Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-10-25
I,1IGLOy STYLE Els.
Their Revival in France Caused by
Rostand's Play.

Their Revival In France Caused by
Rostand's Play.
Baltimore News
Erroneously tho term "L'Aiglon
style' has been considered by many to
appiy to one or TWO particular designs
nj garments, when, properly speakiog,
the name denotes type or period OF
| d, ass the peroid Of the late Empire.
| This misconoeption of the significance
of "L'Aigion'' sptinss from the fact
| that this style was brought into vogue
| in Paris rs q result of Sarah Bern
hardt's great triumph in Edmond
Rostand's masterpiece, "L'Aiglon,' IN
| which the world-famous actress intro
duces certain styles of dress regnaut in
the peri,id 10 which the events of the
play occur. These styles, having been
copied and adapted, became 10 the
casual obset YER and critic "L'Aiplon"
sty les, when, as matter OF fact, the
term refers to tho costume effects in
general OF more or less extended
period.
The question is often asked by
knowing ones: GLOW can they call
.L'Aigion' styles Empire styles, for
SIMPLICITY Is the predominant feature
of the iatler2" But such questions
overlook the fact that, although both
are Empire styles, they represent what
may call two extremes one the be
, ginning and the other the climax OF
! end.
When Napoleon first became EN-.
> peror, France was poor. She had beer
through the devastating horrors of the
, Revolution. The PEOPLE showed
severity In dress and tastes that wa
the natural result of the great world
| ,ln ;ln1 ,f lnntDRranu TIM
swept royalty and extravaganza from
the high aces, and leveled classes
After the anarcny of '93, what els
could be expected Than that every gilt
8 tering evidence of rank and wealth ant
e dominion would be tabooedp 1t was
h you will remember, Citoyen Bonapart
n the Citizen King! So much for tn
simplicity of the early Empire styles
d But take il some years later, whe
Bonaparte had become the master Q
I, France and his young son had bee
!. made King of Rome-L Aiglon, tn
!, eaglet, son of the Eagle. There was
kingly tiDge to the political atmosphere
Napoleon was making and unmakin
kings. Autocracy had again becom
IN predominant, and the eXtravaSanoe {
" the times, being in full flower shove
!, itself 10 the dress of the period.
in | was tnen CnhU II AlRion sbyies oaUu
!" into being. As for tho gowns of tho.
:, times, they were simple enough. The
!, we're the short. WASTED, comparative
= modest designs of the Empire, but ii
~ tendency toward elaboration shows
y, NJ itself 10 the wraps. The period 81
~ couraged everything in the way of 81
W buttons and braid. and particular
h embroideries, and in the matter of d
~ sigma it saw the introduction of ii
~ Napoleonio cape and the Napoleon
collar.
oh A distinctive feature Of "L'Aiglt
en STYLES - however, is the fact that tn
20 are in good taste and this has CO
I'D tributed greatly to their revival
"a will, of course, further the popularity
~ the styles in this county. The gil
= for instance, is applied an the mt
~ chaste designs--in the form of lit
Ia, vines or CAR leaves, for example. not
10 large or Hariug patterns. The Col
~ binations of green anti gold, the use
'o' Napoleonic capes or "capelets"
coin wordl wherever there is an {
cuse for their presence, the employing
-, Of the high Napt leauic collar and
S Sn short waistFd Empire wraps, are equa
NE NE characteristic earmarks of "L'Aig1
~ styles"