The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-11-28
THE FASHIONS.


In Dress Combs and dHead-dresses-BOn
nets and Hat strings-Fun Dress and
Indoor Robes, Jackets, Shayvls, and
Undergarments-Hlnts About Laces.
PARIS, November 9.-The fashionable topics
of the day are, firstly, the splendor of our
autumn sun; secondly, the approaching fes-
tivities at Compiegne; and, thirdly, comments
on the prevailing sombre styles adopted by the
ladies OF the denat-Dl0ade, who walk about in
black and no crlnoline
Little Madame Cruchette who is the joyous
pretty wife OF q seriously PLAN man, was lately
near me at the Bois and turned quite round
every time she met one of those mo urners clad
in flowing Grape and jet cascades. She at last
thus expressed her opinion:-"It is becoming,
but what pity they have not the consolation
OF feeling that they really are in mournngn
or course Mime Cruchettes legal partner did
not respond TO the feeling, and sententiously
replied:--"My dear Cruchette, there was once
upon time model woman by the name of
Artemesia, who had tomb erected 10 the
memory of her husband that cost nearly
million of our money, and she loved him so that
she swallowed spoonful of his ashes every
morning. Hgar-. .T.. ..s l' u.N.
"0f the monuments or of her husbands ?''
inquired Mime Cruchette, in complete con.
sternation.
"Of her husbands, my dear,n answered Mr..
49,; let us call him Cruchon. r.sI aF l..
How very nasty!n exclaimed the young wife.
well, there is no accounting for tastes" she
added, and what more she said did not hear
mined that this scrap of conjugal conversation
should be recorded ...
Other scraps, too, have, but of different
nature. NOTED them on q fan which Alexandra
Dumas, the novelist, had toyed with few
moments, and on the ivory ribs of which he had
While talking, written the following pencilings:
"A brunei decelves and blonde betrays
| Women are born to subsection from the day of
their birth; those who resist are not women,
| but men,
Can this be what is meant by the sweet Ian
| guage OF the fan advise all those who stand
| up for our 'rightsn never to allow Alexandre
| Dumas to make the said sweets expressive.
Tortoise shell is thing no novel writer has,
| should thiLk, ever attempted to scribbe on,
! though the way it is now made up into combs
would admit of a few observations The new
| gallery combs are very artistic; they are gene
rally made of very light tortoise shell (ecdiHe
| blonde), and large black or rich brown spikes
! stand out of the broad nm. Both light and dark
are Worn very high over the cross-parting of the
| hair. Some have rich tortoise shell pendants
chains, or Egyptian weights hanging from the
| gallery. .
Another novelty in combs is to have them
headed with artificial flowers fixed on To a PLAIN
comb, and hanging trail on one or both sides
the flowers selected by the people who dead IN
| which l think ought to be forgotten for they
| are never becoming unless used with white
| lilies of the valley. %.
The new head.dresses are perfectly lovely.
They are mostly in the Odalisque, style.
brOnzed foliage are made up in cardons, with a
puff OF blonde to be put on enc side above the
lett temple. The prettiest frosted flowers are
the narclssus, without stalks, and the open con-
! volvulus. These are threaded in trails and
! wound according to requirements round
! chignons and between rouleauX.
Long tule wells of the hnest and most vapor-
Gus texture are also worn on the left side OF the
| chignon, concealing bright green feather grass
| in their delicate folds. Sometimes the very
queerest looking tlnsel leaves in gorgeous tints
cling in and out OF the light drapery like lichen
| or blndweed. These soft drapery iolds impart
peculiar hazy mist round the outline of the
| neck or shoulders. Some elegantes and supreme
| coquettes roll slightly these tulle mists round
their throats in preference to allowing the wells
| to hang forientdte. They know the advantage
of the recherche, and that the panest face looks
almost pretty when framed IN snowy fabric
dotted over with tinsel OF relieved by the shades
Aigrettes of tulle cocks-comb shape, are
raised above coronets of ponceau velvet and
/ pearl drops. Our fashionable modistes are all
making them, and ON the head they are not
unlike mitigated tuTban.
The only pretty bonnet have seen since the
last described is made of white terry velvet,
Lamballe shape, with an lnoroyable crown.
The front is a diadem Of pearl pendants hanging
| from fringe of seed pearl network.
A pretty string IS the white ground with deep
| cdpuclne border on one side, and light CdpUCiile
| (naStM tine) on the other; or what is fashion
able, deep gold pheasant border of two shades
| on white.
Ruby satin robes are very much favored for
| full dress, and must here announce the return
| of an article of the toilet which looks most out
of place and fastidious in print; in fact, out of
place in all the localities l have seen ii, and
which, however, is in great hurry to be intro.
| duced to your readers. Our grandmothers used
| to call it ''bustling,n or ''bustle.n They are
considered essential under court trains and long
sweeping blackrobe They are made ofsprings,
! of course,
genteel afternoon toilet is made of violet
! cashmere, trimmed with violet satin cross-folds,
| and worn with violet satin sleeves.
The same in blue is equally fashionable,
Genoese fligree ornaments are much worn on
| velvet.
Grey poplns are Yandyked con a1n0re over
| bright colored piiSSe petticoatS.
The prettest novelties for indoor wear are
| high white cashmere chemisettes worked on
the two fronts with cerse silk, coral branch
White cloth jackets and formidable buttons
called ''geants,n or more suitably, in plain Eng
hsh, cheese plates, are worn in open carriages
and at the races.
A practical bolero-veste for evening wear Is
made of white gros grain, bordered with swans
down. These little Spanish jackets will be worn
next winter over low bodies after dancing, aud
thus protect one from draughts which unWise
cohllion amateurs will court in spite of remou-
| STRANGE.
The new fashionable colors are bois and
RAINIER: the latter il of curious dove shade, not
the slate bordering on lilac, but the dun border
Ing on iaWn. The richest silk have seen since
my last was boiS or light brown ground, on
which bulrushes and fern leaves were woven IN
black velvet
am happy to say'that the too long despsed
shawls are returning to favor, only they are not
put on as formerly; they are folded like scarf
and the ends hang down the sides, peplun
this bit OF news to ladies who have taste fol
| what Is really elepant, neither ANYTHING D(