OUR LADIES’ LETTER.

Evening Star, Issue 4337, 22 January 1877, Page 4

OUR LADIES’ LETTER.

Paris, November *25

Extremes are said to meet. One day we have a temperature recalling that of the '• Sea of Ancient Ice,” and the next .suggesting the Sahara. One day the leaves fall, another they pluck up a • pring courage. Other example of oontrarief.es : The most fashionable bonnet for a church or a theatre is white plush, with a boarder of small white feathers and larger ones in the same color to form a falling tuft; if you wish to bo stately and severe, a black velvet bat, ornamented solely with velvet, feathers, and jet included, is the orthodox head-dress. i'ho turban is very fashionable, and is made of the beautiful cheniUer gauze, which has more of au Oriental look than ordinary tulle. This turban or scarf is draped around the hat, crossing behind, then the two ends arc brought so as to form straps under the chin. Silken stull's more or loss embroidered are very much worn ; always in two tones; the different shades of green and white are largely patronised, without excluding browns and black faille ; figured wooTeu tissues largely till up the shop windows and find many purchasers, for they are pretty and cheap. it may be new, perhaps, to many to learn that foulard is largely being employed for night-dresses and undo clothing, and the doctors highly praise the material as being more healthy than flannel. In point of fashion as much attention is paid to underclothing as to the robe. The prevailing shape of the latter continues to be the indispensable princess'’, if anythin" more tight-fitting, or cuhusfr, without losing any of its graceful draping ; the very newest type may bo called the /ourreau. I forgot to add that when foulard is employed as pantaloons, under jupoi s, chemises, &e, the colors most in favor are white, cream) blue, and pale rose ; the trimming consists of plaited llnwers of the same material, ornamented with \ alenciennos ; the latter is tirst in point of elegance for tr unn.'cni garnishing, and then perhaps tho great novelty chcnillr. lace, which is applied in a thousand different combinations, and always with success. It is still early / or furs, but those that have appeared consist of silver beaver and of. course, fox. Marmot is largely employed for trimming ; Very rich paletots are made of otter skin, but skunk seems to have no patronage. Shawls have re appeared, and when gracefully placed heighten the effect of the present form of draping robes ; a shawl, Indian or Vashmere (French) understood, is really never out of fashion, because ever useful. As the tailors’ shops now sell ladies’ Ulsters and paletots, as well as ridin" habit", it is to be presumed that even the ninth part of a man is better at preparing fheseg rments than the most accomplished dressmaker. A ward at parting about tl;c hair ; tnosu ladies whom a negligee C'><i)uri’ suits prefer that stale, which seems to-ug-gest that it was yesterday the hair had been dressed instead of a few minutes ago. This is tiie art of imitating chance ; as a general remark, the form of the hair is worn neither h>o high, too much behind, nor too falling. The band in front is hat, with the division a .attic to one side, the rest of tho hair is brought round in a twist to form two hand- ■ ome an pin a, real or false. The caUn/a* is formed by supplemental hair in tiie shape of | a t r*ad<;, of which the extremities are united j and lixod near the bow. 1