The New York herald., 1869-05-23
The Fashions.

That the sway Of fashion now extends over
every class in society and out Of it, is mani
fest from our Paris correspondents last letter,
which includes minute descriptions Of tho
lovely Trianon toilet of Mile. Nilsson at her
farewell concert of thee agonizingly ruohed
black and white robe of Nine. de Metternioh st
the Sunday races in the Bois, making the
Austrian ambassadress look like a bundle of
dirty curtains, half black and half white; OF
the short and frilled toilet, with casaques and
pannier bows behind, worn at the same races
respectively by ex-Queen Isabella in red.
covered with black lace and diamond jewelry;
the Duchesse dAssuna in brown, the Marquise
de Canisy in blue and white, the Comtesse dc
Janze in black and silver and the wife Of Mar
shal Canrobert in gray and red of the bright
light salmon toilet covered with lace, In which
the most striking of the demi monde queens,
Mile. Marcowitch, in q coupe lined with sky
blue, was conspicuous; of the elegant costume
of strawberries and cream shade worn at the
races by the bouquetiere Isabelle, and finally,
of the last dinner toilet of the Empress
Eugenie-a lovely moonlit gray train over .
white satin, with narcissus and diamonds
shining in her plated coils of hair--and of
the white and pink toilet of the Duchesse do
Mouchy.
Our anonymous ''impcriaists" have not yet
erected palace of the Tuileries anywhere in
New York, and we have, therefore, to de-
scribe no such dinner toilets as those of the
Empress Eugenie and the Duchesse de Mouohy,
although several of our own ''queens Of soci-
city" might well afford to wear them. Nor
have we yet any Sunday races, at which
ladies and Marcowitches and 6ouquetieres can
rival each other In elegant and extravagant
toilets. But Notwithstanding the rains and
chilling winds which have thus far provokingly
delayed the advent of real spring weather and
the accompanying full display Of spring FASH
ions, we may expect, before Juno, days sunshiny
enough to make Broadway, Fifth avenue
and the Park tutter as gayly as the Bos do
Boulogne, at the races, with white muslin,
mauve, gauze, Grape and lilac shades.
Yesterday afternoon was 40 bright that
many carriage and promenade costumes of the
latest Paris style were exhibited in the Park
ana ON the spieuuiu hSeuueS tnht lca0 TO IL.
Truth compels MS to add, however, that our
ladies' have not all escaped that confusion Of
ideas which used formerly to be still moro
prevalent than now, and by which alone we can
account for the fact that gorgeous "carriags
costumes" and costumes for home," dinner
toilets, opera cloaks, and even ball dresses,
''morning walking costumes" and afternoon
costumes may all be sometimes seen at the
same hour on fair day, unfortunately,
walking down Broadway But this wilful
defiance Of European rules has. at least, the
advantage Of enlivening and diversifyng the
aspect of our streets. II affords, moreover.
10 the wives and sisters and daughters of
the country clergy attracted TO the city ami
versarics an opportunity Of witnessing more
brilliant series of living pictures Of Vanity
Fair than any fashion plates represent. Our
country cousins musta also admire New York ON
wheels; for vehicles ut once 30 light and strong
and beautiful are not to be seen in any otbsr
city In The world. An American writer has
said that ''wo arc dandies in our carriages ~