, 1872-12-22
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Rouge ct 1oir, on a small scale; has been in
| trodilced as fashionable amusement in New
Ydfls:
An effort is being made among young gen
tfernen to make the dress suit the only correct
thing for evening wear, under all circum-
stances.
Gentlemen are reminded that when the del
! lcate neck-tie is Of other color than black.
gloves must invariably correspond, in pearl,
lavender, or the faintest tint Of ashes of rose.
Young ladies show their, superiority to all
mercenary considerations by ordering $500 silk
dresses from Paris. and sittingin them On fresh-
" oiled chairs 1T the first party they go to.
-M eddlng cards are growing smaller and
beautifully less, while monogra1ns are entirely
| tabooed.
Brides nowadays avoid the traditional grey
and brown travelling suits formerly in vogue,
and dress as unconsplcuously as possible 80 that
':All creation needn't know we've just been NET
ried:"
The last caprice Of Partisan dress-makers is
the revival Of an antique corsage called the chant
chime bodice. This is the close fitting waist
prolonged over the hips after the fashion often
seen in old pictures. It is now fashionably
worn IN thick materials of solid color, and should
be- confined to fine, full figures.
-CameFs-hair shawls can still be found cost
ing $1,000, but there are long shawIs Of antique
design and richest coloring reduced iu price
from $3.50 to $780, formerly longed for at g, 800.
The real Decca is as low as $50. Reversible
camels-hair ehaWls are especially popular as
ones friends are thereby cunningly deceived, and
the owner credited with being the possessor OF
two, and 80 quae7a slbe?
--Sleeve-studs are still square, and are superb
in their marvellous cuttings of antique stones,
where, upon foundations Of burned ceramic, are
carvings in onyx, jasper, and chrysoprase, Of
NEUROLOGICAL designs in intaglio. Also, in
cameo, Of sardonyr, topaz and emerald. Upon
base Of vivid Greei is an exquisite Hebe in
white for e2arf-pin Of chrysoprase.
-Among the fashionable novelties this seq
are not made Of the old-time prunella or glossy
"1asting," but Of doeslin, thick, soft, warm,
and Jet black, without lustre. The boot is Of
the half-high, Polish shape, buttoned on the
sides, with very thick soles, and broad, substan-
tlal heels. Some ornamentation, such as vel
ret bow and jet buckle, is usually placed just
below the instep. Cloth slippers are also worn
III the house. They are trimmed with colored
Telvet facings and bows, with buckles Of cut
steel OF jet.
Says writer in one Of the Paris newspapers,
expatiating upon Americans: stTo whom belong
the finest hotels and mansions Of Paris To the
Riggaes, the Slidells, the Paynes, the Simonaes,
the Simses, the Smiths. with Heaven knows how
many and Sons T. Co." Who drive the finest
equipages aur Champs E1ysess and au Bois de
Boulo9ne? The Americans, toujours the Ameri-
cans. Who own the best boxes at the opera
Your milGonaires of Boston and New York.
What woman in Paris has the most diamonds?
Madame Eliza Musard, an American lady. Who
spends most money in Paris for pictures and OBJ
jects of art The great American merchant,
Mr. 4. T. Stewart. Finally, who furnishes the
aristocracy Of the Faubourg St. German the
most substantial dowriea and the prettiest
women? Youthful America, who covets moth
ing more, it would seem, than 3 high-sounding
title "