Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-09-18
WaO skTs THR FASHIONS ?
A isacy Letter ON subject Concerning whI
Women Love TO Read


Women Love to Rcad.
Lucy Hooper's Parts Letter.
1here IL no longer n court at which new
ball Dresses can I've inaugurated, no fair and
elegant empress u show oil the latest crea
lions OF the great dress. makers. The repub-
lie, ignoring ono OF the greatest elemonts In
tho prosperity Of France, docs nothing TO
make Paris brilliant and attractive from a
social point OF view. At the balls at the Ely
see one will sock in vain Tor display Of nov
elites or OF elegance in dress. Under the
empire thore was group OF great ladies' re-
nowned for the originality and eccentricity
of their toiiettes, who dressed splendidly,
and who were continually endeavoring 10
discover or to invent something new. The
Princess do Netternich, the Duchess de
Morny, tho Countess dc Hon, and some
eight or ten others, were tho cynosure of all
eyes whenever they appeared In public.
Iheir dresses were criticized, admired and
copied. IL was for them, and to carry out
their ideas, that the great dress makers of the
day strained every nerve In their competition
with each other. Some few OF the group still
hold their ancient places, and others have
come later To claim share in the leadership
oil fashion. The Princess de Sagan IL ono OF
the most in iluential Of these last. IL was She
Tor instance, who introduced for watering.
place wear tho red toilettes and scarlet para
soils that havo flushed, like a crop OF poppies
Tor two summers past the sea beaches OF Eu.
rope and OF America The Princess dc Met
ternich in Ike manner invented several
Years ago the peculiar and vivid shade of
yellow green, at first called by her name, and
afterwards revived and rechristened linden
or wilIow-green. Foreign royalty, too, in the
absence Of French court, does not fail to
exercise marked influence over French
fashions The delicate blonde beauty OF
Queen Margherita of Italy and her taste for
subdued yet effective coiors, brought tho dii-
iorent shade OF heiiotrope into fashion. The
Grand Duchess Vladimir of Russia, a dark
and regal.looking beauty, IL responsible tor
the creation OF the brilliant shade OF orange
known a. Nesuvius, which was the rage last
winter and spring for evening dress wear. 1t
was with velvet of that hue tina. Worth lined
the magnificent court train OF Mrs. Marshall
y. Roberts, OF New York, which was worn
by that lady at tho latest Of the two drawing
rooms which were held In London last June
The train itself was in white velvet, stamped
with pattern in silver Of ferns and lilies-of-
the valley, and tho velvet lining was pro-
longed ovor the white velvet exterior OF the |
train 30 rs to form narrow border, finished
with passementerie OF silver and cut crystal
beais The short skirt and corsage were I'm |
heavy white faille embroidered with silver. |
To the Princess of Wales in due the introduc-
ton OF the cloth tsilor-made suits for walk
ing or travelling dress. And the Empress OF |
Russia inaughrated last season the STYLE of
trimming the skirts OF tulle or laco ball |
dresses with great long.stemmed bouquets |
Of roses.
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,ho o tni W uio Pio'aent impressions regarding
snu s,a Ia ~. ~ that tney are created ana
- S u"u py symuicate Oh tbe great dressnAk-
eIs oi Iarls Hung In concert but this in- |
In,s plassian ,a y an erroneous one. There are |
:, s"nio n1' n,e @ of SIN leaning dressmakers who
go ", ''o,y ,l'en.iso iaculty that they pos
a year, and Worth continuously throughout |
= s"J r,,'es sa,' TOT ortn sun remains without
"ar, a. ,',o s'oa' @ srt's.ic uresshaker OF the
~. ". =. Was ne, ior lhsuance' that invented
.ne eNlnlsite iitlle wraps compounded OF