Thank you for correcting the text in this article. Your corrections improve Papers Past searches for everyone. See the latest corrections.

This article contains searchable text which was automatically generated and may contain errors. Join the community and correct any errors you spot to help us improve Papers Past.

Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image

PARIS FASHIONS.

'Paris, November 29. When an ordinary costume costs 800f, it is time for even well-lined purses to consider the propriety of going cautiously. This may explain why the most expensive toilettes are made for exportation, and that Parisiennes resign themselves to admiring a good deal of what they cannot, or do not like to command. Thus at the races much sobriety in dress is observable, and in the gallery of the Assembly no lady displays a loud toilette. For mourning dress vigogne is the principal material, the jupon being either plain or ornamental, with one or several fringed flounces behind, with flat bias in front, tabller form, blause, fringed, draped at the side and behind, fitting to the waist by a leather belt, steel buttons before, vest adjusted a revers, with side pocket. Street dresses are in rather blight colored cloth, draped over a jupou in faille or black velvet. The new shade of faille, form princess, suits dinnerparties and soirees. Black velvet continues to be the classic robe, and ever as useful as it is elegant ; then comes black silk, which can be worn in all seasons, and that can be rendered as elegant as an evening dress with a tunic of lace. Waterproofs have become military capotes, and are lined with fur according to the season. It is ever a useful garment. The favorite furs are silver fox and mued rat, {but dear furs, like blue fox and sable, are never out of fashion. Otter is in request for muffs and trimmings. As a rule the best fur is the cheapest, and can become an heirloom. Ball dresses are matters of fantasy, and are, in importance, like muslin dresses in summer; they never seriously count; quiet ladies prefer black ; the Chantilly tunic?, or lace embroidered with jet, look very elegant over a poult-de sole robe, satin, or even black velvet. The dolman is in great favor, and charming gilets and casaques without sleeves, are to be met with in cashmere, velvet, and poult desoie, loaded with embroidery and jet pearls. The new sensation bonnet is the Duchess de Berry, a compliment to the Comte de Chambord’s mother.

Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ESD18740211.2.18

Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka

Evening Star, Issue 3424, 11 February 1874, Page 3

Word count
Tapeke kupu
361

PARIS FASHIONS. Evening Star, Issue 3424, 11 February 1874, Page 3

PARIS FASHIONS. Evening Star, Issue 3424, 11 February 1874, Page 3

Help

Log in or create a Papers Past website account

Use your Papers Past website account to correct newspaper text.

By creating and using this account you agree to our terms of use.

Log in with RealMe®

If you’ve used a RealMe login somewhere else, you can use it here too. If you don’t already have a username and password, just click Log in and you can choose to create one.


Log in again to continue your work

Your session has expired.

Log in again with RealMe®


Alert