The New York herald., 1866-09-23
THE FASHIONS.
mo .es FASHIONS CORRESPONDENCE.


warmer Clothing -. Autumn ssyle.-Th
New Jackets, and afaEte Snn Cloak Orna
ments-A Winter GaIoo.-Consui;sns IN
Great French Oracie-Warninxs and s"'
lines of What are TO Come--Description o.
-Four Now Hats.
PARr, Sept !. 1850
Dismal dismali very dismal that Is sll I can say Of
the weather Other writer's who are fled with higher
powes. arc rather energetic the subject and call 1t
by very bad names; but that yet mended mat
ters / know that the effects OF this ever-dropping
pouring rain are DISASTROUS that OF the fall fash
ions OUT that all the enterprising managers
| OF bathing establishments being ruined; and am
assured that the very sight OF water enough make
Frenchmen shudder
1t Is not only chilling In the extreme to ones
pretty white muslins and low bodies with nothing moro
to protect ones neck from passing hurricanes than thin
trellswork OF insertion and lace but Is hard
and Gulf Stream-Iike to innct one the necessity Of
muffng up In high silks before any OF the 'sulta
| mas" can be ont. We have been the victims OF
stripes long that might have expected relief
| from tho stigma.
II we must this week. talk Of little warmer CLOTH
ing, let be calmly approved OF doing
| what earlier than usual
And firstly, let II be known that do not mean TO be
ot less elegant in jackets than we were be-
fore the above named stream hugged his mountain
friend in his arms, spltefuy looking at meanwhile
hs visitors shoulders. We going TO reveI IN
Jet pou de Sole and peplum casaques to be ended
at the points with large Jet and
minatng at the bottom OF the oval with semi-colon-
looking atop and comma in cut lot Other peplum
points will end in long pasaementere and beaded pen
dents like those which hang from chnndeIers These
two the mantlc and cloak ornaments
The next winter raloon is made OF fiat black silk
and is all widths. thu widest TO be sewn
down tho bocks OF paIeot-sacks oose ackes or used
though very improper will be fashionable for time
yet
completely covered with seed bugies 10 be cast aside
but the shane will prevail and they will he richly
trimmed with JET chains passcmcntere cpaulctes, camel
Let readers be advised FORGET the pretty
little story about the lamb whose love Of novelty led
far astrnv, that when II came back to its fold arain
found had left nearly NIL IFS wool the bushes II had
passed @ and had nothing TO keep It's back warm when
Thcar Of ladies' who arc nm innocent lambs bnt they
are prcmaturclv anxious to anpcar in iho most novel
last years menes and silks cut shapes which
misinformrd people progDcstcato on the best author
ity, VIII he fasbonsb," 1T them be convinced that
there few best authorities in Paris in fact
know o. bit who II allowed to interpret that OF tho
higher p2y.r. consulted that best authority YES
tween tint member md mvse, viii perhaps add weight
to the decisions which proceeded from that orran-of
speech.
I ought perhaps to say Tint what took place =
monoogne, for wns shrew6 enough to yerv litie
modesty ~ having to bring vsef forward In public
what should call tho scencfor is not the HssALDa
stare on which millions nx their gazes
The "b"st authority" To begin With. s like ali ora
c'es, mysterious person. " lives In very grand
house, stnccoed over with gilt grand saircase
with carpet In the middle, but the sides waxcd
and kent 40 slippery that "a mounted thought OF
poor Tpldus and what he had tn through tho
ledros Of slippery rocks when he called upon the
Sphinx.
was uahered into sn antscbamher and therc had
TO decline my nemc and give proofs or my identity then
was shown into another suburban room, all wainscoted
with drawers snd slides; then into third, full of
flowers and feathers. behind gnrs much IN the
style n museur thought then into fourth full of
skeleton wire agures representing adies as they would
be- without amy aiornments; then into ftb, full of
living ladies'. oil dressed In black and whose business "
70 hnvo faul,less ngures and up and down and
attudEnzc Ane cloaks, robes. trains &c while real
court ladies' look undcr the pret of seeing the
different shapes but really with other motive than
that of learning how they 10 sit walk recine and
| stand when those fine clothss their own
backs Then was led into sixth room containing lay
era and layers of silks on oaken shelves and, lastly.
wns at The seventh door whoro sal the oracle
| But was not sfrnid.
| s.Nadame YOU are welcome It said ard pointed 10 q
chnir--a squere, satin. empire char bowed and
sat down. ''Too eariy for the autumn styles yet" u
mer toilets IN something can BE- settled Tbi. rain
with occasional flashes Of tronica sun, has led us all
asnce hua annoS hs orass Z. u.sa yspv pons
language and was very di'respecfu TO the memory of
woman who died 80 many centuries ssol no ,na.
emphasis tho altar before II II win ses road
clearly before me before ! sanction any heaihenish
Il
$40 with lots Of ,riIamlns' As q ! had
without wanting anything stae Roxelsnet
| The Meiern'ch acc no chjscton TO; you NAV de-
scribe he MetterBich though is nothing after all but
short robe p'ncesse BODY and skirt IN one, ending At
| the knees where petcoatsof course beginsn hero
said hoped pctticoat would for that what had seen
Of aretternch without mentioning which) was little
too fast for nv public.
"Yon may talk about silks, continued, ''ssy ths,
they win BE- very rich, especially the sunsets shaded
gold coor and profusey worked over with embrodery
especially white chenille. Tho Empress, - here
n went on winkng eye mo tyou shall know FIRST I"
should have preferred knowing then but did any one
ever with ornclsf Alexander didn't; conld
initiate snv example greater than that ~ Aeranders
"Fonroaux win DO maintained, :, pursued the anho-
and pointed; do away with thoe d1gs and horses
heads, hoofs and shoe nails I will have no moro OF
ihose Beno.ns. Clear .bs Wy 70, shs nesen % ssne,
and prucely a'ilre. let have wis MEDIEVAL seevcs
YOUR pepiut. snd les them be narrow aud sashcd on
your saiins and veivots Look over your shaksrer~,
| In fact and have n care 20 follow his modeis.p
Ono, tho Merry Wives q wlnasor hope; fell from
nv lips, ''nor Katherine the Rhrew either"
B-r-r won't tho oracle which DID not understand,
and lhen n continued -" Introduce the Van Dyck frl
cufs and rune 10 Venice point ]. is rather early yet
"Ho,hIng lhe preparing wiycs, who have % prepare
ther hnshands fgr what " forthcomsnR,n yentured
4 "Eracily: never mind expense. nothing you viii fay
| svcr attain the total Of what---N
'Peors expected 70 pay for, concluded sosing
aErac,y' sow ,hors are bonnet. In my private c.bi.
net which you may look st before leaving tho temple,
srs ssn, .bsr. tnsy are oriered Tho oracis here
drew ourslp and stood before several bc~idenen.s.
w eye. which may row consder immortal tnrned 70
e orac.e bu, n lad gone Tho curtain had fallen be
4 tween uf aod cauno, NV felt very sorv Tor u
| An. the new bonbeta There they wer~, perchef on
nigh over ahrcom stands almost nsdescrptlon
bni VIII try 70 be clear, and give your readers "a IDEA
\ ~ them.
ne n,oe, striking In shape va mate or fright blus
velvet Nth fat, low crown, Ike thnt ~ sailors hat
The front or rim velvet twist rolled round like
| turb.n, on witch lay 1ai wreath Of gold pheasant
fsiherr and the ic above the forehead roso high
| cork q comb made Of blue velvet.
| The second wss eompreh' nSble. " waE caisians
composed of square of baf velvet fuied fodr,
rnunded with bak frosted oak leaves and on zach sds
vi mined with cluster Of pink rorss trailing over
| wide velvet stringA
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