Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-09-03
Extracts from the Latest London and Paris
Fashion Papers.


es, the modes certainly do rend towards the
very eccentric, though at worst 1t must be ad-
mlttsd nat the bunehy appearance of the
toilette al the present moment is immeasurabIy
superior 10 the bell produced by the hoop ra ge
If we We're asked what has been the chief
change IN fashions during the past month. we
should ind some difficulty in giving a short
and n the same time comprehensive reply
TO;lettss are shorter and skimpier, most GER
talnly, than they have yet been, while as for
bonnets, n small pocket et-haudkerchief thrown
over the head looks huge in comparison with
them. The Marie Antoinette bow, which has
taken so much-aEd TO tell the truth, a num-
Der OF ladies wear this outdoor toilette with
consider able awkwardness-this bow has al
ready submitted TO some qualific 4tions. For
instance, 10 Is made with q grenadier apron
front, while in other cases 1t is merged Into n
tunh- :
The panier skirt Is gaming ground. The skirt
- raised IN various ways; but so much depends
upon the individual shape and taste OF a lady
that very little can be said on this question.
The use of the apron in front of the skirt and
II is generally edged with lace, is no doubt a
fashlon which Is gaining ground. 1t is like
Wise Ooservaole that the partial use of striped
material of the same tone as the dress ITSELF IN
the way OF fiat bands, is gaining ground But
there IS tins peculiarly about the use of this
trimming, II trimming ii can be cailed-we
ourselves are more inclined 10 look upon il as
part OF the toilet-that II Is put on sometimes
en- the straight sometimes on the cross, while
skirt trimming the stripes run up and down
straight, they will be found upon the sleeves
going across, while, as IL TO complete the yari !.
au0n, other parts OF the dress shall be trimmed
win stripes on the slant. f. So
The tendency TO a toilette IN two colers ap-
pears 70 be coming In again, while what used
themselves forward. Fed and black. strange
10 say, are prevailing combination, and one
Whlen mas vogue. White muslin is, of course,
very much worn. So is white silk, The hair
rs stliI worn very high, but fiatter and plaIner
man " mas been. Hats are still very small,
Nat, nDtrimmed, and worn with long gauzy
Nells. OVer-sklTts, especially when they are
black, are very much looped up, while the
pocket i made 10 Le seen, and il is the IA hon
70 wear the handkerchief partly showing.
Skirts certainly sre. In by far the greater num-
Der OF cases, worn plain, especially under
skirts, but we have seen them trimmed and
even with couple Of fiat and narrow fiounces
set on with distance between them.
There is q new grey out, and 1t Is so impos-
sibie to describe At that Parisians have happily
named II "lndescribable." Muslin, over under
skirts Of taffetas Of very light color and tex
ture, appear to be even more fashionable than
the use OF white muslin alone. In this case
nonnees are not used. Bonnets are being made
hlGeer-that Is TO say, they have rim, bring
ing them nearer the hat than bonuets have vet
been seen in our generation Straw bonnets
with notched edges are 10 be seen. Long wells
are worn in most cases. We have seen a sort
of curtain once again, and. moreover. in straw
trembling roses appear TO be the great rage in
the way Of flowers Just at present. Apricot
sanze s Is much worn by orunettes The gauzy
often 10 give quite a character 10 the face. The
trimming Is in this case always black. Another
pretty idea for bonnets. when black is used,
taxes the shape OF white roses dotted over with
ants-yeritable dead. dry, garden ants. The
effect is wonderfully strange.
Chlldrens dresses partake readily Of the
present fashions, which are essentially young,
and almost Arcadian in character. As a rule,
Chlldren's dresses have the effect of the fash
ions consistent with the least possible amount of
trimming. Glace silks for girls OF twelve or
fourteen Admissible va,
dresses are preferably made of nam keen, striped
white and black. The effect is very clear and
unassuming The knickerbockers are made
wide. The jacket is also made iooser than il
hiss been.