The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-19
EasI,ions In Paris.

Correspondence Philadelphia Telegraph.
There is no use at present blinking the
fact, the fashions this season are absolute
ly appalling in their hideousness. Hats
are so gigantic as to snuff out the wear
er's face completely, and so loaded with
flowers as to be a burden to our devoted
heads from their weight. Bonnets would
be microscopic were it not for the fearful
mixture of oolors that adorns them and
which draws the eye. The modern fash
ionable woman in Paris now is sad to look
upon First, her hat, being huge, is lifted
by the wind and flaps gaily, held only on
her pericranium by numerous hatpins, and,
as it is the fashion to wear ones hair
very loosely twisted and skewered by one
PIN a la Sarah Bernhard unless you wish
to see your cherished headgear depart, hat
pins and all, for short flight In midair,
the aforesaid hat must be held on. Our
skirts being at present, at minimum, SIX
yards in circumference round the foot nat
uraIly must be held up with both hands;
so. in saving your hat. you have to let go
your skirt which instantly reposes itself in
the muddiest puddle attainable and flaps
cheerily about ones ankles thereafter in a
moist condition. Also Dame Fashion pre-
scribes that we are to wear huge ,, runs rs. OF
bethan were it not for their long ends edged
with lace which are distinctly of the Stuart
aee
thus rendering her quite sightless, or else
we wear nice long capeS which are DlOWn
bodily over our heads, crushing our hats
and giving a very fair idea of monk with
his cowl drawn down to his chin Our
sleeves are more gigantic than ever; we all
wear blouse waists that fall over wide cir
dies in front, with gigantic bows pinned up
with jeweled pins the left side. Stout
women look absolutely gigantic. well-made
women have the beauty of their figures
utterly ohscured, and thin women bear the
same relative proportion. when their slight
ness is compared with the volumlnous char
aeter of their attire, does the proverbial
huckleberry when it's small size is con-
trasted with the dimensions of the tradi-
audience at the Theater Francois the other
day when an indignant delegation, COM
prisng several women who, having invested
in very small boainets so as not to obscure
the view of those Immediately behind them,
were incensed by having their own view
of the stage impeded by less considerable sis
tiers with gigantic hats? When then and
there did the wrathful delegation draw up
an account of their woes and dllate upon
the fact that none of them had seen one
glimpse of the performance, and praying
the management of the government tneater
to Law their account of this state of things
before the Minister of Fine Arts. decree
ing huge headgear of large circumference
and great height are, by order of the afore-
said Minister, either to take off the afore-
said headgear or are to be denied admission
to the four theaters unfNr government con-
trol-namely, the Opera, the Opera Comique,
once in a way, this projected governmental
decree is universally approved Of. and as
we make it a rule in France always to
growI about whatever the government does
decree this appreciation is unheard of as
to be worthy OF note.