, 1869-05-02
THE TWO FRENCH QUEENS OF
FASHION.


Eighteen years ago thr President OF the Rcpub-
lie Of Tsacee betrayed the country which h.t
trusted bin, stole It's liberties IN the night laid
Iobler hands mon rs tEsasury. ds;hocofsd o % iss
vans, murdered Ii cold blood several hcudrrds Of
!anoccnt t1cn ard women in the streets Of Paris
a q ~ ,lanes oFe ns 70 h9 ,
.Arcersoaslue Of us1rretton4 1t transcended
MI that had ever been done In that stud-totntng
sSs Se Sens to e1od o
pa1iat!on or excuse, except that Invented BY the
head lar p1 the Rang who pevpetrated Il The
haee M furnished nosnins but The lies: iae sadsei,y,
and what little co1Eagc Was shown, being supplied
hy otcerA Mr. kingiaEe's chspter npon this
qsoPa0n e. hsaaealn s1elnsy eonarned aaS Sc some ne
had no, access, c8hausts the subject and nvenscs
he nu7s fse Witch T. ssp p ss
L.lra!al CT 4 scleElnly accepted trust- NJ hlng-
ike, say. rus avenged orr outraged race; for
Mhlch. 1scst, We ar Al! auiE E7asstal @ MN
rlous wretch to t.!al for the special wrong done
to acr, sud execute uro2 him the penalty to which
he may be condemned
As ussal In such cases, woman WIS found
willing to share the ted ami hoo:y o. The success
lul robhcr. she wns 3ornG, beautiful, we'll
lormetl, and Of Just such q nnd as 70 submit JOY.
wearing sppa1tl, and the other lalf Ia displaying
them 10 ccncourse Of people It became, too,
cnA remains IN important part Of her duty TO
nnu.e, dazzle, and debase The women Of France,
Observation-Disclosures costumes the ue.c dcscnp-
ton OF which has tlerelcpet! branch Of ntera-
per1s tfry rcr1odicals- Here Il vain, beautiful
woman, living In the gaze Of nations. who has the
plundet of i1ch Kingdom, with which to buy her
sens e a sa ss sfs s q ne t of III = ao
1ressmakfrs, miltnere, and halfdrcssers 50 from
every capisal In Europe: Whatever sne:e l. in
Trance 81 tIlly noels s1d nssIaots.aad thsss arc
IN any other county-asoids the vicinity Of this
woman. while around her nstnFally gather the
thoughticss and tfc interested The women IN
this Circle initiate her as closely as women can
whcsc husbands have not stolen the treasures Of
Eation; al except one, It is said, and sac Is the
real queen OF faRh!on. ...
defects which they wish 10 conceal ns well u Ger
tain unusual charms, Of which they Intent the
rEcst shan bc male One IS beautiful and tall.
e!cus and interesting. The hatr of one Of them
growing ecanty behind. all women felt The neres-
.!ty CT earring pound of hoesehaiF uncer thels
hair to an extent that now seems Incredible. II
The Parting Of the hair wtdens. and begins to re-
tcmte badness, then frizzing comes In, which
,ring ToENcr INTO fashion. Other lnsu.lcicnc!cs
ecud pannitrs on thet way round the world. For
these women, and especially the one who figures
Gu nj niaee to whch e ior sso % eehSprea Hes past NOR
female eyes haze been aAm,rtnSly directed than
IN nny other; and there restless near them 4
hand CT writer's who live hy chrcnlcltuE ever
new device Of decoration that nrrenrs uron thei
| persona. So ahlc1 literal and sensible Iouua
a. the Ttsu Mch G,.=f.r 1rt1s I. necessary to sra
! to1 On industrious member q IT'S staH wi:hl1
ssft OF these rerrI", FIR tho snTe rTr1rst
| ol telling the best women IN England What eotnc
| TIE wort women n France wear. l should sup
{! pcsc, from locking oycr the periodicals. sThic:
fEhiieG fush1ou news, that there must Re In Fart
| az r1any IS hun'trrt1 writer's who derive thi
wfo1c or pntt OF their income from describing sh
GreeEct worn IN the ancient palaces Temporarily
| occupied by the uslrrcr mad bis GeTercahts; nnt
r:any CT these Writers do their work so well, thu
the!r letters arr Eost potent s1iuulstcf Of n.
| the minds Of the iguarant AMI !umasnre,
| This poor woman, who Is the Immediate caua&
] Ct the mischief, H. We arc told, an anxious nut
| to conehIate. 4 forced, n1eA smile Is ever npot
her face, when that face Il seen hY othefs- In hcl
growing anxiety, she naturally redonbles hel
t:arts to dazzic and bcSut!e the people In whose
sight she Iwclls, and en- whose money ehe dresses
When The hour comes, 7 bore shc Will be mercl
lLl,y Judged, for she has alreaAy cxpla!cl The
,eilal SID Of Yielding to temptation which
cnly very superior Homan-one really
Ecaest and thorouEh.hrc4.- have resl..e.L
Its prohatle that she Eow regards the wearing Of
thcSt tremendous costrt1cs merely a. her conta.
hu,tGn tova ards housekeeping: ns though she SAIL
10 her husband, " Ecu keep down the men by
tutzzltEe the press md na1tern4 the nrnt, an1
I'll fool The women by wearing tho most stunning
costumes that ever struck envy TO the female
hcart."-Fro1n the .lfL1ntit Honfht.' fc- 1{1..