The Express.
London, England, 1862-11-28 00:00:00

FASHIONS FOR DECEMBER.

(From Le Fo/ld.)

If we may draw a conclusion from the preparations
made by the leading manufacturers of articles for ladies'
dress, we should be led to anticipate a severe winter ; and,
although warned by an old proverb, " not to judge by ap-
pearances," still, as faithful chroniclers of all matters refer-
ring to fashion, we are bound to notice the several novel-
ties in material which are offered to the fair sex as a
special protection against the expected inclemency of the
Mason.

Some of the new goods are perfectly novel, while others
are merely old friends with new faces and names. Satin
will be much worn tide winter, as will also velvet, and
moire antique. The last-mentioned material is made in
several new colours and designs ; thee with Pompadour
flounces are perhaps the most elegant, and decidedly the
newest. They are manufactured in a variety of shades,
both light and dark ; but are better adapted for evening
wear. For toilettes de villa, silk and poplin are much worn.
In both materials the colour of Russian leather is greatly
in favour. For morning and in-door wear reps and drougets
are still fashionable, as are also a variety of new and old
materials, which would scarcely be recognised by our readers
under their new appellations. Evening and ball dresses
are made in tulle or tarlatans, over silk or satin, or other
of the latter materials alone. It is anticipated that worked
mishits will be revived. For • young lady's ball dress, what
can possibly be more elegant than the new gause grenadine
with satin stripes? It is eaceasively metal in appearance,
and is Me:pensive wear.

Lace flounces or tunic will be much worn on ball-dreasme
but for toilettes de villa they are decidedly in bad taste.
We always considered them out of place for this purpose,
and willingly announce their disappearance. On mantles,
Lae has a very different effect ; and will still be the most
habilN style of trimming.
Soutache and passementerie are still and will long be
favourite ornaments, for cloaks and dresses. Buttons and
tassels are much worn, and are made in a variety of different
styles, which will suit any material or form. Speaking of
trimmings, we welcome with great satisfaction the return
of fringes, decidedly the moot graceful ornament ever in-
troduced. Our readers must not understand from this that
we allude to the old style of straight, silk fringes ; those
now in favour are excessively becoming, whether in silk or
chenille. They have splendid headings and hxng in tufts,
separated by pendant button., or little mossy balls.
Fur is much worn on dresses and mantles • Chinchilla is
regaining its sway, and is considered more dress than Astra-
oil) which has not lost in favour since we last wrote; muffs,
viceorines, and cuffs are now made in the latter. Bound
boas are no longer worn ; the furs intended for the throat
are made in the shape of a large collar ; they quite cover
the shoulders, and are either pointed or round behind.
These pilei:ses are made with or without long ends, but
the latter are much the most distingu6. Muffs, on the con-
trary, seem to disappear day by day, and if the present
fashion continue they will soon be not of the slightest use.
But a lady, however, always uiderstands how to modify the
fashions, and will never wear anything exaggerated. Plush
is decidedly becoming a favourite material for bonnets and
mantles, and is even employed for trimminr dresses.
The peessut shape at bounet is, we think, the most die-
put that has appeared for • long time. It is very narrow
at the sides, very close to the cheeks, and, though still
raised quite high at the. top of the head, is very prettily
rounded. The pointed form, we are happy to say, has
totally, and we trust, irrevocably disappeared. The curtains
appear to be little wider than they were a few weeks ago,
but, we hope, will never recover their former preposterous
dimensions. Bonneta are made in almost all materials ;
plush, terry velset, silk, satin, figured tulle and plain
velvet; the trimmings are velvet, feathers, or dowers;
ribbon is very little worn, and only on quite morning bon-
net,. Feathers are more patronised than ever, both for
bonnets and coiffures; dresses are also trimmed with them,
but not for out-door wear.

ferry velvet is not, of course, considered so habille for
a bonnet as the plain royal velvet; in fact the latter
material mixed with satin or tulle is the only style adopted
when worn in dress. s
The new mantles are much smaller than was fashionable
Nat winter. They are made iu so great • diversity of
form that it is • difficulty to select from them ; we may,
however, state that the " Polonaise" is the most elegant and
decidedly the most dressy.
llama shawls, trimmed with fur or quilting, have become
very common, hut cachemires or the new Paisley will
always be too expensive to admit of this result.
Flounces Sr. rapidly diaappeariug. When worn they are
so narrow and full as to have the appearance of ruches.
Dress are worn very full and very long behind. The
boxplaits all round are no longer admissible, except for
moires, activate, or satins.

THZ ARCHBISHOPRIC Or CANTERBURY. —The
enthronhation of the Archbishop of Canterbury in Canter-
bury Cathedral is fixed for Friday, December 12. We are
requested to state that admission for all persons, wbether
clergy or laity, will be only by tickets, for which applies.
tiou must be nude to the dean before Friday neat, De-
cember 5.

i'IisIVORKING Mines Coons;, Ipswica.—There
are already about 250 members of this college, of whom
about 214.1 are students. Theme are thus distributed in the
various chums :—Arithmetic aid mensuratioo, 70 ; writing,
00 to 70 ; book-keeping, 30; geometry. 15 ; English gram-
mar and composition, 25 to :40 ; English literature, 12 to 15;
logic, 12; French, 4.5 to 50; Greek, 6 to 8; Latin I 2 •
chemistry, 10 ; vocal musk, very large. The =imbues'
room, which is opus orrery night from 7 till 10, is well at-
heeded, sad contains • modem= supply of newspapers and
periodiceb. Friday evenings are devoted to lectures and
meetings of • load aad entertaining character.—Berg ow(
Norwich Pea.

-Tiil)7l3-1.10 COMPAININS WINDI2I64IP Acr.—
Yesterday the reculatioes and orders issued by the Court of
Chancery for the winding.up of all public companies that have
failed, or that may hereafter fail. came into operation in
00011..1101:1 with the act of parliament caned lot session,
entitled the "Companies Act," and which amends and eon-
sohdatas into one comprehensive code ail former legislation
on the subject, besides including withal the scope of its
operation and the jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery all
companies established under the Limited Liability Act.
There are 63 regulations.