The New York herald., 1878-09-23
PARIS FASHIONS.
RIBBONS, THEIR coLoRs AND HOW THEY ARE
woRN-PARIs AND HEB EXPENSIVE SHOW.

RIBBONS, THEIR CoLoRs AND HOW THEY ARE
woRN-PARIs AND HEB EXPENSIVE SHOW.
PARIS Sept 4, 1878.
While ladies In America, at Berlin and London
arc wondering what the ribbons will look like next
season they being profusely used for the trim
ming OF lovely costumes for the Empress Of Aus.
tria. They are flashes OF gold and silver tissue
edged with satin, they are satin edged with gold
and silver. Some velvet, with brocade border;
others wido roversibics, the tive faces showing
q deep aud light shade Of the same color; but
tue newest are surab ribbons, n twiiled silk, that
neither crumples creases, and lies down softly
over the knees whom it Ii made up In lunches With
these a quantity Of bouGettes are used. They are
rosettes strung in line and made OF crimped silk
fringe. with bows of silk braid In tho GENRE The
prettiost brandebourgs made OF them. the hand
soonest boing gold colored for biue ruby vslvot
hussar JACKETS All the iul dress skirts trained
and turned back the underskir, whIoh lies fiat
front Delicate huos line the iacings OF these turned
back trains Long, square waistcoats, square cut
bodices peaks acngs, and gimp collars with cuffs TO
match the chief points Many OF the rich passc-
menteries lined with colorod satin which throws
up the Intricate cordwork and gives the aspect OF
antique stone carving.
DARK SHADES
Dark shades are mahogany, chestnut, mordore
bronze bay. deep vsrmilion. garnet, ruby. burned
crust rotten peach. Tho hight shades are ciel,
weak tea, biscuit and all the paio ielt shades felt hats
being already worn for iu dress. bird OF paradise
here and there, unoer, and net on, Tut OF white
rich, The cream OF style Next 10 ribbons, The ac
tuaiitss the tips OF ones Nothing In ior-
mer aays could stop these heightened poinis until
they got so long that Iney curisd up IN front We
have not GENE to an esphantine trunk yet, but the
fashion la poutatne is being tried by
ladies who walk up and down the boule-
wards to set OF tue fashions and who happily
called Jfeurs du bitume Leng shoe tips aud pointed
The order and they remind one OF the ADamites'
Dnger naiIa These nails curosities oil the Expo
sition. Twelve aud q nall inones 10 the prescribed
measurement for gentlsman's perfect claws. Great
prspara,oLs arc being made for the inc distributon
of awards, which iete will take place very shortly
which !, $50 O00f are 10 be speuI Exhibitors
Will receive their medals In the Palais ae PIndrstre,
now being decorated win nitings, trophies nc.
OF THE SHOW.
Figaro, who has spite against the managers OF all
tho Champ de dars concerns, reveals that the Expo
stion oI 1875 will have cost millions aud
few odd thousand francs, from which eighteen millions
being deducted tor recepts and admissions Dll OF
from thirty millions TO tbirty-ons millions will bs
LETT 10 pay. France is certainly rich enough to pay
Tor her glory but Tor all that tho nation ha, right TO
SIT down the occasion OF the e.e NJ tne Paais 40
fIndustfe. thing will nevertheless not be able TO
DO as 4, up as sn. eA,pems,s ,y mays 'oo palace eau
fortunately caD SIT nowadays two on ono char, their
dresses not measuring over two meres round the wd-
mlerence but the cavalier hat snape turned
up side ! widening visiby and the Pamela rim,
ncroy able Shapes proiruaiug Ia the proper
ton. Csmels hair clotD 10 the iancy for wsvy even.
ing suits; IL mixes delightfully."- with satin. Sot and
uointrudiDg this novelty whether bright or pale,
but there camels hair In IT, being woven OF the
fleece oil the rnibct goat wncn not OF plain meriuo,
but misnomcrs mako thngs pleasant
ODD oBELfsKs
An ediocini erection one would have looked AZ
In OF the unintsrcstipg sections OF the Ex
position Is metallic giant Of piled up tubes tnat
could reach, not discontinued al the roof right into
the. sky. IL Is called q "Hosannab." Another sue
cess, ON account Of It's name, monument OF sauce
pans, called an "ODelisk.n Then there arc stove
fuss joining one In the othcr to iorm Goihic dc.
sisn. aud The construction Is termed 'ChapeL"
Every body Is delighted with IT, eli with iniri
cate wnains IN aud out Of water pipes assuming the
shape OF rustic nabitation and called "Dovecot"
IL must be admitted that the success or
position depends greatly on the manner IN
which arIdity Is made attractive Parisians
excel IN this; exhibitor, having notbing
10 deal in but hoepails, has made landscape with
tnem reproducing tue frocadero Palace, the cascades
earaens aud park Whore is the Trocadero not TO be
secn1 1t Is painted IN earrings on shol, on clasps
links. IL Is enclosed under cry stat or paper
presses and pockc tbooka The PROTEST article Tor
paper press, by the way rs tue crystal globe boaine
winter landscape; with shake qusatity OF snow
aakss are set IN motion. another 10 more poeticsi--