Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-08-04
How French Fashions are Mod,

II u strange state OF socicty which in one
country PERMITS VIGOROUSLY bad and i'm mr.,
women 10 set fashions in dress which ora INT
tated and followed by the pure art yirtnnns
women OF the rest OF the world. Strange As 1t
Il, IL Is never Eeless true. The leaders o. ths
deml monde in Paris. as bold ami sI,anaIass 4,
class g. can be anywhere found are also leaders
CT fashion. These women, who haze generally
ssIpea;hlhss gained the position they occupy b.
thelE personal charms, are an fait of every art
mat VIII enhance the N, and are rockies aud
'A'; a'dSant an the Use OF means % supply these
AtI-, Conspicuous among which are those of the
Iollet. They are the most costly and elegantly
apl a a'ed females of The capital, de!irhting in
opportunities 10 Haunt their extrayagances of
eqtlPage and attire IN the lace Of the wives Of
lItif chez amS as they pas them on their drives.
several ears since, when the dc m-m0nde first
came iItO fashion, "a courageous lady of high
fank, whose husband report says. had been led
away by syren OF that class, determined that
sue would see Tor herself in what the seductive
YOver Of these women consisted, wlich could
allure men from pure homes and lawful wives
COHseq ueHtiy, she made up party, who dis
gIi>Cd themselves and managed 70 gain entrance
~ one of the select M ASH uerades given by
do ID eouTtesan. When questioned sfterwtrd
10 the discoveries she lad made, she replied
that she had made but cns-that they knew how
10 dfes~; for the rest, she believed it only
the longing for forbidden fruit. \ later writer
states that the scsndaoGsly lOw dress worn at
the Present lay at the French court, where three
iECltSof COrsage and one thickness of Illusion,
II d wUnlsn's covering, from the waist up. can
be traced entirely to the infuence OF the demi-
monde. Private letters say that the failure of
Madame Olivier 10 impose the high corsaIe on
Partisan society Is due to the same cause.
Tt daughters of pleasure laugh at and ridi-
cuie II, ami make themselves more attractive
than ever in their decollette toilettes, having
more influence in the salons than even the EN-
press on her throne. 1t Is Represented that Eu-
genie's adherence to bare shoulders IL as much
a matter OF popularity taste, the canaille of
Paris tecming that such exhibitions are part
OF royalty, expect it, having fancy for an
empress chOked to the throat ike a great grand
mother. A Partisan fashion artist after spend
ing time and talents on the invention OF tot
Iette, takes the steps most certain of securing
it. success and making it the rage. Selecting
ole OF the leaders OF der,i-monde. whose points
she has had iii her eye while engaged on the
Work. and who Is in the pay OF the artist she hts
and adjusts the costume To her style, studying
its becomingDess and elegance in every detail
When finished, it Is perfect, and arrayed in it.
tie daughter of pleasure" has no objection to
entering her carriage and moving slowly among
tie crowd who throDg the public places, for she
knows that her novel and attractive costume
viii draw all eyes upon her, and she will be en-
We'd by those who level their glasses to examine
her dress and note its effectiveness. She thus
becomes fashion model and an advertisement
for the mOfiste. The Empress Eugene, the
Princess Metternich, and other ladies of rank
have had the credit of originating most of the
Pars toiiettts, when in fact they do nothing of
the kind. They choose from the styles ffered for
their consideration, adopting and thus sanction
ing these which please them most, or are more
becoming. these same styles having very fire.
luently been first introduced by the demi-
mUIrde--t Paris letter TO the Cincinnati Gd<ehe.