The Express.
London, England, 1856-12-02 00:00:00

FASHIONS FOR DECEMBER.

(Pros Le Falk!)

Among the various forme adopted this winter for
nsavt aux, the twerps jape will be generally in favour;
the simplicity of its shape, and its comfort and convenience
ass w alkitudressor ill Finder it eepreielly suitable for ycung
leaks. The masque Rum (sltso a jape) is very beaming;
it is made to show tbe.bgure without fitting it tightly, sad
can be erased on the chest cr buttoned straight down the
front. When worn with a toilette habilis the bemuse are
' made shorter; the vekets aro sontetimis pieced quite
straight and sometimes eresswi.y on the front of the barque.
These maques are ot coarse made in warm materials. earl
au Mao sloth or various hoc, mollea materials, Zibelim,
Thibet, Altman, or chinchilla cloth. The sleeves seeker
sad epee, end or at the bottoms • la Louis XIV., a
Wimple gales is the only nutmeat generally used. floate
leitmotifs uf black or grey cloth are gain, the bisques behind
forming • large plait, surmounted by tws buttons. Seam-
times the mama of the bisques are covered by a row of fiat
or barging bottoms, end the sleeves trimmed to snatch. The
most simple trimming, however, is considered the moat
disfigure. Tight-fitting usage's are frequently trimmed
with fur; the Memo are ale aye pagoda, very wide, sad
also ornamented with far.

Tslmes are still even. Sometimes sleeve. are aided ;at
ethers, a reminded berths of the same materiel, or a deep
fringe. Last wiriest, diem ware made with several basil-
icas termlaatlag at the elbow, or • little below by flips,
thee leaving ball the arm severed only by the mulls
ander-rave. This wilier we see them with two or three
progrusive boaWoas, roadie( nearly to the elbow, sad the
lower part of the sleeve tight to the oil.,ad b_aitassi at,
the wise. MB style is edit ais Thad* L. MA •
i'liabolle when the Wellies. are eentispd to the wrist t
with the former a white cuff, a la chevalier., is woos, either
out square or pointed, and faeteeted by a doable button;
bat them sleeve., which have severs/ times been tried, and
will be sow !adopted, at least dudes the winter, are not
worn with bodies a hasps.: they require • body buttoned
sop to the throat, and buries. before and behind. The skirt
aboald be very full, plaited in double or triple plaits, so es
to set out very mach road the waist, ezcepting seder the
pleat ia front. This style prevails mash la tall dress,bst for
walkiag or home dress the body is always separate from the
skirt, with deep bisque, sad theology.* more or Mee pagoda.
Sleeves cat a l'Bepagnole, with puffs of satin or talle, are
also won in fall drew; the skirt is then ornameated with a
broad stripe down each side, cut oat la points, sad filled up
with puffs to match the sleeves. Skirts are very mach
trimmed down the sides with stamped velvet, mowed, ta-
teriared, or to Greek or Arabesque potteries; also in basil-
icas..., of the ease material is the dims, rather more than
• qaarter of • yard wide at the bottom, sad takes off spite
sallow to the waist; and sometime. two boathouses about
twelve lashes apart, salted by ribboss tied in bows down
the frost. A headoome trimming is made by lilting in
• Itali-brimdth of plain velvet on each side, surrenaded by •
racks of ribbon or tall., or a doable tow of fall-poiated
lase. Flosses., however, soatiithe to be mash worn.
Bodies of dream we still trimmed with berthas, resided
or pointed behiad, trimmed rased with lace or fringe, sad
Anished in frost by tiniadenbearp.
The saaterials toe dream this mama poem ankle;
puticalarly pw is dodge—lmp boaquets of small Borers,
broad stripe., ..all and large shooks, being the piacdpal
varieties. Large patterns of all Mad. predominate. For
full dram, velvet is much employed. Plait or tam velours
de lain*, with raised pitons la sails, Irma small spots to
rich aid delirium wreathe, are mph la demand. Lyons
silks a dispositioss, in satin or velvet stripes of • minding
pieta, or la shades, edged with silk fringe, are Tay
elegant. Bat the handsomest of all dresses are the moires
satiquee,with bread stripes round the dress from • quarter
to rierirly half • yard In width. Whoa the dress is of •
light solos', the stripes are white, awed with bouquets or
wreaths of flowers to colours ; whoa of • dark Goleta, the
stripes are of the seas shade, In bright satin. For sokem
unseats., pink, blue, or lilac gresadiass are snot woes,
with !Imams • depilation, or iu raised baptisms strip, In
white silk, with fringes mode to the dress; also winter ba-
reps of bright colours, the pattern being priselpally In
silk. The woollen bagalise is a restored of very peen]
use for walking dresses : the posed is plain ; the Breams
a disposition, in quiet &louts. Freeeh poplias, The. taf-
fetas, and • variety of dr , composed of s ablate of silk
and wool, are also wore, the pattern frequently being very
'strew whits at male .-ooloared stripes woes the dress.
Plain et itheaked Chalk, in black sad white, or [easy Chinas
patterns, are also very nisch is moist.

Boom* an ginerally very man tritawtod jut sow; we
kayo, 110W•M, MIS moan inhibiting put tuts, goosabiaad
with stupidly. Sumo of thole non Ushuaia', trimmed
won of velvet, bias, pen, drab, or light brows, trimmed
with a wide law, War patties, formai a valetas, throws

lose! ere► aloe f.ewe. 0 ing0:4444. the lase war sorrowed,
sad carried woes the mods, which it salinity toured.
Oa the middle of the hosast, when the crows joiaed, woo
placed s how of opea•pstters chenille ribbon, the Worst
aids falling ea each side like moll feathers. The crows
was formed wit► Woe wide plaits of velvet; the load'
trimmed with hoeillesseee of Meade, wiled with leaves
twined whit teathen sad moll velvet Imam These too-
-1 aloe, is ',loan epistle, pink, or pee Ws*, trimmed with
white bleeds, are eery pretty.
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Other velvet hosaots are trimmed with two rows of bleak
lees plated across the crows, ose of while! falls weer the
inutile and the other over the beat. Illetweea these rows
of lame is a plait of velvet, whit& la serried rowed the edge
of the Gamin. Os oat side of the frost is a bouquet of
naive, the astanl Wear, and leans. This bouquet 1$
half veiled by the late. la the cep is plead, oa the ems
aids as the bouquet, a Week lace bow ; lewd es the other
two, rainaealasee—oat white, the other sign, with their

we key jest owe two veep pretty baste at the beam
of ea* of oar most fashieseble modistes. The see was el
risk tiny velvet, brooght rather forward ea the heokoad ;
the sides outbid book, somethiag like the edge of s mesa's
het; sad lade, the terming were Wee small piak imams
♦ wide white bleeds wee feed la wide pities Wiwi tee
stoma sad Oat were joised; felling over the crows, whit&
it eatiegy wveeed, reethiag seta baited the edge of the
email& Ia the sap were some smell piak feathers, elegsatly
liked with white blonds.

ROYAL INISTITUTION GIZAT BliTale.—At the
'nerd ataa swam bad yesterday, Des. 1, William
Pole, Rm., ttily
trommer aatt eice-presidest, is
the ekes, Mader Pionbald, Bog thighs* Maim, 111 ,
tad Jams Pleated WOK Beg M.A , Q.C., were duly
elected nemesis el Me loyal loWitatise. TN Bight Use.
Bdw Conled_l„ was adoliasil • somber th=
lasSitatise. moiled shot tbo
arrows's% bo=ciirt eM loolores Were ilestar,
111.7 losSoros ea Atwood= Warm' to s Jaws&
seemly, by MAW Puodoy, Wet , D C.L FEB., 80.,
Pelona Pishaese of Obsolowy, 8.1. ; twelve Imam ow
PIO/dm sad Osonyorodoo Aastoosy—his. dabs lesions
on Isosolid• sod Modes, sal Isuyisotans es liso Pslosilidd
ad Aiwa lifsmay. by Tbsomis Dam Rooky, big F. 8.1.
Passim Proisowo oi I. ; elms isobsees ea
ewsll• by Jobs Tyndalll.l.ll , Protswivr of Natural
Philosophy, 8.1. ; tea Immo es Leading Quetioss is
Gabe, by Juba Phillip, IN., P.B.S.
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LADT OUrt TO HANIAL—The following
is the isms of Lady Myna (widow of tb• poor) width so-
ossopsoiod boo disollos he lib Mist of Ow (no *Mon Is
Manosoa—.o OM. Its 11111.—Dear Mn. Blow' —Will yea
ids* wolorbilus. bilembsiag ay sobwiMption *wards
Ws relief of sdbooms is Isasso. so more *b point—
** Mr wow shall oft ha applied to the rupees of
vldkg sows f It to, bowoww labodod as as of
employ el* theft sbe hated d Ye
bowl of iles sad • moot hes Mee ere
empelby Ii es wsialy by army lia* rby—
Yours wet hel A. L Noel Byrea." The Whine was
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