The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-06-16

Correspondence lntermountain Catholic
Paris. June Now that the Eiffar
tower has been treated to new GOAT
of paint, the thoughts Of Parisians are
turning toward the new fabrics ,p1iot
are out this year in the shop windows
in such dazzling brilliancy as to attract
all who behold.
The taffetas have disappearad &C bo
ing too old. Taffeta is a name only now
not a substance; for the new taffetas
are disguised under other titles. Take
Louisine, soft and insinuatfng. con,ino
in all the delicate colors of the sea
son, a taffeta with almost a sheer. vet
not quite.
silk canvas is, another name for that
which we might have called taffeta not
SO long ago. It is soft, like its rela-
tive, very bright, and reminds one of
alpaca, save that it is softer and thin
ner, delicate and more pliable.
Diamantine is another faffe+a II is
exceedingly brilliant and is shaded so
that YOU catch it in more tones than
one as the light plays upon it; then
there is sFavrile, a fabric which Won
would surely call taffeta, were it not
shown to you under its more fashion
able title. Yet they are silks. all silks.
pretty and shown to you in the latest
colors.
The foulards are out this year in two
widths, single and double. with their
white. cream and pale backgrounds
printed in all sorts of figures: there are
triangles, crosses, squares and geomet-
ric designs that cannot be classified.
There are flowers of all hues and ma
tons, and then there is the great fam
lily Of dots, ranging from little dots to
immense round figures, one of which
viii cover a woman's back, almost.
NEW FOULARDS.
The very newest French foulards
show the empire designs; they are iau-
rel branches, palms and crowns print
ed upon backgrounds of cream. There
are also the Louis VXL designs. Gain
", delicate subjects upon backgrounds
of white. These are rather expensive
and are worn by royaIists who can not
bear the idea. Yet, of republic: and
Who say the love Of monarchy must
die with their descendants, as it can
not die with them. The Castellanes
are the youngest OF the extreme roy /
ansts, and strongly do they show their |
tendencies; the countess has a gown, /
a mOdlSte whispered, showing a Louis !
XVI cotilion, in life colors There are !
several handsome lace fabrics which |
are called empress lace. They are in |
imitation Of the famous Alencon lace !
which N the real article, is so very !
dear, but is easily produced in imita- |
ton.
In 1855 Eugene wore, at the opening
OF tie French exposition of that year. |
a gown of Alencon point valued at
'2,Veo francs. 1t was so exquisite that
none ATTEMPTED to initiate, and it was
known as the empress gown" from .
mat time until the fall of the empire
us cut was adopted for all elegant oc-
'asions, and the fame of Eugenie's
lress soread over Europe This year
ne empress lace is made in imitation of
Alencon, and can be bought by the yard
or the fashioning of fine gowns.
IN the Rue Nivienne, where there are
many inc establishments devoted to
he making Of elegant garments for
women. there is one dressmal1ing house
/ shade higher priced than the others.
n whose spacious presses there hang,
low, At this time of writing. the most
EXQUISITE creations in the new fabrics,
so elegant are these, so indescribably
.thereal, SO delicate, so suggestive, so
,lmost sensuous. that the eve rests
ipon them and fingers there, because
II the very beauty of the textures.
THINNER FABRICS.
1t is easy in describing these to go
ar out Of the reach Of the ordinary