New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-03-26
Paria Fashions,
FROM A CLEVER AMERICAN LADY.

A lady correspondent of the New York World
writes to that journal lively sketch of Paris fash
ions, from which we copy below. We know our
ady readers will like to read it, whether they
adopt its rules or not Situated and eircumstanced
as they are just now we imagine they will not
pursue them any great way-certainly not to the
length of some Paris ladies, who are said to cost
their husbands ESQ every time they go into society
4 LONDON, February l7.-Be it known to all, es-
pecially to you poor innocent fathers, husbands,
brothers, who had fondly hoped that 1866 would
introduce shorts and narrow skirts, Crinoline is
regnant queen again And ladies' dresses are
growing longer and wider by every mail. Trains,
nothing but trains, are worn for evening, three
yards long--for walking, two yards. Satin is the
favorite material now, and likely to remain so for
some time / am glad of that, for what can be
more beautiful than white satin dress, whether
the wearer be blonde OF brunette? Trimmings
are very elaborate. Cold silver, steel, jet pears
are studded over the dresses for evening wear. 1t
ia, indeed, well that all that glitters is not gold
The fortune Of Crcesus could not Withstand this
tinsel mania, if tinsel were not tnsel Bags OF
the same material as the dresses are worn, one on
each side, instead of pockets, for morning COS
June Brides dresses are all made of satin.
square. The skirt was edged with ruching of
tulle and beading of large pearls; tunic of Brus
sells lace, Topped up with orange blossoms !; high
square body, trimmed with lace and pearls tight
sleeves to correspond. Brussels lace veil wreath
| of orange blossoms. Bonnets of every shape are
worn just now. The fayorite seems to be kind
of gypsy hat, bent in front la Mary Stuart 1t is
very pretty especially for a young face. But
when does a young lady not look pretty? And as
for the hair, the ladies look so much like the pic
lures of our grandmothers that one feels inclined
to call them by names long since forgotten, and
only now remembered by the portraits our walls.
The Tdlle,a style, however, is most in vogue.
Ladies', do not ask me to describe it. Go to your
hair dressers and ask for IdIien. At afancy ball
at the Tuileries lately there quadrille of all
nations. The prettiest girl in Paris was chosen to
represent France. She was the charming Miss
BeckWith, an American. She wore white satin
dress, with tri-colored sash. Brunettes, rejoice !
Miss Beckwith is described as having beautiful
black hair. By the by, the yellow fever is still
raging here / mean in hair. Ladies are still
striving to be walking vegetables. The darkest
hair may be turned to carrots within month.
They little know what they are doing. An homes t
couture told a young friend of mine at the com
mencement of the mania: "0h, yess, miss, can
make your hair beautiful yellow for two years.
But after that time I cannot be responsible! ~
After that ladies' you will either be grey OK bald.
Such is the influence of the gold haisf kfashes.
Besides which, they will bring the eye 3Esases
and times paralysis of the brain. Is all the
yellow hair in the world worth such price? But
enough Of fashion and its votaries lhave written
now more. than intended on the subject, and have
scarcely space for the little cht-chat of the
season. #...