The New York herald., 1877-12-09
PARIS FASHIONS.

REvIvISo THE ANCIENT cosTuMrs-oREAT ArD
RAIIcAL CHANGES IN FEMALE ArrIEE-
DOWNFALL OF SNOWY AND .'oyERpREssED"
COSTUMES GOLD CLOTH AND POWDER.
PARIS Nov. 10, 1871
very coarse bourcte OF the knotticst description
has been chrstepcd the .Lady's hobby" Il is Of
that peculiarly sour green called boiled sorreL a
few patches OF brick colored red Hoat about on the
surface II Is hoped the whim will not last long,
as, while the medieval styles are all the hobby,
people Will study OLD tapestries and discern now ciev
ery an unforbiddng green was managed to blend
IN with some harmonious derivativo not mn OPP
postc IN shading. The may be said OF
the golden shades now SO much worn. Ccrtaiu hues
OF The precious ore are more garng than those OF
the opal There is, for instance, painting BY Vero
nesc representing the mystic wedding OF ST. cathe-
rine. The virgin is clothed in satin and gold.
two gorgeous, glossy materials but the brush OF the
artist has soicncd down the brlancy Of each that
the drapery Is as soit 10 tho eye rs early dew.
OF KEW IpgAs.
Parisian millincrs only beginning to understand
this great art, in which the old masters were
SO perfect. They are powdcrng ostrich pumcs with
gold, and the icathery effect Is immense relief after
the saturnalia Of yellow and orange which has re-
Gently affected us. creamy feather under silycry
coating is equally elegant. At Of the grand we'd
dings which has lately taken place ruby velvet Wat
teau shaped hat made Tor duchess was greatly ad-
mired. 1t was ornamcnted round the rim with
golucn.string OF somewhat large cut ooads, and the
top Tell, or rather curleo. cluster oil pulo blue
ostrich feathers powdered with gold.
DECORATIONS AND PowDERiyGs.
Gaslight Is preuilcat To tue new metallic powder
ings those flowers caIicd bronze dore the ioago
TO match should be carefully covered with silk
paper, Tor anything that toucnos or ruba them
apt turn color.
DRESS OF WINE COLOR.
very artistic shade mucn employed for mixtures
In costly abrcs Ito dc vin dress winc But tnere
are drcgs aud drcss Those which eau be taken dowa
to tho very last thread are OF the old Por. VINO
description, rich lIil shade win dull surface IL
mixes admirably with amuor aud Mcdici myrtle. A
brocAde now made III Imitation ul tho Genocsc fabric
that was fashionable when Columbus was a boy Is or
pea green ground anu noriutod with lc do win
lions THIS rich tissue Is known in Paris our days
yclours iacoune ct ciseic IL IS very expensive,
costing about thirty francs per metre, but tow there
who VIII have II for what they call iacings and
vcrs; tie latter are thus rendered lively
GOLDEN cLoTn IL SEw fEIn
Golden cloth has been IpaugurIieu al u tournament
Of kind that dinered somewhat from the famous
event that took place On tho champ du drap dor IL
was when Nile. Apnand became a duchess, and tho
pecc OF cloth wa. uiscernible on the head Of Mmc.
Dollus, one Of the must dtstingut women IN PARIS
IL was made up Marie stuart couture with open
RIM ana ornamentcd with three feathers lbat n. an
tanned all tho chvaIry OF the hcadgear as II 1t nodded
| over helmet ana visor
| THE ESD OF snowy pREssgs
/ However rich the toilets on such occasion as the
above may be we,i TO mention that II Is now
oaser than formerly 10 dress at tlc cost Cut
chief feature; robe perfectly lifted and made now-
ing With somt regard 10 scant proportions, Is the
typo oil present elegance. There doubt that
complete Transformation Is about TO take place In
female costume ana elaborate arstic work will tr-
umph over showiness. Minute painting on SATIN,
minute laco stitch minute embroidery and incrusta-
tions are becoming the order VI the day. Anything
that cannot be well done by machinery as by hand
/ Is now The grand desldcratunn THIS mama for
! nsedicworK may 10 very refining, but machinery is
! not going 10 stop IFS war with human toll.
INDUSTRY AN ALLY or ART
i Sewing machines that have been set to purug.
button holins, plating, gathering, quilting, &c, nrc
not about TO sand slii because tho fashions vi the
times OF tho Crusadors arc being revived Peter the
Hermit couid be sewcd up IN bag BY them. Art has
10 walk hand IN hand with industry, ana every now
effort made by TO outun machinery only gives
The Inter fresh Impulse. Originality alone is un-
rvalcd; but no man or woman oil genius eau keep Tor
! himso herself rho poron he or she out with.
He gains tho winning post who has dsburusncd him.
set OF the opj.cts that impedcd his progross
begnn the He not win tho DAY until no
thrown all OIL broadcast. Followers pick up they
rusn on behind, and thus II IL that We have only
shc golden ciolh but tho Held Of COLO, In which many
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