The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-08-14
Paris Fashions.

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"hlcn make their appearance in the sprin,
anu auCulnn-extremely long corsages are il
preparation. Moreover, as the fashion of tn
aeml. season generally is a trial for the detini
i've 1ashlon, we may conclude that in th
winter corsages will be worn which will re
semole wrappings rather than corsages i,
dimensions. These fashions of the demi-sea
son are the seeds which contain the futur
harvest; but all seeds do not take root an,
grow. AS regards long corsages, however.
believe that their adoption is almost certain
Iney are made in the shape of jackets, ant
with panlers; that is to say the basque OF
each hip is slightly bouffant and pulled. Fol
dinner and evening toilettes these corsages
always very long, are sometimes open in from
10 the belt, and completed by plastrons cover
ca Win several rows of white lace. Some
times, too, the corsage opens from top to bot
tom over vest composed, like the plastron
OF rows OF gathered lace. This style is becom
ing only to extremely slender women, and al
who are inclined to enabonpoint should care
fully avoid it. Wrappings are also in prepar
alton Tor the demi-season, chiefly mantelets
ana Dolmans the latter differing in stvlf
from the OLD Dolman). There are also some
paletots, but in small numbers. The prefer.
ence generally will be for long, ample wrap
pings, which will give the wearer the air O
being warmly clothed. Plaid goods have
hitherto been employed specially for accesso
rles, such as vest, plastron, revers, etc. Bands
| OF wooien goods in plaid designs will also be-
used as trimmings for wrappings of light cloth
designed for the demi-season, these bands be-
ing embroidered in silk. These wrappines
Will also be trimmed with deep galloons OF
cloth, likewise trimmed with embroidery.
The great luxury for toilettes of the sum.
mer and autumn is represented by dresses of
lustr"us white silk, trimmed with profusion
OF white lace and an innumerable host Of
bows OF very narrow ribbon in several colors.
sometimes there is combined with the white
SILK, white muslin or white silk gauze but.
above all, plain white India aaouseline de laine
This latter material will create Juror in the
winter, being employed in all light shades.
and chiefly in white for dinner and evening
dresses, and will be adopted principally by
young girls and very young married ladies.
II Is known that in the city one can not 90
out without a wrap. This rigorous law. how.
ever, is modified as regards country, seaside.
or travelling costumes. 1t is partly with a
view to facilitating these notifications that
extremely long eorsages, made chiefly in the
shape of jacket, enjoys such great favor.
These corsages are, in fact, considered as rep-
resenting w-appings. When it is warm,
tichu or scarf of lace or crepe de Chine is
thrown over the shoulders; and when COOL
one wraps up in shawl. The prettiest
dresses for the demi-season are made of plain
India cashmere in a medium shade, neither
too light, as the summer is past, nor too
dark, as the winter has not vet come. To
indicate the approach of the season of dis
play, the cashmere is trimmed with a beau
tlful and expensive material of striped silk
IN Two colors. have seen in preparation a
toilette of mouse gray India cashmere.
The back Of the corsage, the cuffs, the three
stored discriminating three vests worn one
above another), and the bottom of the skirt
were made of the striped silk, the stripes being
alternately old gold color and lapis blue. This
WOODEN dress was extremely elegant The
dress was short, but it must not be supposed
that short dresses have dethroned and re-
placed dresses with trains. They merely
share the kingdom, like rulers who reign
simultaneously, one in the west the other in
the east, in domain too large to remain nm.
divided. Although short dresses are worn
prlncesse dresses and skirts with trains are
not at all abandoned, but merely reserved for
dinner and evening toilettes. In the morning
before dressing, short costumes only are worn.
Among these are seen many corsages with
stomachels, and shirred. It cannot be said
that this is pretty-nay, it must be confessed
that it is ugly-but then it offers little
variety, and the eye loves change. The type
OF one OF these costumes is as follows: Round
skirt OF plain rose batiste, trimmed with
pleated flounce; over-skirt longer than the
under-skirt, but Topped up in such fashion as
to show the unaer side, which is entirely
covered with deep embroidery worked with
rose .colored and white cotton Corsage with
stomacher, cut square in front and in the back
extremely long, and confined at the waist by
belt covered with similar embroidery. The
stomacher, as well as the cuffs and the under
edge OF the corsage, is entirety covered with
similar embroidery. The corsage is pleated
in the middle of the front and in the middle of
the back. Instead of batste in the fall will be
employed India cashmere or India nousselsa
de laine
Moreover it is not difficult, but simply i'm
possible, to specify the present fashions. All
epochs are COMPOUNDED, and all eras are seen
side by side. The historic costume of the
reign of the last four or five kings of France
fraternizes with the fashion o. the First Re
public. of the Directorie, of the Consulate, and
OF the two Empires The course of history
is the course Of fashions, but to understand the
latter no attention should be paid to the
chronological order Of dates. The toilettes for
children only are seen in a very definite style
which is at the same time sensible, conyen-
lent, and pretty. The English dress at pres
ent is worn by all children, by little girls to
the age OF eleven years, and little boys up to
the age OF six years. The English dress is all
in one piece, loose-ftting, and the trimming
frequently Stimulates wrap of the same
material worn over the dress. Thus attired,
the little body unconfined moves at ease and
develops to the benefit Of health. Both in