The Express.
London, England, 1860-02-29 00:00:00

101 AL VOLUNTAIR BALL.

The preparations for this magnificent fits are ra-
pidly regeweing, the sew Tleed Hall Ire irk oba the
gnat loess of sweeties br are des t0'...:. the lit of
ladies Ipairasants ha easier rower bapersat sairdisa
since the drat anassimagert was gishbehallond now Wades
the amass dam.. thee fey el ea lOW aprelmes d for
ariessery. • apsabladderm far rein reistive sikartee-
duties I. now be proem el eitastratioa si the "ea ad el the
ball, boat the dolga of 31r. Chaim Bury, .ad ban Ole
eiseados a grad raw el the bell will be eberteL Name.
Goats, will =pry vatessineates during the eralag st
Nurses averaged In eeseriest disaless eras& des
rots. sad the warpar—lip limsta. Simple, el •Illeessearr-
sereet—will he serer Is the bestarat alder the hall, a
glissade apertiseat 17 bet Is WO* sad arioding breath
the whole ens of the bandies. The applieetkae for rearm
her way ler readed the ant ..agate estleiptiors of
the wieder" ; sad the eseharge of ticker yesterday pro-
eseded et sash a rate widely K rathened b the (red of
tee week, will grabs& the cheese et ell who are not very
arty Is the Add. It le noserwat that It is airt unlikely
her Majesty easy boom the bell with a rat; sad the
Maeda..( ids Itegal ilbstraire the Peace of Wales end hie
mike brother, Prase Alfred, Is Isderetood to be placed
boyar a deabt.—Aref.

74111011 Jiascd.
(From Le Fond.)
Throughout the sawn gold and silver gauss has
been very faehionable for ball drums. Tarlatans, with
flAutoes embroldeted with coloured spots of velvet or of
gold—opotted over with gold, silver, whim, cerise,
14.--are all in favour. We have slao remarked as orgendi,
with whits stripes, which makes s simple but very charming
dress, with two skirts or a tunic ; body, round, with a keg
as► or a Moldavian band. Tulle, worked with gold, and
Vain white tulle, with bouilloonea skirts, are always imitable
and elegant fee moan dress. Moire antique and moire
initials's, inbound with bloada, lace, tulle, tarlatan, and '
velvet aro ell used for quits full dress. Velvet will always be
fashionable. Nola velvets of all shades—blank, mauve, lanai,
Saxony blue, oonflower, bias, pink, sad even white—also
Pekin velvet, black and whitey violet and black, gross& and
drab, greteeille and white stripes, &c. It is true that these
I am very 'epsomite, ; but AIM the Reburial Well Is so rich
end elegant that It does not require say trimming. Ons of
thew &true, which which we will describe, was of black
Pain velvet, with narrow whits stripes. This IntennbagUng
of black and white gives a kind of lead-coloured has. The
skirt wu plain ; the body high, without waist; the sleeves
tight, with a cud of embroidered cambric, without loos.
Whits velvet has been hitherto but little need, either fir
dresses or booLers, but It is now getting Into favour. For
wedding dress., It in becoming fashionable.
We observe that the dinner dregs, demi-neglige, fa pre-
ferred to low body, tiniest., indeed, for a dinner of great
eeremour.

Velvet end satin an the favourite materials for dinner.
&me; the °clouts moat worn ere violet, pent, and greys
They are trimmed with Iwo, paesernentsek, and plate
of beads ; but moire and silk are still worn, and elegintly
trimmed with ruching, of lace and silk.
Bonnets are gradually increasing in size, and are worn
over the forehead, and wide at the sides. The matirrivi;
are the 1111314 ea were worn last month—oreFe for visits of
ceremony; silk, or velvet and silk. Csaosr feathers, and
even the sada of peacocks feathers, are very fashionable for
trimmings.

We have seen an elegant tarry velvet bannet, a shade
between lilac and violet, trimmed scram the front with
a wart of the lean coloured velvet, with an aigrette high up
the upper half white and the loser the SUDO shade as the
bonnet. The mutain, half velvet and half terry. No blonde
inside. A plaiting of velvet and terry all round, with &small
bunch of violets on one side. Strings of tiny velvet.
A very simple but charming head-dress is formed with
plait of gold carried round the hair, end tied is two keg
bows at the top, the ends trimmed with weds or gold
filling behind the bandeau, or tied at the saps of the neck.
Plaits of gold and silver, mixed with velvet or lace, form a
very pretty head-dress fur demi-toilette; and seta of chenille
or gold &metal in great favour.