The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-07-22
Ouaint French Fashions.
VIEW OF THE MILLINERY AND COSTUMES
AFFECTED BY FASHIONABLE PARIsIANs.


AFFECTED BY FASHIONABLE PARlslANS.
London Telegraph
The instance OF the greatest eccentricity
have met with lately is the wearing OF
muslin sun-bonnets in the Paris streets.
The foundation is light blue, pale straw
berry tint or ecru, and the trimming spiral
ruchings of white or tinted lace. They are
more in their places at such garden-party
as was given the other day by lady OF
fashion, when with calico gowns they
formed the reqlementGire cOstume-wcll in
keeping with the menu, composed OF fried
eggs, motetOte, .fricdnde0u, and trOmdge g
la creme-homely viands served at little
round tables, with afiectatlon OF rustic
simplicity.
The new Henry III. hats and their pre-
decessors, the Girondiis. have nothing OBJ
iectionaby eXtravagant about them, If only
they were q little more becoming. The
stiffness OF the brim is very much against
them. Such as they are, they represent q
very important phase OF millinery fashions,
but they cannot be compared to the femi'
prettlness OF the capote. Wings arc more
in favor than ever for their adOrnment
and stiff feathers mixed with the light plu'
mage OF the Tyre bird or secretary. Gray
hats have white, dark blue. pale yellow
brown and fawn, llamigo pink, black, iron
gray, or dove-colored wings. Even fol
bonnets, flowers are being superseded by
feathers; the cockatOO reappears upon the
scence, for his white, pale pink, and lemon
hues suit the prevailing taste, and the
plumassiers do not hesitate to emulate the
inventive powers Of the Chinese, and tC
create birds out Of their own fancy.
Yellow only appears parenthetically or
the gowns, and then in its palest shades
There Is primrose in the figuring OF blue
satins, sulphur and maize among the dul
greens and bright fawns OF the woollenS,
and little golden yellow in the plaids OF
the zephyr and blurred lines OF the LimOu'
sine cloths. The passing fancy for gray
does not exclude fawn from the field; the
latter, indeed, increases in vogue as thin
materials take the place Of cashmere and
serge cloth, and lace grows more seasonablC
than the braiding in silver. Fawn is the
prevailing hue in many Of the new canva,
plaids, and large fawn spots, shaded into
spheres or moons i'm their third quarter, are
strewn over whitey-brown or flaX-bluC
muslins and mouseline-d -laines. Blue
holds its own against all competitors, espe'
cially as a foundation for sateens and veil
ings, and strawberry red and scarlet prom
Use to be IN great request for country
and seaside gowns.
Some preference Is shown for white over
light colors, both for elegant afternoon
gowns and full dress, although not to theil
exclusion. For the former, Necugna cloth
white yelling, mouSelne-dC-Ialn muslin
Surah, taffetaS, and silk gauze-all OF which
are used plain or figured, alone. OF com
bincd with small amount OF color; FOL
the latter, muslin, linen, thin Oriental anC
soft, rich corded Lyons silks. To these
may be added the skirts made Of white
lace and embroidery, and the latest fash
| ionabe revival, spotted Swiss muslin. The
| Cowes Yachting costume, as produced by
Redeem, in white and blue, has met will
much success here. Deep-bue cloth, al
most concealed beneath horizontal rows o.
white braid, sewn very near together, com
pose the skirt, over which is draped ;
white tune, the white sailor bodice being
trimmed with blue. \ Portuguese royalty
travelling in Italy wore a white-cashmer,
| dress and black-vclvet collar.
Several French women OF fashion mani
fest very decided taste for simply-mad'
evening-gowns OF thick white corded silk
merely decorated with some good lace OIL
white passementerie. Many of the newes
| POmpadour silks have white grounds
Arab, Persian, and Tunislan muslins
worked with colored silks and gold, are il
high favor to drape over white-silk gowns
When color is preferred to white the tint
chosen for the last entertainments OF thu
Partisan season were for the most part au
rora pink, "Bleu de Roy" gold color (ir
| damask more especially, terra-cOtta, Ice
land sky-blue, pearl-gray, apricot trimme(
with crlmson), primrose, and lilac Tor Wis
terra, as it is sometimes called now, orna
mented with damaSk roses.