The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-21
THE REALM OF FASHION.
4 FRENCHMdN'S IDEfs ON ART IN
ORNAMENT AND DRESS
Fashions m the Other side ofthe Occnn-How
They Treat MATTERS of brr-. IN England
md Fra nee The IInir Bonnct.


Americans are fond of dress: indeed. we
are very weak on the sunject-so weak that we
are nsincere and try 90 conceal the importance
which we att ich to T.. We affect to dcs ise the
| freuch as n Ut m because they frankly discuss
the 'opic, and act upon their discussions Dlt
there l. ~ nation on the fice OF the clobe who
rush after French shiOns as we do no women
In the world who make dress 50 lea Hing study
! as American woman. But, for III that, our
women are not well dressed. They overdo the
thing. Aud one re son Tor this IA that. as yet.
American men have cru ic ids IS on mis- subject.
| They wish to see their wives ,comn gly attired,
and generally make liberal allowances to them
for That purpose; but VIII It American writer OF
NJ. Charles Blancs fame and talents would devote
his time to writing n book Of five hundred or
more pages on Art In Ornament and Dress2"
| 1--WE give the title as rendered by the English
translator, but HAft dams Ia pifttre ~ really
| untr nslatable) Now this book written by
French want. Is quickl, followed by London
Translation, issued from most respectable
publishing house, and II meets with ready sale,
too. For this observing Frenchman tire is his
subject with so much good sense and dignity
that his work has commanded the atten-
ton OF cultured members Of the stcrner sex,
! In both England and France, who study its con-
ten =, not only rs repertoire OF learnt = and
$3.50 " - - '' .'''- 49,
EN- ti'ns and sentiments insuire by the style
| and III tcrlls Of woman's dress. This Is as
1t should tie. Dress Is important. 1t Is an
| Index of character. Of respectIOility or the
revei se-of the position aud tue me us Of the
wearer. To the keen observer 1t Is more, 1t
| Is areyolation OF tie private, the domestic lif5
| OF a man or woman What neglected. III -usei
wife ever dresses weli2 what chas,ened. pure.
sweet spirit, Oaskins In the sunshine of a prop
I ID. 4
sla'tern, or nAunis abroad in tn, attire Of a
'a',' .oVN0''0'
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| -" w 80 ~ az o"0 WV ""o"
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u'Ns'' H'N N''e ~ 'nu ""'''s' VI n'' oeN
,,n'nn, ,,', nr.' ' ,''st".,
n'"''"' anu D'e''' D'''"u'''n- ON Una NeA'"S
! question u most women, how TO dress the hair
,"-'' Nv 'e''',''uS Us ,'''.'s '''' Wv
| - '''u' VIZ va oA-'''"s 49," u 'o'''
DID not tnink IL beneath him to write thus
uuon the dfcssiu. Il the hair ia FL CANT verse.
|
| long face requires hair simply parted ON
| the iOfrle,d -uch Wa L,ll Uni - style. One
/ w1m VIII let hrr nalr 10 ou her hluldcg-,
! like Applln. when ne carries n 81 I've: anptIer
WIl g,,ter az Ter tre-~rs lis Diana ca lsing he
/ deer. OIe cu4rus vs. hv ter WtyS finsItfs
an 20 ! by her ntna. s.u' Ytlis drtwno -
trml one likes to adorn nor uair with
| polls ED shells another O. give urr .res-rs the
i, c'i,nt t1e . rus n nu,nv aniih. b.'.
Of Hypli. IN % thturw ofl unrnt, and .-ntons
Mnl,n ent.i dnl orh-' io.'n. '1 .re .i Ire % a.
It nisnt not nave tetn l.ca-ti -luc. Yes 'crG.y;
/ T. has uetu ar Med tIis Ntrs LlnI.eut. Ara
sn"ii,i im, a'e chan g. ca vs. tn' yetui.tul
d., RIDER 80 i1lr ~ ZEN liHlDu.C- -Iv ucr 'r tine
~ time iu t'sn taken COS sell 10 aud 'r H.
! = .Nr hri. - 30 Wa ."r ff,." - i't- hen
d IlH 70 = n b O.
hM A, ~. gus .'i 10 N4s s"'Nt7 u 7sti4' ""'
c4itI E'oe'
Ovid WIS no n vice in the phios,phy Of
>"
oress enec - nor uoes our ips'pNle ffehch-
,ells h,s ro,de,. ,n,, ,ne sryI, ~ dr.ss,n,, ina
n.irsn,',I LIN, 80 Ina, ,..i'r an, ,,,.,,,,
ter according to the shape u the he ID, the pro
Ale tho co,,1i.xl,, ana, ,n, r,r.op nr,-
~ ~ I'm -''"' ~''' ''9
u's hesAss'
To have correct profile a head o. iyaical
n,, ',' 4, ~ "' ,,,, o 90
tho,e VIII nav a !n.N % sI''iie-'3 ID, re-
n.''.'p. ~ ME Ar n,'i. or 81 ii .r'int ,,'tina
straight liu-.lt a,v.ts = nfr l'ns ma hi- - RI
o. c. ~ j. u,'.N.i C.'.'.o ~ .".! ',,, !
hair ni,ist nDt ne dr,- ia a.. an . e. or fei,I e
stie. l. ~ Rant lnt h.- 7r.r 'oiu re s-i lrn
nell,u We me-, tm',' W,llvu. ut'n' "4-s". 'tl
brttertuheri. a. u nIsInc sftIe IN sI'ne cnAr-
arteu-uc d. hl@. a tf.iil llhl iNi' ~ otn'
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enr', III 'u' V''H''" ~ 'Np'' ''''"' ~ A''"e -
'q"""' i0'0''ous '"4 h"'"'"p"'0'
The b nnct Ike tie dressing ~ ihe hair
IT,. = ' ,,. LEI - . ",r' W
,qlrtii.n. Simple or rci in s.yle tt- se,ice n
fancy nr mad" az a tei"4ni1ti pa tn J. Is
,ns,, lie " ,,',., ,,,',t, '.
lh-irs use l. ornament. " neu the. ar. -iiff.
IKE ulra. aus aud cocks f.fuer.. tIl.t, h.Nr a.
/ determined rnl llI 700 IS .fr -4uu. lliiff aill
! utn. ping. they Sr 4 grace Nulrn rec ill- tte
cicsieI uli..r- OF auri.ut cAitlllY. a -il-lr
fe.i.er is tio.t ..hd ul 4,ntS Nhtu ~ fili. a.
tne back II tnc nraI. ono Why Beciu,e. by
indie TIN, the 40. ION % the I'D lu ruufr try "a
rrctiDn a. thii winch f4e ,eafrr Of ilr am
er Is .ihiu- o. revc l- an lfupu. - will luI a
nfe-hSe movement: --yeriI tea nrr. currl 4,
lr,u. a tos-tlerll tufts. produce tus iA.ugr--
sion oil rIcnnes, ut sty.e.
Slch -lg-esiiVo VII in- IA fhis eilcites more
thun y,ll.u,. OF n..r d. Fri ION. OF wnat re
/ a.. t...,'..,, ..n i,....t ,.,.. mn,
| 'nr H''s' ''F'o' Sun 'Ht' ''' "1" s'''' mas
| Toe studied, too, from i.shiOn plates ana from