The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-11-22
Paris Fashions.
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The great secret of toilet at the present time is
to know how 40 dress simply and yet adhere
strictly 10 the gctual fashion. This truly difficult
art the Parisianl lady possesses 10 an eminent de-
gree. There sfe, for instance. the beautiful cos
tunes of Msdsal @. and Madam F., two of our
principal belief; will endesvor to give as min
ute descriptit1 OF some of those toilets as pos.
sible. The lower skirt of dark, vine-colorsd tat.
fets is bordereq with vide hounce, above which
stretches Largo satin fold of the same shade the
upper skirt of Axe material. also bordered with q
small foDnce ard satin fold, is looped back in
double pdnieTs and fastened by satin shells. Tue
Vatican cassock, with large folds behind, makes
this very elegant costume complete and harmo-
NOUS. The puff hat Of dark vine colored satin is
improved by Spanish lace, extending into flaps
il forms q diadem Of feathers corresponding with
the color OF the Dress and fastened az the side by
a small aigret. Another costume Of heavy emer.
sld-greeD silk has two double plaits Of silk and
velvet crossing each other, as border to the lower
skirt while the upper skirt is losped up behind by
two flaps OF a sash, also bordered with plats, and
this forms two large pufings. The cassock, of
like color fits tight behind. and Is q Renaissance
of the garmenlof the French Guard, with large
knots and plotted flaps. The front part of the
cassock forms velvet breastplate, limited by two
rows Of large buttons. This is original, although
rather defcient in ornaments.
fancbon6,te OF emerald green velvet, ana
Elitterng folisge at the top. goes very well with
this costumei one side should be bunch of
white feathess with double sigret; the ribbons
must be velvGs and the flaps OF lace. The follow
ing is a description Of q walking costume. II is
composed of, a Scotch skirt with blue and green
squares. orntnented by several small founces
with putting az the top. The upper skirt of change
able blue anu sgreen tsets fails down in front 10
form Of shstSl, and is looped up at the sides by
butterfly knoG. A pelerine, cut in double point
behind, and becoming round in front. has rich
fringes and cework for ornament The hat OF
punet velvet must correspond in color with the
blue sbede osShe toilet, and has disdem OF vDlu-
bles Of blue sgd green laced velvet; the flaps are
of black lsct* For morning costume, poplin with
chaDgesbe ssades is much in use (; the domineer-
ing material, yhowever, Is always English tartan
and the Scotsl plaid (; these morning costumes al.
most always describe paniers. To mention the
new fashion " trimming and ornamentng dresses.
satin corTesLhndng ia shade with the material
which II borders, is still visible on all models most
in vogue. cfinges of every description and OF
assorted sbaAes are also used to great extent
as well as fs'tges with lacework and buckles OF
satin, tassels OF lilies Of the valley, etc. For or
naments will slso be used satin openings as worn
at the time .of Henry VIII. folds of velvet III
terrupted at intervals by satin knots; lace work
mixed with crochet forming flowers in the foil
age me6allsms Ia Louis XIV; fringes, sus.
penders Of lssework, plates la dbbegdldnt aud
rich Scotch u Algerian sashes for Looping up the
back part of slre skirts into more or less putting
paniers. Litsnware adopts the style of Louis
Nv and Mare Antoinette entirely, which means
10 say that We coming back to laces altogether
Chemisettes, worn with corsets of square cut or
turned back are ornamented with lace in very
original manner, knots, shells. or wings of bees, to
serve rs straight collars. are made of the same
material. LssZun frills. Amazon neckties, and
the becoming .Antoinette collars will also be
worn. The above corresponds with the orns-
ment, and mist become wider in order 10 leave
room for the lice. Lace toilets and tunics must
also be classified with the linenware. These
black or white tunics are much worn over skirts of
gay color and Topped back en- pdnieys by means
of sasbes or puns of assorted satin. The favorite
colors for satin transpsrents under black lace are
brown vine COLOR capucne, fire, emerald green,
sapphire blue, dead leaf, Bordeaux wine, or
lODhorhOre 6aiher. For white lace these satin
trabspsreDts pave to be naaisa-cnInrad te-qnoi.o
blue. BeDgaltose, light green, or Persian lilac.
The head-dTesees and hats adopt q style cores
ponding altogether with our fashions a Ia Louis
Nv. The hsir ia dressed up high. by being
twisted above the head and falls back in long
Jinslets. AS for the city bonnet it looks so much
like the toque that there Is hardly any difference
and the t0qus as well as the puff will reiga sd
preme all over Paris this winter.