Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-03
PARIS, april /, 1884.

enCeS, exhibitions OF pictures ana concerts
soirees and artistic fetes, choosing new bon
nets, trying on spring toilets and prone
nades in the bois, the life of a Parisienne is
very full Just at this season OF tho year. 1t
is only during the semGt1,e saiate Passion
week. that the whirl of worldly life is some
what stilled. From Palm Sunday to Easter
eve the Lenten season brings with it its own
FASHIONS AND STYLES OF DRESS.
We have the robe de sermon; it is
dark, of course. This year, however. it is
less somber than usual, being frightened
by the lights and shades Of shot-silks; the
underskirt is in thick hollow plaitS the
second skirt of dull green cashmere, cut
out into deep scollops, somewhat recalls
the corolla of large moon-daisy bodice
with velvet revers, opening to show null
plastron of shot-silk. The bonnet is a
baby capote of Chantilly tulle gathered
onto a narrow band of dull green velvet 1t
is simply trimmed with cockade of velvet
ribbon and light feather aigrette.
TIE VISITING DRESS FOR Lent
Is also of peculiar style For instance, a
dress of old gold and black shot silk called
luminous star. This dress is, in fact bro
caded with pattern of stars with seven
Joints, the effect Of which il unique, but
not gaudy; the under skirt is vailed over
with black lace, draped into a tablier across
the front, while at the back the usual puff
is exchanged for thick hollow plaits of the
starry brocade polonaise with straight
panels falls over the skirt, and is slit open
between each panel; black lace is ar
ranged into paniers at the sides and a short
drapery at the back it is topped up with
clasps of old gold and black cut beads. A
very elegant model and one which is sure
to be much in favor this spring. The same
toilet can be made of striped black tatfctas,
with floral patterns in alternate stripes, or
else entirely of black faille or brocaded silk.
STYLES IN BoNNETs.
The bonnet which follows suit with this
style of dress is the tulle capote, composed
of narrow Fittings, and edged around with
velvet and beads A cluster of wheat ears
is fastened at the side with bow of mar
row ribbon. This very new and stylish
capote is made in all colors, but looks more
especially pretty in maize silk tuile, with
maize wheat ears and narrow crimson vel
vet ribbon. The concerto Spirit1tets which
take place of an afternoon are the preteXt
for the exhibition of novelties in spring
chapeaux. The DiQyOIO capote which IS
bright red, is quite a success. This dainty
capote somewhat resembles in shape the
little caps worn by the ladies of the tif-
tenth century. it is cut like babies
caps. in three pieces, and is made entirely
of scarlet silk tulle, edged round
with large black beads, bow of
ribbon and aigrette of feathers completes
the trimming. Flowers and straw bOnnets
have both made their appearance before
Easter this year. thanks to the bright rays
of spring sunshine which have visited us
Il oh,
little CapOtes, to which our Parisiennes
seem determined to remain faithful, there
are larger shapes with raised open borders
which are in great favor. The great art is
TO choose the style which suits ones face
best. To a petite figure and small head, the
close CapOte is the more becoming model,
while the slight and tall may wear the
chapeau with raised border. Fancy col
ored straw bOnncts are very fashionable.
They are much trimmed with tulle, lace
and beads Flowers, like feathers are
put on in clusters, very much at the top Of
the bonnet. In elegant toilets the bonnet
is matched to the dress.
HATS AND sUNsHhDEs,
In hats we have the Pierrette, with high
crown and very narrow brim. A model of
beige straw is trimmed with gold-embroid-
cred lace twisted around the crown, and an
aigrette Of herOn's feathers and light yellow
ostrich tips; the Lamballe cafeline of Leg
horn straw, with long ivory-white feathers
dropping at the back, and a trimming OF
moss-grecn velvet; the Bolivar, a modiflca-
ton of the Brigand shape, IS very pretty in
gray stray, trimmed with steel-blue velvet
arranged in fanciful plaits, with a tu1t of
steel and blue feathers at the side. Such
are a few of the new spring chapeaux,
which are creating n sensation just now.
Sunshades yelled over with tulle are alto
gether pschl,H. OF course you know pscit,,h
is the new word for chic Very pretty ones
are made of bright blue silk, covered with
blue tulle. They are edged with meshes of
red ribbon, and trimmed at the side with
dropping cluster of red peoples and blue
corn-howers In another style and for
more dressy toilets the transparent sun
shade of white lace is charming. The ham
die, white sugar stick in shape and color,
is truly unique. The fan, also of white
lace is matched to the sunshade, but
Frightened up by bows of colored velvet.
OPENING OF THE HIPPoDRoSE.
The Hippodrome in the Champs Elysees
reopened on Saturday last. This is quite
an event in Partisan life. One may never
have been present at one of the Presidents
TcGeDiOilSt OilG may ilOb bC q liCitAbCi Vi
the Cercle de MirlitOns; one may never
have worn a red coat at an evening party
one may not be subscriber to the Italian
Theater, and yet be a chic man; but one
cannot be a chic man if one is not present
regularly every year at the reopening of the
HippodrOme. This explains why there
were nearly seven Thousand people in the
immense sale of the Avenue del Alma,
and that one fought quite as much to be
able to get in and obtain a place as to be
able TO get out again. The show was much
rs usual Roman races in chariots were an
attractive feature, but the success of the
evening was divided between q clown ex-
hibiting two monkeys, the education of
which left nothing TO be desired, and two
Mexican horses trained by rider dressed
as Mexican and speaking English But
the
GREAT EVENT OF THE WEEK
For pleasure seekers has been the ''redoute''
given on Saturday last by ArSene Hous-
save, our popular poet and novelist, man
who reclons among his particular friends
more than one crowned head and the
creme de la creme of our fashionable,
artistic and literary world. What is a
"rcdoute?" The name is not new; it was
used in the time Of Louis XIV to describe
q nondescript sort of fete in which diverse
kinds of entertainments were jumbled
together without order or method. When
the reign of Napoleon and Eugene was in
all its splendors, Arsene HouSsaye revived
this style Of fete, and gave magnificent
entertainments during the carnival and
Lent seasons in,,his splendid mansion on the
Avenue Friedland.
THE ORIGIN OF THESE FETEs
Is said to have been quite impromptu. On
the Shrove Tuesday of 1863 the author was
entertaining some of his best friends at
dinner in fancy costumes when some la
dies and gentlemen who were going 10 q
fancy ball saw the gallery lighted up a
qio,7io and thought it good fun to rush in
with all the cerre and freedom OF the bcGa
monde of the Second Empire. The intrud-
ers were 80 gaily welcomed and all the
guests, both the invited and the unex-