The New York herald., 1869-01-31
PARIS FASHIONS.

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PARIS, Jan. n, 1859.
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form OF our young sovereign, the Fashion OF 1862.
met her as the Tuleries BAH and she very lovely
In faye robs, pink laurel blossom. covered with
tulle or the same o0ped with shaded begonis leaves
and In her hair Immense black pearls set 10 q
diamond diadem. She u fair, her bodice was cuk
low, Ia Grecaue, and her locks, half curled ana
half crimped, fell down TO her waist, while chgnon
Of curls, all her own, rippled above. My opinion Of
her dress was conclusive and favorable her personal
appearance fascinating, but am in doubt about nor
notions think she is not settled about them her
SELF ana that accounts for her having postponed our
onicIa opening day until after the Turco-Amtce.
Greco conference now being carried on at the
Quai d'Orsay. She wavers too, about the attitude
she has to assume as regards Rome, where the Pope
has again taken bull by the horns and let t 0uts
Illuminating against ladies' clothes and she may
want to see how he Is going to conduct the
christening OF Nine. de Mouchy's baby whose god
father he Is TO be- Then again she Is not certain
whether no the female mind b decidedly
or only temporarily turned on logic, politics ana
charity. The only novelty yet decreed by her a
conference hat, an Astrakhan fez with the beak and
eyes OF an imperial eagle in front, and Grccian
borders all round. The idea ia said to have arisen
from the following dialogue she overheard at the
Tuileries ball between two budding beauties:"Pctr0
You Know Petropouiakis' No. We'll % Il mas caplt.-
lated; so 1t must be place, and by its name Greek
place: II it has capltulaed it must hAve been be-
sieged, and II besieged therefore conquered by no
one but Turk; II again the Turk az Mustapha has
the upper hand OF Petropoulaki, Petropoulaki has
hung his gun up on nall, and the conference round
M. de Ia vallee's green bazc cloth is useless: we can
wear oriental ideas combined, and the peace OF
Europe is secure Upon this there is every proba-
variety OF fashions set already may have to lOok
for nothing novel until spring. and the wise hope
this may be the case considering the field is vast
enough for all the satn lace and velvet that s to be
cut up Three splendid sources are announced
fancy balls are in contemplation OF which the
world is to be informed. One will be given
bya no less wealthy merchant and the third at Nice.
no one knows by whom. The ball which was to have
pace ~ e moe IN de en ss iss e day G aer @
Of the death OF the Projects mother IL is weeks
mourning only but 1t Is to be hoped Baron iIauss-
element is now made in high circles around youth
and parties for the young This II natural conse-
ceive his young friends and to return civll-
ties. The arrival OF the Prince OF Asturas and the
nfantas the choice OF Paris also for the studies or
the SONS OF the Vcer0y, have 0ccasiOned many fes-
tive meetings during tile Christmas and New Years
holidays by the way, the eldest son OF the viceroy
Is timd that he could not be persuaded to spend
evening last week with the Prince until assured
that they would be quite In private; but when the
fun out scampered this descendant OF the Pharaohs
and did not stop on hts way out or the palace until
could have predicted few centuries ago that the
Egyptian would be pursued, they who were nearly
all drowned once for running after other peopies
very numerously attended evening entertain
ment was given to juveniles by Nine. del Sest0 Is
was fancy ball. and all the fair representatives OF
their mothers were dressed in long trains. their
cavaliers in Louis XIV. court clothes. Nothing mors
absurd can be imagined It delighted the ParisiaDs.
put y was pa, painfully grotesqne TO your special
ing and scrapng Of these children were far from
fanciful. On their rounded checks sat the affected
dissipation OF their elders in their glances the cox
combry OF creves, on their lips the blaze smile. too
easily acquired The little girls In trains, were
mechanical dolls nut not half pretty. The sale OF
Mme del SestO's property tue inheritance OF the
children she had when Duchess lie M0rny IS not yet
over Her toilets @ Jewels books furniture % palnsings
bargained at the Hotel Drouat, which ~ the Paris
auction house. Old pedlers and old women have
deceased duke so loved to select for his young wife,
nothing has been kept not even the gifts OF love-
but the gripping fingers OF Jews have passed
every thread from hand to hand, and what ought
to nave been packed IN Golfers II even for the moths
money, souvenirs and oil. Ii the descendants OF n.
de Morny were poor there would be some reason to
give for this desecration; had they hts debts to pay
would have been an tncontestable sacrifice OF feeling
but the Duke del Sesto Ia spanish grandee, 80
where he began, and he Is OF the richest of
Europe besides. Mme del Sesto ranked among the
etegaates de aris her toilets will often be mentioned
here this winter ~ her taste Is thought fautless;
her tact Is much less so For instance, she sends m
vltatlons to her gala banquets without sufficient
acquaintance with the parties she thus hOnOrs and
in answer to one OF these prOmiscuOus invites
ceived the following answer last week :-Madame-I
have received In your name note OF invitation for
dinner with X. y. v. r. IN the corner, which
yepOnse s'H p0us piust II does please me to
that not having the honor to know You cannos
r.
The signature produced on the duchess the effect OF
q course Of mitigated supnation. But 10 the
took place on the 4th. The Empress wore
pale lemon train robe, covered with pulled tulle,i
spotted with gold; 1t was trimmed with satin bias
OF the same shade, and round the bottom gar
land OF variegated panses IN velvet, the same round
on the left side ana then it traied OF as IL there had
not been enough flowers for the end. The largest
q long braid and curl to the waist.
Madame de Mctternich was in a rich pink velvet
the most difficult color TO get In tnat material. It
was quite first empire, with short waist open like
n shawl in front. Her over tunIc of black tule,
spotted with gold and large inore black sash ON
her neck she wore diamonds and narrow black
ribbon; in her hair pink feathers and diamonds. I
could not admire this toilet, and do not think 1t
was intended to please SO much as to attract atten
ambassadress OF Brazil was IN white and blue; a
court tram OF the latter over whesatln, with spen
ferred 10 the simple bodice. IL Is a waist and
panner In one or satin, looped with large rosettcs
press toilet on the LIST OF january, when
she received the ladies' OF her household after
mass was the antique red satin tcaroubier) robe.
trimmed with black lace, canarg0 casaque OF the
same covered with lace and very full behind, and q
very small velvet Fanchon hat Of the same shade
with narcissus agrette In velvet Ior toilet at tho
family dinner In the evening was white satin robe
covered with silver gray crepe de chine, plated
round with frs OF the same and looped ON one side:
IN her hair single diamond star.
The most glaring rosettes aud bows aud q bit or
lace constitute bonnets.
N al with cf
the same and scarf are, with velvet skirts the
newest costumes
Golden chestnut brown trimmed with black velvet
and black lace sashes are the richest at the Bois
Black poult de- sole under pannlers Of crepe de
chine. lo0ped with satin bows, In the centre OF which
are gorgeous butterflies IL the ne Plus ultra Of