PARIS FASHIONS.

Grey River Argus, Volume XIII, Issue 1611, 3 October 1873, Page 2

PARIS FASHIONS.

1 [fkom our own correspondent.] . Paris, Aug. 9. Once a becoming article is extensively patronised, it is voted unfashionable. Thus sentence of death has beenpasse'd upon toilettes composed of white pea spots on a blue grfound. Blue linen'' with white embroidery, or trimmed with white guipure, is the height of elegance. In the way of materials, everything white is in season, from a morning dress of pique, with black velvet revera and cuffs/ with a silver-frosted aumoniere, to the long white . polandise for the afternoon, 1 trimmed with lace and looped-back, with bows very high on the sides. For promenades and carriage drives, as well as at ,the sea side or in the country, white: .tulle veils are preferable to black, or T bla^ck with white spots. These latter are de|rigueur in the tow<n. Dust is very inconvenient and exacts materials ' off which it can glide, rather than to remain incrusted. It is thus that that new. cachepoussiere is as indispensable as the waterproof ; it is generally made vp 1 in mohair,and of: the same shade ■■ as the toilette. For example, a grey mohair costume/ composed of a plain jupon trimmed with plaited, or ! fringed flounces, with blouse adjusted behind and floating before, with straw hat in harmony and enveloped in a ; blue or maroon gauze veil, and; then the mohair cache-poussiere, form ; a : toilette fit to make thfi tour of the world. The • pupitre basque, forming a ledge over the' panier, is still in great favor, and Venetian cut-work is being rapidly embroidered. .-JFor th.c sga-side black straws Hats with blue ribbon and a Spanish favor at ;the side, are very general, or straw in maroon, raised at one side by a bow of ribbon with streamers and a tuft of flowers surmounting all. The casaque derai-ad justed & revers, buttoning to one side, and the petit pelerine trimmed, like a polonaise, are also in great request. . The Trianon; parasol is a necessity, having both ends as large as an alpenstock. The pelerines are generally lined with colored silk corresponding either: with the bous of the tunic ;or the uu der petticoat. The Barege shawl, modelled after that worn bythe peasant girls of the'' -Pyrenees, are in request for cool evenings; it is too light tq disturb § head dress, and fleecy enough to protect tne shoulders. The Shah has suggested au aatrakan hat, a kind of elevated' fez, with a visor in front, with a gauze veil wound round it, the ends uniting in the cemture and looped finally at the side. Hats are made up in linen and muslin, to match toilette ; a large bow at one 3ide, knots of ribbon, and a ring or an aigrette ; the "same ii£ bat'ste or ecru, consists of small plaits bordered with Valenciennes and ornamented with ribbons and flowers. The Angot hat is made of English straw, with clear mignonette ribbon, and a tuft of roses at the side. Ladies in the country patronize striped silk stockings arid IJene-' lon shoe.s.-rnot a_t al} foecompg. Sim-: pjicity is the best of fashion guides. Side combs are in favor-, ; .■.,;■