New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-08-31

THE CACHE TRAIN, OR NEW CRINoLIHE-THE
REAPoITAN CATALAN -" OUBLI" BoNNErs- |
JOCKEY cosTusIEs-THE TRANSITION AGE IN
TOILETTE.
LParis Correspondence aug ~ Of the New York Herald
| am afraid your readers will think am taking
a great liberty with their emotions when l an
nOunce the coming fashions; but whenever dire
event is anticipated, have ever thought it more
satisfactory to know the worst than live IN sus-
pense. Moreover, it is universally true mat Ill
news travels fast; so that any meant aeLcacy
of feeling on my part would be superintendent
and fastidious.
Readers, therefore impress on you the neces-
sty of keeping calm while you learn that we are
all before autumn to 90 about in skirts as narrow
and tight as we can conveniently walk IN, and
that the next winter we are tOlook like Mesdames
Recamer TalIien, AbraRtes, etc. crowd OF
historical associations and absurd souvenirs some
what confuse my brain white these names drop
from my pen on paper-a phantasmagora OF te-
male figures in white satin skirts, cut umbrella
shape with the handle downwards,) and not Q
fold to hide the anatomy of humanity. fancy
see some in Ieg-of-mutton sleeves, Others with
their waists encrced by belts just under their
armpits and the heads of all surrounded by tur
bans youminous enough to content me elevatea
ideas Of Mussulman. All these ladies sdte up
and down well lit drawing room, the thin ones
all angles, as if their members were hung on
wires, the fat ones intent on defeating spontane
Gus combustion. They stand ap in circle, each
led to the dance by cavalier in yellow leggngs,
sky-bue coat and brass buttons, with his mead
only lust perceptible under the two towering
points Of an incredible shirt collar -
Both ladies and gentlemen bow as low as the
Et conyeniences " and the nature OF their upper
clothing allow, after which preiminarles two
guests advance alone and slide through mnuet
the lady cOurtesying great deal and performing
the feat of bending her arm gracefully over heT
head without splitting her gloves at the elbows
The gentleman, meanwhile, has to do the slninhE
part and d vast amount Of pantomlme with a thre,
cornered hat: his blue coat tails do not flap til
the end when the accelerated notion OF the danc
demands certain display Of energy. Mhel
those two have sufficiently edited the oystahder:
either seated or standing in ring TO admire incl
eyolutions, others volunteer, and a gaYot lol
lows, each party dancing IN Cadence turOan
and all.
and water; and at this point, without the help
any stronger refreshments, my dellrum increases
see Rob6spierre and Marat rush III, koche an
Charlotte Corday follow all JON IN an anchfonls
which is nothing less than the widest can-cal
The absurdity of RObespierre action stafu'
me; I awake to reality, and discover that u
future fashions have carried me so Tar pack that
am forgetting the present, though ! nave amp
matter for earnest discourse. Unjust nave an enc
to recall my scattered senses.
The cache.t raine, or new crinOline, which d
seribed in my last has this week Deen lGttoaucl
a To the Partisan public by one of the fashion pc
This leads me to say that the real tashlo
on other occasions besides this, been co
d to New York, before the French ma
yn of their existence. 1t was so with |
nolitan catalan. 1t had been worn here III HI
!ters and kept by miners in reserve for
.1es of society long before any mention was ma ma
p'' in the best publications on : yes moue'
NJ catalan has been much improved 1t IS NJ
rie ling but a square of maize colored orJet pet
~ a few rows of the same under the chm
the cbignon. Strings are discarded from
new shapes; circular falls OF blonde and II
q b mo new boanet is called "oublf" tits v
linutiye chapeau indeed, nothing but a rot
goffered straw, edged with Ylolets mac e, nea /:
,rn with. 1t is tied under the chlgnon, and
en- named oubli because it is as light and thll
,,s 1T fiat biscuit which we call wafer, ana WI
a generally discuss ever ices. az&sE E
The Jockey costume is another new taYorte.
COMPOSED of two skirts in two different col
le under petticoat and jerkin can be blue,
MA yerskirt and sleeves light gray.
Ne 7 have noticed several very ladylike fourre
sg hich were not Topped up over under petuco
ne of them was made OF black and white str
iffeta, with white cluny over black II RIBBON f +
AZ he bottom up the seams and on the shouit
a,E. mother was made of emerald green m
70 NJ trimmed with thick white silk cord up eacn 8
!hese full dress robes, in seanty iproport
lot look so singular as those Whlch nave set
III muslin and light materials.
We are now in an age of transition, when m
MI anarchy. Shepherdesses in Vatican costume
VIZ by one on the Bots in open cafrtages anu wv !
V Boucher's paintings. Ladies' IN powder sha
revive all our Pompadour souvenirs, lhe Je
and feathered caps OF toques" REMIND
Francis l. Hair is in great demahd' Ley
who are called bald complain. Il as many NJ. 10 =
hairs still persist in growing in the center {, o
shiny surface which they conceitedly call
crowns. These three struggling hairs cons
capital. They will fetch any price some day
must be coaxed into bristling up straight
Before close my letter 1 must enter into
Wallace explanations Of terms used in Paris for c
tains !. rtioles Of dress, without which your n
dalgre could fancy themselves in the dark ee
tana KIN, len, or fallen belt, is nothing but
'R I'd plaid, OF chine sash. The ceinture
sian Belt) is made of black, corded sill
~, Of rather tails, on each side, a rosei
s4l and Russian clasp in front. &c
HEADor,n.- aole Spanish betty has three tails
Am HaaIERS Baysna Trimming means flowing loops
NSaoSEIl tie shoulders. These are the new
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