Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-09-26
EVENING STAR.
TIRE FASHuON<,
Z Translated frCan lie Follet.

lranstated fru1n lie follet
All sorts u CAV colors are Continually worn
aoo the contrast OF the various shades gives
VI uetetS an almost Onental appearance. 4
49, sen thaaenal with paie gold and purple
.iiPes; LOT instance, winch looked exceedingly
ple"t. lhe Tune Was hoped back pan
IsIs, eut uhiSol0Ted. while the hal Of ItSlian
law hAa email clusters OF cherries, scattered
IA most Stiglnsl manner, for ornament Al
most every TAME assumes NOWADAYS the
form OF n square or rounded apron an front and
ot panfeFs behind. moore or les loonsa nm
foT ia aTt-s toilets next Winter tins descrii,-
ton o. costumes Viii De- worn Altog ether Tee
style for NIntrr hats Is also forecSsttnr It's
shadow already. a might have been expect
ed, they VIII have high crowns. The pr.nci-
pal oIn&mt nts viii oe pufs. feathers ant
aIgreis. This style Of head-dr-Ss viii b.,d-
mIrably adapted for the costume OF IA.
LOais Nv. aud Louis XVI. age, whica are so
Tar from gong Ca, of fashion - " become siu
more Complete. and pow Ser and hesaty-spsts
are seriously spoken OF. In the mean time. the
fashion Of hsad-dresses Is mixed, neither htrh
nor low. Plat ohignons on the beso. small
hats with fiat caps, narrow fanohonnet,es with
Hover puff. are ELI the rage. To return %
costumes. I have seen a very pretty one on
the beach OF TrouvIlle. A round skirt OF silver
gray Menioan silk had n high Houucr sud =
fold of SCarahce- taffeta for ornarn.nf; an apr-n
OF the same material Was bcrdered with = small
nounc- sud n fold OF scarabee faflrts AZ TIE top.
bat wss visible OF the back part O: the skirt
looked very original on scc 1unt OF knot OF n
scaraoee SSH being fastened q a., wfiie TIE
sleeves of the dress were half tight-d''iag and
ended IN pu fsng of the SINE mot-rial as the
dress. The toqnet Of very fine siiv.r-grNy
straw was eoruer~d with scarshe~ satin. The
somewhat high cap had a lus'er OF ~carshe,,
feathers for ornament which tell Gracefully
down on one side over the ripglets 81
the chiganon, which had been put very
hign on the back part of the head
Another rot less original costume was tnSde
OF green glazed sink, the lower skirt had
plplngs Of nounces placed below AT certain
distances from each other, while the upper
skirt loeped back in time paniers repeated the
same thinning on = smaller scale. Tne waist
was cut square in 'front.' and completed by a
Marie Antoinette rnantelet knoited on IN.
chest BY Papillon knot and falling down
over the sides so as % become fastened behind
At the top Of the skirt few centimeters lower
than the waist. This msntelet ~ bordered by
plplnGs Al certain distances. and moreover or
nam nied with microscopic knots. visible on
the intervals LETT by the pipngs. A splendid
dinner cos tume has Just bern finished for the
Marquise OF V. 1t II a yapory skirt OF white
gauze held up en- paniers in very orig nal
manner, over n turkois blue transparent by a
large turkois blue sash. The wa ST is cut low
ana square, and has very rich wide lace fas-
tened by turkois clasps all around the shout
ders.
Bonnets always keep the ianchon or the Cata-
Ian style, and only vary An the style of borders.
The most becoming ~ a Catalan bonnet Of en-
broidered muslin. A ribbon, correspondm in
shade TO the toilet, forms a square which indi-
Gates the top OF the held, and falls down under
OF embroidered muslin and OF ribbon form the
front Of the bonnet while two long ribbons
float behind. Another pattern is the guipure
fanchon. The front OF the bonnet is looped
back over the top Of the head in tpo pSiuts
bordered by narrow ribbon. A nounce of
guipure serves ornament for the back part
and extends in flaps fastened under the chin
by rich guipure lace covering knot Of ribbon.