LATEST PARISIAN FASHIONS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1761, 8 February 1888, Page 3

LATEST PARISIAN FASHIONS

(BY OttK PARIS CORRESPONDENT ) Paris, Deaember 15. The latest stylo for boDne»e for fulldress occasions, such as afti moon receptions or first night at the theatre, are very elegant, though of a le?s ornate rmke than heretofore. They are composed of azure or of rose-pink velvet, tria.med wiih ruffles of fine cold lace and with point* detds of tbe velvet. The firm is tbe cnprite si' ape, and there are no strings. A very tasteful bonnet m thiß style is m cream with velvet, stu'ld d with minute gold t-pangles, another m the same velve being covered with a net-work m eokl inread. This is less dressy than those first mentioned, and it has the brim covered with Llaok velvet, end has black velvet fitringa.

A very striking bonnet is m goldyellow velvet, artistically crinkled, so to speak, and not stretched upm tbe frame. The front ie adorned with a knot of ribbons m white moiio and gold yellow velvet. The brim is edgsd with goldongreen humming birds feathers No string a those appendnges being entirely out of favor for Ju'l dress bonnets. A less showy bonnet bad the crown covered witn a net-work m black chenille and gold threai, and tha brim composed of black velvet, embroidered with god. In front of tha crown weie set two small black parrots with gilded clane. Capotes m white or scarlet, with brims m back velvet, or m black astrakhan, with black velvet strings, ere rnuth ia favor for demi-toi!o'te. There is but little change to chronicle m the etyleßnf round h ts, which are thoroughly eclectic Any ehipe aad every fhape maybe worn, from 'he tarban to the G in -borough, and all sorts of trimmings are accepted, l*rg° knots of Bilin, or of moire rit)bon and long ostrich plumes beiog the moßt popular on tbe large bats. An old innovation ia that of the corkfcrew plume, which is a rory loog oa ; rich feather, twisted round and round half way up its leDgtb m the manner indicated by its name. Some beautiful new dreFgrraterinls have been brought forward during the last fortnight. One ie of heavy satin, brocaded at wide intervals with large Btars m gold thread. Another ia a rich black faille, brocaded with a representation of large tasstile m black satin. A very mperb brocade, called "I' A mericaino, ' is figured with brilliantly clour* d and artiste Ally -haded autumn Jeav- s, on a ground of back satin. It is said that a collection of tbe highest colored of the au'umn leaves of America was tent out to Lyons to aid m the formation of the design— the beautiful roee-red of the sug ir maple and the mamo purple of tha copper-betoh showing conspicuously on the black satin ground woik