The daily gazette., 1880-03-03
Toilette of the Graces.
SOME OF THE VERY LATEST NOVELTIES
AT PARIs--LAwN CREPE DESIGNS
AFTER THE OLD MASTERS.


AFTER THE OLD MASTERS.
PARIS, March Q, 1880.
Let those who choose declare that
Berlin gives the fashions to the world.
Who are the great milliners and
mantuamakers Of the German capital?
Their names are unknown outside of
their own country, while the whole
world sings the fame Of the modistes
of Paris. There is something in the
cut of Paris made garment that
laughs rivalry to scorn. In Ouida's
latest novel, "Lady Dolly" the mother
of the heorine gives her daughter. a.
chapter of advice as she is about to
enter society. Lady Dolly is gay
mother not yet turned thirty-four.
Her daughter is sixteen. She processes
to be fair sample of the women of
the world. She does not talk much of
morality ; it is subject out of her
line but she discourses fluently ON
dress, and the sum and substance Of
her advice is this :-"You need not
bother SO much about the material of
your dress, but you must have it cut by
the best tailor in Paris. The fit is
everything" While this is true in the
main, there is something in material,
or why would clever designers rack
their brains for new and unique pat
terms ? The "high art" craze in dress,
so much the voguein London, has been
accepted with certain improvements in
Paris. The taste is for really beauti-
full designs, and the more picturesque
lady the more fashionable. The cor
rect thing is to look as though you had
just stepped down from an old canvas
and only wanted a frame to be CON-
plete picture The fashions of our an
cestors are revived, and we now see
our great grandmothers as others saw
them.
DRESS MATERIALS
The Paris modistes were ready the
first day of March with the spring fash
ions, which are of unusual beauty and
novelty. The new materials are barege
virginie, plain and plaid. The plaid is
made for trimming the plain, which
latter comes IN all livery tints. The
pointed foulards are fowered over with
sprigs, in which are Japanese medallions
and leaves, while in these are curious
Oriental designs. Another novelty is
printed cotton iaille, with garnet, maize
and blue grounds, and Persian traceries
and sprig DESIGNS. Printed satins will
be worn, with balls and beads, the de-
signs for which are sometimes
shaded. Grenadines are brocaded
with ball designs and strips. Colored
ocicilenne and shot velvet are fashion
able. Jewelled pins are revived for
butterfly bows worn in the hair and
opera caps.
FAvoRITE COMBINATIONS.
Plush aud velvet will be worn till late
in the summer, mixed with transparencies
and fluffy muslins. Thick suras, satin
finished, are made with gold-threaded
per Gale, called Indienne, The favorite
colols are violet, heliotrope, lilac and
mauve mixed, and all gold shades and
all straw colors are mixed, making an
exceedingly rich and lustrous effect. The
new reds are Mexico famme famine de
pouche, garnet and poppy. The fashion
BILE blues are milkwart, Japanese, Norway
blue, marine and azure. The browns are
otter. seal, ruddy brown and pheasant.
Other striking colors are nasturtion and
old copper. Cashmeres come in felt grays
drab lavenders. olive green's and such
art colors and ruby, carbuncle, saffron
and amber, delicate and soft never gaudy.
Humming bird tints also come under
the head of art colors.