, 1870-10-11
NEW YORK,
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Paris in America---Anonyma in
Silk and, Magda1en in
Calico.

stEe Ee1el 111sses--Novalties in
Ecd;ces, Prtticoats. Lingerie.
Vcils, Etc
a Fashionable Religions Seusa.
tion-4Tbe Music Mt @t.
I't1on1as%.
(Fgou ocR SPECIAL coRRE.rOSpgsEl
NE~ YuRk, Oct. s.
PARIS n AMERICA.
Central rark turned INTO ths Bo{s dc
Doulogue; Fifth avenue into tue CAampa
Elysees; Anonsma. with r1iltoad-klnss and
mc1chaut-priucea in her train, fauntipg her
deat.y-5ouglt magnihcence before our aston
isEcl gaze; rEosccnium-boxcs filled With
go-seousls dressed Indies vino eome and SO
nu,iseudea, save ly their respective FILES tie
chan,bre.-are not the least OF the strange
Sights that meet shs eye At every turn. Tina
is . queer world, mon TRIBUNE You may
lave heard tic remark before. 30 I hasten
to SAP II IL not altogether original, but
that il no wise alters the fact that this
is queer world ,-quee1 in its caprice-, queer
il its setting up aud pulling down, but qnearcr
still in its sublime Inconsistencies. We are 4
most benevolent, charitable people, ,non cher,
sud, to provo it, VIC build Nagdslen Assluma
and homes for poor and sick fallen women,
because this virtuour, ein-bstiuS world has no
place for them; bat successful riee,-aL ::
these ws disctituiuate. 4 beautiful sinner, in
Trench toilet, blazing With black pearls,
and diamoads that might claim kiuship with
the knl,iuooF, is an object to be stared s, and
admired. anl ogled through lo1gaestes,-not
: eabject for the half-loatbius, h4lf-con-
temptuou~ pity in which Lucseria and rsne-
lope find tbeif highest expression OF tho char
isy that shall cover multitude ot sins. Sid
nn adsatced r'tusfiss, not alsny days since.
such is my love for freshness aud cfeauIi-
ness, and my ahhurlenee OF fusty clothes ani
dirt, that. it compelled to choire, / zhould
much prefer clean sinner to dirty saint" :"
Madame il far tro prudent to mike such an
aroaal; but the contrast between her
wretched attempt at oSe-your-ueiSA-
bor-as-yoursslf expression, when sur
rounded by the coatsely-dressed, hum-
bed. horrowing inmates Of her PIT insti-
tuition, Oh whiting days, and the eager curl
osits with which Ehe '-takss in Circo'4 su-
perb Get-up. aa they pass aud repass il the
park. proves that the gentleman Of tie cau-
dies and censer is not alone in his prugorsate
for pleasing exteriors. D-sweea you aud uae !,
cher TRIlsuSx, with our purjfauical hal,ts OF
thought, accustomed to tone Of public sen.
tinielt that has he1etofcze Suppressed enl
ke;t ont Of sight, III measnre, this na.ti.1,-
lar form Of evil. it is not strange that ne fa;
At once to recognize iu the f=asuras OF sont
superb inhabltAEt Of the half-world the
prophets photograph Of tue "stranKe
wou1au+" How j. it possible TO associate niu
with beautiful. lappy faces, Worth costumes,
and luxurious equis'aCta, drawl by horso,
that would haya made Encephaaua aud Incl
tatus iio IoNn ana die with euvys Imuosei-
BILE; yet al the more dangerous hecaust it ia
impossible. Gut it il nut the Province Of
Fashion to zipf the alarun,. Erertiriiaut ltar-
self, ehe laughs a: the sleepy sentiuets tn tue
Na1eh.toNers Ut Chareh sud State. and de.ea
the.r runs attempts to wc.ken .,1l destroy
her power
MODEL DnEssES.
IL me r"s's. o{ fashion tor the past week
waE description of some elaborate, costly.
ahd--,ei1 1t hot III GAth-int.1,-e3y vulgar
specimens Of tie highest possibilities in The
,bEta OF trimming. i trnu5seau pseIared ty
5Isse Mc1asosh, No. l27 Wcst Twenty-fourth
etsret. vas shoan hT particular request, aud
.:e 1slio"ing dresses sra sclectei aa tuodats
:oS ti:oso sensible women who.e passion for
tifees N&ats urou good taste and Judgment.
An eyenirE"dteHe OF soft, lusiroua, double
lace sil&-tfe under side rich claret color:
The upper ap ex4uieiie 5h.de OF sea-g7een.
through which the ws1u, reddish tint giows,
tue green waters OF the Sile-is nlade with 8
tram ct mndeFate length, gathered iu the
hack and on tho sides to form the panav.
The bottom Of the front breadth il cut into
doep. narro" scallops. corded and bouu1 WITH
the silk.. Tho train 10 edged with casteltatcd
roinst. That arc carried up into tns skirt in =
second bn: smaller dshign, to correspond with
the larger points; these are corded and bound
Ike the scaliors, aud are extended III, tho
siaee TO the waiss., 4 double pltsse OF wlats
rounds tho ttaln and skirt, with the exception
OF tie front width. Dotiiea, with postlllion
bA-que. and long. hharp polnts in front, is CT
uan,ented With three upright rufllea OF silk
aud two Of Talenciennes lace, ons a0uye, the
other, below the thinning OF silk. Basqne
green fringe falling below the fronts, starting
ftrua the reans under tho arrns. a.ld entling af
tho extremity OF tho points. CoA:-s1eeve, In
ielssd vita three RIFLES OF eilk and tsq Of iaco
to correspond with the corsaga.
4 dinner dse:s Of Ioxique blus silk hss
tounces. each 8 Quarter deep, with L lscua an
incA iu depth. aud bias putt aud uarrow up-
right rufsle above. Court le,ultraia, finished
hy narrower hounce, With . puff and fill.
The adyantage Of tlie style Of tkirt IL, that it
can be looped for tho street, or a'loxed to
dress fe cut str .iEht acrors tho front at tho
waist, bnt il heightened ut the back into a
sott OF coas-skirt, pointed iustea1 OF sauare,
4 narrow rutfle Of the silk. with an upright
heading, surrounds tho basque, aud Is carried
quite across the fronts. onsiating tho ne
csss:'y for belt. Coat-=leeve, FOUNDED aud
slsshel up the outer seam, finished br rufie
Of ELK and f'letl With ya'e1e 1eIeDnss lace.
a street-cestume Of Frcnch Eras SILK has
pettlcoa: o1ramented with tiounca Of the
same, hias ba.d and double 1siisse forming
tue heedins, with secohd fold aud suda-ptalt-
ing Disposed above 0yer-dress, abort in
f1cnt, reacbipg bsinw tho trimming on the
It tstieoat ehiud- il finished at ths 6sck by
ti.a band and nas1ow nprsght-p1s:tiuG, au5 q
plisse Of the silk tiDgef deep, headed av q
band and plating t7s suita surrounding tho
fG5litr- Large silk Luttone, tho shAle Of tho
dEcss, are placed on tho fold down exch sisle
Of the oser-skiss. Stimulating rsc<rs. Basque
bodice. long behind and quite. thort in front,
f.s so1a II ., sg saondops M aSed Gssa Th sh
two bias hands mud Upright plaitiugs. finished
by = tow in the roilllo Of tbs back, ard
another on the breast. CoAt-sieeyte, with
deep cnN. estged with p{isse cf silk.
| No mere Misunderstanding eau convey au az
equsto idea of the refined taste and beauty
Of there costumes their very simplicity enIy
! 1nakes tla tack OF description more dis .olt.
hl.ck silk etrect-aress, from the s1me
huuse. has EoveI trimming On the retlicnst,
! ceuarnsca Of tas,a og ELK halt 5 vasd il
depth, heEan.e1 in either edge, and laii in
bs:ween-, Elack velvet bo.s, sewn on the
/ p.aits. halt .Gr1er, iabose the lower
! etgs end below the uppegr, coniine them,
anu arc very eaestiva dnish. Long tuuic,
orhaasensed With broad baud Of velvet, and
/; fs!l Of tl1taa lace. Eo1iee With po=si!lioa
basque, stashed. aud bastonea MP to the b.ck
Ct tbs w=irs with iArSe vesvct buttons long
| poiut6 IN trcnft edged With thread lace over
! s,Inge. Coat Sleeve csgdcl with black vel
vet deep cavalier cuffs Of relvet, fastened
With three large. ast buttons Of black stlk.
In addition to numerous beautiful creations
| from this establishment, I;.s Mcintosh Is tile
designer OF etree,-dresa, With shor. basque
| fronis comet back. broad rerers on the sides
Of the slirt, and such marvel Of ar.iftic dtsp-
aogihat tie sssa7ers thereof declsEe ttsa5 hase
| never been 20 star<d II. aud admired. and
! criticised, in theis 1iyes.
yAhloCs SoyEL1tEa
| As JonE readers were adSised in former let
] ters, round waiete, among the women who are
! q Ia mode have been almost entirely super
sede1 hT loinss and basque waists OF the most
| inverse f1ite. 61d1eeS. with i0uE, sharp
pointed fronts, hacks composed Of four riecea,
the seams extending from tho shoulders to
the waist, where theF widen into po.tlllion
ends laid IN triple plaitt. arc decidedly the
noes distinguished. Short basque fronts, not
more than a finger in depth, widening grsdu.
| ally from the second dart into = ewa,lo7-t.ii
skirt, precisely like the one in whiclsyop array
! tourrelt tor festive occasions. my eleg1nt
IairrHE, IL the very latest Infringement upon
your nas< uline prezogatifes. Sa,hes, tpanka
to th1s t1ne!s reform, ars no iunsol an iudis~