The New York herald., 1879-10-15
FAIRY FIN GE RS.
French Fashions that Recall Nine.
Angot and the Muscadins.
PALMS AND ARABEsQUEs.
Whipped Cream Of Gossip About Queens
Archduchesses and Presidents
PARIS. Oct. l. 1879.

PARIS. Oct. l. 1879.
The Directoire styles and those of Louis XIII and
Louis XIV maintain their ground equal foot
ing The Revolutionary coat with flaps and belt;
the gay cocard. the cabroet brni. the fornoth
ing tied down gypsy, course their way down tho
broad walk of life by the side of the velvet court
DANES velvet bodice. the satin courtier's satin loop
ings. the regal and plumes. each careless of
rival attractions for the excellent that repub-
lcan ways and democratic beauties in the old styles
arc no less fascinating than the Ixora perfumed
owner of many titles. 1t was always We fancy
because memories full of the La valliares.
Montespans. Maintenons. duchesses and countesses
who revolved round the Roi Soeil. that nobody
protested against the pomp of courty brocades,
plushes, buckram and ribbon fetters-but women
wilful. In o letter written by Nine. Dc
Sevigna. she says to some Sarah Bernhardt of the
day y:-"You will find it hard, my dear. to set the
fashion Of longer skirts. for demoiselles
do swear they will have them down no lower than
their ankles" So demoiselles were as refractory
then ladies who have twinkling feet now. and
these exceptions obedent example in servilo times
were probably the grandmothers of those who later
put "muscadin" tail coats about tho pattern
worn now.
RAINBOW AND SUNBEAM.
Only coattails will not last the frockcoat will.
The tight bodice with basque added on. is nothing
but frockcoat; and who would be without one.
now they made of materials having Asiatic
names which. when chronological. mean such sweet
things2 All the palms and the arabesques, all the
subdued artistic blendings OF silk and gold thread
on rich. dark grounds mean volumes Of love mes
sages and soaring aspirations which we. the ignor
ant, cut up and smother under trimming. flower
ing Persian design should hang in folds. but could
we have three yards Of real rainbow and sun
beam we would shape them close to
limbs and draw them on to whalebone. The design
spoiled and the shortcomings of certain
female busts displayed. But overlooking this lack
OF taste. the materials are truly magnificent. and
the make Of some. will be shown lower down.
truly tasteful There is poetry and there is glow in
them-just what wants in the fall season.
Fary-like the succession shades from the pale
rose leaf flush Of evening crepons to the ruddy
glow Of velvety carnations; from the cie Of trans
parent woollens to our geadarme and pdon
damasks from tho russell glow Of vicuna to hazel
brown antique satin; from faint ivory corded
silk to the ardent halo. golden colorings OF Indian
cashmere. There besides the lustrous gauzes
powdered with gold dust. crepes laden with mark
ings not unlike the changeful moles on butterfly
wings and incrustation of gemlike bead embroidery
on spider fabrics. Was Shakespeare's elf
world gaudier than ours-our coin-lovng world9
ing devout ladies' tempers and setting them (attired
in all their beauteous raimen against other ladies
who swapping out their horror Of congrcga-
tionists.
PERRY AND FASHION.
pity Jules Ferry; not that believe in the 'Art-
Gle T." but because he has been banqueted in the
South and 80 satirized! OF all the indignities
statesman endured the following may be ranked
among a few practised by the Athonians their
raft In dava hv Tha afo thath eiuu
among the Gascons the latter imaginative provin-
cias had o feast spread for him redolent of garlic.
The Minister'S seat remained vacant for some time
after all tho guests had assembled and it feared
accident had occurred. when in the midst of the
general hush, Q gentleman in correct full dress.
white nccktie and ALL suddenly proceeded from the
door down the middle Of the dining hail. 't is he"
ut is he!" cried the Gascons, and. utterng other
words full Of rolling "zs." arms extended in
high glee. But. 10! the gentleman walked straight
to the silver laden buffet. opened a drawer and tied
. large white apron his pantaloons. giving the
signal to unto the under him by vociferat-
ing loud "Boum." He was only the mattre dh6tei in
official uniform. which is the the full dress
OF Ministers and princess the other point of resem
blance lies in Jules Ferry's gait and whskers. His
general cut is truly that Of respectable head
want that wherever he is sketched by the press he
always represented with a napkin under his left
holding q silver tray Perry Is above minding all
this. He knows he is Minister. and only waits on
the r. F. which the initials Of his mistress. tho
Repubhque Francase. Conservatives read tho two
letters otherwise, and whenever they come across
them construe "Ranease Fantaisie." The new
given to streets are. however, the dearest
items-not ruinous to the municipality either
to the tenants. for their business paper. cards,
stamps. &C., have been renewed with every pre-
feet and whenever political shade Of feeling
ders one name preferable to another. Can anything
moro puerile be imagined than change Of this
kind? There street called dEnfer. of the
Oldest Our municipas. who are facetious in heavy
way have made pun out Of tout OF hell ITSELF you
see-and now call it "Denfert." the name of gen.
eral after their liking
OCULAR TRANSPORTATION.
We have other ''fantaisies." We have German
savant. native of Hanover. who has discovered u
bona Gde process for the transformation of color in
human eyes. Many will read this statement
with idea that it is not worded rightly. so re-
peat in other words that this inventor has tho
of dye for peoples eyes. by the application Of
which ladies and gentlemen may choose the shade
they like instead of the one Nature gave them and
even keep blue or black while tho other is gray
or brown. 1 should say this is the only way be
singleeyed here below. In order to demonstrate
his assertion tho savant goes about tho chateaux
this staying here and there with cat. dog.
monkey and two blacks who show what eyes
be available. those subjects have all been
cessfully operated. The monkey has yellow ball.
the cats eyes are orange and the dogs
pink. What triumph But tho best of the
invention is reserved for human beings. Tho
negro rolls blue eye and red one. IL they
billiard balls; the negross has golden and silver
This science is called ocular transmutation.
and the operation, correctly speaking, is no opera
ton At all. The discoverer maintains. moreo yer,
that his method far from being prcjudicial TO tho
sight is innocuous rather beneficial the contrary
"Cei qui cicra rerra." old saying; but rerrd.
who would wish pearly eye on one side and ruby
on tho othcrs Novelists metaphors will bo
realized and their most Improbable descriptions of
herono's eyes become facts. have mentioned q