The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-10-28
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RRimmings-Imperia Toilets. NO'S
PARIS. Oct. u.-There are grea, ,oarv daily
nnisanees in Paris which SCOT -, cannot do
Without, such as panic o. tbS BonTse' the
her hnsband who reeods AXES in ones letters,
ne carries them up. Ioyshter Rho notes II
party: Then the ne and returns with q second
the Norman els the macadam and It's grin,
an iss al OF fare in the LibeTte, and, worst of
servS certain baroness daily toilet, whlch sne
cry day of the week, for no other purpose
than that of making an indulgent father BUY
each of his daughters between the lst OF Janu-
Ary and the following 31st of December
Her last was costume she calls temporal
power'-an actuality at least The besddress
Is curled a Ia 81 Pierre (who knows II 81. Peter
n key is stuck through the ohignon. The skirt
of silver grey satin is huted TO Initiate the
columns OF an organ. Asinalunga boots, which
are supposed, dare say, TO compass plenty of
territory, complete the idea
While people are thus expected to dress up In
politics and temporalities, the spiritual part OF
mourning is being completely forgotten by
widows. Their dresses are of the deepest coal
black, IL is true, hut their jet ornaments are as
flashing as the flame when coal is kindled.
They wear rich necklets of black polished stones
cut lance shaped or In pyramids, linked by
chains all around their snowy throats; the same
glitter as diadems in their ears so much sparkle
fR devoid of calm. contented wtdowhood, and
what makes the matter worse is, that they dye
their hair az golden as chemical preparations
can make it / so much incendiaTy mourning
Is to such a degree combustible that a lady,
while lately admiring a lovely young creature
In the glory of widowhood. expressed her nm
limited pleasure by saying that such q toilet
was enough to make a wife look forward to her
husbands funeral with comfort. Human nature
The best meaning and well.intentioned are
sadly misrepresented here below. Thus, Mr..
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has caught nickname when he least deserved
1t, and that because Mad,l lie Schneider, the
actress of the DuchesOe de GeToLstei1, hap pened
TO fly in passion without the slightest provo
cation. II Mr.. Hostein had provoked her, she.
being q lady of the lightest description, might
have nown at him just as well; but he would
have been prepared for the worst and have pre-
served his eyesight behind spectacles whereas
the event happened the day he was absent
from the Chatelet, when Mad'le Schneider
went there to rehearse 9ulliver.
"No manager here to receive 2" was the
hrBt angry query. "Who does MIR. HoStein take
me, me, the Grand Duchess for nan and where are all
whom these questions were addressed bowed
for all the missing actors, but could not tanswer,
Whereupon Mad'lle Schneider talked all alone
Of her high standing in the drama, and stgnifed
her intention to let Gulliver take his own
rable morn Mr. Hostein has been called the
Grand Duke OF Genehostein, which means that
ne is considerably victimtzed
The famous piece that all the crowned heads
Of Europe have been to see at the Varieties is
now being acted at Marseilles. Those who have
seen 1t may remember the second act, which
closes with furious dance called q quadrille,
but :of that heterogeneous description which
combines the Cancan and all the Macabre evo-
lutionS together. "Prince PauP' was imperson-
ated by Mr. Laco whose cItdssez croises and pas
de QodocHe were SO elastic, eccentric, fantastic,
and tortuous, that he was called for, when the
eurtain fell. with vehement voclferations. He
did not appear, and the public, becoming net
tied and tenacious, set mp fearful hue and cry.
The manager advanced, looking mournful. but
the furious spectators Missed him of. When
silence was obtained, after much difficulty an
actress was sent on the stage, and French po-
men and ladies" sne said, ''I am very sorry for
MT. LacO, but he connot appear, bis pantaloons
have met with an accident, and" Here she
could not proceed, roars Of laughter and ener-
getic applause greeted her communication. So
much Tor the high tone and standing Of the
Grande Duohesse de Gerostein.
While M. de Bisnarl is breathing little native
air at his chateau of Pomerania, fresh names
have been given to old shades which are now
renewed from the ancients, who, with all their
sOt.diSdnt backwardness, were well acquainted
with the inexhaustible beauties OF the rainbow
Celadon is the name of lovely green, be-
tween ocean blue and pistachlo nut. ~ Is very
6sTo6 T6e Hn TnbR uan shade is less m
peratrice mauVe or reddish lilac Is another
great favorite. These satins are more desirable
Tor tunics, court trains, and bodices than Tor
oOmpleLe dresses. Black satin is, however, the
most elegant OF all visiting robes They are
tune. Silks are embellished by the most poeti-
cal names. A fawn is to be called blondlne-
that is, fiaxen; and ruddy brown Is turned into
Told pheasant: the drabs are all meditation;
the blues are not thoughts OF suicide ana prus-
Nic acid, -, F.. 49,, ..A a..tao. i.
state of azuine felicity as coudless as the first
quarter of the sweetest honeymoon. so, ladies,
be blue, but without cotton stockings; IL Is dam
Rerous, and better to trust to nothing for COM
tort but silk, now that our new boots are Kept
on with twentyt three buttons from the tnstep
upwards. II gentleman were ever to try 10
calculate the height of a lady from her heel TO
bhe top of her chignon, and were to base all his
measurements proportionally to the twenty.
three buttons 1t is likely he would fear there Is
NO end to q female but there Is. But TO re-
eurn TO business. There is an old fashioned sllh
bands, not for personal wear, but for theil
wives 1t never wears OUT ana ne can hek'
her present OF one with the VII % t1 a. ~
long as she keeps it she never Will De aDle u
say she has nothing decent 10 put on -,
They are shottOd which the French cali gtdce
Hneleon-no one knows how, have one Whlct
was at the bginning OF this century IN ml
Ureat-grandmother's wardrooe, ana can voueh
the determination OF the jews as nave Tor I'M
last thread of that ancestral Haitienne 1t ha
deprived me of many q new dress by It's perse
VerinR resistance TO hail, storm, snow, and in
nRmity. To be told TO walt "for q new dress I'll
what one has is worn out" Is provoking di
lemma, and that thing Haittenne besides.
The Napoleon III is Watered silk with a new
marble pattern The hRndsomest is cerise, ant
ts made up for court trains; the same In mastiC
shades is worn for carriage toilet. Inc PrlzS
brocade is the Queen of PortugaPs. The Vice
roy OF Egypt has ordered q few dresses OF TN
same, and the Empress OF Russia one for th
wedding of the Grand Duchess Olga with tht
young King of Greece. The ground is white
and IL costs one hundred and twenty francs pc
metre. 1t is brocaded with butterflies made o
Aaihiatnre MOWERS. The antennB OF the insect
Sno thelr wings are perfect paintings, and coult
De examined through microscope. Some ar
maue OF gorgeous roses others of the most di
nlnntlVe howrets. All hover in different di
EeSIohs some meeting, some chasing eacl
Sbai az mvriaSsi sSSslling lot resi-; and the effect
Inmes they bear with them on open ciea
Al The last ofacial oin,..