The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-16
PARIS FASHIONS.

Dress, Ouf Door Dress and Undress-Tho
valois Hat-scene on the Grand Pro-
menade-The Newest .ToiIets-Cauterets and
Its Waters-Pafti, Her Husband and
Honeymoon Dress-Eugenie's Dress In COun-
cil-Hairdressing and Hair Combs.
PARIS, July 80, 1868.
The Russian aristocracy are all or to Kis-
singer, where their Empress ia to stop q
month under strict mineral water regime
and the title Of Comtesse Barodsnska. She
Is accompanied py her two sons. and the Empe.
ror arrived last Monday. Their ncognit0 Ii scrupu-
lousy observed. With the exception Of good deal
OF bowling whenever they 60 to the spring nothing
denotes the presence OF majesty. No official mea-
sures have been taken for their convenience for
the arrival Of other sovereigns who expected at
this locality. The Gear will spend part Of the
summer here with his brother-in-law, Prince Alexan.
der Of Hesse. As early as six visitors crowd around
the springs, whose bad compilations, swollen eyes
and unstudied negliges shock Aurora.
British lady in yellow silk vatican over
black, a blue veil and hfty-fve summers, ia
the ghost that haunts the mineral sources
FIRST She walks, as is prescribed, till it is time
to sketch the environs when the black under
pettcoat is exchanged for violet one and the glass
in hand for telescope. Towards six, when the
Russian Empress drives in the forest, all the fashion
meet the interchangeable insular female again, when
for blue one and an apenstock is held in hand in
stead Of the telescope. The COssack in scarlet livery
and Astrakan cap who sits on the box. next to the
imperial coachman has taken particular interest in
the imaginative lady and points her out to all Boyard
new corners as one Of the curiosties Of the place.
At nine O'Clock she appears at the Kursaal with
Q white underskirt on instead Of the violet, and
headdress OF mauve MOVERS fan In hand Is held
instead Of the alpenstock At ten, when everything
ia shut up at Kissingen and kind Of curfew pro-
claims that lights are extinguished, not even the
Cossack has been able to discover what the items
exchanged for others by way Of ceremonial.
Life at Luchon is much less formal Visitors
swarm in all the abandon OF joity and novel styles.
Unlimited undress by day and full dress by night
the characteristics Of this attractive thermal sta
ton. The place Is full that dukes and princes
content to live in cupboards, which fetch very high
price; barons and counts double themselves up in
drawers, and people who have no title at all will
soon have to hang on nails
Here we have the new dashing ValOs hat, high
crowned hat such as the princely Henrys of France
used to wear. Ladies love 1t in white beaver or in
straw curled round with dropping feather; here
we have the black grenadines and bareges covered
with black lace and guipure; here we nave the mar
row striped costumes with punched up POmpadours
behind the high heeled bronze leather boot, the
worked and friiled pantaOons, which are as much
seen as If they were undershrts and the Polonaise
very open on the BOSOM There Is not an extrava-
gance we have that is not at LuchOn-these people
get so intimate here consequence OF close Vicinity
friend OF man could not go through the indispen-
sable candle inspection round his bed curtains
even scratch himself, without being heard by his
next door neighbors, which must be real infection
The grand promenade is the Alice dEligny. It is
On immense display and the following are some OF
ane toilets worn there last weesA coram iou,ard
fOunce sewed on to initiate the nuting pipes Of
an organ satin crosscuts OF the same shade formed
heading. The Oversklrt was Vatican, trimmed
In the same way, with much narrower founce.
The pelerine was Topped up IN the middle behind,
with satin rosette and huted round also. The hat
was a Valenciennes Marie Antonette trimmed with
a branch Of tea roses falling Off in small buds.
A second toilet was made OF white foulard, with
alternate frlls OF blue and white round the under
skirt. The Overtunic was a white fOulard, ground
with forget-menOt bouquets and double frl all
round. The fichu was trimmed with white and blue
silk fringe, mixed. The bonnet was fanchon OF
white muslin and point lace, an acacia branch on
the side and blue feather aigrette.
third was o chameleon laitown rejecting blue
and pink There were four puffs round the under
skirt and heading OF rnche. The tune was open
down the front and q la Vatican. The bodice open
likewise with puff around the opening, valenci-
ennes chemisette underneath and vaencennes
s rsss oSrae b sain roset
am aware that a written description can
but the effect OF alarge number Of these fanciiui
styles swarming around a poor bachelor can be i'm
up fw En
lish matr0n who was looking on during the per-
Torrance Of the Ga c,'eue quadrille, to shake her
also looking on, that 1.-THE French decidedly were
very frivolous nation.n II prefer the women" re-
opened her big fan and had to nutter away for an
hour in order to keep up under such an assurance.
Another scrap OF conversation heard at Luchon
immense furnished hotel A very pretty traveller
was sitting with very sckly looking oocodes at a
small round table, and she was biting In some glow.
ing red radishes her hair which really all her
own hung round her shoulders and curled and
waved luxuriantly. what splendid locks ~ ex-
no 10 a. Ooo ri Ula
under the Spanish pantia; "they look positively
nice. II the longest hair in your head were to fall
In my soup, Theodore, l really would not take 1t
After this must own, with the English marion,
that the French are Q very frivolous nation indeed
Cauterets waters are called serious, Ike those Of
vichy and Plombieres. Toilets at Cauterets
printed 'a pefcales or ' jaconets and printed
muslin muslns and plenty Of black. IT., The EN-. make OF
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frontiers; but though that is long way or for
French people all the annoyances Of "administra-
ton" render the palace odious There Is beadie
who cannot get on with the lady OF the under-pre-
feet and wants her to gpto church the way he likes
sns With S
her own way and the ock are OF course scandalized
Thsn the under-preiect gets warm and says he VIII
which is naturally hot, bols with excitement. Then
the municipals are very ticklsh and sensitive on
points OF honor, and Oscar Courettant has said
things Of them In the local paper which has caused
that sheet to be stopped. An earthquake lately
brought all this to climax, SO / must say good
deal OF pleasantness Is taken of the place.
The most curious thing Is the Kaillere spring In
that neighborhood Its waters have the property Of
renovating hoarse throats and curing laryngal dis
orders. All the orators, sacred and profane, gar
garze together. The gurgling begins at six O'Clock
during the session OF the Assembly In Paris; when
the session Is over and the Deputies have done at
the Palas gargarisms begin a four O'Clock for every
Legislative throat is then out OF order. ! am told
the deputies cannot be heard above whisper this
year, Jules Favre, m. Rouher, Pouger Quertier,
Jules simon M. Picard and M. Glais- Bz0in, who
interrupts everybody, are the worst. IL would be
worth while going to Cauterets to see them all
throw their heads back till they lose their balance,
and with eyes uplfted pronounce indistinct ora
tIonsif the beade and the projects under seat only
could be settled.
But TO return to Paris. Adena Patti and the Mar
qus are really married and came through this capt
tai last night The dfra wore q white satin bridal
robe, no jewelry. orange blossom and @ white lace
veil. The loving couple were married at Clapham,
England, and were photographed afterwards In the
centre OF group OF bridesmaids and brdegrooms
men. The former were n white and wore blue hats.