Daily globe., 1878-08-11
Paris Fashions.
From Harpers Bazaar.

Among fashions fer the demi-season-a |
term used in Paris to designate the novelties
which make their appearance in the spring |
and autumn-extremely long eorsages are in
preparation. Moreover, as the fashion OF the
demi season generally is,a trial for the detini-
tive fashion, we may conelade that in the
winter corsages will be worn which will re-
semble wrappings rather than corsages in
dimensions. These fashions of the demi-sea-
son are the seeds which contain the future
harvest; but all seeds do, not take root and
grow. As regards long corsages, however, l
believe that their adoption is almost certain.
They are made in the shape of jackets, and
with paners; that is to say the basque on
each hip is slightly bouftant and pulled. For
dinner aud evening toilettes these corsages,
always very dong, are sometimes open in front
to the belt, and completed by plastrons cover
ed with 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 all
who are inclined to ens6oapoint should care
fully avoid it. Wrappings are also in prepar-
alton for the demi-season, chiefly mantelets
and Dolmans (the latter differing in style
| 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 of
being warmly clothed Plaid goods have
hitherto been employed specially for accesso-
ries such as vest, plastron, revers, etc. Bands
of wooien goods in plaid designs will also be
used as trimmings for wrappings of light cloth
| Hacir lone for,t I, dnrn han dc ha
ing embroidered in silk. These wrappings
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
lustrons 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 mousezine de lame
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.
It is known that in the city one can not 90
out without 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 corsages, made chiefly in the
shape Of a jacket, enjoys such great favor.
These corsages are, in fact, considered as rep
resenting wrappings. When it is warm, q
tichu or scarf Of lace Or crepe de Chine is
thrown over the shoulders; and when cool,
one wraps up in a shawl. The pretsiest
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 yet come. To
indicate the approach OF the season of dis
play, the cashmere is trimmed with a beau
tiful 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
storied 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. Thi:
woolen dress was extremely elegant The
dress was Short put it must not be supposed
that short dresses have dethroned and re
placed dresses with trains. They merely
} share the kingdom, like rulers who regr
simultaneously, one in the west the other il
the east, in domain too large to remain un
| divided. Although short dresses are wor1
prmcesse dresses and skirts with trains arr
} not at all abandoned, but merely reserved TO
| dinner and evening toilettes. In the morning
j before dressing,s short costumes only are worn
s Among these are seen many corsages will
! stomachels, and shirred. 1t cannot be sal,
: that this is pretty-nay, it must be confesse'
J. that it is ugly-but then it offers a littl
8 variety, and the eye loves change. The typ
e of one of these costumes is as follows: Roun
e skirt of plain rose batistc, trimmed with
O pleated founce; oyer-skirt longer than th
undcr-skirt but looped up in such fashion a
to show the unoer side, which is entirel
covered with deep embroidery worked wit
rose e.colored and white cotton Corsage wit
g stomacher, cut square in front and in the bac
: extremely long, and confined at the waist b
y a belt covered with similar embroidery Tn
(, stomacher, as well as the cuffs and the unde
l. edge of the corsage, is entirety covered wit
If similar embroidery. The corsage is pleate
# in the middle of the front and in the middle
d the back. Instead of batiste in the fall will b
d employed India cashmere or India a,,ousseli,
d de lame.
}. Moreover, it is not difficult, out simply in
1t possible, to specify the present fashions. Al
l, epochs are confounded, and all eras are see
r. side by side. The historic costume OF til
a reign of the last four or five kings of Franc
II fraternizes with the fashion o. the First R
public. OF the Directorie, Of the Consulate, an
of the two Empires. The course of histor
y is the course of fashions, but to understand th
latter no attention should be paid to th
q chronological order of dates. The toilettes fe
10 children only are seen in q very definite styl
y which is at the same time sensible, conver
st lent, and pretty. The English dress at pres
a ent is worn By all children, by little girls t
IS the age of eleven years, and little boys UP
IS the age of six years. The English dress is a
- in one piece, loose-ftting, and the trimmin
ls frequently Stimulates a wrap of the sam
~ material worn over the dress. Thus attires
81 the little body unconfned moves at ease an
70 develops to the benefit of health. Both
the summer and winter children in Paris WEI
the English dress In summer their coifful