New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-21

feel her presence as one that feels
The gentle light upon closed eyes.
So when the evenings slanting grow
In crystal rafters over the beach,
The roofs of heaven are almost in reach
As think Of NY sorrow of long ago.
-HarpeI's Magazine.
The Latest Whfms Of the Style Queens.
There is hint this winter, SAYS the
| fashion writer Of the Boston Adrertiscr of a
| return to the plainness of years ago, es-
| pecially in evening toilets, and happy is the
society belle who has hidden away in
camphOr or cedar chest one of these same
embroidered India muslins that possibly
has not seen the light since its last wearer
danced with Washington at ball in a Fort
Hill mansion, or shook grave hands of well
come with the cOurtly Lafayette At some
| Adams, or Hancock, or Otis reception to
",he friend Of America and American liber-
| ties" These dresses are rare now, and in
| their place come the pretty sprgged mus
Inns, hand worked, and the fine dotted mus
Inns, which are to be worn over colOred silk
| slips.
Dotted muslins have lain neglected npon
the shelves of tho dry goods houses for a
| long time, but they are permitted to lie
there no longer. Fashion has hidden them
from their hiding places. and they obey her
imperious mandate. Gladly enough, no
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long exile. and yearn for ptep at the gay
world again. This material. nor the sprigged
muslin either, for that matter. is rarely
| used BY itself for an evening toilet, but is
combined with some delicate shade of silk
An underdress, mere simple slip of silk, is
made with no trimming, taking consequent
ly but few yards Of the material, ana over
this is worn the dress of muslin, made the
length of the slip and trimmed with rutfies
mr. Havana o6 Vnyifh Nala looo
Sometimes the dress is caught up slightly
on the left side by bunch of flowers, Just
showing a few inches of the underdress
uncovered by the muslin.
Some OF these dresses are exceedingly
delicate and artistic; in one that was made
at a leading house in the city not long
since, the underdress was that deep, clear
violet shade since called 'Parme;' the
Overdress of dotted muslin had several
narrow ruf1es around the bottom. edged
with Valenciennes lace; a sash silk and
Valenciennes insertion. with wide Valen-
ciennes lace edge, was knOtted and looped
just at the head of the top rntfle, with a
bunch of Parma violets in the centre of the
loops; the broad end of the sash hung back
nearly to the depth of the train; the body
of silk, covered with muslin, was cut with
pointed thread and Marie Antoinette sleeves
finished by trills of lace; breast knot of
Parma viOlets completed the corsage
Another had an underdress of soft rose
pink, and the Overdress of the spriggeu
muslin. 1t was cut with quite deep train,
and the length of both skirts was uniform
The Overdress had in the very bottom
three narrow rutfles and above that deep
hOunce edged with wide Mechlin lace; at the
head of this f0unce was garniture Of rose
leaves and blossoms, and bunch of the
same delicate flowers caught the dress up
on one side, draping it to the depth of half
yard, and showing the silk slip; the ends
OF the pink silk sash hung on the opposite
side nearly to the bottom of the dress; the
body was square, with tiny garlands of
apple blossoms about the throat, and the
same trimming headed the deep Mechlin
frill that finished the sleeve from the elbow.
Accompanying this dress were the cunning
est little earrings, in shape and color like
apple blossoms, and for the throat band
of velvet sewn with the blossoms, to which
was attached pendant of the flowers in
the shape of cross. Delicate as this was
there was still another, made at a Boston
house for young lady in a neighboriDg
city, that was more delicate and more
poetical than this one, aflush with the
color OF spring morning. 1t was
of the softest, palest and purest tint of !
water green, 50 pure and clear as to seem |
almost transparent: this was the slip; the |
dress was OF the shearest muslin, very finely |
dotted in the tiniest little spots that were |
hardly more than pin points; the style of |
ruffiing was like the other just described, |
three narrow rutf1es and the broad tl0unce, |
each finished with the finest Valenciennes |
lace. The wide aOunce was caught care |
lessly at irregular intervals, with knots of |
grass OF the pale spring color, and garland |
OF grasses headed the hounce. The sash |
was OF alternate rows of lace insertion and |
muslin, edged with the Valenciennes: where |
it was knotted were punches of the grass
carelessly arranged, the trailing ends fall
ing down to the very ends Of the cash,
which was so arranged as to reach nearly |
to the depth of the train at the back. The |
body was of silk, finished by puffs of muslin |
edged with lace, and caught in place bv
Knots OF grass. 1t was lovely dress, and
was suited in color and style to the girl who
was to wear it.
But in this reign of muslin and ATTEMPTED
return to the simple styles, silks are by no
means thrown aside. They could not be,
since constantly the manufacturers are in
Producing such lovely shades and tints az
fresh temptations to their patrons. Where
and how they get their colors is q mystery.
Some way or other they must have coaxed
from nature some Of her choicest secrets.
Where but in the heart of the rose. |
which the butterfly has just kissed,
lld one expect to find that exquisite
Int OF pink, that is scarcely anything
more than the tint of colorl To whom
lid the sea shell whisper its secret that
they betrayed to the artist who reproduced
ts tints in the shimmering folds of silks
low did that bit of summer sky get caught
nd drawn down, to make some brown
laired girl q robe of heOven's own color.
Matching so well her eyes Who imprison.
d that foam-crested wave, and who was
Witt enough to capture that touch of moon
ght on the waters Somebody did, and our
iris are going to CAV parties in all the |
ravery of natures choicest cOlors shining
ut from the sheen Of their silken gowns.
HAT WAS WORN AT THE OPENING OF TIE |
PARIS OPERA HOUSE.
On the occasion of the opening Of the
ew opera house in Paris the display of
oiiets and diamonds was gorgeous. We
re unable to describe some of tine richest |
resses worn by the aristocracy.
Inc Duchess of Magenta wore a white {
,ress trimmed with garnet-colored velvet
Ter nair was Ornamented with roses. COM
osed entirely OF diamonds; a dian q
ecklace shone around her neck. u
The wife of the Lord Mayor of London | a
ore white muslin dress with green velvet {
INNINGS. In her hair was q diadem If !
almonds; on her arm was a bracelet com. n
)sed of emeralds. presented to her a short | Y
me previous by Queen Victoria.
The Queen of Spain was attired in mink n
tin dress entirely pulled Diamond a
isles ornamented her hair. The Countess e
Behague's toilet was of sky-blue faille q
d bronze-colored velvet; the blue silk .
irt was putfed; the front Of it was striped 81
1gthwise with china leaves and velvet | I
ands; the corsage was of bronze-col0red 9,
lvet. 9.
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