, 1875-12-27
PARIS MODES,


Iurfs Correspondence london Duty 1<ltaranh.
Tho Paris winter faahtaua ara iektu'ilng ia
mnko tlleir appearance. 1t cannot be aala that
thor show ulucl, novelty of conception on thu
part of the celebrated tady-tallors or nan-tnllll
nera Hho Jay down tho law In such matters; Dark
green anl gray, win ehock patterns ute The e.
IN anu out II doors. much longer than last year.
Tho Hlirt, flat tn front srazes Lhe ground At tho
ssdos, and runs on IN long, narrow pend, trail
ting fnl yard on tlo ground. nonlets havo
slleutly lcas worth describing. All that can he
aaid about tt1on Is that tloao which dssorye tho
name OF honness aro worn vary high, and that
with the. lug feati,ar which uanalIy:
Of I = l'rsnch tiremsn's ~ helmot. " A. q
het-oE to those unsIgft!y productions, rarlslan
1nqies are made to WoAr ANAL hats M low and
flat On tho head as the boullots aro htgh and
heavy. :rheao hats arc gonoraily the shapo Of
soup-plste, aud sotnctmes sAsumo tho form
of mllairoom. They are trimmed With birds
or hlrts' wings. Very young ladies can wear
these without absurdty, although Bach light
wear doos not seeul very suited to tho iuctamant
Weather from which wo have been suffering for
the taat fortnight. But nlddle-Rgod ladies aro
told 1t IL tho fashton, and they do nos soruplo to
add 70 their mature appearance by donnina this
youthful hoad-dfoss. With long eklrts, high
loelcd boots aEo moro tho rage than over. An
ting to what they used 70 bc under the
First Empire. No parlHienpe who can
afford 10 bo q {a tHode gnaA Atuut
without !mprisonlng her llsnas i'll gloves which
roach halfway up to the elbow. When st,o goos
to tho theatre the gauntlet il much iongos and
only just allows tho joint OF the eIbow to bo
seen. Thn reason for arms being put In ttts
kind Of st1eis-waiatooat ~ probab!y that tlio
ths arm further up than hitherto. EnRisbmon
will 10 glad to hear that falsn lair is going ont
Of fashion, at laaat where natnro has uot boen
too spRriug ct her fayora. Tho hair III now
| - 80 AIxn
load. or brushed sharply away from Mo tenn
ploa. and arranged IN artistic ringlats At tho
back Of. tho uecl. Whenavet q mora aonp-
csted Htyto OF ooEure is nslsted on by an ar.lsto
capillairc. as Paraslau hniFdresaers now call
thamseiyos, a, pad 1na1o OF hno eilk
throad, dycd to match tho shade Of tho
hair, IL tAs substitute for the unpleasant CHG
non. Those becomapH belts, from which hang
largo wooden fans with artistic deHgns In color
| on tho loft corner, arc still very popular. Hut
this ornament, like many OF i,s predecessors,
will hardly continue to bo fashionable. now that
| it car 10 obtained 80 cieapIy: Wa.cl-chans for
| ladies lave been quite dscardeo Tho o!lronotn-
etsr Ia now made fast to tho bolt by means Of
small cllain and clasp. had near!y forgotten
to montion tho only real novelty Which thta early
wluter has suggested to couturos!es. Thecioak
lined with fur, which Who 10 commonly worn last
season. llAs undergone Q compieto transfoFtne-
tion. 1t has been turned completely inside out.
The lining Ia made OF white, pink, or blne satin
| the fur is set OH by trimmings Of the same
color A tho lining and ny tho onauel OF
metal c1nap which faatons the cloak under
tho neck. Nothing can 10 moro graceful
and more gonoraly becoming than this now "a r
mont. Tue poorest fur po'ieae worn In III 8
| way has a rtcl. genial appearance, while tho4e
| who can buy good fur In sufficient quantity to
mako Quo Of these immensely wide cloaks might
| oasliy pasa themselves OF a. princossea. A real
lrincess, Who was on her way through 10 Nice.
tho other day. the P.lncoss DolgosonkY, wore n
po}isse made entirely os eftn.no. staaled all over
! with diamonds sct in turquutsey. The coakt
which Aro to 10 SEEN avery Afternoon III tho Dolt
or the fair shoulders ct the pssnceesc dc ssgan
Madame t.e Talloyrand. Madame Us ]sotbBchId
| repronent eacl, IN fur alone i yRluo Of .EA,0Jo
The gay season il not sufficiently advanced te
opAblo anybody to form good idea Of unst new
fashions will adorn. Official and private ball
rooms. It ia possible that these last may sutloI
5Eo,u tho political state Of AFFAIRS. The Ersa
electioneoring battses which will hegiu witt
| the new voar ara Bnre to keep many Of tht
Parlsian uppor ten down In tho Provinces.