LATEST PARIS FASHIONS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1829, 30 April 1888, Page 3

LATEST PARIS FASHIONS.

(from our correbpondknt.) Paris, Febraary 28. A superb ball toilette of the past fortnight had the long train m pale blue broo&do, finished with a fall ruohing of orape of the same ; Ihs aklrt front la m crape, with wide tncka at Intervals. Tliobo are met at the Bides with narrow panels In pale blue faille franoalao, each bordered all around with wide and extremely fine and beautiful Dacheesa laoo, pat on perfectly flit and having the centre hung with flit, round pomplllea m colourless oryatal, whloh givo the effaot of solidified watar drops againat the pale blue faille, The lownooVed and Bloeveleaa corsage is 1q the faille franoalao, covered In front from the shoulder to tho waist with fl*t folds of palo blue orapa, and at the other side with a band of lace matching that on tho skirt. Narrow ruflba <£ laoo replace tho absent Bleevea. A protly evening dreßS for a yonng girl Is In pale pink gauzi with narrow atrlpes of aatla. It is made full and plain at the back ard Bides of the shoet akirt, whloh Is turned baok at either aide of the aklrt front la plain revera out bias, and set at the outer and innor edgea alternately with bowa of moaa-green ribbon. The corsage is gathered, haa a Bimll point front, and elopes np to the waist at the hips. It Is finished around tho top, whloh la cut m a very shallow decollete, with a rufll) of gauze. Full elbow sleeves, made transparent, and finished with a ruffle of laoe. B)wa of m->aa~green ribbon are sot on the ehonldors, and on tho infiide of the eloevoe, and one at tho point of the waist. Tne akirt front is m plain pink gauzo, onught up m tho centre at Iho height of tho knoo, and scalloped at tho edge, falling over two plaitod gauze flounces, This dross U very tasteful m palo blue gauze with pink ribbons. IShadod ribbons for hits and bonnota havo mado their appoaranco. A hat m grosoillo straw trimmed with wid,o satin ribbou, ahodod from stool-grey to groseille, waa particularly effoctivo. fioad embroidery id oxtonaively usod on elegant toilettes m faille Francaiso and pouu de Soie It must match incolor tho material of the dreßa. Tan colored glovoH m undresßod k d reaching to tho elbow are Btill rooßt fashionable for evening wear, but cream whlto or manvo are also much worn with light tinted dressep,find pale yellow or pink with toilettes of those shad* a. Some are embroidered m two ahadts of the oo'or of the glove on the back and at tho 1 top la small designs of loaves nnd f^iwarp, but tho plain glove is always tho moat stylish. Long bilk glovea matching the ooßtumo m colour will bo popular for street wear when the warmaeaion arrives. They are made now well shaped and, of beautiful quality. During tho juat ended, carnival a&jaon a gou'd. many dinner parties were given In the capital*' a,f which, the gqosta wore desired to oome with eoetanae^ heads, an arrangement whio.h yava a very pretty ftßpoctto tho dlffarontontortuiuments. One of the moat original and striking of theae ' devices represented the North Pole The hair, built up very high and profusely powdered, had Bet upon the structure thne formod a small allvor ehlp, amlc\ pufjfi of froatod tulle, imitating ' iao ani aiow, Tho name of franklin wan inuoribed upon the miniature voaae 1 . Abjveit, mounted on a nlendor silver wire, wu3 a large star m diaoaonda, reproaontln^ the Polar Btar. Another original coiffure, called IV^onto Carlo, had the hair rjiowdorod, cm ono aide I with gold and on t^o'othor Bld,e virith silver powder, and, aurniourite'd with o. cap, half In red satin and hntf m, black. A, tiny oroupior'n rake In gilt v{oo^ was sont jauntily at one oi tUla ca^ and was kept m placo by * roaotto formed of bank nqtoq.

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