Paris herself again in 1878-9 . ion in BegentStreet and Oxford Street. Whether any of our milliners will beenterprising enough to secure the two famous white-lace bonnets,I do not know. One of these extraordinaiy chapeaux is trimmedwith foliated lace formed of perforated mother-of-pearl, and isvalued at 2500 francs. Another, priced at only 2000 francs, isadorned with open-work lace, made of gold thread. I may add,for the information of the ladies, that dresses trimmed withfeathers, with yellow lace and with red lace, are frequently to be metwith in the vitrines of the Section du Vetement. The
Paris herself again in 1878-9 . ion in BegentStreet and Oxford Street. Whether any of our milliners will beenterprising enough to secure the two famous white-lace bonnets,I do not know. One of these extraordinaiy chapeaux is trimmedwith foliated lace formed of perforated mother-of-pearl, and isvalued at 2500 francs. Another, priced at only 2000 francs, isadorned with open-work lace, made of gold thread. I may add,for the information of the ladies, that dresses trimmed withfeathers, with yellow lace and with red lace, are frequently to be metwith in the vitrines of the Section du Vetement. The leadingLondon drapers and silk-mercers have been prompt in securing the?cream of fabrics for costumes in these glass cases, which, with the•talages of jeweliy, have divided the attention of all the femininevisitors. Charles Gask & Co. of Oxford Street have acquired the* black-velvet robe trimmed with feathers of the lolophor. Didyou ever see a lolophor ? Is it anything like a cassowary ? The V 2 228 TARIS HERSELF same firm have also purchased the Marie de Medicis dress, em-broidered with pearls, and valued at 10,000 francs ; the satin bcgedress exhibited by Costardeau, which is embroidered with peacocksfeathers, and is worth 2500 francs. Messrs. Charles Gask & Oxford Street are likewise the fortunate acquirers of a multitudeof satin robes trimmed with pearls and chenille embroidery, bro-caded and ivory silks, brocades, brocatelles, and damask, toge- GOING ! GOING ! 229 ther with a large quantity of silks, satins, and velvets from thelooms of Lyons, Zurich, Genoa, and Milan. Lace and gloves,and entire cases of sealskins and other furs, have also been pur-chased by the enterprising Oxford Street house; and when Gask & Co. display their treasures from the Paris Exhi-bition in their windows the excitement produced in feminineminds by the fascinating sight may be as intense as the disturb-ance caused by the same means in paternal and marital pockets. W
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