The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-23
FASHIONS FANCIES.
THE MARCH MODES AT FoLLA's FouN-
TAIN-HWAD.
Coming styles, Popular shades and Cleve'
Devices Greek O8ty IN Nasne -R"rr"w
ing Ideas ~ Decoration from the East
Ronnets, HATS. Head and Hnir Gear.


Ing Ideas ~ Decoration tr"m the East
Rennets, HATS. Head and Hair Gear.
Paris Letter ia New York Herald
While the public mind In France is sup
posed % be In state Of ill-deIlned uneasiness
the fashions for March enjoy envlable eaua-
pimity. They. at least, are high and dry IN
the world. settled on panlers. The pretty
flesh and blood lay figures that walk about M.
Worth's show rooms are To be Viewed within
a fortnight In their new spring attire Not
until these young ladies typfy each diiier-
ent style are the fashions set" These care
fully selected beauties, though all on slen-
der scale OF statuary from fifty totifty-three
centlmetres round the waist, are In expecta-
ton Of moderate paniers. On the day /
looked In % ascertain this fact met very
arstocrate bride who, already, was wear
ing an o,tire underfabrlc. There are among
these Inflated contrivances three distinct
shapes the Niron, the Ninette and the Nous
auetaire The panler property is only,
after all, tournure put on over the hips, rs
baskets are hung over donkeys; but panier
may also be worn below the waist, behind,
while the bodice is q long wasted "prin-
cesse," that ends with looped-up festooned
basqueH. The worst Of panier Is Its accom-
panying escort Of puffs, fringes. ribbons,
gathers and frills, with twists and torsadas to
correspond found the bottom of the skirt
All these accessories require care In order to
preserve them from crushing and from sword
and spur influences In n ballroom, body
of ladies full of good intentions, but devoid Of
large means. are IA q matter Of course. OBJ
posed TO the system They are Issuing cir
culars on the absurdity Of submitting To the
caprices Of fashion, and pointing out what a
loss of time and temper paniers will prove.
Several are advocating the adoption Of an I'm
changeable cut that might be executed In the
costliest manner. embroidered, inserted.
otherwise beautlied with precious stones, or
made OF the least expensive stufls according
to tho rank and station of wearers. They are
appealing for the Greek Chiffon (pronoun co
the CHI like X, and sound the long ga In the
word Bownl A fund Of information sup
ports the appeal Thus we learn that the
chiffon Ia the oldest name given to q garment .
that Adam and Eve, In the Greek Bible, are
said to have worn chtons; that Josephs coat
was chiffon, 40 well as Tamar's robe and
Agamemnon's best suit Of clothes, and that
everything that was coat, skin or peel, went
by the same designation. While female scho-
lastics are thus erudite will only remark
that a style that would peel Off when worn
out, and thus require no mending, would save
much more time than any other for expound-
ing the Greek Bible and setting forth theories
do however, believe In the blessings of uni.
form drapery for women (but especially for
mem, and In the East exclusively. for what
sort Of bonnet would look we'll with chitoni
cannot picture the Greek styles on rainy
day. nor how they would look running after
an omnibus, and when Macadam lies deep
A very intellectual woman Is as liable to gel
soaked through as q weak-mnded wearer o
peaks and pilow-stured sleeves A tucked
UP chiffon, vail and umbrella are not The
classical ideal Meanwhile, manufacturers
are sending In checks In neutral tints, plain
grays and quantities of blue
IDEAS FROM THE EAST.
The usual series of mastic. almond, drat
and beige are forthcoming In Indian cashmere
The mixture Of the blue satin with blu,
French merino will be feature, and ths
union Of these two docs not discard sd,s-de
bTWf piisse for trimming. A short loos,
jacket for indoor wear Is made like a Carl
baldian blouse, the adornment of which IL a
spiral jabot Of Bretonne or needle-darnet
lace. The usual material is twilled opal blue
silk and the sleeves are loosely gathered II
three places one row round the arm-hole
the other above the elbow and the third above
the cuff, midway between the elbow anC
wrist; frill Of lace is sewed on these gath.
ers, and II Is difficult to imagine anything
more. old-iashioned looking by way of a
novelty Another object OF the kind Ia deer
n DIN m .aa
Jacket. lie hounce Is placed on plain all
round, but runs up the two fronts on SHARP
slant, ending with thick layers one folded
over the other under the chin An this lace
whether Old point or Raguse il becoming IN
juvenile face, and mparts thcrernto a Kind
OF mock gravity, observed likewise on the
features OF young barristers and parsons.
MASKS AND MAskERs
By the way, there have already been given
few masquerade balls, and a student vowr
with hood of black over an evening dress has
been worn, with an academic cap and a Lace
cravat. This Is called the "graduate" COS.
tune, and is said to have been suggested by
Tennyson's Princess" Ben bocats II non
rero, but Partisan bellies are go intensely 10
norant OF poets having Saxon origin that
am of opinion their mirror only inspired
them while they luckily fell on a fife ole
tiounee which had been boarded because il
was pity to cut Ii. being part cf some gals
attire worn years ago by an appreciative an
cestress. 1t is difficult to speak well OF tn,
newest dominos worn at fancy and masl
balls. They set as closely as natural skin
being fitted in the back by a central seam
and las will remain the cut Tor sptIngJ ths
back forms of the body part start from tn,
shoulder, instead of the arm-holes belDl
deeply followed. A medieval point reachins
to the waist Is usually added for the purpose
If conceaIing, not the figure, but the wearer'
usual attitude. Dominos that are throw
ever lace evening dresses will be taken of
when disguise is no longer sought. They az,
made of rich pekin MORE, or plain peklf
Saline and brocade. Some are coquille witt
lace. The close-titting are usually retained
the whole evening; looser make is the wat
teau and picturesque last century shape
Seryia and Roumelia are becoming pre-emi