The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-06
THE FASHlO MS.
nus SPECIAL FASHIONS CORRESPONDENCE.

Year Display i'm the store Winuows-The
Puletot Brcten-Hair Nets and the Hair Tn
der Them-Hnts and Walking Dresses-BnlI
Costnmes-A sad Tale Abont Diamonds.
PARIS, Dec 81 1866.
Compicgne is deserted. The few hares that have
ESCAPED The Emperors muzxle loader mo IA bcre arc
ENJOYING the brrshwood all 90 themselves The leaders,
nv the way would not interest me at all II they were
not used with English caps There peace among The
surviving phcasants, roes and rabbits Even the Keep
ers have made up their minds 70 lay aside tneir ian
dress shooting gear-green with deep yellow acinss
The gentleman who was so conspicuous on all tne 7oo
ing excursions In cooked hat and green emhroidered
coat has returned to the calm dignity OF private NE
His business II was to ck mp bills IN the FOREST on
which were written the Of the guests admitted 70
shoot in side paths with the Emperor.
The pretest newest inexpensive articles OF dress
.a all laid on, IN shopwndows for New Years gifts
Arsnaea
Among the pamber there black velvet hoods
trimmed round with sable for the hall and lobby.
Combs with long velvet ends hanging from wide
hinged rim over the chignon These vclves are blue,
crimson or black and end in drops gold fringe There
arc pretty bead dresses composed OF large vine leaf
closely covered with pearls beads and having es-
ICONS Of larger pearls At al points, which lsoped
and out OF the hair and fall gracefully behind.
The paaot Bretos Ii this seasons mania II
b called PiouescaA" . very barbarous ATmo-
sScan denomination for . white red or gray
Jacket deliberately stitched over with coored silks In
divers patterns. There Of close Nat silver
buttons down the fronts, and the left side queer
little patch on which is figured either an old woman
spinurng thread or . countryman knitting stockings
pair Of stits.
The hair nets very invisible, mere cobwebs
but what is under them not only tangible but heavy
was lately inquirng about tho reasonable prices for
soIAs Arsxr uAapcn uld Ia
made for brve at the rate Of nfty francs. but that
blonde could not be accommodated under sixty francs
unless indeed, her chignon was made OF cAeuesz de
ci6o~ar street picker was not top horror struck
20 further inquire what kind Of hair that implied but
Vas inuardy afraid Of hearing some disclosure con-
aected With grizzly bearda was rewarded for my self
command by good deal Of technical Information BY
street picksr's hair is meant hair picked up BY men
Who go about as night with lantern and little iron
hook at the end Of . long stick, with which they rake
he loose bits OF hair out Of the heaps 81 refuse cast
every night after dark In the streets Of Hlussmanns
PARA This hair, either twisted in knots paper,
premiscuously hanging about lie carefully carried 70
some big saucepan suburban locality, where u 10
boHed, strained and hung up 10 dry In this state
future cbignons are sold 70 wig makers "And thus Il
- Madame" said my informant "that the cAeVeaAz de
cAonni, being Of pIebeian origin, fctch high
yrics whereas hair cut from authentic dead bodies Is
quito dinsrsns article"
] can only say shsddsred
Bonnets stn have nat crovns the gold pheasant pu-
nAge fanchon- edged with amber drops great favor
"a Dagmar, or velvet bonness, with swans down or
fu roand them, are getting seascoable. Two pretty
watkins costumes tbs following "A blue passs silk
Dsessooas unaera shsvt bAck velvet COSTUME. trimmed
ROUND with chnchsA naEtsn, tight hitting casaque
ssssd w,th the sams. and biss velvet bonnet edged
Svss hsss plain ia6aaA 4 second y composed Of gay
Ss sssssslss ) sssr-s : sovss s.a cut 10 sa..is-
e. Gssaasd up shs chew BY means sf vslvss sus
I'm ~ the centre u nall squce The bonnet brown
q pscE, 1rssD save The pae,o. % match s lined
vtih red rio newest dinner toilet ID the foiowing:-
undsrs1i having train ending 81 wisn
WITH low square body and scooped around the bot.
behind on the train. They all edged with white lace
The sleeves are entirely open from the shoulders They
are long wide and dented round 70 correspond with the
ekist Thcy are lined with blue The underseeves are
pun OF tue from tho armhole 70 the wrist; between
each pun ciuny Insertion the chemisee y made 10
uhc way. This the reproduction OF the styles OF
Come very pretty and not elaborate ball dresses
made OF organde worked with colored chenille. foss
ok or unssi thread others stamped with velvet
Long sashes OF the material long az the trains
olkuer
AN frsage This is the only trimming they require
beyoad epaulctes OF the same trimming adapted for the
sshea fhe advantage Of these 10 that they are fresh,
youthful complete without expense and can DO made
q home which opinion am aware, will draw down on
n the anathema Of young ladies'
Add DOW that have mentioned all this weeks novel
elss will indulge in little story about diamonds
Every one has told Christmas tales over wood or coal
: 1ss hi. were printed in . book and told BY real
sushsf, u would look just like romance but u IL not,
unless call 10 the romance OF real hfe.
V1h~n svnn lfrai IA
7suaine 70 Paris last winter in oil the pride OF
Nis yosth and fortune He was soon aiured into very
bad company when he fell in love with an actress whom
he called IN course Of time, Soss The baroness,
young beros mother did all in her power 70 put stop
ssvss an scsrss. i is clear on the road % ruin. Hsr
vsrsuasiou advice and promises were vain; abe told
,nu, eai but s he %sd youth TOOK soss
where be had her dressed up like doll and she looked
me doll ~ the races. the opera, and even In worse
sosie liked the life abe led she was very fond Of her.
es,f nrs and Of little white pug dog afterwards but
ssrouohe sumpsuousy lined with blue satin and covered
with no downes white rug 10 which she and hes dog
ss g
sometimes without him, ~ the case might be- but that
afd not much matter These we're tho was going 10
nv baImy days Of life, only remember u all happened
~ Writer Thess were therefore the fevensby loved
Slsr cold days though everything was bright, as sesn
One nsrn,ns. few days before the artists ball q. the
Coincide Tnncase, 6osie made Alfred promise her set
~ damonds all her theatrical associates wore 70 attend
che fcte ~ which she intended 10 create an immense
scnsaton- Alfred promised with sore heart, but he
DID promise, for al that, and ordered the diamonds
eose delighted that she published her JOY ar and
wide Many were envious, but that was what Sosie
aimed at she even proclaimed that her influence over
She such that he would not mind ending his
NE Cichy for her sake The eve Of tho ball came
when, 10 and behold, the jewecr sent word that
cha diamond necklace could not be ready FOR the
following day, but that he would lend her splcn-
Eva ct for the occasion--in paste. sosc dew INTO
passion. Paste indeed, on her shoulder
sMAsk, she had besmeared them with nothing
else fc~ years rhcn sbo said some very unfeelnR
things poor Alfred about the "acting being good,
aware she was dishonorcd In the eyes OF her
fends and that there nothing LEFT 70 DO done but
jump from the Ponineuf into the Seine. Alfred was
wounded 70 the quick Soses tannts about the acting
- he had deceived her and the idea OF the Pont ncuf
were too much for him. He seized his hat, which he
drew very low over his eyebrows and soee, seeing him
seriously annoyed would have gone Oh faint II he
had muttered 'You shall have real diamonds, Sose,
cost what they may" He drove home. asked for HIS
mother and on being told that she out walked into