Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-24
PARIS FASHIONS
A View of the 8lllllnery aud Cos
tunes Affected by Fashion
able France.

The instance OF the greatest eccen-
tricity | have met with lately, says the
Paris correspondent of the London
Telegraph, is the wearing of muslin
sunbonnets in the Paris streets. The
foundation is light blue, pale straw.
berry pink or ecru, and the trimming,
spiral ruohings Of white or tinted lace.
The are more in their places at such
a garden party as was given the other
day by q lady of fashion, when with
calico gowns they formed the regle>
mentaire costume-well in keeping
with the menu composed of fried eggs,
matelote, irieandeau and frontage d la
oreme-homely viands served at little
round tables, with afectatiou Of rustic
simplicity.
HATS.
The new Henri ii. hats and their
predecessors, the Girondins, have
nothing EXCEPTIONALLY extravsgant
about them, if only they were little
more becoming. The Stiffness Of the
brim is very much against them. Such
as they are, they represent a very i'm
portant phase of millinery fashions,
but they cannot be compared to the
feminine prettiness of the capote.
Wings are more in favor than ever for
their adornment, and stiff feathers
mixed With the light plGmage of the
Tyre bird or secretary. Gray hats have
white, dark blue, pale yellow, brown
and fawn, hamingO pink, black iron
gray or dove colored wings. Even for
bonnets flowers are being superseded
by feathers; the cockatOo reappears
upon the scene, for his white, pale,
pink and lemon hues suit the prevails
ing taste, and the pulmassiers do not
hesitate to emulate the inventive
powers of the Chinese, and to create
birds of their own fancy.
GOWNS.
Some preference is shown for white
over light colors, both for elegant af>
teruoon gowns and full dress, although
not to their exclusion. For the for
mer Veeugna cloth, white yelling,
mouse like delaine muslin, Surah, taft
fetas and silk gauze-all of which are
used, plain or figured, alone or com.
bined with small amount of color;
for the latter, muslin, linen, thin Ori-
entail and soft rich colored Lyons silk
To these may be added the skirts made
of white lace and embroidery and the
latest fashionable revival, spotted
Sgiss muslin. I
The Cowes yachting costume, as
produced by Redfern in white and
blue, has met with much success here.
Deep blue Cloth, almost concealed be,
meath horizontal rows OF white braid,
sown very near together, for the skirt,
over which is draped a white tunic,
the white sailor bodice being trimmed
with blue. A Portuguese royalty
travelling in Italy wore a white cash.
mere dress and black velvet collar. /
TINTs.
Several French women of fashion
manifest very decided taste for simply
made euening gowns of thick white
corded silk, merely decorated with
some good lace or white passementerie.
Many of the newest Pompadore silks
have white grounds. Arabs. Persians
and Tuuisian muslins worked with
colored silks and gold are in high
favor to drspo ever white silk gowns.
When color is preferred to white the
tints chosen for the last entertainments
of the Partisan season were for the
most part aurora pink. "Bleu de Roy,
gold color Tin damask more especially
terra Gotta, Iceland sky blue, pearl
gray, apricot trimmed with crimson,
primrose and lilac (or Westeria, as il
is sometimes called now, ornamented
with damask roses.