Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-10-22
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ReartlsuI rfsAuSH forthe Beautiful.
The Paris correspondent Of che New
York Herald furnishes, under dsteOf the
| ID instant the following glimpses Of 1.-THE
Paris fashions: Z s..' saag 81 .1l.,-iu
ROSE cAELGSDs, Low. SHOES kxD SHORT
The new fall styles have come out in all
the large fancy stores They, contain
nothing, however, that has not been ais
ready announced and anticipated. The
fashions predicted in my correspondence
about q month ago are only now unfold
ing their attractions TO the public in
Paris, and are creating the same wonder
your readers have already experienced
Why people should wonder at anything
now that a full rose garland yellow and
red is worn on the top Of one'e forehead,
low shoes at the pedestal and short cos-
tunes, lie the greatest enigma Of all Paris
fashions cannot be a parody of course
what is set by Paris must be charming,
though one cannot help laHghiAg at one
self in the glass. 1t is 81, taste to say
one is hideOus. but eKcusable to call
ones appearance funny. SO | beg to be
allowed to say our new styles are queer.
PELERISEs, oyERsKtRTs, ETC. as ..,
But to proceed to generalize The pei
crime and Overskirt in one is the decided
faVorite. This becomes every one. The
cape can have hood on it behind or
collar only or folds lifted up by a rosette.
1t is always about the same elegant thing
1t is made of cloth, twill, poult or velvet
P0plin, too. is thus employed The under
skirt is striped velvet or Yelontine plush.
The other style is pure lancret or Wat.
teau, rich satin, loose folds from the neck
in the shape OF q Louis XIV. saoque, with
tight bodice in front and falling over a
beAeunced, bequilled, and beplaited unS
derpetticOat of the same material or Of
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cosTUME MATERIALS aENERALLY.
The third is striped velvet plain pet
ticoat and sleeves, with black velvet
cape and square ends in front. The
fourth, in plain wooden fancy stufs, such
as reps, tartans, serge, is a costume CONS
posed of underskirt plain, over skirt pas
nier and Jacket or cardinal cape to match
The shades are very trying, especially
orange and claret stripes. Amaranth is
a great faYorise, salmon, garnate, pomeS
granate and green. These arB cut in cross
cuts for trimmings, are made into underS
skirts, with sleeves to match, or used as |
over paniers behind, in harmony with |
other shade But here lies the difficulty |
1T is to adopt the color which does har- |
monte. The wisest is to settle on black |
spotted, with one or other Of these shades. /
Russian gray or alumine, bronze, and !
plum color are pretty generally useful !
contrasts. do not mention crow, be-
cause, though it is much liked by our |
first rate dressmakers, think women are
Growing enough JUST now over men as it |
is. also recommend Jasper green en-
poult With such collection as this i'll 1
taste can always be avoided, and it is i
strange that this should not be the case
LACEs AND RUFFLEs. 20 o.
In the lingerie department the prettiest
things for the season are rufies of Yalens
eiennes for the front of bOdices. The
lace is mounted spiral shape, and a small
frill is sewed into the neck Of the bodice.
There are, too, some very lovely high
chemisettes made of insertion and pulled
muslin, to be worn over low bodices; the
sleeves are pulled also from the wrist to
the armhole Some fear has been enters
tanned that the taste for puffs and rufFies
viii lead us to the style of Queen Elizas
beths halter or collar of ,buckram, or to
the Medieis' aOunce round the throat; but
we shall not be exposed to this before
next year.