foreigners present, but tC
name them OF describe the dcmitOettes OF thu
presiding mammas would be throwing the chlldreI
in the shade, and for them alone did the American
fag flOat from the first floor windows OF the Grant
Rotel-N. Y Herald.