The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-06-24
THE FASHIONS.

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Color Hats, Diamonds, skirts, sashes,
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PARIS, June 9, lS67-My letter must this week
look very much like a journal; for without a
little method your readers would certainly get
confused in the whirl of fashion IL il my duty
TO describe. People who have bad lace mania
in their youth are fatally bent on making use
Of all the odd yards lying by and perplex one
with volumtnous queries as TO what these yards
OF expensive drapery can be made into. There
is no possible way OF employing lace flounces
now, unless on ball robes. Shawls are out of
las are antiqnated. unless a pEspagnole, that is,
over the head and shoulders, But all old styles
win be new some DAY, and what we do not want
now Will come In for our grandchildren.
/ do not suppose the longest life could en-
brace more striking events than those of the
latter days in Paris. Ever since the arrival of
the Emperor of Russia, every Frenchman has
been sightseeing, and every French woman has
been seen. The whole nation is out, and the
nations servants are following the example of
their masters.
The first grand show was on Saturday last.
when the capital was hung with flags and ar
mortal bearings. Every street through which
Alexander II and his sons were to pass with
tide OF curious human beings These were nine
state carriages, preceded by detachment of
the body guard and lancers on horseback. AL.
eXander II presented his two sons to the EN-
peror of France Immediately on arriving
They wore the order of the Legion GHonneur.
The Duchess of Mouchy was in mauve and
white on the balcony of the Hotel de Canter-
bury, in the Rue de la Paix, with many other
distinguished prlRcesses and some members of
the English aristocracy.
L noticed the Duchess bonnet because 1t was
very extraordinary; 1t was jonquil color, and
feathers. 1t was tied on under the chin with
tulle, and over the chignon behind with jon
quill bow somewhat large.
Every window was occupied by ladies in full
dress, some In white muslin, with colOred belts
and long sash ends All had bouquets which
would probably have been thrown before the
Emperors If they had entered Paris in open
carriages, but they were very much shut in,
and etiquette had enforced that poor Alexander
II should be the first closed up in the heat of a
The Empress Eupenie, followed by her ladies',
met the new corners at the foot of the grand
staircase at the Tuileries.
She wore blue robe covered with white lace,
Introductions and presen tations lasted half
an hour, when the mperor accompanied Alex
ander IL and his sons to the Elysee Napoleon,
which was fitted up for their reception. II May
be remembered that the Bonapartes and Bour-
bons have inhabited ~ this palace IN n preference
living there himself alter the Exposition. All
the finest tapestry sent up for the Champ de
1t is almost impossible TO describe the beauty
of the furniture, and the value of the different
paintings from old and modern masters is said
to be wonderful. One of the curtains from the
Gobelins represents the Judgment of Paris,
a1Ser Kapnaei; me O0unse % room d & is In Louis
round there are the portraits of the rcigning
Fl d pns n 0rary or
In one of Napoleons own suite OF rooms are
and NAPOLEON I. Near this is the famous Tsilver
saloon, in which every Bhing Is made of silver,
This is where Bonaparte signed his abdication
The Emperor of Russia will occupy all the
ground floor; his eldest son the Empress suit,
the younger son, Prince Vladimir, will inhabit
the little Imperial Princes apartments; they
When the present occupants have left, the
Elysee Iwill be occupied successfully by the
Emperor and Empress of Austria, then by the
Sultan, very probably by the Pope, and, in fact,
by all the expected visitors In turn.
On Sunday the races again drew all Paris
together, and there being no room for the i'm
mense crowds, even in the Bois de Boulogne,
they formed a continuous chain from the Tuile-
Tss TO r. waS sE1t aSSer 90 oe
drivers, Victorias, cars OF every kind, stars,
orders, ribbons, flags, liveries, thoroughoreds,
All were jumbled together, each striving on
wards according to the different instincts given
to each. The nobLeSSe had to compete for room
with the lowest butchers conveyance. The
Emperors and Princes alone had outriders TO
clear passage Now and then an open
barouche with six horses got ahead, but had
then to square and draw up by the side Of
another no less well-appointed vehicle. First
I do not enumerate the names OF all the dis
tinguished celebrities, but the DucheSSe de
Mouchy was IN light blue and Alencon lace,
Mime de Karsakon In pearl grey and certse
Waves of white muslin filled caleches with va
porous folds. White tulle bonnets and ruddy
cled every brow.
Large colored silk sashes are the principal or
nament on white robes. Jewels were all OF plain
gold. The earrings are very large.
Circles of gold were worn round our new high,
fiat chignons.
Overskirts were very fiat and underskirts had
plisse fiounces. Whenever stripes were adopted
the underskirt was made of the same shade as
the colored stripe on white ground:
The King and Queen Of the Belgians, the
Prince of Prussia. and both the Emperors were
In the imperial stand: and an incident worth
mentioning is that M. Theirs happening to pass,
and the King of the Belgians having asked him
To walk up. the Emperor of Russia, on hearing
who the little man in spectacles was, got up and
shook hands with him most cordially. If this
is not very significant, there is no faith In
On Monday the Emperor OF Russia gave an
entertainment at the Russian embassy to
seventy Russian ladies and one hundred Rus
sian noblemen. The Grand Duchess Marie wore
an orange colored robe; her daughter was In
white and cerise.
Mime de Karsakoff was in sulphur, q new yell
low, which is neither Jonquil nor maize. Her
hair was in long platts. All the other remark
able princesses, whose names END In SKI, and
them who the preceding day was at the races
in a splendid turnout. with orange livery
Jockeys and jet black horses, was much complt-
mented on her splendid set of pearls and
diamonds.
But If all this is very splendid what is to be
said of the gala performance at the opera IL
began around the building, for the illumina-
tions were dazzling. Inside, rom the TOP TO the
bottom OF the house, nothing but bIilltants, uni.
forms diadems, and shoulders. Nine Sass did
her best in the AJTtc0ine; but all eyes were for
the Imperial box in the centre OF which were
the Emperor, the Empress, and All the future
hind At O'clock the corte0e entered, and the
Russian Hymn was sung while all stood.
The Empress OF France was in white and red.
with all the throne diamonds on her Dodlce,
temples, and neck.
The Princess of Prussia was in white
The foreign princes wore the orders OF Ine
IaQiOn Honor EV1rV