Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-02-13
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Z at the IuiierIes:
Her majesty is still beautiful, still full
of grace, but the mark of time is upOr
L her. Her dress was. as II always is, s
= wonderful creation of art, but it had the
demerit Of being too youthful. ApaTi
from the jewels which completed 1t, II
might be worn by young girl in bel
teens White tulle was the material
which served for the display of the de.
. sign Of the dress. There were several
skirts, the upper one trimmed with long
leaf-shaped hands of tuile, bound with
] satiU, which fell over the under skirt not
: quite as low as the edge. The upper part
! Of the dress both ia front and at the
back, was covered with sprays Oi
. ivy, which gathered at the right
side in clustering sprays, was held
together by few wild roses.
The corssge was trimmed with sprigs OF
ivy, under which glittgred a fringe Of
, diamonds about three inches in depth on
the bosom; and on esch shoulder in-
mense emeralds, set in large diamonds
with pendants Of smaller stones, were
attached. An emerald and diamond
necklace to match the jewels on the
dress, bracelets aud ar-rings Of very
large diamonds, the earrings marvels OF
sze and purity, and lastly, ceint1tre or
stcmaCheT, composed Of net work OF
pearls small rubies, emeralds and dia-
mOnds. In fact, the entire upper part Of
the dress was composed Of Jewels. From
the shoulders behind fell a wide ribbon of
emerald green velvet, tied below the
waist in bow with short ends.
The couture was q wreath Of ivy, a
large role of diamonds, being placed o
little TO the left in front, white at the
back, ivy leaves and wavy mot trem-
bling diamond sprays fell over the
braids Of hair. The Princess Meter
Mich was dazzling In s tuuic of pOuceau
neither scarlet nor crimson, buJ a finer
tint silk trimmed with narrow gold
galloon, which tunic would have served
perfectly for a dress Of ITSELF for il more
than resChed the floor; but under il was
a marvellous petticost of[Sie, Of which
il appears that tuuie was only the com
9 plement. Around the bottom, little
above the edge, it was trimmed with
| sprays Of large roses, buds and leaves Of
4 wheat placed close together they bad
the eff Ct Of s garland and even more
I grace, for IL permitted the dress to change
its folds with the movement Of the
wearer. To this costume there was no
! cOTsspe to speak of. The Princess IS very
thin, and j. not ashamed Of H. Her or
uameuts were q ruby and diamond neck
iu her hair. The necklace, ius:ead #
I being fastened by the .SttjUrs moi, jeUote
/ hCnu7g follow me young man, Of last
I year, was tied ay about s. yard o! velvet
/ ribbon l~ume tint as the tuliej, the ends
Of which just reached the two inches OF
! silk Of which the eOTSGgo was composed
at the back.
! The RUssisn princess RBnsky KOrss-
| kOf, another notOriety Of count society,
wore q dress which, ar a little distance,
! looked as if she had by especial favor
procured some ellsOf tie stuff Of Rhich
/ The fleecy clouds which almost cover the
| sky in d time Of the iull mO0g, are man
/ ufscturca-must exquisite fancy on her
! part. When ne5r, I5 was discovered
/ that q continuation Of silver tuf.e over
/ pearlgTEy satin bad produced this effect.
/ The upper skirt o. fgiis Wa5 crossed in
I front by 2 garland Of leaves Uitn deli
| cate buds, and attached al 'he side by
I rose aS biz IS a Jaa Plate. Diamonds Oh
/ the c3Tsags, diamond necklace, brace
/ lets and earrings and aigratle Of all sorts
/ Of precious stones, I'D which there was
! cree ent,e bird sni q star iIgeEiousiy con
/ trived. MlGame r X. is d hale, hand
| some person, aad bore this complicated
"get-up' superby. lt was remarked
that the empire dress has not yet taken;
! all dresses have fulluess at the back and
! some little at the sides, the front only
being perfectly plain. The effect of the
/ empire style is attained, however, By
/ The runic, which has no folds at the
waist But the tuuic is by 10 means
/ general. The great majority Of hand
some fresh dresses were white rOse- color,
] being the next ia favor.
Miss Dix wore q handsome dress Of
/ white tulle and satin. Misses Egerton,
/ Of New YORK, were beautifully dressed 10
! " Marguerite - c0stumes--taTiatan skirts,
| one trimmed with wreath Of roses, the
other with fOrEet-me-nOts and rosebuds.
I Miss +. wore & pink vest OF basque,
without sleeves, trimmed with pearls
around the edges and on the sesu5 the
tarlatan c0r-sEe high ia the neck, and
with long flowing sleeves. Miss Lottle
j.. with blue f0Tget-me-nots on the skirt,
wore 3 blue vest OF eEa5tIy the same style
ss that worn by her sister. They were
greatly admired, as they are not Only
stylish the great aim Of American
| young ladies abroad, bot are graceful amt
/ reserved withal so 7u3 American" l
/ heard gentleman say Of them-a gen
tleman who had Clanced TO make the
/ acquaintance previously OF several Of our
most dashing bellies ia Paris. Very
hard
| Miss Beckwith wore an extremely
pretty dress Of white tulie, trimmed
/ across the front with bands of saiin rib
/ bon, and on the entire skirt front by the
! came, puJ on leBgthwise-a light, youth
ful toilette, and very becoming TO the
/ young wearer.
There is a buffet at which the guests
| EEs served tea, ices and cakes all even
! iugj but this does not prevent the supper
room from being crowded and very un-
pleasant after the emperor and empress
ami privileged guests have left it. La
/ dies are Obliged 10 20 in alone frequently,
/ thus losing their cavaliers, with The risk
| Of not finding them for an hour or SO
! afterwards. The court sets the example
( 10 al Paris Of inviting TO its ealas more
I tban tE!ce as many guests as can be
! pleasantly proyidea tor. There is seldom
/ or never room for dancing or foF supper.
[ At the Iuileries two thousand guests
/ W0uc Le able 10 enjoy themselves lin
/ ordinary tines, four thousand are IN
vited. At the Hotel de AIlie there Is
ample space for four thousand; the pre-
/ fe,t, Therefore, invites eight thousand,
] and 20 on through al ETaaes and classes
Gen. and Mrs. Dix, assisted by Miss
I DiA,ehei their first general reception
I i--i Saturday evening. a very great
uUmUer Of the American colony in Paris
Z Was present, desirCUs Of paying their re-
specis 10 their new minister and his fam
I ily, and charmed TO pc accorded the priv
I ilege Of meeting so many Of their coun-
tIymen through their genial hospitality.
/ The general and Mrs. Dix having been
{ invited 10 q dinner u ceremony by NJ.
Drouyu de Lbuys on that evening, did
NOT appear until sbOut ten O'Clock, Miss
Dix doing the hOnOrs of the house Ia
their absence. As has been the custom
at American receptions in Paris, the la
dies wear either fuil dress or a simple
1 toilette, but there is always enough OF
the former TO give the rooms n brilliant
appearance. Miss Dix wore q high dress
/ II pearl gray silk with Jet ornaments.
I mrs. DiX's dress was extremely elegant,
OF am Der coiored satin, cut square in the
I neck, and trimmed with pearls and black
iaes-one Of Niguon's creations perfectly
adapted 10 Mrs DT's style. Her orna-
| ments were strings OF yellow topaz set in
I gold iret work around her turoat and her
hair. .fhese receptions will be held every
Saturday evening. 4
1t is estimated by those who ought TO
know, that al present, in round number.
+ there are about twelve hundred thousand
| Free and Accepted Masons scattered
upon the face Of the globe or this num-
Der, sSms one hundred and fifty then.
sand are Ia England, one hundred thou.
sand In Scotland, and fifiy thousand Ia
| ireland. There are about SIX hundred
thousand on The continent OF Europe
three hundred thousand in the United
States, and fifty thonsand in other parts
I of the world In E.of.r,4 81, -. - -.