Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-12-23
PARIS FASHIONS.

me ladlts Oh her court have been among he
foremost TO claim from Paris new models ia
dress and head-gear. soon As circumst ance>
permitted a renewed intercourse with our much
injured city. They seem to care very little tor
the fashions which Berlin has now pretensi0ns
to originate.
If. just now, French ladies affect TO dress with.
out regard to the new fashOns-whic for them
seem matter OF INSTRUMENTATION TASTE,
nevertheless. sends forth its DEGREES throughout
Europe and America. Paris sends back To
England. corrected, modified, and embellished,
all the models of which she is the inventor. and
England is crazy for those notifications which
she owes TO Partisan tact and taste.
The new style which is now being introduced
for the cut of dresses for the drawing room is
that which prevailed toward the end OF the
Eighteenth Century when powder and elabo-
rate coiflures had already disappeared, and been
exchanged for a simpler mode OF dressing the
hair. The dress, for instance. is of white satin,
with train-shaped skirt; the bodice, with points
in 'front.' is laced at the back, and the side-peces
though cut square, give certain roundneSs to
TIE waist by fitting IL perfectly close. The skirt
is plated in fiat patS of moderate size, all the
fullness is thrown to the back; the front and
sides are plain, and very gracefully cut. The
only trimming, bertha OF black lace, draped
and forming an epaulet over the shoulder. In
the middle OF the epaulet there is a bow of satin
edged with a silver fringe, and fastened with a
rich jewel. Under the bodice there is a lace
chemisette. The sleeves are wide at the top
and frightened from the elbow with rich lace
trimming.
As for out-of- door fashions, there are but few
notifications to the walking costume, generally
made OF light cloth, and consisting ola skirt with
tunic and casaque, paletot, or jacket, all of the
same material. The most fashionable coors are
still ark-green, prune, maroon, and grey.
Braided cashmere is still more stylish for the
complete costume. The material of the IN antle
or jacket entirely disappears under the elaborate
pattern of the braid work. Another style of cos
tune equally b,eH porte is of yelyeteen, trimmed
with fur or astrakhan.
Ladies of superlatiye elegance wear the tunic
dress of grey silk velvet, and the black velvet
m N lS Il han,
cloth ones; he tunic, slightly draped ar the
sides, is fully plated at the back, but without
exaggeration. The roundhat, or bonnet, of felt
or velvet, to match the costume, is extremely
ladylke. The veil is fastened en- eeharpe at the
back.
very elegant cashmere costume, prepared
this week by one of our good cOuturieres, is of
the shade of brown called pastel clair. Itconsists
OF first skirt, trimmed round the bottom with
two plated fiounces, each about six inches deep,
headed with wide croSs-StTip, worked with a
garland of leaves in mohair braid work, of the
same shade of color. Second skirt, draped and
stretched plain in front, so as to throw all the
fulness at the back, trimmed with a similar
braid-work border, and with wooden CAPTURE of
the same shade. Jacket bodice with basdues
long behind and short in front, also trimmed
with braid-work and with wooden guipure.
Another stylish costume Is of black yelyeteen;
il ia composed OF first skirt. trimmed round the
bottom with a deep-gathered hounce, scalloped
out and edged with satin; tight-itting tRnic
scalloped out like the skirt, and fastened all the
way down in front with satin buttons. Satin
revers upon the bodice and sleeves. Circular of
the same velvet, scalloped out and edged with
satin like the skirt. Black felt hat, with two
long feathers, put on a Ia Huguenot, and thrown
back over the chignon, with aigrette, composed
OF a blue-tinted birds wing. To complete this
costume, asmall fchu of blpe-fringed crepe de
Chine, was coquettishly tied round the neck.
And moreelegant costume still is Ofsplendid
Lyons velvet. The skirt Is trimmed with double
bias folds of the material, headed with narrow
Fittings. The second skirt, ornamented with a
border of marguerite in passementere, beaded
with jet, and edged with thick fringe, also
b, AIDED. Bodice with a long Louis XIV. giIet,
enriched with similar passementerie, and with
bt rider of sable. DOimOn mantle of velvet, with
long sleeves falling loose at the sides, trimmed
with passementerie and fur to correspond
Black velvet bonnet, with diadem OF cut jet
back lace lapels at the back, dropping black
feather at the sides, and aigrette of bright col
OIed plumage.
A visiting toilet of most tasteful STYLE, is of
maroon failIe silk and velvet-the velvet of
darker shade. The first skirt is trimmed with
five velvet bands. of graduated size. The Sec
ond skirt is slightly pulled out; it is trimmed
with one band only, OF dark maroon velvet
There is an open giIet, all of maroon velvet with
square basques. 1t is fastened in the lower part
up with rich fall of lace. The toilet is COM
pleted by tght-ftting jacket, with cut-out
basques, also remaining open in front; it is
trimmed all round with velvet. The sleeves are
wide, and show pretty under-sleeves of lingerie
trimmed with lace to correspond with the JabOt
upon the bodice.
color, but they require great tact in their selec
ton. As specimen in very good taste, we may
mention dress OF nut-cOlor silk, trimmed with
blue. The skirts trimmed with three pinked-
out ruches, lined with blue, and the polonaise is
turned up on each side with deep revers of blue
silk, edged with q narrow fiuting and black lace
border, which are continued round the outline
of the polonaise. The auting is of nut-cOicr red
silk, lined with blue. The bodice and sleeves
are trimmed with similar revers.
For the evening, our gra"des DANES wear the
yelxy frQi haf hn r;oIl
trimmed with lace. 1t is also considered very
sly lish to wear the velvet court-train over the
silk or satin dress. The train may either be
plain, or be trimmed with one or more lace
founces. The train has one large double plat
at the back, fastened at the waist
very handsome evening dress Is of white
satin and crepe de Chine. The train shaped skirt
is of white satin, without any trimming; the tu-
mic, of crepe de Chine, is trimmed with deep
f10unce OF white blond, headed with a ruche OF
crepe. The low bodice is ornamented with q
bertha OF white blond; a few sprigs of white
roses, with brown-tinted foliage, are placed here
and there among the folds of the Grape. A very
wide sash, OF pale-blue satin, is fastened upon
one shoulder, then at the waist on the opposite,
crossing over the bodice, and is continued at the
back, looping up the tunic, and finished off in a
large bow with fringed lapels.
silk and gauze, with trimming of rose coiored
blond and fringes of white feathers. The skirt
is train shaped, and trimmed with several bouil-
Ions OF gauze, put on in large, waved pattern,
with bows OF pink blond between each wave.
Under this trimming there is a deeply-futed
hounce, which follows the shape of the train,
being much longer behind than In front; it is
headed with double fringe of white feathers.
The second skirt is very short; IL Is cut all one
piece, with the low bodice, and slightly draped
with wide gauze scarf with fringed ends. The
bodice il trimmed round with white lace and
feather fringe; this trimming also forms epau-
lettes over the short sleeves, composed of dou-
BILE Grape putting and a torsade of gauze. White
and pink azalias in the hair.
And dinner dress Is of pain bruIe colored
faille. The front part, which is gored, is trimmed
with two scallOped-out founces OF the same ma
terial, friIged-0ut and embroidered with silk.
The train, which covers the back part of the
dress only, has no f1ounces, but is trimmed with
seven bands Of velvet, shade darker than the
silk, Of graduated size. A short upper-skirt is
scalloped-out, embroidered, and frfn2ed like
the fiounces. 1t Is very short in front, and forms
afull puff at the hack, above the train. 1t Is
topped up on one side with q velvet scarf. The
bodice opens en- e9sr, and Is finished of with
points in front; at the back IL has q small round
BASQUE, scalloped out and trimmed like the
hounces. The sleeves are demi-l0ng, and finish
ed OF with deep lace ensogeaafes. A drapery Of
lace to match Is putou over the bodice. Couture
of scarlet verbepas.
The drnperies a rerers for open bodices are ex-
tremely elegant. Morning Ragerie Is also care
fully studied as one Of the mostimportant points