The Express.
London, England, 1853-10-03 00:00:00

FASHIONS FOR OCTOBER.

(from Li 1A1..)

Our dressmaken and milliners are very busy in
preparing their autumn, and even winter, toilettes; em-
ploying for iha parries the riebut velvet., sat n•, Mouth..
&wen, ribbon, sal feathers. The styles are sew and
attractive.

Bemesta for negligee or promenade are composed of vel-
vet, either green, blue, violet, or soft brown drab, trimmed
with back Venetian lace, mixed with flowers and foliage,
et feathers the same colour as the velvet. The insides
of the fronts are ornamented with bright colours of any
shade most Blamable to the complexion, placed lightly round
the face.
Visiting bonnets are the demi-eapotes, composed of bands
of pink or blue terry velvet, separated by rows of white
blonde frills. The blondes are excei-sivety light in texture
and design, and give these bonnets the elegance and trine.
parency so bec.diung to the season. The inside corresponds
with the outside, both being ornamented with tufts of the
smallest flowers, ribbon, guipure, or feathers. The trim-
mings of these capotes are often a eine!' Hower, the shade
of the terry velvet, with long foliage in blonde or crape, or
small white feathers tipped with the colour of the velvet,
pistol so gracefully that to attempt any description would
be both futile and indieereet.
Bonnets of pearl grey velvet, mixed with pink satin plaits,
cheek., or rook-aux, with small pink and grey feathers, and
• deep white blonde demi-violette placed at the edge, are
extremely pretty. The trimming inside is a mixture of
quilted blonde and rosebuds.
Black velvet bonnets are always worn ILI negligee, more
or less ornamented according to taste ; they have black lace
edges and black lace barber, in lien of ribbon. Drug bon.
nets are formed of ribbons and blonde, which, whilst being
lees ',gime, ere not so dressy as the coiffures, which are
destined to be most in vogue fur grand occasione during the
coming winter.
Smell caps continue to be worn, composed of taffetas, vel-
vet, or guipure brochis ribbons, and form • very favourite
coiffure for " at home" dress.
The coiffures, composed of velvet and gold ribbon it
gauze ribbun beech,', with gold or silver, are much admired
for full dress. Some, more simple hut not less pretty, am
made of plaid satin or taffeta ribbon, edged with blacker
white lace. The I .ce (cinchona are pointed round the edges
and between the points • bunch of coques of fancy ribbeM
is placed.
Although the greater number of toilettes now in per
partition are for autuma wear, some beautiful ones of a
lighter and more fragile character are to be seen, such se
a pretty robe of white tatfatas, the trimming composed
of (owers, made of feathers from Brasil. The bril-
liancy and lightness of this garniture is almost beyond
imagination
A rube, in the Spanish style, entirely covered with
flowers, shaded in black, pink, and white; a number ed
small tassel* foil over the flounces, and ornament the body
and eaten.
It is never too late to speak of the embroidered mas-
hes and organdie, with their flounces mixed with lace,
and worn over pink, blue, or eaffron-coloured sareenet,
forming moot beautiful and simple toilettes for young
married ladies. As to the taffetas, they belong to au-
tumn or winter, aecoroing to the style and description
of trimming employed upon them. Some are embroid-
ered, others trimmed with Lace end bows of velvet ribbon.
Ribbons, especially, have been the indispensable accessory
of every description of garment, and will continue to be so
during the winter. There are MOO mast magnificent rib-
bons now in preparation ; some entirely gold, some of silver
and shaded silks; the effect of which will be admirable upon
plain white tulle robes. Stamped and broche velvets are
also used to trim dresses of taffetas.
For example—we have seen a robe of violet taffetas, with
the fl mimes edged with 1 f velvet in different shades
of violet. Over each flounce of taffetas is *nether of flue
lace, reaching to the velvet leave.. The lace flounce is
caught up at intervals, forming a drapery, and fes.
toned with bows of velvet with floating ends. There
are three flounces ; the top one being attached
to the waist, and reaching • little -below the
top of the second, so as to dispense with a heading. The
bows on the lace flounces are so placed as not to inter•
fere the one wiz!' the other. The corsage is terminated
with a basquine, covered with lace. The sleeves are com-
posed of three frills, edged with velvet, and also covered
with lace. The top frill is pot into the armhole; the
second descends • little lower thee the elbow; and the
third forms a pigude ; each frill is raised, en draped', by
bows of velvet ribbon. The body is very open over the
cheat, and low half behind, trimmed with black Woe, and
may be worn with a chemisette for demi-toilette. A
trimming of black lace is fastened round the edge of the
slave, and foal over the band, instead of underoleeves.
when no chemisitte is worn. Bracelets—A narrow velvet,
with • crow, or saint esprit of precious stones, suspended
round the neck, and a bunch of violets, with long grass in
the hair complete this toilette.
The return of neeklacesis spoken of as certain this whiter
in the fashionable circler ; and hair ornaments are much
sought after for necklaces, earrings, and bracelets. The
workmacship is beautiful, and the effsstratressely good.
Rebus, worn with redingotes and high dresses, have
almost invariably
.the col snommeetaire, trimmed with
/Atta clla or Valenes's, lace. The style's very .
Small tucks are much in favour for tads or matte:l7lZ-
settee; but, whilst there an be sulking prettier when
new, tbev are generally spoilt in washing. To obviate this,
narrow flat braid is ran in each tuck, which gives firmer,
and keeps them in their straight lines.
Lace bertha are moth in favour; application, guipure,
or Alencon are most in demand ; they are fastened with
narrow ribbon or ends of lam, called betudionuses- the
trimmings to the sleeves and flounces match the lice of
which the berths is composed.
Brooches are much warn, to fasten the berth. on the
front of the body.
As the cold weather sets la, bonnets will be made direr
and lower on the forehead, precluding the plait, which has
become quits vulgar, serer the of the had, and
throwing up the front of the bonnet to as unbecomiog
style; for few, very few, ladies can nay looser patronise so
bold an sppearunce as the head drams lately worn out of
doors; the medium is always preferable. The MIMI of
the awoke are soft, and often in a different shade to the
front; some have velvet crowns and satin fronts, with late

edam
The new skimp in the pagoda form has but one seam on
the initilde of the arm, which is fastened together in three
plods, leaving Washes crossed with narrow velvet ribbon,
allowing tht bouffantes under.sleeve to be emu at each
opening. This style is pretty sad novel, and, as the wea-
ther is getting cool, the undertlerre will Denude of posit
de sole, instead of muslin ; the colour =mismatch the Mese,
bet in a deeper shade.
Winter pardessus are occupying the atteation of our most
skill= artistes, but nothing sufficiently definite to describe
has yet been decided upon ; we must, therefore, defer speak-
ing of them until our neat number. We may, however,
mention that velvet trimmed with deep lam will be worn
for full dress—the pelisse, for morning dram; the Telma,
cut on the bias, and the mantaau Buridant, in cloth
trimmed with velvet braids, for promenade.
The sorties de bal are very elegant. The most distin-
gaits are made of white posit de sole, lined with blue or
pink satin. A large hood, lined with plush to match the
satin, with a fall bow and long ends, is ludispeneable
and illyrisnue sleeves complete this useful and beautiful
manteau.
Taffetas glace dream, with three skirts or three deep
Bottoms, are much is favour. Bows of ribbon are placed
upon the d ionises.
Small beautiful coins de fen of velvet and title, with
deep bantam and back like the paletot, richly embroidered
with braid mixed with jet.