The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-09-16
Paris Letter.
Irregular correspondence
PApIs France. Aug. 30

/ hhtby ftouNOS Au6' Wv, AoS~'
There Is a fearful warning Of tho ap
proach of winter, and great many tenn
porary jewellers by the sea are likely "a
curtail their measure of ozone and seek
warmer and less exposed quarters, for on
the coast, be II north or west, life, unless
bounded by the four walls of casino, OF
q hotel, is a perpetual war with the ele
ments. Besides, the time has come for do.
ing execution among the cartridges and
pheasants, for securing the country rough
shod and leaving the ladies 10 the solitude
Of their boadoir or uninterrupted inter.
course with M. lie Cure. Our womankind
generally like the sea term better than we
do unless We are young enough to be sue
cesstul IN the ball room For the majority
of French chatelaines who are at the same
time Parsans of the fashionable world,
the scclusion IN the patrimonial estates is
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gantic undertakings IN the way of needle
work, vt small economies, and Of easy
piety, 10 which the few weeks spent at
some gay seaside resort form a pleasant
break. A few women indulge In certain
taste for sport, and all trim the fashion OF
their walking attire somewhat to mascu-
line outlines. Thus ribbed velveteen sud
denly comes into favor with the first puff
of smoke on the cover side, and IN mems
colors also--iron and lighter gray, fawn
and chamoy. With them the high.crowned
Tyrolean hat, loose Belgian gauS tlet glove,
and laced shoe. The cut TO speak tailor
slang, IS sccere, and requires no trimming
further than pipings, and perhaps bright
buttons. Cloth costumes are made In a
similar fashion, that IS to say, tight as to
the jacket, draped high on one side, with
killing below the whole, gray or bronze,
fawn or buff, and of a new and deep cream.
like tone (the tint of clouded AMBER, to
which gold filigree buttons are added as q
pleasant harmony. This color is SAID to
be favorlte with the Empress Elizabeth,
the queen among sportswomen. II the
amateur Diana goes so far as to carry a
small fowling.piece, slung across her
shoulder, she completes her accoutrement
by various useless toys to give 1t local col.
oring, a immature powder-horn mounted
in silver a knife with Damascus blade IN
case the sport should include such big
game as deer, s drinking.cup caseo in
Russia leather, etc. The days of the wa
ter.proof are long since over, and gradually
It's successor, the cloak, be it intended as o
protection against ram, or screen from
the dust, has assumed holiday aspect,
being lined with bright tinted silks, albeit
the general hue may be neutral. This is
we'll reasoned out, for if ever the spirits
want raising 1t is during storm of rain,
and there Is no doubt but what glance Of
color has some effect In dissipsting gloom
so engendered Nothing can be prettier
for uncertain weather than costume of
dark green, blue, brown, or gray, with
bright stripes of color pleated underneath,
the cloak to match lined with the same
glimpse of crimson or gold color, blue shot
with orange or green and hat with yellow.
The brightness only appearing in transit.
DRY flashes, garishness is avoided while
dizziness is thoroughly exercised. A
newly elected beauty on the sands of Irou-
vile chose to relieve the monotony of her
dull weather navy blue serge with falcon
of gold As for another fair bather, who
elsewhere takes her matutinal Dip in a
costume braided with silver, her bad taste
is obvious.