Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-06-13
THE FASHIONS.
Translated from lie Fo,let

Translated from lie Foilet
From day 10 day fashions begin TO assume a
more settled character and adopt themselves TO
the Louis XVIII and XVIII style. Almost all
upper skirts are looped back so as to form
pannier on hoop skirts a little larger above
Than below. Some ladies modify the latter
style by lining the upper skirt with a very stuff
muslin. and by looping IL up behind or al the
side with knots fastened underneath. There
are still many costumes Of two colors worn,
ont tor visiting dresses il is better adopt but
one shade; the ornaments are very rich and
assorted 10 the dress. very pretty two-col-
Ored pattern for q costume is one composed of
black taffeta, with a lower skirt and a tunic
looped up en- paniers Du Barry. II has for or
nament three folds of black laffeta, round winch
winds itself a cord of white taffeta. This orna-
ment is adopted for the lower skirt, and ali
round the tunic and round the Lamballe man.
ielet. have also obseI we'd black costume on
violet skirt, with plated fiounces. The black
tunic was ornamented below with a guIpure
lounce Is 10 20 centimeters in depth, which
made it look very rich and pretty. There are
also many square cut cloaks worn, with q short
tunic on round dress. Ii looks pretty when
worn by a very young woman, but ridiculous
for ladies Of certain age. 1 have admired one
very much with tight fitting sleeves, the dress
being made OF myosous blue taffeta and the
cloak of light gray taffeta, ornamented with
several blue plaits. The sash is gray, aud knot
led TO the waist behind.
For travelling costumes the most favorite
material Is doub bic orleans or cashmere. made
up in the Vatican style or with q pelerine
knotted behind. Fof rich walking or dinner
dress, would recommend the following style
The lower SKIRT OF silver gray Mexican foulard
is striped " ith SIX small wood colored foun-
ces sewed at certain distances from each other.
The flounces are eight cenumeters wide. and
The tnnic OF wood-colored taffeta is looped up
a la Louis XIV. with lacework of wood. .solored
and silver gray silk all around the border
The waist, OF wood. .colored tafeta, is crossed in
front and behind in form Of a heart, and looks
somewhat like suspender bordered with fioun-
ces. and fastened together by gray clasps, also
-triped With dImmutiye frills of wood -colored
Jaffeta. The dress is Marie Antoinette, man.
ielet all covered with small fieunces. With
colors is adopted: thus l have seen i'm Long
champs tunics ana waists of brown moire on
light gray SKIRT with black stripes; or again
maIscolored tunic and waist with gray
nshu Marie Antoinette is assorted to the shade
Of the skirt Trianon costumes like the fol.
lowing may also be seen there: A quilted
straw color toilet, with knots and sash of black
iaffeta, or another toilet OF changeable gray or
grass-green tafieta.
Opera toilets and what has been invented for
casIne-costumes this Summer not less strik-
ing than the styles worn watering places,
race courses, or castles. For the Countess of
P-the following costume was adopted at one
OF the last performances AT the opera: She
wore several tulle skirts one above the other;
The upper one forming q tunIc, was bordered
by garland Of foliage au clair de In lune. The
tunic was looped mp at the side by q thick
cluster OF foliage an clair de Ia lune, creeping
up frsm the lower part of the skirt The same
foliage bordered the waist and formed the short
sleeve. The head d-dress was composed OF rolls
Of black HAIR and long feetoons OF the silver
shade Of the foliage. All this, when il Is des.
cribed, appears little like an evening fairy,
out ii is in reality very pleasing TO the eve.
There has been much talk OF the splendors of
the presents given TO the Princess Margarrt,
and we are behind time, il we would describe
her dresses and her jewelry. Twill therefore
content my self with describing the toilet Of two
ladies OF her suite al the church ceremony The
first one wore a long. dead-white court-cloak,
over dress ennis roidered with white and golden
nargerets while her English vail was fasten-
I'd to the head by diadem OF pearls. The
Marchioness of E-was dressed In yellow: a
same shade and q head band of diamonds
This is to give an idea of what the Queens and
royal Prtncessee wore who took part In the
wedding.