The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-07-15
Ia MODE PAR|S|ENNE.
What French Ladies Wear
This Summer.
COUNTRY, CHATEAU AND SEASIDE.
Flowers and Fruits as Trim
nnings- Headgear.
LUTETIAN VENUS AT THE BATH.

PARIS. Jrnc 90, 1877.
The fashionable world IN Paris Is undergoing that
period OF transition which intervcnes between the end
OF every season and chateau iife No one expected
TO leave town before the beginning OF july and pleas
ant imprompiu reunions close ncctny days .pcni by
Partisan ladies partly at millinsrs aud drcssmascrs
party at the museums or over itineraries 0. travel
and guide books, with the books have not been
read ana tho that has been tried. Heads OF
families are less pleasantly employed settling long
bills As the neat has been overpowcriEg overy
ing of the past week has been spen, on tue Seine. As
n.any steamers oe hired by private families
yey pleasure srcscrs TO a late dinner either NJ ST.
CLOUD, ST. German is.Meudon. Carriages ietch
their masters at the MOTEL and hour indicated and
cool drive when the stars out, back through the
Bots and Champs Elysees close the day The Dowagcr
baroness dc Rothschild han hor garden aud terraces
illuminated Tor an npromp,u night fetc 20 which
| ali the homo drivers were invited for .'haitn
down-pour OF rain made this hospitality doubiy acccp
table but it put all the giorno and prevented the
| fireworks
SUMNER DRESSES
Never were country costumes or chateau and sea.
side attire moro available and pretcr than present.
the coors also remarkably picturesque
whether along q e river or III meadow and hed. Vul-
cam, moss, tiileu, mandartnc, bue mas arc the most
striking; the novel faint plaid blocks col
orcd aud gray grounds spccks like silver and golden
sand swept ivory. Supreme bon ton consists
having lemon or pale coral surah Skirt with psses,
three in number, round the bascs divided by bouil.
tonnes Over this a long tight jacket Of
| medicval make, and u descends to tho knees Tho
front is tapped and open. lace lls the gap
Full dress is all fluffy organdy mixed with crepe,
brodery and every light. soft, crimped curled
ming from straw to msrabout The coors enaccs
when not quite white Scarves. mttens, tapping hats
and cords from the waist arc tho accessories, but
lchus equally fashionable
! Some very hdcors lawns have been made up. They
large square blocks, black and red, currant and
Gcru, brown and wall flower; others worse having
black grounds and orange marigolds all over. The
ovcrdresscs TO all polonaisc tuniques fastened
the cross under quantities of bows that commence
the right and finish in front the lett basis Of
tho skirt Preter lawns mixed with muslin pissee
tae, pale blue strcaks stripesan even plain, which
are prettcr still trimmed with ball anu acorn fringe
crimpcd silk and feathers, chenille and straw, moss
floss and any downy border that looks fluffy and do
| lightiul to squeeze crush.
DEMI-roILErrE.
Demttoctts Is very inexpensive and consists in
woollen grenadines, prints, white linens, torchon
CLOTH or colorcd lawns. The polonaiscs are either
allowed to flow, style called lache, they
|
Visiting hats are Huguenots boyard toqucs or So
called ..corbeilies," or baskets, novel name for
Ieshorns tunt tied on ovcr the head and trimmed
with fruit and flowers. -ar'-'t n
The prevailing mania Is petit gilet Pills This is an
undcrvest, fastened on one side, aud Of which the
front 10 all tucked iongtudinay with bands that
4. tho bosom from right to left. Slender figures
their petit get' Of tho mnteria as the dress
others prefer nankeen, lawn, suran or glace silk.
Tho revers and cuffs follow suit
CORNER wHALEsoNg
Much distress is caused by undisgused avowaI
from corset6res that there whnlebones to
be got The lavish made OF this article for curas
bodicos has exhausted the supply. Ladies' arc told
that whales are ike rabbits and now that IL
Is fashionable to battle In stays they must take few
out OF the back seams down their cent baeines and
put them In the front OF their mermaid apparatus
NEW EMBROIDERY.
The most tasteful novelty OF the Is sans
tred tho pretty, glossy, gray raised embroidery on
dead tints called ''mate." On pale blue and pink IL
looks ike pearl fresh washed by waves. Then
how coy and shellIik all the coquies OF lace tngcd
with pink and blue! Al first these edgings were used
for silk 6chus and foulards for twill Indian tissues
&c, but nothing better than fringe for these, and
finally, coored lace has assumed an undsputed claim
bordcred with pink and white, renders it difficult 10
say where the cap begins and where the bloom OF q
round cheek ends, and fril OF blue on n morning
peignoir distinguishes this garment from a ucgige
| break fast wrapper.
oHAPBAUx.
AS to hats they arc all bonnets, for thcy are made
with curtains behind, strings and have caps inside.
The only real hats are Gansboroughs; but what ire
sistible hu,sl Only no one knows how Gains
~ l. sl.-
not bought tho proper place. that they cannot be
put on properly Tho up the LEFT side should
be gentle undea;ion tho brim to tho right should
be almost nat; the hair should DO waved; the whole
hat faced with myrtle velvet and adorned with q
shaded my rtle plume that droops down behind very
Hight green AZ the tip silver enap 10 iron. Is the
chief oru lament chamois Gansboroughs Will be very
fashionable at the commeEc cement oil next autumn n,
and pale nut likewise This and carrick are safe
purchases; but any English speaking party who Ia
diving tor q Gansboroush must make her wishcs
known in manner peculiar TO the French miiiincr.
These ladies' are consistent their errors In the same
way as they cali Marlborough Malbrook they say
Galnosbrook, and no English American has tho
slightest chance OF being understood u The name Is
properly pronounced
| cAyorIrRE HAT
Ladies who row have adopted hidcous nats They
made OF green rush, In tho shape Of deep aower
pots, and trimmed with scarlet woolcn Galoon or
round red balls that move Ike bells q. every motion
They may preserve tho complexion, but as ladies' dc
not get thor homo doors by water, and unwilling
to carry hat for exchange they look totally dshgured
by a canoticrc when met on foot.
TWILIGHT RAfMgST.
croisc'tc comb supports either a hcecy barege
shawl lace mantilla tor walks af,cr sunset pretty
arrow, called Paola. side ofthc CHI gnon.
The hrsl Mile. Paola Marie, the sister oil
Gali-Marie, bat better known as cairetie In "Mmc
Augot" " Is made Of briants or limitations, and
was presented tho charming singer OF "soa shols"
by the members OF the Jockey club II may DO pleas
ing In hcar inai The NOW clansOnneiic now 40 Iash