The Express.
London, England, 1866-11-30 00:00:00

FASHIONS FOR DECEMBER.

(From Le Follet.)
As winter costumes make their
short dresses are seen to be more and more
fact, for walking dress the trained skirts ma)
quite out of date ; they are reserved for '
riage wear. We should be sorry to have
total disappearance ; but, so capricious
fashion, that it may yet be our duty, I
chroniclers, to give even that proof of
fickleness. There is still a talk of short
dress, but of that we hesitate to speak
general.
We must again repeat that black is extremely
o nuparatively one sees little else out of "
tainly, worn as it most frequently is, over ,
colour, nothing can be more becoming or 1
for the long dresses worn when making ceremseici,
black velvet, moire, or satin predominate.
alias upper skirt, with low or high body,
fashionable. A new style of dress called
is very neat for morning wear, being Irian
of plain cachemire or woollen material,
and masque of the same, in a deeper shade,
tooned round.
It is generally supposed that broche sill

be worn this season. The crinolines being ,
material that will haag in thick and graceful
than ever likely to meet with success.
There is much questioning as to what
adopted with the short dresses. Tlie
served by all good artistes is to adapt the
vidual figure, that which may suit one bei
unbecoming to another ; but we may ju
three makes in vogue—the small corset
matching the tunic, with high body, and
the under-skirt ; also h;gh body forming •
style called " Princesse," the long ale
under-skirt ; and again the vests with
hanging—of the same material as the
natty, the waistcoat, with long tight sleet
skirt.
Though the skirts are not very much
not say the same of the bodies. Passes,ea,
endless variety, and of great elegance ;
plaques a la hussarde, with a thick plai
aiguillettes ; Oriental plaques, worked
plaques mandarins, with teasels in
formed of a thick plait, ornamented wit
ending off in plaques to match. Also
of quite an original style, as their name
fantasie is the giant button in mother
%Tates, the diameter of which is not less
Narrow far trimmings are again wry
cloth or velvet like the dress, with
are still used, though they cannot be
rank as the muffs entirely of far.
made, called fur-galon, an imitatiot
Aetracan, from about 10 to 14 inches
used as a trimming for woollen morns
with success, making a little v.triat
trimmings, of which some may begit
It is certainly suitable to the season
nising well with velvet or paasemei
Some bias galons are made with edgy
and also plaits of red, bordered Intl
dents of jet.
For evening toilette we can affirm
of the most admired trimmings ; beat
will, in a great measure, give place'
Bonnets, though still small, are
change ; and the " Catalan " and
way to the " Heine Hortense," " 1
" Empire "—not, indeed, the vent
modification of the same, which, in
modiste, may really be made a beco:
velvet is the material most used,'
and satins are also much in favour
tense " is cut quite round. tonal's;
back, and is trimmed with a silk frill;
trimming of cut jet above. The strings
the same colour as the bonnet, wit'
over them, fastened either with a je
We prefer the former.
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The number of passengers
London and Paris by the South-East
Chatham, and I)over Companies alo•
less than 300,000 in an ordinary ye
THE LATE LORD SEATON.—'.
augurating the statue of Lord Seal
place yesterday afternoon. The we
fine, and there was a conaiderabl
and gentlemen, including a numbe(
officers. Among the latter were P
Martin, Admiral-Superintendent
Owen, Royal Engineers, and the
the various military forces in garri,
REFORM AT `ALP -
Richard Young, Esq., for C;
invite that gentleman to a publi(
Hallsin about the second wee)
January next, in celebration ;
House of Commons at the
and as an acknowledgment
political conduct during the past
bility the dinner will not be coati',
be a meeting of the honoural
throughout the isle. As a and
topic will be the reform question,
the attendance of several membe;
secured, so as to render the dinne
siderable importance in the corm
HOSPITAL FOR CONSUMP7I
THE CHEST, BRONIITON.—The qu;
of this charity was held yeateni,
Foulis, Bart., in the chAr. Al
nets, the secretary read the rei
management. It appeared fro(
the establishment as regards in
carried on with the usual benel
colouring and white-washing to t
had been completed, and the wa;
again. The committee regrettei
cesi progress of the charity hvi
during the past quarter ;
trace this falling off in Intel
they did not attribute it to ar
the part of the public. As the
increasing, the committee look(
to continued and additional 1
help had been received in the sin
through Mr. E. J. Layton, for •
due. The kind assistance of th 4
collections during the last few •
acknowledged. The following h
within the past quarter :—Mie
guineas ; Mr. C. Beachcroft,
19s. The number of in-patient. ‘.
August was 320;
discharged, itnury be p-
died, 46 • new out-patient cases, '' l„
terminated with a hearty tote of that
chairman.
NATIONAL BENEVOLENT IN:41
annual general meeting of the friends
this institution was held in the Freeir
terday. Mr. Henry POWntal, vice-
chair, and in opening the proceed
which would be read to them was
than its predecessors, as, notwitbst
downs of money matters during the yi
to the institution had not been dinaii
trary, they were enabled by the bent
to grant sums of 20/. a-year to no leas
in addition to the large number of per
roll. The secretary then read the rei
appeared that the number of pensionets
was 279. the total sum paid to them dr
6,0021. 2s. 611. Gratuities of 10/.
ere earl"
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member of the committeei w
unsuccessful candidates. The entire
supported by the institution since
1812 is 1,159, and the gross «mom
210,536/. ra. 1(1. The receipts for H.
30th of September last have been 12
disbursements to peneionera. 6,0171.
expenses, 1,2221. 131. tid. The report

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