The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-02-22
THE FASHIONS.

The Reception at the Tulleries aud
Dresses Worn at COurt-A Novelty or
neutrality-suspicious. of the Empress
The Prevailing COlOrs-New style OF
Hats-Cut of SIeeves-DIamOnds, Fea-
theirs, aud Bands, Etc.
PARIS, February 1.-The event of the week
is the second reception at the Tuileries. Three
thousand invitations were given out and the
three thousand attended, in the richest toilets.
All the gentlemen wore tight silk stockings,
ending in a buckled shoe. Their leggings, or
culOtteS, are made of white cloth, and the tails
and collars of their coats worked with gold.
The shade of the coat is blue.
The enumeration of the ladies' dresses
would be but a repetition of the fashions l
have described since the opening of the sea
son. The great feature was satin, which is
made a tomreau, with the most extravagant
lengths of train. A little oval front piece,
under the waistband, not larger than the width
of two hands and which | should call an
apron, if it were large enough, is the great
novelty. No one knows what it is meant for,
nor its origin; no one says it is pretty, but all
call it chic, and that is supposed to mean some-
thing enviable in our degenerate idiom. There
were oceans of snowy white organdies worked
with floss silk and gold plenty of plain tulles
covered with white ruche and vaporous under
skirts entirely without any other trimming
beyond pearl-head lace. All were flat in front,
and there were velvet and satin bodies with
basques cut in one, very low, either round or
square. The low chemisette is pleated and
edged with an insertion and valenciennes.
As / have frequently said sleeves are mere
bands-a puff, or anything that will trim
round an arm-hOle. A pretty dress did ad-
mire, because it cOntrasted with the gorgeous
glitter around me. 1t was made Of taratan,
cut in three fiat skirts, which were sewn in the
waist like flounces in the old school. The bot
tom of each was scolloped round wide and
lined with pink tarlatan, which gave the dress
rosy appearance. The back of the skirt was
ornamented only with a long sash which
widened gradually till it became train at the
bottom. Both hounces and sash We're bor-
dered with slightly twisted pink and white.
The sleeves were 4 la juice like wings. The
head dress was a Gordon of apple blossoms.
:. The Empress wore yellow satin robe,
trimmed with bouillons of tulle, under which
| shone forth diamonds in flowers. She had a
| diadem of the same in her hair. The Impe-
| rial family entered the Sale des Mar6chauX at
| nine o'clock, and advanced straight to the
| throne chairs, between rows of standing and
| courtesying guests. To the right of the EN-
| press there sat Prince Napoleon, to the left of
the Emperor Princess Mathilda. The ladies
of the palace, ambassadresses, etc, took seats
around their Majestes, all according to rank
! and station. At twelve they rose and walked
through the different reception rooms, after
which they entered the Galere de Diane and
supped.
After supper they retired but the bal was
kept up till three in the morning.
Emeralds are the favOrite jewels this season;
green silk is also in great demand. The great
idea is to wear larger quantity of bead and
jet embroidery around Wristbands on after
noon dresses; some end in very long glass bead
fringe. Black poult de sole Wristbands with
square basquines, Vandykes, and folly points
are fanciful trimmings.
! Never was foulard so much sought after as
it is now, and no fashion can be more welcome.
1t is as pretty as satin, and not half so eXpen-
sive it is made in the loveliest shades, of which
| the following are the prettiest at night:-Prim-
rose, wallfower, Parme violet, roseleaf, and
| pea-green. When cleaned they look like new,
| when creased they are irOned, when stained
| they can be washed.
Feathers and feather bands are and will be
| fashionable for some time to come. Striped
silks are trimmed with plated ribbon, en-
! tabiier, and round the bottOm Grape plaits are
! much worn round bOnnets and left to hang
! entwined with flowers. | cannot admire them
! Our spring bonnets will either be very flat or
| all BOLIVAR shape-high up i'll the air, like
! coal scuttles, and fiat behind.
| The prettest hat will be Ceres, kind of
| Vatican, trimmed with punches of brown
! berries in garland of frosted leaves, tied on
! with maize or straw-c olOred strings. Bonnet
strings will be narrow.
|