The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-04-29
THE FASHIONS.


DESCRIPTION OF THE PRETTIEsT SPRING DRESSES
AND sTYLBs-AN ELEGANT vARIBTY-AEOTHBR
GARIBALDI-EUGENIE's TOILET AT THE OPENING
OF THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AND BQUEs-
TRIANIsN, ETC.
PARIS, April 12.-The prevailing fashionable
costume is at present the bridal wreath, robe,
and veil, and the walk that is enlivened by the
most elegant toilets Is that narrow path between
two rows OF benches leading through the nave
OF churches up to the altar. Gaily attired we'd
ding parties are daily assembled in little groups
round every place of worship, chapels being the
rendezvous given by spring in this famous year
of Universal Exposition. Some of the brides are
all beaming smiles, others are streaming tears;
the former are told that their future lives will
be one continued series of unbroken felicity and
cloudless serenity; those who are lachrymose
are told that tears are omens of plentY-im-
mense abundance.
The prettiest bride | have seen had on a white
poult robe, with very long train, and no other
trimming beyond white silk orange leaves of the
same material, placed down the front by twos,
with bouquet Of wax orange flowers aud buds
in the middle of each two ends. The ensemble
was like flower bows. There we're ten from the
neck down to the ground in front, and two on
the waist behind. The silk leaves we're fringed
round with white curly silk. The wreath was
made of wax, forming dladem in front, under
splendid lace veil, with cordons of flowers en-
tWned in and out OF the chignon and falling
down over the shoulders.
The guests who followed wore plain silk in all
the new shades. One of the toilets was very
elegant, though only foulard; the ground was
light blue. and the pattern gorgeous bees hover
ing all over. The bonnet was M ade of honey
suckle. Another new style of bonnet is the
Marguerite" or daisy. The top forms the
heart OF a chinaasteT, and as the flower widens
the petals untold into larger sizes, till the fan
Chon is large enough. The strings are made OF
tulle, dotted over with torn leaves. All bonnets
are tied on behind under the chignon, and CHG
mons are even being put on higher and rounder
and Hatter than ever. They are also being en-
crcled with bands of cut jet, and all the front
hair is brought over the forehead, where 1t is
cut and irzzled and looks pug-like. There is
no telling where all our new spring costumes
come from, but they are all very fascinating.
They go running about (muCh curtailed, blythe.
way) in the most inconceivable shapes.
have counted no less than thirty differently
shaped Ovelskirts on underplisses. Some are
tied up in bundle behind; some are drawn
back tightly from the front, leaving very fiat
surface, and giving off IN a slope and tail
behind; others are looped up in fantastical folds;
some are short on the sides, square in front and
pointed behind; but the prettiest and most
advisable are eored widths with jet, chenille, or
silk iringes round the bottom, over silk under
petucoats trimmed with cluny insertions and
Garibaldis to match these under petticoats.
There is also a new Garibaldi, made of black
tulle, and dotted all over with part coloGed
Another Garibaldi is made Of bluessilk, worked
over with white China beads. White high
chemisettes are to have high silk mousquetaire
sleeves and collars to match the skirts they are
Plain walking dresses, not costumes, are being
very practically looped up, which is a most use
tul bit of intelligence; Tor II trains are graceful
in drawlDg-rooms, they are cumbersome on the
public streets, and mark q certain denII-n0Tde
style which every one does not care to adopt.
Bottoms are sewn up the gored seams from the
hem to the middle OF the skirt; small loops con-
meet them, and, according 10 the different
degrees of longitude lady wishes to sail under,
she can loop up few nOcthes. Nothing gets
crushed, and the loops are easily let down when
~ ffato off ion
And now something about the Empress toilet
at the Exposition. some surprise has been eX-
pressed by all at the sombre style of her dress
at the opening, as many expected to see her in
a splendid robe which she had given orders for
to the usual court tailors. This robe they them
selves ordered at the Compagnie Lyonnaise, as
her Majesty had desired material exhibited at
the Exposition by the said compagnie.
The latter presented splendid straw w-colored
silk, brocaded with carnations in all the natural
tnts. The piece 1 held yesterday at the EX-
position was of the same. 1t is the richest that
ever came out of a loom.
The robe was made, but the Empress did not
think she ought to wear 1t, at the very last
moment. The Prince was not well; she did not
care tor the opening being a state affair, and
the carnations are laid By for another tete at the
Exposition.
Concerts are being forced on the public
whether they will or not and there will be no
end to them before Easter.
The Sunday races ut the Bois de Boulogne
have recommended, and the following are the
regulations observed in the Vie Parisienne:-On
leaving their homes they bend over the neCSs of
their steeds, draw the reins up to their waist
coats with both hands, and spur onward. Goats
are iearfully short, trousers light drap, light
violet or light agullne. When they meet a lady
in her barouche they start up. straight on their
spurs and wave their hats in perpendicular
line over their middle partings; but should they
meet gentleman friend, they are content to
knock the rims of their hats with their short
riding sticks. As they ride before their respec-
tive clubs they make their quadrupeds rear
tremendously, and keep on till some one
eXclaims, "That young fellow will break his
reck one of these days." which prediction salts
fes their vanity.
When the races are over a phaeton is in readi-
ness at the end ofsome open avenue, into which
the lions of la ie1tne France spring, taking the
! known as "tigers A triumphant whirl down
! the Champs Elysees, between hedges OF spec
! tators who all admire the young drivers feats,
! and wonder how these slim tigers can hold on,
! so excites the owners of phaeton and high
! stepping grey that when they Jump off their
| seats they fancy they are Americans or English
| and pompously order the tiger to 'cOme back
| at seveun in eXcrucating British vernacular.
! The clothing department is progressing very
| fast at the Champ de Mars, but 1t is far from
| complete and 1t Is wise not to eXpatiate on that
! subject before some method can be followed IN
| a fashion writer's perambulations. One thing
| il is TO admire rich texture, and another to
compare the different processes of different
nations be ore the texture Is manufactured.
! ANALYSIS may be prosy, but without analysis
| one can scarcely draw safe conclusions.