The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-22
PARIS FASHIONS.

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Subjects Of Minor Impors.nce--New Fashions
fer Watering Placcs-Ths Resort OF the
Season-sOnethins Green-Inconveniency Of |
Good Actions-A New Feature-Hlore About |
the Imperial Trip to Egypt.
fs PARIS August 4, 1869.
IT not be object OF thrilling interest To the
male portion OF your readers TO know that bridal
dress Ia being made OF silver and tule In Paris
which will cost go 900 francs and that the wearer
thereof win be the Princess Louise, OF Sweden.
Neither viii they care, perhaps, to know that the
most crowded watering place as yet Is AK, In Sa-
voy, and that the prettest toilets worn there are
white muslins over green blue salmon, coral pearl.
or straw bounced petticoats, which are glace and
shine through underneath just like the rainbow, or,
II they win believe it, like sunrise or sunset, or
moonlight, with . gauzy haze like Blerstadt's
"Bridai Veil" THIS Il all very pretty; but
being bachelor repeat. it may not interest them
at all, especially II, being tied down to business,
they are quite blue about not being able to 90 70
either sweet bitter salt waters the
1t would be vain to eniven them by the commun
cation that the future shooting season ID to be
splendid-they know IL; 1t can but increase their
subdued evaporation, and 1t ID a theory in high
life never to aggfavate beyond endurance. VIII
only soy as much about AK as man can endure.
The women are going about there In character
that Is, some 40 Aantenons, the blondes in lowing
silky black drarery and mantillas some as Grand
Duchesses, III coarse silk called arlnure, such
pretty steel gray with violet facings, and trains with
reuers; some are Malcontents, with high hats that
are looped on one side by o fine velvet bow and
plumed at tue top. Nine. Musard walks about as
swiss mald but In dairy sort Of materials for her
skirt Is made short OF black lace her bodice OF black
velvet and her snowy cnemisette Is fold on fold OF
cambria and inscrton her hair In long thick paits
hangs down to her waist. Her neaddress with this
Is Bernese-that is large butterfly bow on the top
| of her chignon. Thus we have quite gamut OF
| STYLES; but am aware my Information, however
startling to ladies' has not succeeded in stirring one
OF the facial muscles peculiar to that sex which Is
Some Of the ideas In my next period may produce
q more genial feeling. AK the present resort Of
more FOR all the imagery poets find SO usefu-cas-
cades, torrents, meadows, rocks, hills, ciinging
ing haze s'D rainbow shade in abundance and
terrace. There Is chateau too built In the
K ss .na q had nos
| Rested the atr0ciOus idea OF modern balcony and
green shutters. Tns on square, massive ANTIQUE
terrible man, Amedee de Savoe VI, whose surname
was Green Conlte Vert 10 French; Count or Earl
| faint one That man up In the nineteenth century
should have been green, and have gIoried IN the
cestors were very acute; but gentlemen, the smile
and this supposit,on are equally out Of place. Allow
called e green Simply V because he was Bright
not soft: and he was called bright because
CAME ns the e on GREEN
horse in gooseberry green suit OF armor, velvet
sa this STRANGE e ss IS a he died Sa q
the plague, which historical fact shows the imprO-
priety Or laughing at this shade IN wrong places;
than we think OF while enjoying dt Of the blues.
But to return to AK. However picturesque the
Mace ana highborn the company there-ho viewer
elegant the white musllns-and the newest ar
t,ce Of this material 70 red u that Come, comes
Sign on the sides, thus FORMING . fun panier be
lnnd-still, and Notwithstanding IT'S convenience
any bows to match. stili the women are terribly
turned lasnes but NOT French in the frouvle sense
here was coral red tansta, with SIX nouncsa
pinked out and that came half way up to the knees;
Black failie bows, ana the same masesiai was en-
ployed for the pouf sash behind; the casaque was
Poionaise with coral buttons The t0quet with this
/ was black wtth coral shaded r0ses and curling
S ss on e Tnr ana ts %ss All
| valenciennes the jeweIry coral. Another lovely
fashion was rendered quite liustrious by en- Illus,
| Prince Rohan, and whose feet would be her
fortune II the fortunes OF the Rohans had
Casino lovely white tafeta, with fr1lls round the
bottom. and over tins three muslin paners trimmed
camargo, with velvet bows. The bodice OF muslin
ana valenciennes was square, with pag0da sleeves;
and a large velvet bow formed the centre Of the
bodice In front. d0g-o0liar neckue OF velvet was
sss ws sox ~ win SsS
dress was a bit of valenciennes and bandelets Of
veWet Her ornaments pearls.
whose business In HE seems to- be to beg
TOR the clergy. The tables Gh5te have yes
the clergy ana the poor In their proper
suddenly in tho aeart Of dialogue getting US asked
for three louis which sum Is to 20 towards the CON-
m curc pn apwsrs sse 1o
times very appropriately II Is not pleasant to be
called upon for contribution when one has nothing
but small change IN ones vest pocket, and IN such
circumstance t0 be told BY abtOnde that the sacrt
nce OF the ring or ones dnger would be just as &C
shirt front. little annoyance IL naturally excusa-
bIe and that all mas to go along with the merits Of
good action. Some people think as much OF their
personal appearance as others do OF the cut OF
church steeples and sound OF bowDe1ls FOR we all
Putting this aside / was introduced at AK to
novelty that deserves mention The looping Of those
says II y Sc adorable to see pnS about little way
| between the knees and ankles winding In terrible
in,ricacy down behind in vision Of dreamy folds.
| plating and fri-ny friend Is so pOetca. whether
these tuncs be ideal or not the newest way to raise
them is on one side through ring made OF gros
Sleeves are quite striking; the pued ones need little
description. They are generally worn Of tulle under
|
an easy coat sleeve at the top, gradually widening
below Wnen Il gathered into ruie falling on the
wrist that Is JUST wide enough TO slip the arm
through. separate trains are very useful and en-
snneared-a peerine with friil round and
hood; any round cape. besides can be
punched up to the fashions put the prestiest revived
| In the morning they are worn OF muslin or white
cashmere In the dress hours Of lace, black or white
4bey are put on mantillarltke ana the nowlng ends
| thrown back over the shoulders. 1t s . most pro-
I yokinR STYLE because ladys defects can be
shro,Ided and her good features shown quite a. by
| accident This Is an imitation of the Italian
fazzuolo-a veil worn In the past By the unmarried
only il md both good bad and Indifferent and was
more mercifui AS we are oil sixteenth century, the
pennon fan has become feature again. It % o
small DAG on an ivory. ebony or tortoise she'll stick.
Some are worked on fine canvas and hued; some
are made OF Chinese mating. IL Is nuttered to and