The Express.
London, England, 1867-08-30 00:00:00

FASHIONS FOR SEPTEMBER.

(From Le Paid.)
It is now an established fact that the autumn
ereases will be, in great measure, a reproduction in style
of the short summer dresses. For travelling ►nd country
costume, which is just now that which chiefly occupies
the attention of our modistes, the abort dress is, of course,
indispensable ; however, it seems quite certain that not
only the short dress with two or three skirts, but also the
round, plain skirt, will be very much adopted. They are
called "round," but this is not a term strictly applicable,
seeing that they are Jost slightly pointed at the back to
give a graceful flow, though not in the least to produce •
train. Trained skirts retain their plaoe for evening and
full dress. With the round skirt, • " Marie Antoinette"
or " Fontange" pelerine is frequently worn. It is a Sohn
of the same material as the dress, crossed at the back with
two ends. IS may be worn in full toilette, and also out of
doors. Low square bodies are still in great favour.
Dresses of two colours are still made, but costumes of
colour only, trimmed with a contrast, are generally pre-
ferred. For a:ample, • dress of black poult de sole,
trimmed with maize satin, either • narrow bias or piping :
these trimmings usually edge a bias of the same colour
as the robe. Many coloured taffetas dresses are covered
with a skirt of black grenadine, trimmed with lace
and jet ; in this case, the paletiot is also covered with
grenadine.
Besides these dresses, there are many also embroidered
colour upon colour. Edibroiderings of garlands of field
Sowers are much in vogue on black drawee. Both white
and black beads ace used round the bottoms of long or
sheet skirts, sometimes in patterns of stare, palm leaves, or
crescents.

White dresses are worn in a great variety of materials.
White piqué is nearly always made with a short round
skirt, and then worn over a coloured undevakirt longer
than the dress.

We must chronicle the return of the email, or rotoade,
into fashion. It is made of the same material as the
dress, or of plaid sometimes, though we must say the
paletot is still preferred. This continues to be made very
short at the back, frequently not below the waist, whilst
in the front it is about, at any rate, a quarter of a yard
longer. Black lace is 'cry much used. Perhaps the meet
elegant mantle worn just now is the black hoe rotunda.
White toilettes being so fashionable, we cannot do bettter
then commence our list of model dresses with two or throe
of these costumes.

Robe of white faye, piped with lilac rouleaux, three
rows being placed so as to interlace one another round the
bottom of the skirt. Bodyiurl peplum trimmed to match.
Long white sash, also trimmed with lilac.
White robe of Chambivy gauze, trained, and trimmed
with a plissé flounce, edged with white taffetas. Low body,
with a high chemisette of very fine white guipure. Band
of a circlet of gold.
White muslin dress with two skirts, each embroidered
in black silk, with a light wreath forming a kind of double
insertion. The upper skirt is looped up by a scarf of black
taffetas piped with white.
;Short ecirtainas of black and white striped taffetas. The
skirt is quite plain, looped up at each side, and fastened
by graceful bows of black and white silk cord with tassels.
Under-skirt of the same material, trimmed with a wide
plissé of black taffetas, upon which, every here and there,
bows and tassels of cord, matching those on the upper
skirt, are placed. Loose paleti,t, very short behind, slightly
hollowed in front, trimmed with • plissé of black taffetas.
Bows and tassels on the sleeves at the wrists.

Robe with petticoat of coloured taffetas, over which Is •
skirt of black taffetas with narrow satin stripes, caught op
at each aide so as to forma deep point in front ; another
very short skirt, made in • similar fashion, being looped ep
nearly to the waist, scalloped round, and edged with
taffetas of the same colour as the petticoat. These skirts
are quite plain, and are only in the front of the dress.
There is then a third skirt of plain black taffetas at the
back, without trimmings, which is arranged so that it ap-
pears to join and be draped with the other skirts at the
sides, under a black end hanging from the waist, and piped
with the same colour. Plain body, with • small mantelet—
, black, and with scallops edged with oolour—crossed on the
chest and fastened under the band.
Toilette de promenade of faye chine, pearl grey and
white. The skirt is trimmed up the front with guipure,
embroidered with crystal beads. This trimming is curried
loosely round below the waist, and tied with long ends
half way down the skirt at the back. Tight body. Very
short paletid without sleeves, and forming two points,
trimmed all round with guipure.
Fête or dinner dress of pale green tsffetaa with narrow
stripes of white satin. Across the front and sides of the
skirt is • rather wide pliesti flounce, placed some inches
from the bottom. Long tunic, forming a train behind,
scalloped, and edged with a white satin plied a la vieille.
Ceintore body, with a half pflerine. Sleeves rounded at
the bottom, and trimmed with white satin.
Evening dress of white taffetas, trimmed with a bias of
poneeau satin, spotted with gold. The tunic, of white
tulle illusion, is ss long as the dress skirt, but is looped up
at every breadth by wreaths of poneeau flowers, with gold
foliage reaching to the waist and forming brains. Trim-
ming round the top of the body, which is of tulle bouil-
lonne, and made low.
Although our modistes have been busily engaged in
preparing elegant travelling bats for those who were dart-
ing, or anxiously awaiting the time to start, for the ',a-
side, they have not been less successful in the charming
coiffures.
A chapeau fonelion of black figured tulle, with scarf of
black lice falling as a curtain over the chignon, and foul-
tened under the chin. A trimming of quilled tulle, to
imitate shells, mixed with a wreath of gold laurel leaves.
Strings at the back of narrow moire ribbon.
A bonnet, with crown of maize tulle and bathes of
blonde to match, trimmed with narcissus of the same
colour and bronzed leaves.
A (suchen of violet tulle, trimmed with small orna-
ments of Chantilly, edged with jet. Scarf of tulle,
fastened by a hunch of gold berries. Bunches of gold
berries mixed with black lace across the front and
chignon.
The hats are in endless variety. Amongst the most
charming, we notice one of F.nglish straw—s cloche—
lined with blue velvet, with a band of the same round the
crown, over which was a light wreath of jasmine falling
on the left side over long ends of blue velvet.
A toque "'Metternich," rather raised in front
l'Amazone, was edged with velvet, and trimmed at the
side with • bouquet of field flowers. A long scarf,
the ends floating behind, completed the trimming. This
toque is equally pretty edged with coloured velvet and
feather to match at the side, in which ease the scarf also
must be of the same colour ; but, in order to avoid too
much sameness, • bouquet of gold berries may take the
plate of the feather.

GRAND LIFEBOAT DEBONSTRATION AT FAL-
linvm.—Yesterday (Thavaday) was a grand day at Fal-
mouth—the OCOASIOU being the inauguration of the
splendid new lifeboat presented to the town, through the
National Lifeboat Institution, by the city of Gloucester.
The lifeboat was taken through the town in procession,
and then publicly launched in the docks. The procession
was formed on the Moor, and proceeded through several of
the principal streets to renrhyn, returning to Falmouth
Docks, where the boat was received by the prerident and
vice-presidents of the local lifeboat committee, she was
then launched, and put through various evolutions,
including capsizing, under the superintendence of Captain
Ward, R.N., Inspector of Lifeboats to the National Life-
boat Institution. The procession comprised the local rifle
volunteer corps, with their bands, the militia staff and
band, coast-guard men, sailors, matinee, members of the
orders of Freemasons, Foresters, sad Odd Fellows, and
their hands, the mayor and corporation of Falmouth, the
local lifeboat committee, • deputation from Gloucester
members of the Chamber of Commerce, &c. The life-
boat, which was mounted caber transporting carriage, was
fully manned and equipped, and was drawn by twelve
fine horses.

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The registrar of Shapinshay (Scotland) records
the birth of one illenitimate child, the only one in the
inland since 1818, and the third since the commencement

of the registestioe.