, 1874-08-16


ommen,1at;ons Of tho Comfcsso Temp5ta and
Marechale Q Morcs. Would I, it converted
| make public renuuca:ion of the normal 1nascu-
line faith? Not march to Notre Dame IN the
Simple attire Git was but shec) OF ancient
! apostatcs, but according to that more terrible
rnolon practice put my recantation into black
| aud white? would. Monsieur did not RECEIVE
his customers husbands, brothers, and fathers
| as q rule but the Comtcsee and Alarecha1e are
all-powerfu1 in tho atclier, and TN exception WAS
t made in my favor.
Wepass through double door; We mount a
| padded staircase, hung viii, si1k, heated like
conservatory capable Of raising pines, and smell
| fue Of poutlre lie 7iz. Eve7erecus to right and
| lott mako dwarf avenue Of the Btaircaso-
! There are flowers in hanging corbe1s-camclias
and lilies there is an eternal ascending and de-
sconuipg procession OF pretty women :~brief3y,
| we mount Jacobs ladder. And the ladder leads
| to peasunt places. On the first floor there is q
busy; noisecss coming and going, the tutter and
| frou-frou OF feminnity, and still: that perfume
OF ito vcrs that neithcr sew nor spin, but simply
! deal at Monsieur Trois-Etoilcs', and hEd that
function arduous enough. On either side fod-
| ing doors were opened wide, and IN aud our
| passed young guls, whose figures presented fan
tas1ic outlines, being clad in the costumes Of
| sir months Aencc-wllose heads were Strange
and wonderful with unpublished chisnons.
| THESE HORRIBLY PROGRESSIVE DAMsELs
specded the parting customers With pohte sssnr-
| ances Of quick delivery welcomed the coming
vita. nice little reedy-made phrases Of delight
| and sur;,rise.' The excessive, tho hyperbolical
was cultivated in speech, as well as IN manner
! and dress. The blondes wero too blonde. and
| made ono wink with their sp1endor the brunes
were too tomore, aid depressed the observer.
! There wns uo medium between tho milkma,d's
kirtlo anl The duchess train. Tho skirts had q
euperabuniaHco Of plaits, or none at al. It was
= panorama Of fashion plates of 1883 In the
first saloon sat the secretary, perched on small
platform, aud ticking down every vl+itor that Gu
| tered the orders given. and the dates when
danes must positively have that Ja|bata or this
! cotikon. Here the Maestro is occasionally to be
| found bowiug Ill his clients like a Prime Of the
blood royal To-day hels absent en- consultation
! it is whispered
We traversed three or four large saloons. fur
nialcd with quiet taste that, to some minds,
did the great man-mllner rather more credit
tla1f1noat OF tho garments be has named and
| patented BroBd oak tables were in tho centre
! OF tho rooms, and spread out upon them cut
ting5 Of pink, groeu, yellow, aud black fabrics.
! intcrspersed with delicate iaces aud exquisite
specimens Of the artificial florjcnltursts art in
| garlands, bouquets, and i" trimmings" Every
| where tue sano
sunpuEu. DECIDEDLY GESTEEL AGITATION
| reignod. Ladies-foreiguess for tho most part,
| anu tho noisiest persons present-wero choosing
| ed, aud d,gnifrd young gentlemen. who made
discreet inquiries concerning tue "next article"
| like so many Dukaa in reduced circumstances.
| No hustle, no verbosity or insistance.
| At times myrmidons came and questioned the
| young noblenen in rigid frock-coats as to a
! shade, measurement. d combination OF colors
| or stufis, novelty in trimming, heresay i'll
| shapes; and the yonths dropped u brief. d.ni-
fed di6intereateu answcr. with tie air of eplcn-
| etc barus divorced from the ideal. And SILENT
I ~ IN nd nnHsa3 fila kyj1t4
with novel chiguone, dressed i'll black, and tra-
ing through, the saloons skirts that were veritable
models, practical examples of MonaieurB art.
snrmised that w,Be trade policy dictated their
presence. They were living temptations for tho
! c2te'fes, plastic reallzations Of what pair Of
scissors would make Of these cuttings On the
| table. BY studying those animated and peram-
bulating canons OF taste, tho dullest Teuton tho
most primitive transatlantic possossor Of newly
struck t'ile," could ciuose her ponf her
aaah without thereby exposing horHolr to the
| dorisiou Of the boulerarls. The choice might
be rendered quito perfect and Parsian by .
consultation wish foEmi.laoly dignitied lady be-
tween two ages, aa the French phrase politely
describes the predicament into which we must
| nl fall unless The gods love liz, to whom was
told to bow as The Genus toci. But she was
frisid. Monsieur's establishment is uniformly
iced to several degrees below Zero-and 6tc
! would have been q mora than ordinarily bold
Columbian who had dared solicit that Ducal
DANES advice i'll the matter Of stuus and fucoas.
sno ID the Premiere. the ciaef to1e"onan;
1Enis1n.E AUTHORITY,
and lady whose lessons Ill oeportmcnt would
| make tue fortune OF any young !aa1es seminary.
lho hundred r1chest "ard1ooes III fafl5 nave no
secrets that she does NOT snare. ohe knoWs
when Lady AS green sllk was turned she
knows every ltom on the Eose buoget OF the
Princess B. lazy 70 proPltlate;
Monsieur WAS still invisible. We advanced in
search OF hlm INTO tho 1arthermost saloon, where
Oil wonderfully Afe~Ase hans'ns are hung tho
complete tolilette5, perfected daF or Two ago,
aud really for delivery. aonalcur g'vcs hts ps1-
vato vie" no less than the contributors to the
Salon, aud IN studio that Will quito bear com
par4aon with the contoItless barns OF tho lsue
dcs Martyrs. lhe walls are one vast sheet OF
lookins-ggl lass, and reflect, head, shoulders. aud
unto the last INCHES Of tue trims. From morn
ing to night groups OF "ell.bred entAaslasts col
1ect around the stucies, anu the tnmcs OF most
delicate incense rise into the nlustTlous Iro1s-
Eso.lles nostr1s. The more extra4asant COS
tunes are generally labeled for Germany, when
not it must be said, for England. The simple
crcations-not quite Arcadian even tlese-re~
man iu Paris. They arc studied, arranged.
worried up Ike dye-act drama. and cost rather
more-20u francs the stuff. 600 or soo francs tho
make, or. as the sionscuI's artists BAT, the COM
position. Tho ecstas;ea excited by these regeu-
erative conceptions are