The Express.
London, England, 1867-09-30 00:00:00

FASHIONS FOR OCTOBER.

(From Le Pallet.)

According to the great preparations being made
in the Paris houses, it appears that the coming winter
season will abound in novelties. Many new patterns for
the make of bodies have been shown by the modistes.
Satisfied as they are that the gored skirts will be still pre-
fined, they thick that the bodies might be rendered a
little more varied and graceful. Thus they are snaking
them open in front, in " Louis XV." style, fulled back and
front, out square, or in points, °omelet. i L Primness, ha
But one thing, of which we can speak more decidedly, is
that they will be more trimmed than they have been lat•
terly. As for sleeves, we find the wide, open make is gra-
dually reappearing.
The long dress also, if not made of broche material, is
much trimmed ; and we see that short costumes are rather
more elaborately ornamented than formerly. Thus, fre-
quently the upper skirt will be trimmed with a jet fringe,
headed with an embroidery of jet, the under skirt merely
having an embroidery without fringe. For simpler ear-
tame--the material being alpaca, mohair, kA—both skirts
are ussally just finished off by a plisse of the same, or per-
haps losengee of taffetas, matching the odour of the deem.
These lozenges, made in satin on a taffetas dress, are very
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iwetty. Black taffetas robes are still very mach Wininwa
round the bottom with ea embroidery of jet beads.
Short eosins= of striped velvet are very distinguis.
Theo. et =me, ere quite without Dimming, tbs upper
ehll bee draped wick lareeibattess aft ilk sag end
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WIND oaths objeakef 164zainge we will *edemas
one style which produces an exceedingly good idlest on a
long taffetas dress. 'Four biiraeof satin, rat/it/ha thee

an nob wide, are.plaohd down every seem ; at the bottom
they 'are parted; two on each side, and turned into the form
of • reigns, film 10 to 12 incite. 4.1 ext. Thess'greeques
rounb the bottom of the dune—one on each side of every
esamj with the biases up the. leng:11 of the skirt—term a
charming trimming. The sash should be tied behind, with
long mad trimmed round with satin, and with moque at
• the bottom of Sea. • • white lapses 'tube de -ehsanbre,
trimmed in this style with blue taffeta', is really elegant.
The sleeves era ins& very large and open, and have a
trimming to match. .
The " Marie Antoinette " fiche, of which we have
spoken, is univarsally admired ; indeed, just now it may
be ailed quitithe thing. It is maids in all kinds of ma-
testa—lase (black end whits), muslin, net, of thews' ma.
*Wise the dn. 1101/11, and also of black taffetas pettily
trinaimed—andembeen.worn both as outuf -doors and in-
doom drew • for 2lee fanner, of course, the season is now
too* ad3t,tbliett,4 seems as muck liked as ever, and
will attain place mho 'JD-doors costume. Leos is ex-
tram* f , both woollen and silk,
Wide ribffoas have -become se indispensable that they
clairtepedal netts* in an article on " la mode." • " Tont
le meads" wears them—ladies, little girls, and little boys.
They. are made of ea immense width—some for ladies' weer
nearly hell a yard; those for children • quarter of • yard
wide t not to =elation the TUB= seed, which is still wider,
but hi made of an .extremely soft milk, in several shaded
colours, and is merely looped together without a bow. It is
quite pa art to tiethe brip qf these ribbon 1414116, aa th• form
as of more importance than one might suppose. They must
no longer be tied in twto flat bows as formerly, there must
be four, two upper bears like wings, and two tower in a fen
shape. The are very long. ace ebildnan them should
be only two fiat beet,. and lattichsys wearorn under
their vests or paletots. • However, ft is pot for sashes
that ribbon is required ; 'vie have It need in e hair, for
trimWng dresses and sbnietimes 'just' tied 'bond tlii
u r part of the' sleeves,' about half way between the
d the shoulder. . • . i T. •' : • 4
On visiting the salons of our principal modistes, one
may see an almost endless variety of elegant and becondeg
coiffures, but nothing that strikes the eye as very noviii
either in shape or.seatssisl. blesieviedeed, are beginning
to talk of a return to bonnets, with crowns and cur-
tains, but that will certainly not he more than talk till
the winter has setba, and even then tie do not think that
the filinchon, which is a peering favourite—so graceful,',
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ands the same time so comfortable—will be ;adverse'',
so ed.
At tof the principal houses bats ere still in the ma-
tat there Are weal Awn* awash hem shahm
may eat novae for the guidance of our readers.
A fanehon of " Bismarck " crape, trimmed with • wreath
of bronze leaves mounted on gold stalks ; at the back
barbell of black lace, fastened ender the chignon with •
band of gold parsing under the chin.
Another of maize tulle, charmingly trimmed with •
wreath of coral berries with very light leaves formed of
jet ; at she back • entalane of white lace.
A third, of white tulle bouillon, trimmed all over with
shining flies ; a pelisse of tulle mixed with moss placed
across the front.
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Ornaments of gold are mirth used. Some of the flowers
of crape or velvet mixed with gold and set on flexible gold
stems are extremely elegant. Nothing can be more
charming than golden daisies, with leaves of crape glace,
or Michaelmas daisies of coloured crape with flexible leaves
and stems of gold.

A Nsw CHURCH.—On Saturday afternoon the
Bishop of London consecrated St. George's Church,
Tufa'll-park Holloway, a newly-erected structure in the
modern Gothic style. The church has been built at the
sole cost of a section of the inhabitants of the neighbour-
hood, who for some months have worshipped in a tem-
porary building near the site of the present St. George's
Church.

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Ms. C. H. Seosonoree Luxus. —Yesterday
morning, in the expectation that Mr. Spurgeon
might be sufficiently recovered from his attack of
rheumatic gout to be able to preach at the Metro-
politan Tabernacle, an immense congregation 1111111 pre-
sent at 10.45 service. The mv. gentleman, how-
ever, though much better than he wee on the previous
Sunday, was not present, but confident hopes are en-
tertained that should his convalescence continue he
will be able to resume his ministerial duties on Sunday
next. In his themes yesterday • sermon was preached by
the Bev. J. P. Chown, of Bradford. Before giving out the
text Mr. Chown addressed the oongregttion, stating that
on his way to the Tabernacle that morning, he had paid •
visit to the bedside of their beloved and honoured pastor,
who, though weak, and suffering from pain, had all his
sympathies drawn out towards hie numerous flock.
When roused early that morning to take his medicine,
he said be hnd engaged in prayer for them, and though,
he added, he could not pour out his soul to God
on their behalf, as he would wish, yet there was
one desire prevalent—that when he was enabled to
appear once more among them he and they might be
I made more useful and more zealous in works of faith
and labours of love. He asked the congregation to unite
in special prayer all through this week, that when he
appeared among them next Sunday, as be sincerely hoped
to be able to do, they might meet together under such an
influence as they had never known, and that it might be I
the beginning of • time such as they had never before ex. I
psrienoed. This was their pastor's mingsge to them from
him sick chamber. He (Mr. Chown) entreated that it !
might be obeyed, and that with their prayers they might
that day contribute largely „ta their pastor's oollege, and
thus convey to him some tole@ of their affection and love,
gladdening his heart in his harm of 'filiation, and showing
him that though absent in body his spirit was with his
people. The other services of the day were then proceeded
with.
STRANGE DEATH OF A MARRIED WOMAN.—
Ever sines the horrible murder and mutilation of the un-
fortunate child Fanny Adams the usuallT quiet village of
Alton, Dante, has been in a state of excitement and com-
motion, and on Friday lut much sensation was created, owing
to • rumour being prevalent that a woman lied been thrown
into the river • short dietance from the spot where the poor
child had been murdered, and that her death had been
caused by wet and exposure. The report was much exag-
gerated, but it seems that • married woman named Eliza-
heth Ann Norris 52 years of age, the wife of • fish porter
living in Frederick.plam, Newington-butts. London, was
discoveied lying on the grass by the side of the river. She
was wet and dirty, and had nothing on but her shift,
stare, boots, and stockings. On being.thlred if anyone threw
her into the water, the woman said No." She was then
asked where her clothes were, to which she replied, " There
are plenty of clothes ; I am in bed, what do you want to dis-
turb me for l" A shawl was planed around the poor woman,
and she was conveyed on a hurdle to the White Mores Ina,
at Altos), where she shortly aftewards expired. The river
was very deep near where the deceased was found, and it
was the opinion of the person who discovered her that the
wet condition in which the deceased was smite from •
heavy shower which fell • short time before, and that she
had been rolling about in the miry places. On &turd.'
morning an inquest was held on the body of the d
before Mr. B. Hatfield, deputy-coroner, when it was shown
that the deceased had left her husband and gone down to
Alton owing to his Tindal treatment. The husband was
called as • witness, and gave his evidence in such an WI.
satiabstory manner that the deputy-coroner animadverted
in strong terms upon his conduct, and disallowed his ex-
pellees. After • long inquiry, the jury returned • verdict
of ' Death from exposure to wet and cold."
ROYAL Hosprrer. was DISIABIB OF THE Citwer,
Om-Boept B.O.—The number of patients under treat-
malt at this hospital during the pees lurk amounted to
701, of which 67 were new OM.