The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-03-19
THE FASHIONS.
Revival OF Ancient StyIes-The Agrip-
pa, and How it Ia WOrn-A Word
About Jewels, Veiyets and other
Dress Material-NeH White Hats.
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Paris FEB. correspondence of the New
York Herald.l

Paris FEB. 22)CorreSpondence of the New
York HERALD
The two words renaissance (revi--
val) and decadence (dissolution) are
so forcibly forced upon our hearing
on all sides that the two ideas are al
most indistinct, and we may not be
astonished to find the two styles pre-
side over the choice of our present at.
tire. The fifteenth century has fair
| play at all the balls costumes. and the
fall of the Roman empire is equally
well represented. The slashed satic
of Francis I, and our new Agrippas
are not the only articles which re-
sumo both epochs. - i5.,1,r le
1t must not be forgotten that an
Agrippa is the new basque or bib
which ladies' now wear on the front
width of their narrow robes just be-
blow the chest. IF /. had said on the
chest, should have repeated thatthe
bib is a stomachef, but, as it is really
worn on the stomach people would
think the denbibination unlady- like
Some people are shaking their heads
while they are reading this part of my
letter, not at me, of course, but at the
strange ideas which "A grippas give rise
to; but, after all, is ii, not better to
| give clothes wicked names than let
them be nameless, which is the case
with our present sleeves on i ball
dresses? 4doL Iia
A little debate arose at the EN-
press last Monday evening reception
about the false idea that gems height
en- beauty, and it was unanimously
settled that the light of a pretty
woman's glance is put out" by a
brilliant diadem, and that an ugly
woman's ugliness (the phrase was
very concise) was made more con-
spicuous by the flash of jewels. Does
it ensue that the. court beauties who
acceded to the fact intend to do away
with their jewels? / think not. Fl
AT the reunion / spoke of, two
handsome satin robes. were worked
with the heraldic bearings of their
wearers.isI call this very ill-taste.
That horse-cloths and carriage doors
should be emblazoned with such EN-.
blems is all the heraldry I can admit
of. / can even allow a cornet 4 over
ones initials on handkerchief but
that only because it has to be pock-
eted. ii sasa.,9fs na,lT. fs.s
| One of the robes in question was
made of white satin, with a dented
train, and the insignia were embriods
cred on two long scarf ends fringed
with gold. alT slnaas GrHaa
Before leaving court news L must
say that the Empress wore a light
gray satin fourreau at the Theatre
Francois last Tuesday. II was made
very low, without any trimming what
ever, but wreath of diamond stars
/ shone above her forehead, and her
neck and arms were encircled with
1 several rows of pearls. II 1ft
4 Coral is very fashionable this Win
4 ter, especially pink set in small seed
diamonds. s.at#.ffsaf qGf
4 As Easter falls late, velvet will be
: worn till the middle of April.
X The common Spring costumes are
to be made Of satin underskirts, vel
vet over-tunics, either .dented, van
dyked or scolloped, with tight fitting
! casaques, having long satin sash ends
behind. This in black or the new
shade Amaranthe bright claret) are
the most elegant, and can be worn for
visiting. A A1AeA
dTeJet is still most heavily, work.
ed over the bodies of black
dresses and upper part of skirts
Nobs, dice and pyramids are hung Oh
{ bead chain work, which set them In
perpetual motion and produce little
noisy rattle which is thought !" very
i chic. The last words recalls a small
incident which took place at very
aristocratic assembly in the Faubourg
st. German. A young duchess whose
perfect white shoulders are proverbial
had spent a very pleasant evening al
the Italians, when, on rolling home in
her carriage, she suddenly remember.
ed that she had accepted an invitation
for that very same evening at the
rMarquise de p s, whose residence is
on the other side of the Seine. The
coachman was directed to turn back
it being no later than midnight, the
proper hour for receptions of the
kind, she attended. 1t did not occur
to her while on the way that the hand
breadth of bodice which graced her al
the opera would be considered Ihereti.
cal atstiff' Marquise de P.'s. 1t was
not until she was announced that q
subdued whisper and shocked glance.
reminded her Of an almost tota
absence Of drapery round her back
She felt very much that she should
4 like to shelter her neck under the
train of her pink reps robe, but pos.
2 sessing her presence of mind she wen
through the ordeal of her hostess
formal reception with becoming grace
/ and quietly walked up to a .5ardsniere
from whiehshe drew forth hat doz.
en- full blown roses, with which she
filled up vacant spaces and added new
beauty. to her faultless propol tons! J
White bonnets trimmed with gold
q berries and pearls have already ap-
peared at the Bots ALL the .Coras