OUR LADIES' LETTER.

Evening Star, Issue 4286, 21 November 1876, Page 1

OUR LADIES' LETTER.

tut •>- ■ • ?*?«* September 80. _ Many, heads,are inflamed with the, idea, i that were IFranee. to restore "the j palmy days of j gwnbling, compete- with i Monaco, or pick up the fallen jardebt could be paid off in a score of yean,, xAv !#*.■«* within his reach, the Minister of unwitriotic crown" may devolve on hSenhest wS is also the nepheVef thel[)tik^flSpttiteM, ma j e , fort y &f>W France, v apd> mind Nice of 4 her. light of but he r ,wiXL replace, thevertipg thje. principality intK>/l3fflßetaE- * men* for th* Jefeurtsv l ' the Servians/-, might- not yet <ihey»i* ■£• have to pay ho'fcaxes—a Mm&mjm&ffl prevent many ef 4Eeni their Vaterland after the Italian war.-"she P to^ 0Mr * i'^^^^flwav^holds it^iW sl ?^ l « the iii possession of regunenls o& workmen, who have got pientrpi do, andrthe pwnspect.uf being made'hSW by a.fat if killed while pursuing their ordinary calling.: vEfttßßW?tWll be.represented nobly r and-4t is understood I will not send any soap portraits of Bismarck, nor the likeness of Moltke in *^ O Yr-a?Xf exhibition that-W prov6ked' at 'PHfotf elphia even sheers froS Germans The.Prince of Wales, who is re? garded as a vompatHotk, 'has wtirifresh golden opinions by hw promise .to contribute the Indian presents;' anoT I&ly, l thanks to a freemasonry between the Pope and Victor Jimmanuel, will lend her dearest treasures of art, and which have never left the country t I* loanedrfor* cibly, bub that ¥e was compelled to return. Austria and Russia intend doing their best, fil,?f^ d d will Surpass ■ thdmsfeWsJso is now the J^rifeV'bniyijJmverts the Exhibition of 1878 will out-do all its^Qßetors 'ii T^2i.^? th by all orthodox royalists with every honor: it was anniversary' of' Wtfjurth of the Opmte de. Ghambord, or iHemW. in the e«ee of hw partizans. ■ • The<kmte>ss said to'W rapidly becoming as great .a'flevoteeas his predecessors Charles X:< He readaonly religious nature ataf accounts of pilgrimages, and those wonderful««water by the*tream>at Lourdes, Hardly a-week passes that- some blind do not receive thtar that, cripples do not run like hares, and the dumb talk like coquettes; and yet the papers teem with advertisements stifl of patent medicines. The world, which is politoral and warlike; is reflected in the'fashions. We have the " Montenegro '< mantleand the "Servian" hat. "Russian" furs are a drug, but still make their way, like Russian soldiers into Servia; and "Turkey* is remembered,by the adoption of sequins ' And harem jewellery in general. In antiquity dress was included as among the hue arts, its principles were defined, and omcera watched over the execution of its fundamental laws;' Now, liberty foralL-lo that the height of fashion consists, in-no lady being dressed like another, while having a toilette suiting her figure and-her features. Faille and cashmere are veiy generally patroaised; and delicate colors are giving way to .marked shades of red, and well-pronounced greys. Bottle green ia a favorite, for. many. -' The round maSHe when trimmed with sable, is, as ev«k elegant, but is generally to be encountered for theatrical excursions. The long straight paletot is- very prevalent, and so is that old acquaintance, the «ac polonaise, with its; double row of front buttons. On. the: subject of pockets,-they will be fashionable this winter, and constitute the piquant feature in the reigning: costumes, only they must be trimmed «a the sleeves, remembering that the more the polonaise is simple the more the sleeves and pockets ought to be richly trimmed. Plush and nap felt hats are exhibited as well aB "fcorn: The former are but ligh% gafoished, and, if blue, rose, white, &c., so much the better. For autumn materials, there is, of course, faille and then grey sicilienne, of two tones, brown and green cashmeres, blue foulard, &c. Red inateriais are not much trimmed. Bongs were clothed in purple; but, if so, lace and jewels are preferred to heighten its effect. The princesse formvof robe is much in fashion, and. so, 1 regretNx) add, is the ugly bias. Let ladies not be ashamed.to use their old toikttes, where they can be made to supplement a new one, and to work themselves the embroidery for their costumes—that in linon is easy and simple. The Louis XIIF. collar is made of the finest linen, and the height of elegance would be to employ old gripure. The men's collar has happily disappeared. The falling collar now worn sets free the throat, and allowing the beautiful linen with embroidery or lace to be seen, is more favorable to beauty. A word on theatres. The success of Mdlle. Sarah Bernhardt, in the new tragedy of " Rome Vaincue," is the talk of the town. She is dressed as a Roman grandmother in the. time of Hannibal, and eighty years of age* Nothing, can Surpass the sensational effect as, She-Stebg her grandchild- a foolish save her from being buried alive, ana then acks to share her tomb. ■--,,.. M. Molinari, the special of the * Debats,' . whose letters on •« Social America" are attracting so much attention, has been visit-, iugthe cotton States. He does notknow . which to pitymost—theniggers and their ,' liberty or the whites and their sufferings. u He believes the l out. _• >•'-• -. -■:> X C