The New York herald., 1877-07-22
PARTISAN NOVELTIES.

THE GREAT QUESTION OF ORANGE BLOSSOMS
DEMI-MoNDE sAcRILEGE WHAT SHALL.
BRIDES wEAR?-DREssEs, HATS, PAnAsoLs
AND RETIoULEs.
PARIS, July Q, 1877
There is little do In Paris just beyond cooling
ones self with survey Of the luscious fruit the top
OF ladies' heads and wishing Tor taste OF the lovely
Montrouil and Rosnay ous-Bols peaches which ex-
hiot their tempting down near no less tempting
cheeks But If there s little to do there is great
deal to talk about In the fashionable world, where
two items are being literally torn to pieces.
SERIOUS QUESTIONS
The clerical fair declare that Of them IL scanda-
lous and sacrilogious This concerns the
tune, ''robs de bapteme." The other is defined im-
pudent This concerns orange blossoms.
ORANGE BLOSSOMS
To begin nrst with the latter there has been cabal
among women oil the DENT. monde Since II became
universally indispensable to dress entirely white
tabo cloths and table napkins these unwse virgins
have discovered that the only flower that really looks
dead white enough damask Is the orange blos-
som. But-there Is tradition about this, and-deml.
mundancs, as q rule, have avoided It Al longth,
nevertheless they determined TO put tradition at do.
nance and to lrst the fruit then tho nowerboth,
fact together; lastly, tho flower without tho fru,'
WILL MYRTLE?
What are brides to put now? Is the question.
Ir brides were loss irritated than present they
would initiate German ladies, who wear myrtle and
boanist has lately discovered that there thou
sand modest and chasto reasons why myrtle should
really be preferred 1t Is duty simply that
the orange blossom has come down from It's high
tate THO IL no reason why 1t should be rejsctod
from the coronal OF a blushng maid
VERY YOUNG COSTUME.
Tim hristoui M robe worn n costume should meat
with less indulgence II IS msdo worked down tho
front and waist exactly like tho dress Of baby arms
sash OF pink falIe cncircles tho body The trimmings
are coqu,Gs Of valcuciennes tho hat worn with has
soft muslin crown aud rose Is placed in tho hair.
Boots or cothurns OF whte Tho mitsens
are OF pale blue iilet.
REVOLUTIONARY HAT.
New hats arc all Directories, that is with wide
advancing calochc brIms in front and tied by Of
striped ribbon put over the top and tod under tho
chm. This, and large round collars arc confirming
previous predictions made here
MIDSUMMER DRESSES.
The prettiost July and August dresses arc made Of
gray foulard ornamontei with pale ribbon and
coquillcs ol lace, which run round the basis up
tho front Of the skirt Plisses not diminishing:
they are frou-irouting all down tunlques wol a.
all round and up; there Is, however, new way OF
putting nounccs by groups OF throc, oalod rple,
divided by crosscuts or by tucka Basques. TOO,
now quito ian-shaped
buttons BORDERS
Large mother o.pcarl balls arc tho newest bustona
Tho most effective border for plain lady-h tunique
is succession of liseres-stool white, rod aud black
This is even seen on lawns
PARAsoLs AND POCKETS
Parasols are being bordered round with thick silk
cords Pockets longer worn made like game
pouches they are lat portfolios, bat tho reticus bag
Is preferred and 1t u supreme bon ton to have It
red by onc's cavalier
QUESTION FOR TIE FAIR
This Is rcviving the custom vr ''my lady's alms'
pouch bearer;" but who will volunteer TO bear any
thing nowadaysY