THE FASHIONS.

Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2135, 10 March 1870, Page 2

THE FASHIONS.

Princess Clotilde, on a recent visit to the Theatre Franeais to witness M; Emile Angler’s new drama of “ Lions ct Eenards,” which -was anything but a success—wore a high dress of blue faille, a plain dead gold comb, and long earrings of similar gold—these completed the Princess’s most simple toilette. Princess Matilde was in a grey dress, with a grey opera cloak, profusely ornamented with braid and gimp of pale shade of brown. There was a delicate wreath of jessamine on her white tulle bonnet. Marcchale Canrobert, who was seated at the side of the Princess, wore a black satin petticoat, with a bright brown velvet dress over it ; the skirt, which was very gracefully looped up, was scalloped out round the edge, and corded with brown satin. White tulle bonnet, with two white feathers advancing over the forehead. Countess de Bechevet wore a beautiful toilette of grey satin shot with pink and trimmed with tassels and gimp jornamenta combining the two colors, the bodice prettily ornamented with loops of Valenciennes lace, and in the centre of each loop there was a diamond bee. The bonnet was of the latest fashion, being made of pink China crepe, with lappets to match, edged with pink fringe; two pink feathers were arranged in an upright position at the side. The front of the bonnet was a coronet of black velvet. Mine. Abeille wore a white qros grain dress, with a guipure - pelerine embroidered with pearls. Mdlle. Favart, the principal actress in the piece, wore the newest and most harmonious toilettes it is possible to imagine. Worth has surpassed himself, which is not a little to say now that this man-milliner reigns supreme. In the lirst act Mdlle Favart makes her appearance in a very simple toilette of striped silk ; the color is grey, and a satin stripe alternates with a dead one. There is a deep flounce round the petticoat, headed with a band of blue fox ; the tunic is looped up at the sides, but forms a small train at the back. There arc paniers at the sides, and all round the tunic there is a baud of blue fox. The pagoda sleeves are likewise bordered with a baud of similar fur. Over the plain high bodice there is a hunting jacket made in brown velvet, buttoned to the top, without any sleeves, and forming at the back a Garde Francai.se basque, and in front two pointed basques, which are turned back on the hips. In the second act this popular actress wears a toilette of pale green faille, the shade called vert d'eau. The long train is looped up at both sides, over a striped green and white silk petticoat ; the trimmings are white silk fringe and a very fine Andalusian gimp, also in white silk. The Heine Margot bodice opens squarely, and discovers a Valenciennes gitimpe, and a raise, or frill, to match. The closely fitting sleeves are likewise trimmed with Valenciennes lace. In the third act Mdlle. Favart wears a faille dress the color called pols de senfeur, or sweet pea ; the skirt opens over a white silk tablier, trimmed with a bouillont and a flounce ; the train is plain, but the sash at the back is so wide that its large loops form a sort of basque. The bodice has nevertheless a postilion basque beneath the sash. Mdlle. Favart wears her hair quite in the Louis XVI. style, the sole ornamentation being a simple bow to match the dress in color. The last fashion affected by the iUgantes are China crepe cmaques made by Worth. Groseilk is the popular color, and the casaquc

la demi-a-jus(ee, or half-fitting. Lace of all Varieties is very fashionably worn this season, and it is arranged in a thousand timerent ways. Sometimes as many as twelve yards of Valenciennes lace are sewn round these event cosaques. On dresses made in the Louis XIV. style lace is invariably worn; when they are high, two rows are used for bordering the apron, and when they are low, the entire apron is covered with lace ; at the sides also lace decorations are added. When large ve.vivs are worn upon either the skirt or bodice, they are edged with lace, and there is a ivay of arranging ten or twelve rows of AlenQon lace so as to form a paniev, which under skilful hands has a particularly stylish effect. Unless you have plenty of lace, with which to ornament a dress, and to use it lavishly, it is better not to use it at all ; for trimmings sparingly arranged have a very mad effect on the present style of costumes, ihe following is a simple outdoor costume which is considered in Paris as extremely good sty e for the present season. Navy blue petticoat with a deep flounce plaited « la Russe, and headed by a band of black Astrachan. The blue skirt is likewise trimmed with a plaiting a la Russe headed with a band of Astrachan. The outdoor cover ng is a sort of Hungarian jacket made of blue cloth, and with frog buttons or black gimp fastened to exquisite gimp appliques. The sleeves are open a la Hong row, and bordertd with Astrachan ; the tight sleeves of the bodice, with deep gimp revers, are visible beneath. An Astrachan toqud. This costume is both ladylike and distinguished. The Empress has brought home with her a very pretty little monkey with white whiskers, which is the pet of the moment at the Tuileries. All w r ho see it call it “pretty.” Her Majesty has also brought a white dromedary.