The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-20
PARIS FASHIONS.
The Guests nj CONFERENCE.-THE Amusensenfs
and Their TOilets-Chit-Chat of the Thea
tres--Ridins Hnbifs-FashiOnnble COlors-
Extrnvagant Toilets.

The Gucsts Mt COmpiegne-Thesr Amusenents
and Their Toilets-Chit- Chat of the Thea
tres--Riding Hnbifs-FashiOnnble COlOrs-
Extruvagant Toilets.
PARIS Dec. 4, 1865.
While the third series OF guests hunting at
Compiegne and there displaying all the fashions OF
Versailles in its palmy days. lions and ionesses
our creres and Cecettes our Baron P.'s and Marquis
MS are the faithful hdbitues Of the Foes, where
Fredegonde keeps them in a fit Of laughter or at the
/ opera, where the "Iiuguenots' re vived and
| diamonds sparkle in all the boxes; at the
| Vaudeville, where Mile. Fargueil creates success
| de la,n,es and Observation-Disclosures nutter like
| Alencon nags in neatly gloved fingers. But
| your theatrical correspondent has probably reported
| these intellectual solemnities-I say intellectual be-
cause Blanche d Antigny as Fredegonde and Herve
| as Chlperic attain to the highest pitch Of the
sublime In some parts OF their performance and, by
the way, their utterances have become bons 7oots
in the mouths of Boulevarders-who all fashion
able people, may as well here record sample OF
| their modern esprit
Poor Chperic has melancholy turn in his ex-
istence when, after having fallen IN love with
| Fredegonde, he discovers that he has taken to his
heart tgress in the gentle costume OF shepherdess
4 In lambskin; and | must here say that Fredegondes
| costume, ell white and short at the bottom ana
low at the top, and pastoral and innocent and made
| OF fleece over which her dmpled hand softly wan
ders is OF the shoepiest softest tenderest mani
festaons but this is DEPRESSION. 1t about to re-
cord that when she throws th toilet or and appears
IN the palace one blaze OF gems, with her long fair
tresses braided, though loose, about her shoulders
Chiperic feels as though he must have the worst or
IT, the more so Brunehaut and Galsunthe have GER
tain claims on him. and his soul groans within him.
but POLITICALLY OF course, with all lovers in trouble
This prostraton OF his senses is observed by Gal
suinthe when he leads her in white poult and
range blossom to the nupt'al chamber but begs to
be excused for leaving her there all alone ..Yo ,
| oh m n wi
admirable Gasuinthe, now, actually ~
MADAM Chlperic,n exclams the King, 'whlle ]
am Graded by the golden dreams OF pink horizon
my enemies are doing something along the walls Of
my city. What they are doing ignore, but some
thing tells me their designs are treacherous 1here-
fore, without innnendo as crcumlocution, allow Inc
to leave You to solitude"
lady.
''only just to pitch into the savages, and re-
ssBut hown asks the Queen 'fs 1t that you APP
peared SO Jolly on the occasion OF our union few
, con it was discrimination. The chief virtue OF a
King is to dssmulate; II Is extraordinary how large
this faculty i with me- Look at me; see how can
dissmulate.n iere he performs an unkingly antic.)
Gasuinhe-Well, 1t IL extraordinary how well the
animal can pretend; but one word before you go,
why can't you pitch into the savages tomorrow
Chperlc-Oh, Galsuinthc; actually Madam Chill
perc, what you propose charms aud pains me.
Galsumthe-Place yourself in my position.
| Chilperic-l can't.
Galsunthe (alarned-Oh, heard noise What
| was 1T
Chilperc-The last sigh OF the night wind, which
an odorferous and sonorous zephyr has waited up
/ from the walls OF our city.
Galsuinthc-How poetIcall
Chilperic--It comes on me every time eat veal
ana carrots, and had rather too much at the ban
| quet.
Gasunthe--Oh Chilperlc, you ore spoillng your
eocution by this trivial a.lusion
Here my citation must unfortunately cease; hut !
have given enough TO characterize what s Partisan
fun az present As to Fredegonde, her Jury has be-
come popular, and when parties disagree II Is quite
byword to say, "Don't Fredegonder me- she
throws all her clothes at the love-strcken king, de-
l rla M M m n Ql
"a little st. Jonn," and thus owe HIM nothing II
all ladies whose unions ere not legally registered at
| the municipal 0flces would take Fr6iegonde's re-
solve we should have less suits at the courts from
husbands against their wives and rice rersd, for
never did ladies' 80 much object to go about like
saints. They never put enough on, and az a new
color appears every week We are compelled to stale
that wardrobes take up more room than furniture.
Madame de Metternich, however, did but have
one luggage van for her toilets when she left Paris
for Compiagne and only twenty-six boxes hut 1t is
true their vast dimensions made up for inferorty OF
| number.
counted l9S guests at the terminus 444 packages
and noted that at the weighing stand the officials
put down 5000 pounds OF gauzo velvet, satin Grape
and nnery. All this is up IA Louis XIV, Louis
| XIV. and Louis XVI. Some have adopted moth
ing but Pompadour styles after careful reading OF
this favorites memoirs, and have revived her pink
and blue mixed; another IL all Montespan. In fold,
| brown and purple; third is all Henrietta OF Eng
land, or rather OF Orleans, in white, splendid tex
lures, brocaded and worked; fourth IS all austere
Maintenon, Ia black velvet and satin drapery.
while the new shades are adopted and christened
by the names of Manon rEscaut petit Versailles,
Camargo, M0ntsareau, Diane de Poltiers and Tri.
anon. Diane TO be authentic Is all black satin,
The bodice OF velvet, called san habit. has satin
facings the satin sleeves are sashed and encirced
round the armhole with thick velvet roll. The
portraits OF all these danes now set the new
fashions-no longer ACKNOWLEDGMENT the smallest
miniature head with hair dressed to the taste OF
those deceased IL paid n most exorbltant price.
| All the antiquity shops OF the Quaf voltare are
making good thing Of old, worm-eaten bits OF
danask, boxes casts, tapestry and ornaments The
| Louvre was never so full or imaginative ladies'.
Thus II Is that new red has been discoveries; 1t Is
and Is called caroubier. II is worn under black vel
vel satin Another shade that prevails in satin is
| prune velvet Versailles Vatican, ana short but
| wide black lace bow and ends behind
| Nine. de Metternich's roses quite Juror
they are the purple crushed rose and mounted in
| round wreaths. One Of the newest toilets by
this tasteful princess was China pink velvet Wal
teau over China pink silk brocaded with silver
and bounced with Brussels.
Riding habits are now very simple and becoming.
They are made OF dark cloth, and the bodice Is cut
with short SQUARE basquine behind, such lancers
wear; but these corsages are studded with rows OF
very close buttons. A linen collar and cuis, with
some bright necktie cnliven the sombrc sut OF
which all the beauty Is In perfect Ut. The hat
nothing but the classical chimney pot so becoming
to gentlemen smokers.
Myrtle, bishops purple, cigar iapis and caroubicr
are the new words In our Paris vocabulary. These
too, are the shades preerrei by Nine. Musard, who
has become one OF the great fashion authorities.
! Everything she wears Is noted and initiated. Thus
on the day the 'stabat" was performed IN honor OF
Rossni the papers recorded that she had worn
pearls he e now 'e a rp 10 ~
| Petersburg, for which the Inarvels created when
| Catherine III. journeyed 10 be repeated.
4 very interesting bride has just entered married
life I'm white satin and Aencon, for which later trim
| ming "a nounce) the SUN OF 10000 francs was paid
/ by her happy husband. she - the daughter Of
State prisoner who spent ten years IN the dungeons
Of spielberg with Sivio Pellico and Confaloneri
She Is very beautiful and the bridegroom Is q turtle
OF the first water Another bride has had her pocket
handkerchiefs exhibited In a large store OF the Rue
de la Paix. They amount to the small item OF 5000
1 francs.
Tie Duchess de sesto Is also very extrava-
| CUNT. Her last toilet was tnlle, chestnut
| shade covered with numerous frls plated nat and
worked with silver; an immense veil covered all this
like shroud and fcstooned here and there with
\ white lilac, In lovely branches, tied with blue gros
grain: the her shoulders instead OF sleeves
one OF the Empress most elaborate toilets during
the stay Of third series at Compegne Is an apricot
silk, pulled all round the bottom with apricot tule;
nnnian1 silver mi