The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-07-11
Paris Fashions.

PARIS, juno 80, 18G8.-The newest head
dresses and neglige caps are very pert and
cooucttish. They look like n horseshoe
cau behind the front is raised with q
diadcm of ruffled lace, which stands up /;
nothing but pale pink ribbon Is run
across. II sits on the top of the head much
like knowing, winking bird. The style
called hfriS% by French mOdistes Is very
prevalent indeed for head-gear, especially
hornets. A heriSSon being the French for
hedgehog, anything hfriSSf implies bristling-
nm stylc but n hfrisSf Louis XIV. is q bon
net having on the front Of fanchon, just on
the top, tuft of lovely flowers, out Of which
spike leaves and rushes, and firm grass
prickle high. The affair is very pretty or
very hideous-all depends on the hair un-
dcrncath. When hfrisSES are pretty they
look like n nest of blossoms, variegated car
nations for instance, with tapering buds,
buried in wavy, curled, OF crimped ban
deaux, or they look like small, fresh
oasis; but when they look hideous they are
n patch of vegetable produce stuck up on
the summit of skull to act as a scarecrow.
The difference is evident.
The Duchess de Mouchy, who has excel
lent taste, excels in white feather hfrisSfS;
she is called blonde, but is really light
auburn belle. and whether all the hair
she wears is false or not, it is always arts
tically elegant, falling in rich long curls
under fabric Of pouH, with no space left
but for n cluster Of something having lace
or gauze round it in front. The prettiest
bonnet the Empress has worn this season IL
a white trllc pouti, with a white aigrettc
on one side, tied on by Il white satin bow.
She wore it lately with lapis blue robe
covered with white lace guipure.
The Countess Of Flanders, who has been
visiting in Paris, both nj the Rothschilds',
Mt their estate of TerIicrcs, mt st. Gratien,
with Princess Matnilde, and at Fontaine-
blcau, IS an elegant dresser. One of her
most admired driving robes is u light pearl
gray trimmed with lipngs, wall flower
shade, but of peculiar soft tint. She is
fond of white striped Algcrians over white
poult, or over whit" satin. The foulards
are called jayan9is lawn satin ioulard),
bouqucticre (slual showers of flowers on
white or gray, and sara, an Indian ma
terial.
The boxes o. our clegantes leaving for
the ditrcren, thermal establishments ale
very yolumircas, and what makes them
more so is tl.v new style Of short skirts,
which render, goGts and shoes to match II
necessity. On" lady carries no less than
forty pairs Of 1nojs and shoes, and, besides,
fans and para ara selected for the toilet.
The lattcr o.4 c.ther trimmed with the
same lace ~ tgul II the costume, or worked
with the save apwers rs those worn. 1t is
n most fas; u - u1!air, and the wonder Is
what time J. e.; for women to think OF
more serio., matters than everlasting dress.
Black six il, az Usual, Indispensable, but
so tasteful. made that there Is more beauty
in black .uilet than in any other.
The overzkrrs are deliberately Topped and
embroidered with flowers, oyerfrilled with
blue, violet, maize, and lavender-trilled IN
der-petticoats Of tatteta.
The casaque, for the seaside, ID O tlght
polonOise, also forming an overtime. Some
are made of very light silks, over red cur
rant-colored petticoats and orange shades.
These are as conspicuous as dame trip
ping about in high boots and with long
walking stick can desire. The nastiest OF
waters ut Arcuchon and Bagneres de Lu-
chon, and those horrid ones called Faux
BONES, will be much frequented. Black
cashmere, or black Scotch merino, worked
with flowers, or much trimmed with black
satin, has been made up for rainy days at
the chateaux. ...
The style in great favor with fast ladies
is plain white muslin with hounce around
the bottom, plenty of muslin tlounce on the
understands, shoes and high heels, sashes
and tichus, no vestige of crinolinc.